Sr. Backend Developer

Job title and location:

Sr. Backend Developer, based in Bangalore, India

Who we are:

VAHN is a seed-funded fintech and mobility application which integrates tracking, load planning, billing, performance management and cost management with a payment wallet and seamless credit to deliver a powerful solution for truck-owners and truck-drivers.

We are a very small team with a big idea and lots of passion, and we’re on a mission to bring Indian trucking into the next generation of tech.

The trucking industry in India is fragmented, unorganised, and fraught with numerous challenges that haven’t yet been solved. Although the industry is ripe for disruption, not many have been able to take advantage of the opportunity because of a lack of exposure to ground realities and practical challenges. Combining years of research and first-hand experience running trucks ourselves, we believe we have an edge.

We are looking for a passionate teammate who is as excited about the mission as we are, and is keen to delve deep into this challenging but exciting space. Trucking is getting upgraded, are you in?

What we are looking for:

//  Passion for good design and hunger for making a big impact

//  Extensive experience in backend engineering along with the best practices as per language

//  Ability to thrive in complexity

//  Leadership qualities and versatility

What you should enjoy doing:

//  Building exceptional products with robust and reliable code

//  Working in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment

//  Collaborating with designers playing a critical role in design, planning, development and deployment

//  Being the technical voice at the table, educating and guiding the business on the right approach, technologies, and trends

//  Building a team and mentoring fresh talent

What the role is about:

As a core team member you will design and develop the next-generation of technologies for the Indian trucking industry with the potential to change how millions of drivers, truck owners, transporters, and shippers manage their businesses and transact with one another. Some specific responsibilities include,

//  Building scalable, reliable, and high-performing tech infrastructure

//  Improving operational excellence by identifying and building the right solutions for observability and manageability

//  Continuously discovering, evaluating, and implementing new technologies to maximize development efficiency

//  Developing robust, quick prototypes for proof-of concept features / application based on briefs

//  Unit-test coding for robustness, including edge cases, usability, and general reliability.

//  Providing development support, code review and optimisation.

//  Working with outside data sources and APIs.

Qualifications:

//  5+ years of backend engineering experience

//  Experience working with Microservices/RESTful APIs (Http/WebSockets), /Swagger/OpenPI, third-party SDK Integrations and common technologies like HTTPS, JSON, OAuth, and SQL

//  Experience working with Java 11 and above, SpringBoot 5.x/Micronaut 3.x

// Proven experience at building actor based systems and Reactive programming is a big plus

// Demonstrated experience at using messaging system such as Kafka/Rabbit MQ/SQS/SNS

//  Experience at unit testing with Junit/Mockito

//  Good understanding of Data Structures and Algorithms

//  Experience with multi-tier application architecture and design

//  Cloud experience/knowledge (AWS/GCP)

//  Experience at developing containerised applications using Docker/Kubernetes

//  Experience at building systems using MySQL/Cassandra/MongoDB

//  Knowledge of Microservices patterns is a big plus

//  Knowledge of serverless computing (AWS Lambda/Cloud Functions) is a big plus

//  Experience in structuring solutions with Redis as caching layer

//  Experience at building integration with external systems is a plus

//  Strong written and verbal communication and ability to gain buy-in from a non-technical audience