Software Engineer (SDE I)

About AdNabu

We are on a mission to help Shopify Merchants grow their e-commerce business. We have 4 apps currently live in Shopify AppStore with more to follow.

We believe in

1. Building a large profitable business: We envision building a capital-efficient, large profitable business to achieve our mission of democratizing marketing. We are one of the few profitable Indian SaaS startups building Value SaaS.
2. Employee Wellness <> Customer Success: We give as much importance to each team member’s personal & professional success as much as we care about our customer's success. We believe it’s all about balance.

Our impact so far

• 10000+ active stores using our software
• Profitable for more than 24 months
• 10M+ products updated daily
• Achieved with a small team of 20-25

Compensation

• Total Salary: Rs. 10 - 22 lakhs per annum (based on prior experience and skills)
• Equity will be awarded after 12 months, based on the impact created. We prefer that you hold equity in the company.

Hiring Process

We have 4 steps in total. We will hire you if you pass each round. All the steps except the assignment will be virtual. We expect you to have a stable internet connection and turn on the video during the interview.

• Assignment - If you match the job requirements, we will send you an assignment to complete. This should not take you more than an hour to complete.
• Technical Interviews - There will be two sets of technical interviews. Questions in the first round will evaluate your skill set, and experience and will also include coding. The second round will be focused on system designing and project planning skills.
• CEO Interview - This will be technical as well as general questions.
• Culture Fit Round - A member from a non-technical team will conduct this round. This is also a good opportunity to clarify your doubts about us and our culture.

Responsibilities:

Within 1 month:

• Rapidly onboard and gain a comprehensive understanding of our existing product through training sessions.
• Set up the development environment and successfully deploy your initial code to production.
• Conduct introductory calls with all members of the AdNabu team to foster strong team relationships.

Within 3 months:

• Begin development on your first service with guidance and support from the team.
• Write your first set of unit test cases and establish functional testing workflows.
• Conduct code reviews for your peers.
• Actively participate in bug bashes to gain a thorough understanding of new features under development.

Within 6 months:

• Successfully launch two to three services to production.
• Make architectural and infrastructure decisions with a good impact on the overall product.
• Demonstrate proficiency in navigating our technology stack and infrastructure.
• Assume responsibility for planning, scoping, designing, and implementing new services.

Within 12 months:

• Launch a minimum of 3 to 4 core services to production and take ownership of scaling initiatives.
• Participate in interviewing and hiring processes, contributing to team growth and cultural development.
• Collaborate with leadership across engineering, product, marketing, and customer success to define priorities and establish delivery goals.

Requirements:

• Solid understanding of Computer Science fundamentals, including object-oriented design, data structures, algorithm design, problem-solving, complexity analysis, databases, networking, and distributed systems.
• 2-6 years of experience in product development, specializing in Python and MVC-based web frameworks.
• Proficient with Linux systems, version control, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience in designing scalable architectures for data-intensive applications.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Capable of proposing ideas and solutions, actively seeking and incorporating feedback from the team.
• Previous experience in a product-based company or startup is a bonus.

Personality traits we really admire:

• Great attitude to ask questions, learn, and suggest process improvements.
• Attention to detail.
• Equal importance to planning, coding, code reviews, documentation, and testing.
• Highly motivated and coming up with fresh ideas and perspectives to help us move towards our goals faster.
• Adheres to release cycles and absolute commitment to deadlines.

Why should you join AdNabu?

By joining us as a Senior Software Engineer in a growing team, you have the opportunity to make a huge impact by working closely with the leadership team, including the CEO. As we scale our tech team over the next few months, you will have a key role in hiring and taking on bigger responsibilities.

This is what our team members enjoy the most about AdNabu:

• Freedom & Responsibility: If you are a person who wants to take up challenging work & push your personal boundaries, then this is the right place for you.
• Competitive Salary: As AdNabu continues to grow, you’ll have a real opportunity to create wealth for yourself and your family. We'll ensure you are financially well-off in the end.
• Holistic Growth: Building a career doesn’t have to be at the cost of missing out on your personal front. We believe that professional success is worth it when personal goals are nurtured with equal importance. We will support you on that journey of yours.
• Transparency: If you ever wanted to know what it’s like to be on an entrepreneurial journey, then working with AdNabu gives you that opportunity to experience it all firsthand.
• Food & Snacks: We provide Sodexo coupons monthly. This is on top of your salary :)
• Health Insurance: We offer health insurance coverage for you, your spouse, children and parents.
• Flexible leaves & work-from-home: We only care about effective and timely work. Do it from wherever you want to do it. Your home, or a beach in Goa, is up to you :). 

If all of this sounds exciting to you, join us for an exciting and equally fulfilling ride at AdNabu!

• 3+ years of experience in the Development in JAVA technology.
• AWS or cloud Experience
• Strong Java Basics
• SpringBoot or Spring MVC
• Hands on experience on Relationl Databases (SQL query or Hibernate) + Mongo (JSON parsing)
• Proficient in REST API development
• Messaging Queue (RabitMQ or Kafka)
• Microservices
• Any Caching Mechanism
• Good at problem-solving

Good to Have Skills:

• 3+ years of experience in using Java/J2EE tech stacks
• Good understanding of data structures and algorithms.
• Excellent analytical and problem solving skills.
• Ability to work in a fast paced internet start-up environment.
• Experience in technical mentorship/coaching is highly desirable.
• Understanding of AI/ML algorithms is a plus.

• Design, develop, implement, and maintain scala application phases, code, and software.
• Conduct software analysis, programming, testing, and debugging, as well as recommending changes to improve the established processes.