Software Engineer Backend (SDE-II)

About Shopalyst:

Shopalyst offers a Discovery Commerce platform for digital marketers. Combining data, AI and deep integrations with digital media and e-commerce platforms, Shopalyst connects people with products they love. More than 500 marquee brands leverage our SaaS platform for data driven marketing and sales in 30 countries across Asia, Europe and Americas. We have offices in Fremont CA, Bangalore, and Trivandrum. Our company is backed by Kalaari Capital.

About the Role: Software Engineer (Python)

We are currently looking for people to join our Engineering team where internet scale, reliability, security, high performance and self-management drives almost every design decision that we take. This role will be based out of Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.

We are looking for Software Engineers to help us build functional products and applications. Software Engineers responsibilities include participating in software design, writing clean and efficient code adhering to coding standards, guidelines & best practices for various applications, running tests to improve system functionality, performance & security and documenting design and code.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and develop robust and scalable server-side applications using Node.js.
• Utilize Python to write batch jobs and scripts for various automation tasks, ensuring efficiency and reliability.
• Write clean, efficient, and well-documented code to deliver high-quality software solutions.
• Troubleshoot and resolve bugs and other performance issues to maintain system stability.
• Participate in code reviews to ensure code quality and compliance with coding standards.
• Collaborate with front-end developers to integrate user-facing elements with server-side logic.
• Mentor junior developers and share knowledge to foster a collaborative learning environment.

Must Have requirements

• Strong understanding of Node.js and its core concepts, such as event-driven. architecture, asynchronous programming, and callbacks.
• Proficiency in Python, with a strong understanding of its ecosystem, libraries, and frameworks.
• Proven 1-5 years of experience working as a Node.js/Python Developer or in a similar role.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in a team-oriented environment.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills, with the ability to troubleshoot complex technical issues.
• Strong working knowledge in any NoSQL (preferable)or relational databases
• Good exposure to working on Linux/Unix systems.
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools (such as Git)

Nice to have requirements

• Proficiency in TypeScript to write scalable and maintainable code.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms like AWS.
• Basic understanding of GoLang/Java as a coding language

Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Desired Experience: 3+ years

Roles and Responsibilities :

We are seeking an experienced Java Engineer to join our team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for designing and developing scalable applications using Java and related frameworks.

Core Accountabilities:

• Design and develop high-quality Java applications using best practices and design patterns Write clean, maintainable, and testable code using Java and related frameworks
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop and deploy applications
• Develop and maintain continuous integration and continuous deployment pipelines using Git and related tools
• Troubleshoot and debug applications in production and development environments
• Stay up-to-date with emerging trends and technologies in software engineering and Java development

Experience required :

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field
• 3+ years of experience in developing applications using Java and related frameworks
• Strong experience in Core Java, Spring Framework, Hibernate, and related Java frameworks
• Experience in working with Git for version control and collaboration.

Additional optional requirements

• Knowledge of AWS services
• Experience in working with NoSQL databases such as MongoDB and Cassandra
• Experience in other programming languages such as Python and Node.js

Skills required :

• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to work in a fast-paced environment Strong communication and collaboration skills

• Coding and creating functional web applications and optimizing code for increasing response time and efficiency.
• Coordinating with front-end developers and providing server-side algorithms of user-facing web application elements.
• Analyzing the goals and requirements, handling bugs and errors and providing solutions for the same.
• Interacting with the database for storing data and ensuring that every user has access to what they search.

• Accomplishing the projects and goals within the deadline.
• Managing APIs that are executed across the devices.
• Participating in defining the architecture of the system.

Required skills

• Proven knowledge of front-end technologies, such as Angular, React, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript will be preferred.
• In-depth knowledge of PHP and related frameworks. Knowledge of Ruby, Python, NodeJs, and Java will be an added advantage.
• Good Communication, Analytical, Logical, and Leadership skills.
• Knowledge of front-end technologies such as Angular, React, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript will be preferred.
• Ability to manage a hosting environment along with database administration such as MySQL, Oracle.
• Excellent knowledge of APIs (REST, SOAP) and Web services.
• Capable of scaling applications to handle the load changes.
• Knowledge of version control, such as GIT.
• Knowledge of accessibility and security compliance.

• Skilled in Java / J2EE including frameworks like Microservices, Spring boot, hibernate etc
• Experience with microservices-based architecture including building
• Good knowledge of SQL (MySQL / Oracle / SQL Server / Postgres), NoSQL (MongoDB / Cassandra), App server Knowledge (Tomcat/JBoss etc.), OSGi, REST Web Services
• Working / Usage experience of Docker, Microservices, Jenkins, Multithreading, Design patterns, Java 1.8 and Container
• Experience with Cloud computing in added advantage (AWS / Azure)
• Strong Debugging and Troubleshooting Expertise.
• Strong communication skills (oral and written)

• Min 5 years of hands-on experience in Java Spring-boot technologies
• Experience with monolithic applications
• Experience using Redis and RabbitMQ
• Experience with RDBMS such as SQLServer and My SQL
• Strong analytical, problem solving and data analysis
• Excellent communication, presentation and interpersonal skills are a must
• Micro service frameworks such as Java SpringBoot
• Design and implement automated unit and integration tests 

Desired candidates must have 2-7 years experience as NodeJs Developer. If the candidate is not able to relocate to Gurgaon then we can also provide permanent Work from home for this position.

Roles and responsibilities:

• Responsible for understanding functional and business requirements and translate them into effective code
• Provide support till deployment of code into production.
• Ownership for ensuring code optimization, problem diagnosis, and on-time delivery
• Implement solutions as per the pre-defined framework /guidelines and adherence to processes
• Finding an optimal solution for the problem statement
• Conduct peer code review.

What candidate should know about:

• Excellent hands-on experience with Node.Js, Express.Js, JavaScript
• Understanding the nature of asynchronous programming and its quirks and workarounds
• Excellent hands-on experience with MongoDB, Mongo aggregation, MySQL
• Ability to build REST services, Authentications, MVC applications
• Excellent Object Oriented Programming skills and ability to write modular, secure, scalable, and maintainable code
• Experience with Elastic Search, Redis.
• Knowledge about AWS components (S3, EC2, Cloudfront, Redis Clusters, etc.)
• Self-learning abilities are required
• Familiarity with upcoming new technologies is a strong plus