
Software/ Sr Software Developer (Ruby On Rails)
at Education Loans Fintech |Delhi

Our client is an expert in education financing and counselling related to higher studies abroad. They help students to understand about scholarships in various colleges abroad, whether they are eligible and how to apply for such esteemed institutions. Their dedicated page enlists every scholarship available across the globe, apart from other facilities required by students like visa counselling, forex, accommodation, Peer contacts etc.
They also offer the best resources for exams like IELTS, TOEFL and GRE apart from organising webinars and events to connect with industry experts, alumni and fellow students - which helps to prepare for travels, loans and more. Partnered with the most prominent Banking and non-banking financiers, the team is led by FinTech-experienced IIT Kanpur alumni, passionate about offering sustainable financial offerings.
- Improving customer experience, not only for borrowers but also other partners on the platform
- Ensuring seamless integration with data/ service providers and lending partners
- When not doing any of the above, writing tests to prevent any regressions
What you need to have:
- Must have skills:
- Good Experience in Ruby On Rails
- Experience in Modular Javascript programming
- Self-starter: Someone who can develop independently
- Passionate about problem-solving, ability to see the big picture
- Realizes the value of 80-20
- Good to have skills:
- DevOps experience (Managing web application on AWS)
- Prior experience in the Fintech or Banking industry as a tech role.
- Test case writing
Software Developer: 1 to 4 yrs
Sr. Software Developer: 4 to 8 yrs

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Job Summary:
We are seeking an experienced Back-end Developer to join our IT team. You will be responsible for the server-side of web applications. If you have excellent programming skills and a passion for developing or improving applications, we would like to meet you.
As a Back-end Developer, you will work closely with our team to ensure system consistency and enhance the user experience. Ultimately, you should be able to develop and maintain functional and stable web applications that meet our company's needs.
Responsibilities and Duties:
- Participate in the entire application lifecycle, focusing on coding and debugging
- Write clean code to develop functional web applications
- Troubleshoot and debug applications
- Perform unit tests to optimize performance
- Manage cutting-edge technologies to improve legacy applications
- Collaborate with front-end developers to integrate user-facing elements with server-side logic
- Gather and address technical and design requirements
- Provide training and support to internal teams
- Build reusable code and libraries for future use
- Liaise with developers, designers, and system administrators to identify new features required
Skills and Qualifications:
- Proven work experience as a Back-end Developer
- In-depth understanding of the entire web development process (design, development, and deployment)
- Hands-on experience with JS, ES6, Node.js, Express.js, MongoDB, building REST APIs, and GraphQL
- Excellent analytical and time management skills
- Strong teamwork skills with a problem-solving attitude
- BSc/BE or BTech degree in Computer Science or a relevant field
Skills:
- Node.js
- MongoDB
- JavaScript
- Express

We are seeking a PHP/Laravel Developer with a minimum of 3+ years of experience and a proven track record in developing and maintaining PHP/Laravel-based websites and applications. The ideal candidate should excel in creating high-performance web applications using PHP and MySQL, with expertise in debugging, performance optimization, and scalability. Familiarity with resource-intensive application architecture and WordPress customization will be an added advantage.
Responsibilities
- Write clean, maintainable code adhering to company coding standards.
- Develop and enhance existing PHP/Laravel/CodeIgniter projects.
- Troubleshoot, test, and maintain core product software and databases for optimization and functionality.
- Contribute to all phases of the development lifecycle.
- Follow industry best practices for secure and scalable development.
Key Skills
Technical Proficiency:
- Expertise in PHP, MySQL, and related web technologies.
- Strong experience in debugging, performance optimization, and scalability.
- Familiarity with resource-intensive application architectures.
Frameworks:
- Hands-on experience with Laravel and CodeIgniter frameworks.
- Ability to identify potential bottlenecks and provide innovative solutions.
Soft Skills:
- Adaptability to balance support and development tasks effectively.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively in teams.
- Exceptional problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
Preferred Background
- Minimum 3+ years of experience with PHP, MySQL, and relevant technologies.
- Exposure to legacy systems alongside modern development practices.
- Prior experience balancing support and development roles.
- Demonstrated expertise in resource-intensive application development and optimization.
- Evidence of significant past performance improvements in web applications.
- Proficiency in frameworks such as Laravel and CodeIgniter, and relevant tech stacks.
Qualifications
- BE/B.Tech in Computer Science or equivalent degree preferred.
- Sound knowledge of OOP principles and best practices.
- Familiarity with Git version control and Agile/Scrum methodologies.
This role offers the opportunity to work on innovative projects while making meaningful contributions to high-scale applications. If you are passionate about creating exceptional web applications and thrive in a fast-paced environment, we encourage you to apply!


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Understanding of SDLC & OOPs concepts.
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Must have experience with ASP.NET with C#
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Good knowledge of SQL server / POSTGreSQL database
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Basic Knowledge of javascript, JQuery, CSS, HTML5, Bootstrap
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Ability to design Web architecture.
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Ability to bug fixing in existing projects.
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Knowledge of functions, procedure, triggers.
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Ability to write optimized sql query.
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Good knowledge of developing Desktop Application
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Knowledge of WCF, Web Services and file management.
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Knowledge of digital signature is preferred.
Roles And responsibilities-
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Should be able to work in a team environment.
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Strong in Software Development and Problem Solving Skills.
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Design, Develop and Unit Test software independently.
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Also should be able to understand the existing applications and should be in position to reengineer the codes to latest .Net technologies.
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Freshers: Should have B.Tech background and should have strong in problem solving skills.


What are we looking for?
We are looking for hands-on coders who love what they do, have high attention to detail and are looking for challenging opportunities which involve building products from scratch. Someone who is proactive, and always keen to learn.
What will you be doing?
On a daily basis, some of your work will involve but is not limited to:
- Write clean, secure, and well-tested code
- Build tools and integrate systems to scale the effectiveness of the product
Work Culture at Merge:
Commitment to excellence - In every output, we produce as individuals and as a company, we have to strive for world-class quality. We’re making a change in the world. It will push us out of our comfort zones. We operate in a rapidly changing market and strive to deliver high-quality products faster than anyone else.
We get it done - We take ownership of what we do. Working here is about really, truly owning everything you do. There’s no such thing as “Not my job.” If you see a problem that needs solving, you can – and should – be the one to solve it
Requirements
Skills That Will Help You Excel At Merge
- You have 2 to 5 years of experience building highly reliable and scalable backend systems
- Experience in two or more languages. Go, Node.js, Python, or Java would be ideal.
- You have experience in high-throughput distributed systems and microservices
- Experience with AWS and CI/CD workflow
- Driven, and passionate about building products
- You take ownership of your code
- You have good communication skills in English
- You are familiar with security best practices

Skills:
Strong knowledge of MYSQL/PostGreSQL; Knowledge of MongoDB, Redis, Couch DB is preferred.
Expertise in application development, databases, version control, and deployment. Skill - Node.js,
Experience of AWS or GCP - especially services such as Lambda or google app engine
Solid grasp of Service-oriented architecture. Web Services implementation on a medium to large scale
Solid understanding of scaling mobile app services. Having worked the backend of an Android app is preferred
Culture:
Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
Happy to deal with, and contribute to, an environment of daily builds Has worked in small teams, is versatile. Work within short timelines and be receptive to business needs. Can work closely with Digital, Product, Operations teams.
Desirable Social Attributes:
Has contributed to one or more Open Source projects through own initiative. Has provided a high quality answer to a question posted on StackOverflow.
Role:
As a Software Developer who would work independently, the candidate is expected actively acquire problems and deliver solutions as well as guide the team technically. Such a problem solver would obviously be a self starter with a high level of curiosity rather than a programming language specialist.
He/she would be required to produce software of the highest quality through self-discipline, clear and engaged communication, and attention to detail. The role would include custom web application development on (most typically on Node.js and PHP/Python), databases (most typically MySql and MongoDb), version control (github), testing (necessarily through test scripts written before code is written), daily builds and eventual deployment onto AWS or GCP.
Attributes of the ideal candidate:
Highly productive software developer with the proven aptitude to understand and apply technology
Determination to succeed despite obstacles and challenges, and a positive attitude favoring achievement of goals over open-ended investigation
Always learning, evolving, and sharing what you know
Inspired by complex, varied problems and rapid change
Open-minded, flexible, and curious about new and better ideas
- 3+ years of overall experience
- Understanding about AWS - EC2, S3, RDS etc
- Extensive experience building and refactoring Java applications
- Good work experience with Message Que - Ka a, Rabbit MQ, etc
- Understanding and experience building high-performance, scalable algorithms.
- Understanding of Agile or Kanban / Lean so ware development methodologies- Experience using modern build
tools such as Maven, Jenkins, Github, etc. a plus - Be hands-on, willing to dig in and crank out code.
- Be a learner, able to explore new areas, learn new things, and quickly apply them to solve new problems.
- Be a spark, bring energy, passion and creativity to work every day.
Good to have
- No-sql experience ( dynamo , mongo , Cassandra etc. )
- Datadog or similar monitoring tool
- Docker exposure


- Have thorough knowledge of PHP, JavaScript, AJAX, jQuery, HTML5, CSS3, Bootstrap
- Possess the ability in Angular js, React js
- Top-notch programming skills, ability to produce quality code that is maintainable, efficient, reliable and secure.
- Development of APIs as required. Rest or Soap API integration.
- Strong knowledge of MVC is required
- Must Know Framework like Laravel, CodeIgniter, Cake Php, Yii
- Have experience in MySQL, MariaDB databases.
- Distributed version control and regular deployments.
- Have Good Communication skills.

Roles and responsibilities
- Develop well-designed performant and scalable applications and microservices
- Writing reusable, testable, and efficient code aligning to software development best practices
- Integrate data storage solutions including databases, key-value stores, blob stores, etc.
- Build integrations with 3rd party applications through apis’ to ingest and process data
- Develop state-of-the-art analytics tools to support diverse tasks ranging from ad hoc analysis to production-grade pipelines and workflows for customer applications
- Ensure security and data protection aspects within the applications
- Partner with Data Scientists and Analytics Engineers to improve the performance and reliability of advanced algorithms
- Ensure high performance and availability of distributed systems and applications
- Interact directly with client project team members and operational staff to support live customer deployments and production issues
- 4+ years of experience in developing applications using python and related technologies.
- Familiarity in data ingestion and processing libraries in python.
- Thorough understanding of REST and GRPC technologies.
- Experience in using ORM (Object Relational Mapper) libraries for data access.
- Experiencing in developing and hosting APIs and integration with external applications.
- Experience in building data models and repositories using relational and NoSql databases.
- Knowledge of JIRA, Bitbucket and agile methodologies.
- Good to have knowledge of AWS services like Lambda, dynamodb, kinesis and others.
- Understanding of fundamental design principles behind a scalable application
- Familiarity with event-driven programming
- Strong unit test and debugging skills
- Affinity for learning and applying new technologies and solving new problems
- Effective organizational skills with strong attention to detail
- Experience in working with docker is a plus
- Comfortable in working with Unix/Linux environment
- Strong communication skills — both written and verbal



