Sr. Node.js Engineer

What you'll do:

· Perform complex application programming activities with an emphasis on mobile development: Node.js, TypeScript, JavaScript, RESTful APIs and related backend frameworks

· Assist in the definition of system architecture and detailed solution design that are scalable and extensible

· Collaborate with Product Owners, Designers, and other engineers on different permutations to find the best solution possible

· Own the quality of code and do your own testing. Write unit test and improve test coverage.

· Deliver amazing solutions to production that knock everyone’s socks off

· Mentor junior developers on the team

What we’re looking for:

· Amazing technical instincts. You know how to evaluate and choose the right technology and approach for the job. You have stories you could share about what problem you thought you were solving at first, but through testing and iteration, came to solve a much bigger and better problem that resulted in positive outcomes all-around.

· A love for learning. Technology is continually evolving around us, and you want to keep up to date to ensure we are using the right tech at the right time.

· A love for working in ambiguity—and making sense of it. You can take in a lot of disparate information and find common themes, recommend clear paths forward and iterate along the way. You don’t form an opinion and sell it as if it’s gospel; this is all about being flexible, agile, dependable, and responsive in the face of many moving parts.

· Flexible and willing to accept change in priorities, as necessary

· Demonstrable passion for technology (e.g., personal projects, open-source involvement)

· Enthusiastic embrace of DevOps culture and collaborative software engineering

· Ability and desire to work in a dynamic, fast paced, and agile team environment

· Enthusiasm for cloud computing platforms such as AWS or Azure

· Excellent written and verbal communications skills

Relevant Experience:

• 3-5 years

Required Skills

• In-depth experience with Python and OO concepts

• Experience with using NumPy, Pandas, or similar AI/ML libraries

• Deep understanding of multi-process architecture and threading limitations of Python

• Expert knowledge of Python and related frameworks including Django and Flask.

• Experience in Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence

• Good understanding of relational data modeling concepts and comfortable with SQL

• databases.

• Good understanding of AWS / Azure cloud

• Nice to have

• Experience / Exposure in Chat BOT or Voice BOT

• Experience in Lambda Function OR Azure Functions

• Exposure to Financial Domain

Additional Skillsets Desired:

• Ability to work with clients and key stakeholders to ensure requirements are met

• Strong problem-solving and debugging skills

• Passion to work in a start-up environment and readiness to dabble with challenging

• Ability to work in both a solo and team environment

• Proven ability to communicate technical information coherently, both verbally and into internal team and external customers, maintaining a customer focused

About the Role

Initiate and drive technical decisions on a multi-functional, Agile team alongside product management, product design, and engineering

Work closely with product to translate abstract business and product requirements into crisp technical specifications along with a delivery roadmap

Resolve blockers and help the team stay productive

Perform code and design reviews

Take part in building the team and iterating on hiring processes

Must have Requirements for the Role

8+ years of experience in a highly technical role at hyper-growth startup or fast-paced company and 2+ years of experience leading a team

Production level experience with Node.js or Go mandatory.

Experience building highly available and performant applications in any major programming language (e.g. Node.js, Go, Javascript)

In-depth knowledge and experience working with major cloud platform (e.g. AWS (must have experience))

Experience leading product teams

You are a good communicator who can explain technical concepts to product managers, designers, support and other engineers

Demonstrated ability to work well with others in a team environment and with geographically distributed teamsIn-depth knowledge of database and web security

How We Define Success:

Ensure the projects are delivered within reasonable timelines that meet the acceptance criteria set by the stakeholders

Ensure technical debt is being measured and tackled

Ensure the non-functional requirements are being taken into account while delivering features: performance, security and testing

Nice To Have, but Not Required:

Good understanding of GCP, AzureWorked in a early-stage startup environmentGood understanding of micro services

Java with cloud

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Immediate Joiner

• Having experience on Ruby on Rails.
• Strong SQL skills with MySQL or PostgreSQL
• Knowledge on MongoDB an advantage.
• Experience with TDD (test driven development) or RSpec.
• Having experience on REST/API.
• JRuby experience is an advantage
• Knowledge on Exilir and functional programming a plus and JRuby is an advantage.
• Experience using Git productively in a team environment.
• Experience into Amazon web services
• Knowledge on Jenkins is an advantage.
• Knowledge on Docker.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills

Location: Remote

Roles and Responsibilities

• Effectively contribute to FileSpin with the development of new and innovative features
• Work on our core API services
• Write tested and maintainable code following coding standards and best practices
• Contribute to the improvement of integration and internal tools
• Maintain existing features

Desired Candidate Profile

We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer (Backend) to join us and be on our ambitious growth journey. In this role, you will help build FileSpin into the most innovative Digital Asset Management platform in the world. You will have ample opportunities to work in areas solving awesome technical challenges and learning along the way.

Our 2022 roadmap focuses on: creating an amazing API and UI, scaling our cloud infrastructure to deal with an order of magnitude higher media processing volume, implementing more ML pipelines and tuning the stack for high-performance.

Perks and Benefits

• Fully Remote
• Equity options
• Holidays
• Flexible working hours
• Budget for your remote work setup
• Life Insurance

The intangibles:

• A culture that values your contribution and gives you autonomy
• Startup ethos, no useless meetings
• Continuous Learning Budget
• In an entrepreneurial workplace, we value creativity and innovation

Our Mission:

FileSpin's mission is to bring excellence and joy to the enterprise. We are a fully remote team spread across the UK and Europe. We bootstrapped in a garage (true story) and have been profitable from day one.

We value innovation and uncompromising professional excellence. Work at FileSpin is challenging, fun and highly rewarding. Come and be part of a unique company that is redefining what work is.

We are setting up a team in India and looking for senior hires. We are a remote-first company.

Your primary focus will be the development of all server-side logic, definition and maintenance of the central database, and ensuring high performance and responsiveness to requests from the front-end. You will also be responsible for integrating the front-end elements built by your co-workers into the application. Therefore, a basic understanding of front-end technologies is necessary as well.

• Integration of user-facing elements developed by front-end developers with server side logic
• Writing reusable, testable, and efficient code
• Design and implementation of low-latency, high-availability, and performant applications
• Implementation of security and data protection

• Strong proficiency with JavaScript & OOPS
• Knowledge of Node.js and frameworks available for it 
• Understanding the nature of asynchronous programming and its quirks and workarounds
• Good understanding of server-side CSS preprocessors 
• Basic understanding of front-end technologies, such as HTML5, and CSS3
• Understanding accessibility and security compliance
• User authentication and authorization between multiple systems, servers, and environments
• Creating database schemas that represent and support business processes
• Implementing automated testing platforms and unit tests
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git
• Knowledge of AWS will be preferable