Sr. WordPress Developer

Role

We are looking for a  Senior Software Engineer - Python, React to join our engineering team and help us develop and maintain various software products.

You should be comfortable around front-end and back-end coding languages, development frameworks, and third-party libraries. You should also be a team player with a knack for visual design and utility.

Ultimately, you’ll build highly responsive web applications that align with our business needs.

Responsibilities

• Write effective, scalable code
• Develop front-end and back-end components to improve responsiveness and overall performance
• Integrate user-facing elements into applications
• Test and debug programs
• Improve functionality of existing systems
• Implement security and data protection solutions
• Assess and prioritize feature requests
• Coordinate with internal teams to understand user requirements and provide technical solutions

Qualifications

• BSc/BE/BTech in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field
• Must have 4+ years of work experience as a Python/Django (Back-end) and React (Front-end) developer
• Expertise in Django Framework. Other frameworks like Flask Pyramid knowledge are good to have
• Strong experience with Linux-based infrastructures, Linux/Unix administration, and AWS.
• Proficient in Terraform which allows migration to Kubernetes 
• Experience with DevOps toolchains such as Docker, Travis CI, Jenkins, Git.,
• Understanding of fundamental design principles behind a scalable application
• Able to create database schemas that represent and support business processes
• Knowledge of object-relational mapping (ORM)
• Able to implement automated testing platforms and unit tests
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools (Git) 
• React experience is good to have
• Team spirit
• Good problem-solving skills

We are looking for a Full Stack Developer to join our engineering team and help us develop and maintain various software products. Developer responsibilities include writing and testing code, debugging programs and integrating applications with third-party web services. To be successful in this role, you should have experience using server-side logic and work well in a team.

Ultimately, you’ll build highly responsive web applications that align with our business needs.

• Write effective, scalable code
• Develop back-end components to improve responsiveness and overall performance
• Integrate user-facing elements into applications
• Test and debug programs
• Improve functionality of existing systems
• Implement security and data protection solutions
• Assess and prioritize feature requests
• Coordinate with internal teams to understand user requirements and provide technical solutions

• Work experience as a Python Developer
• Expertise in at least one popular Python framework (like Django, Flask or Pyramid)
• Knowledge of object-relational mapping (ORM)
• Familiarity with front-end technologies (like JavaScript and HTML5)
• Team spirit
• Good problem-solving skills
• BSc in Computer Science, Engineering or relevant field

What you need to have:

Name - http://www.savvologygames.com">Savvology Games

Location - WeWork, Spectrum Towers, Malad, Mumbai

About Savvology - There is a lot of luck involved in most of the mainstream real-money games (Poker, Fantasy, Ludo, Rummy) which makes it hard to win anything. We want to create pure skill-based strategy games (no luck factor), where you can control your outcome better. What’s more, more than 50% of the players win! We make use of Game Theory (the science of decision-making) to come up with games that are so simple that even a 5-year-old can play. Our vision is to encourage people to make better decisions through gamification.

Job Brief

We are looking for an experienced and self-driven Backend Developer to join our young team. You will be responsible for all the server-side logic of our games, ensuring a smooth, glitch-free gaming experience. You have to minimize downtime, crashes, and other bugs and capture & store data correctly for further analytics. You will be working alongside a dynamic team of IITian founders, engineers, designers, and marketers, so there is a lot of scope for learning and growth. 

We’re a young, passionate team looking to make a dent in the gaming space. We work hard, but we party harder (beer/pizza every Friday night). If you love challenges, playing games, and building innovative products from scratch, we’d like to meet you.

Responsibilities

• Build robust backend systems that do not break down.
• Write clean and reusable code for future use and ease of understanding
• Collaborate with front-end developers to integrate user-facing elements with server-side logic
• Give inputs on how to develop new features in the most cost and effort-economical way
• Implementation of security standards, data protection, and privacy protocols
• We want to be a data-driven company. Gather data (events, clicks, behaviors) to facilitate analytics by the Product and Marketing teams
• Create dashboards where all key metrics and data is visible at a glance
• Implement and maintain an SEO-friendly website

Skills

• 3+ years of proven work experience as a Full-Stack / Back-end developer
• 2+ years of NodeJS experience
• 1+ years of ReactJS experience
• Proficient in MySQL and database design and schemas
• Familiarity with ELK stack. Hands-on project experience will be preferred.
• Website development. Should be well-versed in HTML / CSS / Javascript
• Ability to understand business requirements and translate them into technical requirements

Requirements

• Should be a team player and have a problem-solving attitude.
• Should show initiative and be opinionated. We don’t want a yes-man. [MUST] 
• Computer Science or a relevant degree from a reputed university is a plus but NOT mandatory
• Brownie points if you’ve worked on / developed a mobile game before

What you can expect at Savvology Games

• A cool work atmosphere complete with flexible working hours, unlimited coffee, fruit water, games (Foosball, Table Tennis, Pool, Carrom, Board Games, Cards…). Time will fly.
• A hockey-stick trajectory for growth professionally
• Fun people who you’ll want to hang out with after office hours too :)
• Lots of treats - Did we mention beer/pizza every Friday?

We indulge in all things that would excite you!!

• Work on large-scale, custom distributed software systems using Java, Scala, MongoDB, JavaScript (AngularJS, ReactJS) and the likes

• We work almost exclusively on customer site providing a mix of delivery and consulting services, so you'll be flexible about travel

• Employ Agile development including task estimation, test automation, deployment automation, and Continuous Integration to improve overall execution speed and product quality

• Work in a dynamic, collaborative, transparent, non-hierarchical, and ego-free culture where your talent is valued over a designation or title

• Spread the word about best practices in software development inside and outside Equal Experts community like Expert Talks

What we look for in you?

• 3 + years Hands-on in development and delivery experience with Java, Scala, and the likes

• Passion for software engineering and craftsman-like coding prowess

• Great OO skills, including strong design patterns knowledge

• Experience working with Agile, TDD, Lean and/or Continuous Delivery approaches and best practices, such as Extreme Programming (XP)

• Enthusiastic to work collaboratively with people and sharing your ideas to solve real business problems.