Sr. Web Developer

About the Company:

Alyke, recognized as India's first friendship app, is revolutionizing the way people find friends online through its innovative matching algorithm. Alyke has quickly gained traction, surpassing 1 million users. This platform uniquely connects individuals based on shared interests and proximity, and stands out for its commitment to creating a secure environment that encourages users to express themselves freely. Joining Alyke offers the chance to be part of an innovative team dedicated to reshaping the landscape of social connections

Role Overview:

As a Senior Backend Developer, you will play a crucial role in the design, development, and optimization of our backend systems. You will be instrumental in building scalable, high-performance applications that support our business's needs. This role demands a deep understanding of backend technologies, database design, cloud infrastructure, and the ability to integrate a wide range of services and APIs.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and implement scalable, secure, and robust backend services and APIs.
• Lead the development of microservices architecture, ensuring optimal performance and scalability.
• Oversee the integration of third-party services and external APIs, including notification services like FCM.
• Develop and manage database schemas, optimizing for performance and scalability using MongoDB and Redis.
• Implement real-time data processing mechanisms for live updates and push notifications, utilizing technologies like Firebase.
• Manage cloud infrastructure and serverless functions on platforms such as AWS and GCP, ensuring efficient operations and cost management.
• Ensure the security of backend systems through robust authentication, authorization, data encryption, and adherence to best practices in data security and compliance.
• Work closely with the frontend team to integrate backend services and ensure a seamless user experience.
• Continuously evaluate and adopt new technologies and frameworks to improve the backend infrastructure.
• Mentor junior developers, fostering a culture of learning and growth within the team.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in backend development, with a strong portfolio of projects demonstrating expertise in NodeJS, ExpressJS, and asynchronous programming.
• Extensive experience with database design, optimization, and management using MongoDB and Redis.
• Proven track record in developing and managing REST APIs.
• Deep understanding of microservices architecture and real-time data processing.
• Solid experience with caching mechanisms and SQS management.
• Comprehensive knowledge of security principles, including authentication, authorization, and data encryption.
• Familiarity with compliance and data protection standards.
• Should have worked on scalable microservices architecture
• Experience with Lambda functions.
• Experience working with firebase
• Should have proven experience in mobile application development
• Should have working experience in sqs
• Have knowledge of elastic cache 
• Experience with cloud-native development and managing cloud infrastructure on AWS or GCP.
• Excellent problem-solving skills, with the ability to lead projects and collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.
• Strong communication and leadership skills, with a passion for mentoring and driving technical excellence.
• Attach the link of mobile application worked on till date

Why Join Us?

• Opportunity to lead a cutting-edge project impacting users globally.
• Work in an environment that fosters innovation, collaboration, and professional growth.
• Competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits.

Role: Backend Developer

Role & Responsibilities / What you will do?

• Participate in design and implementation of the overallBackend architecture.
• Understand Architecture Requirements and ensure effective Design, Development,
• In depth knowledge of NodeJS, ExpressJs. (plus point if having knowledge of GOLang)
• In depth knowledge of Databases like MongoDB, MySQL, CouchBase, Cassandra and search engine like elastic
• OTT Streaming platform knowledge includes functional areas such as - Media Processing ,Content Management system
• Problem Solving – Ownership, Proactive and Systematic approach.
• Enable absorption of latest technologies in the product line.
• Ensure best practices in software development are institutionalized.
• Problems across multiple environments and operating platforms.
• Validation, Testing and Performance, monitoring etc

Requirements / What you should have?

• Understanding and knowledge of Front end is plus point.
• Continuous integration (Jenkins) and version control (Git) etc.
• Good Error and Exceptional Handling Skills.
• Identify bottlenecks and bugs and recommend system solutions by comparing advantages and disadvantages of custom development.
• Contributing to team meetings, troubleshooting development and production 

Job description – Backend Developer

About Wekan Enterprise Solutions

Wekan Enterprise Solutions helps companies grow by modernizing their most critical legacy and on-premise applications, migrating them to the cloud and leveraging the most cutting-edge technologies. With a strong focus on Cloud, Mobile and IoT environments, our solutions help companies reduce TCO and improve their ROI on their technology investments. We are also the #1 MongoDB Global Strategic SI partner for mobile modernization.

Location - Chennai or Bangalore

Who are you ? An individual with...

• Good problem solving skills
• Good understanding of software design patterns.
• Believes in software as an enabler and is not constrained by one language or technology and is willing to scale with the product needs.
• Passion for Quality in the work being done.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Building and developing products and platforms for both client side as well as server-side scalable applications. These include designing Omni-channel (mobile, tablet & web) applications.
• Collaborate well with engineers, researchers, and data implementation specialists to design and create advanced, elegant, and efficient systems.
• Suggest & implement best practices for performance tuning while working on the larger datasets.
• Maintain quality and ensure responsiveness of applications.
• Perform design reviews and code Reviews with the Team
• Provide real time knowledge transfer to the team on the Requirements I UI Design & Development.
• Manage the infrastructure & deployment of the release artefacts by coordinating with respective peoples.
• Work in an agile environment with the defined sprints to deliver the assigned work in the stipulated timelines.
• Adhere to software development best practices and coding standards in all work products and participate in the refinement of those practices and standards to improve quality and productivity.

Skills

1. Must have strong 4 to 5 years of hands on experience Web Applications Development with good expertise in Node JS Stack using ORM like mongoose/Typeorm.
2. Proven experience building application using micro service environment using Docker/Kubernetes platform.
3. Experience in creating node modules and packaging through package manager’s.
4. Strong development and coding skills, good analytical and problem-solving skills.
5. Experience in writing JUnitest cases & performing code coverage using tools like mocha/sonarcube/hudson.
6. Rest API implementation using GraphQL.
7. Experience is building Dashboards with any chart library in Angular is a must 5. Experience in writing Restful API’s using Node/Python/Scala/Java, etc.
8. Knowledge of modern authorization mechanisms such as JSON Web Token, OAuth2.
9. Familiarity with code versioning tools such as Git, Bit bucket
10. Experience in working on Build Tools like NPM, Gulp, Bower, and Web pack.
11. Understanding of Agile & Scrum development methodology.
12. Knowledge of AWS, Azure will be an added advantage.

Tools & Technologies

Web Technologies: 1 NodeJS,  HTML5, CSS3, jQuery, Bootstrap, JavaScript, AJAX, Postman, REST API, Express 2. Testing:Jest, Karma 3. Databases: Mongodb, NoSQL, Redis 4. Code Management: Git, Bit bucket 5. Operating System: Mac, Linux, Windows 5. Cloud Technologies: AWS, Azure.

• Actively participate in all the Scrum Ceremonies
• Build efficient, testable, and reusable PHP modules / applications
• Document the functionality developed.
• Identify opportunities for process improvement and make constructive suggestions for change.
• Provide deliverables with high quality by the committed timeline

• Must have good experience in Symfony Framework otherwise in ZendFramework / Laravel.
• Candidate must have Strong command in Mysql, Mongodb etc.
• Ability to apply OOP concepts during development.
• Must have Hands-on experience in AWS Services
• Must have Hands-on experience in code versioning tools, such as Git.
• Exposure and experience working in Agile methodology.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and love technical challenges.