Software Development Engineer - Golang

Key Responsibilities: 

• Rewrite existing APIs in NodeJS. 
• Remodel the APIs into Micro services-based architecture. 
• Implement a caching layer wherever possible. 
• Optimize the API for high performance and scalability. 
• Write unit tests for API Testing.
• Automate the code testing and deployment process.

Skills Required: 

• At least 3 years of experience developing Backends using NodeJS — should be well versed with its asynchronous nature & event loop, and know its quirks and workarounds. 
• Excellent hands-on experience using MySQL or any other SQL Database. 
• Good knowledge of MongoDB or any other NoSQL Database. 
• Good knowledge of Redis, its data types, and their use cases. 
• Experience with graph-based databases like GraphQL and Neo4j. 
• Experience developing and deploying REST APIs. 
• Good knowledge of Unit Testing and available Test Frameworks. 
• Good understanding of advanced JS libraries and frameworks. 
• Experience with Web sockets, Service Workers, and Web Push Notifications. 
• Familiar with NodeJS profiling tools. 
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools such as Git. 
• Good knowledge of creating and maintaining DevOps infrastructure on cloud platforms. 
• Should be a fast learner and a go-getter — without any fear of trying out new things Preferences. 
• Experience building a large-scale social or location-based app.

• Experience in designing & developing systems/software for large business environments (Java, J2EE).
• Strong design and coding skills in Enterprise Java, REST & SOAP web services, ORM (JPA/Hibernate), Spring, Maven, JMS (ActiveMQ), Caching, XML, JSON.
• Experience with multiple integration technologies / frameworks.
• Must have good experience in Unix/Oracle/SQL.
• Experience in Agile Development, Scrum, and Iterative approaches.
• Experience and exposure to AWS Cloud Services and DevOps mindset and expertise is a plus Experience with Mule or any ESB (Enterprise Service Bus) is a plus.

Nest is a gamified investment platform for the next-generation and young millennials of the world, to invest, play and earn returns more than a regular savings bank account. The world of gaming is merging with finance to offer a more immersive user experience and help users learn how to manage their money. We’re creating a new breed of asset managers and fin-fluencers with Nest.

We are seeking a dedicated Golang developer to join our growing company.

You will collaborate with other technical staff to deliver and maintain a fully-functional mobile application. We hope you can put your passion for software engineering to work for creating highly immersive user applications.

Your duties will include maintaining code repositories via GitHub and internal server storage modules.

Responsibilities

Below are some of the responsibilities a Golang developer is expected to undertake in their position:

• Implement AWS containers to support Go implementation and successful repository maintenance
• Utilize Kubernetes to ensure successful application development, deployment, and scaling
• Implement Docker for smaller-scale applications that require simpler deployments
• Employ Linux Terminal command structures to allow easy back-end operations for less-expert technical staff
• Structure our user interface with React and ensure REST API access is available for enterprise-grade finance customers on-demand
• Collaborate with other technical staff to ensure consistent and smooth DevOps workflows
• Choose and implement other JavaScript libraries that will optimize performance without sacrificing security and base functionality
• Manage multiple projects within reasonable design specifications and budget restrictions
• QA design for errors
• Implement feedback and changes whenever possible
• Create visualizations that convey accurate messaging for the project.

Job Qualifications and Skill Sets

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, IT, or a related field, such as programming. Other critical skills required are:

• Provable proficiency in Go programming
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Minimum of two years’ experience working in programming or information technology
• Attention to detail and Knowledge in Java is recommended
• Portfolio of work with examples that showcase technical skill
• Strong analytical skills
• Time management and organizational skills
• Knowledge of Go templating, common frameworks, and tools
• Experience working with a team

What you’ll receive

• A compensation competitive to premier firms
• Incredible learning and exposure to every aspect of a funded financial startup as an early member, working directly with the founders.
• Recognition and experience of working on a platform with an exponential user growth curve.
• A fun and receptive work culture which promises to never get mundane!
• If you love party, it is on us!

• Writing scalable, robust,, testable, efficient, and easily maintainable code

• Translating software requirements into stable, working, high performance software

• Playing a key role in architectural and design decisions, building toward an efficient micro services distributed architecture

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• Strong knowledge of Go programming language, paradigms, constructs, and idioms

• Knowledge of common Goroutine and channel patterns

• Experience with the full site of Go frameworks and tools, including:

  • Dependency management tools such as Godep, Sltr, etc.
  • Go’s templating language
  • Go’s code generation tools, such as Stringer
  • Popular Go web frameworks, such as Revel
  • Router packages, such as Gorilla Mux

• Ability to write clean and effective Godoc comments

• Familiarity with code versioning tools (such as Git, SVN, and Mercurial)

Responsibilities:

• Ability to work in an existing codebase and collaborate with a diverse team
• Experience in building enterprise-scale backend REST APIs with frameworks such as Nest.js & Express.js using an API-first paradigm
• Intimate knowledge of crafting highly performant database queries
• Hands-on experience implementing relational database structures, including tables, indexes, views, etc.
• A mindset towards building systems for the cloud and DevOps fundamentals
• Working knowledge of cloud infrastructure services is good to have. If not then willingness to learn should be there.
• Focus towards building security, performance, and scalability into services from the beginning
• Experience with debugging code and troubleshooting technical issues in order to craft appropriate solutions

Job Description

Paytm is looking for hands-on technologists, who will be responsible for architecting & designing new age mobile & web 3.0 products at Paytm.

Key Responsibilities

 Incumbent will be architecting our futuristic mobile & web 3.0 products and choose the best

technologies, components and subsystems on different server side tech.

 Driving innovations in the product constantly to remain ahead of the curve.

 Serve as a thought leader and mentor on technical, architectural, design and related issues.

 Proactively identify architectural weaknesses and recommend appropriate solutions.

 Balance short-term versus long-term actions, strategic versus tactical requirements, while

continuing to move forward towards the strategic vision.

 Collaborate with cross functional teams to solve complex problems and building products

spanning across multiple teams to deliver end-to-end products & features.

 Estimates efforts, identify risks, devises and meets project schedules.

 Provide functional, design, and code reviews in related areas of expertise with-in team and

cross-team.

 Mentor / coach engineers to facilitate their development and provide technical leadership to

them. 

Skills required

 MS or BS/B.Tech in computer science or equivalent experience from top college.

 3+ years of strong software design/development experience in building massively large scale

distributed internet systems and products.

 Hands-on experience in Advanced Java/ Node.JS/other backend JavaScript

frameworks, MySQL/NoSQL, golang, etc.

 Excellent data structure & algorithm and problem solving skills.

 Experience and knowledge of open source tools & frameworks, broader cutting edge

technologies around server side development.

 Should be an active contributor to developer communities like Stackoverflow, Topcoder, Github,

Google Developer Groups (GDGs).

 Superior organization, communication, interpersonal and leadership skills.

 Must be a proven performer and team player that enjoy challenging assignments in a high-

energy, fast growing and start-up workplace.

 Must be a self-starter who can work well with minimal guidance and in fluid environment.