Staff Engineer

At Shipthis, we work to build a better future and make meaningful changes in the freight forwarding industry. Our team members aren't just employees. We are comprised of bright, skilled professionals with a single straightforward goal—to Evolve Freight forwarders towards Digitalized operations, enhance efficiency, and drive lasting change.

As a company, we're just the right size for every person to take initiative and make things happen. Join us in reshaping the future of logistics and be part of a journey where your contributions make a tangible difference.

Learn more at www.shipthis.co

JOB DESCRIPTION

What you’ll be doing:

• Take ownership of building and scaling intuitive, high-performance UIs that directly impact the lives of our users.
• Collaborate closely with product, design, and backend teams to shape and deliver features that drive meaningful change.
• Embrace a "startup mindset" by taking the initiative, wearing multiple hats, and solving challenges with creative, scalable solutions.
• Actively contribute to the product vision and roadmap, ensuring the front end evolves with the company’s growth.
• Build for the long haul by writing clean, maintainable, scalable code supporting future features and expansions.
• Mentor team members, fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement, and helping grow a high-performing engineering team.
• Stay ahead of the curve by experimenting with new tools, frameworks, and best practices, ensuring the product remains cutting-edge.
• Take pride in not just coding but in truly building—crafting features and solutions that users love and stand the test of time.
• Be part of a team that values collaboration, ownership, and long-term impact over short-term wins.

While our current stack includes Angular and Python, we’re flexible and open to leveraging any tech stack that best suits our product’s needs.

Desired qualifications include:

• Bachelor's/Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 3–5 years of professional experience in full-stack development, with a strong portfolio of successful projects.
• Proficiency in JavaScript and frameworks like Angular 12+, React, or similar.
• Strong understanding of web technologies including TypeScript, Python along Fast API.
• Strong knowledge of MongoDB is appreciated.
• Experience with state management libraries (e.g., NgRx, Redux).
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to learn and adapt quickly.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively in a team environment.

We welcome candidates:

• Who can join immediately.
• Female candidates returning to work after a career break are strongly encouraged to apply.

We are an equal opportunity employer and are committed to fostering diversity and inclusivity. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability status.

JOB SYNOPSIS:

• Job Role: Full Stack Engineer
• Location: Bangalore
• Job type: Full-time, permanent
• Experience: 3–5 years
• Industry Type: Software Product
• Functional Area: Software Development

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Full Stack Developer to join our dynamic team. As a Full Stack Developer, you will be responsible for designing, developing, and implementing software solutions across the entire application stack. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product managers, designers, and other developers, to deliver high-quality, scalable, and maintainable software products.

Responsibilities :

1) Design and develop robust, scalable, and efficient software applications, APIs, and web services using modern technologies.

2) Collaborate with product managers, designers, and other developers to understand project requirements, user stories, and technical specifications.

3) Write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code following best practices and coding standards.

4) Perform thorough testing and debugging to ensure software quality and reliability.

5) Optimize application performance and implement security measures.

6) Stay up-to-date with industry trends and emerging technologies, and continuously improve technical skills.

7) Participate in code reviews to provide and receive constructive feedback.

8) Collaborate with team members to identify and resolve technical issues and bugs.

9) Work in an agile development environment, actively participating in sprint planning, stand-ups, and retrospectives.

10) Contribute to the continuous improvement of development processes and tools.

Requirements :

1) Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent work experience).

2) Proven experience as a Full Stack Developer or similar role, with a strong portfolio of completed projects.

3) Proficiency in front-end technologies such as HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and modern frameworks like React, Angular, or Vue.js.

4) Strong knowledge of back-end technologies such as Node.js, Python, Ruby, or Java.

5) Experience with databases and ORM frameworks (e.g., MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, SQLAlchemy, Hibernate).

6) Familiarity with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) and serverless architecture.

7) Knowledge of version control systems (e.g., Git) and collaboration tools (e.g., Jira, Trello).

8) Solid understanding of software development principles, design patterns, and best practices.

9) Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to analyze and resolve complex technical issues.

10) Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively in a team environment.

Preferred Qualifications :

1) Experience with containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).

2) Familiarity with DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines.

3) Experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies.

A mid-senior level Java-Full Stack Developer manages a critical project for one of our biggest clients in the banking domain. The Individual should be passionate about technology, experienced in developing and managing cutting-edge technology applications.

Requirements:

• Proven experience in Java8 Spring boot, Microservices, Node JS, JavaScript, Gulp
• Strong experience with Kafka and Cassandra
• Experience with Gemfire or any Java Caching techniques
• Experience with UI (React / Angular 1.5)
• Strong experience in using RDBMS (Oracle). Cassandra Knowledge will be an added advantage
• Experience in working in Eclipse / Maven environments.
• Demonstrate experience in using Cucumber.
• Hand's on experience in Unix / Shell scripting.
• Hand's on experience in fine-tuning application response/performance testing.
• Experience in Web Services.
• Understanding of banking risk and compliance policies.
• Experience in code scanning tools like a black duck and tools like Sonar etc.
• Systems application development skills
• Strong analysis & problem-solving skills
• Strong communication skills - both verbal and written
• Ability to work independently with limited supervision
• Proven ability to use own initiative to resolve issues
• Full ownership of projects/tasks
• Ability and willingness to work under pressure, on multiple concurrent tasks, and to deliver to agreed deadlines
• Eagerness to learn
• Strong team-working skills
• Understanding of waterfall and Agile methodologies.
• Experience in working with groups that are set up across the globe.
• Resolve technical issues of projects and Explore alternate designs
• Participates as a team member and fosters teamwork by inter-group coordination within the modules of the project.
• Effectively collaborates and communicates with the stakeholders and ensure client satisfaction
• Train and coach members of project groups to ensure effective knowledge management activity.
• PRIMARY COMPETENCY: Java Technologies PRIMARY SKILL: Java Spring MVC, WEB & Spring Boot PRIMARY SKILL PERCENTAGE: 51 SECONDARY COMPETENCY: UX & UI Development SECONDARY SKILL: React JS SECONDARY SKILL PERCENTAGE: 49

Responsibilities and Duties:

1. Work on an intranet portal for excellent employee user experience and productivity using Java full stack tools (React/Angular + Java (Spring boot)
2. Support Web App built for employee IT Applications provisioning process.
3. Take static design components and develop solutions to elevate work into engaging digital experiences.
4. Collaborate with the team to build backend code and integrations as needed.
5. Develop user interfaces that are standards-compliant, cross-browser compatible, and performance-optimized.
6. Create and maintain a repository of common and reusable code.
7. Develop and maintain documentation for code.

Qualifications & Skills:

1. Hands on experience with HTML, CSS, JavaScript, React (or Angular with willingness to explore React)
2. 6+ years of experience in Java full stack web app development
3. Familiarity with developing custom components as well as using component libraries such as MUI/Bootstrap/Ant Design
4. Comfortable navigating inside a UNIX/Linux environment
5. Ability to write REST APIs and consume with AJAX calls
6. Experience with Java/ Core Java

Perks and Benefits:

1. Attractive Bonus and Stock options for eligible positions
2. A whole suite of best in class leave bouquet: Paid Time Off , Maternity leave, Paternity leave, Sick leave, Casual Leaves, National Holidays  etc.
3. Medical insurance benefits of 5L covering parents (including COVID hospitalization)
4. Learning and Development - certification reimbursement (as applicable)
5. Host of benefits to curate your salary as per your need
6. Relocation benefits
7. World class office infrastructure with Gaming rooms, plush pantry and Break out areas. 

About YEXT:

The ultimate source for official answers about a business online should be the business itself. However, when consumers ask questions on company websites, too often they are left in the dark with wrong answers. Yext (NYSE: YEXT), the Search Experience Cloud, solves this problem by organizing a business's facts so it can provide official answers to consumer questions — wherever people search. Starting with the company website, then extending across search engines and voice assistants, businesses around the world, like Taco Bell, Marriott, and Jaguar Land Rover—as well as organizations like the U.S. State Department—trust Yext to radically improve the search experience on their websites and across the entire search ecosystem.

Yext is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ethnicity, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, genetics, sex, pregnancy or childbirth, sexual orientation, gender (including gender identity or nonbinary or nonconformity and/or status as a trans individual), age, physical or mental disability, citizenship, marital, parental and/or familial status, past, current or prospective service in the uniformed services, or any characteristic protected under applicable law. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.

• Good hands-on and experience in Ruby on Rails, NodeJS and React/Angular/VueJs
• Knowledge of an SQL Database like MYSQL, Postgres.
• Basic Knowledge of programming in basic data structures and algorithms.
• You should have good experience working with relational and non-relational databases. We use Postgres and Cassandra.
• Good knowledge of version management with git.
• Awareness of TDD.
• CI/CD knowledge would be a huge advantage
• Will to design and maintain large scale distributed systems.

• Design and construction of platform with the best possible encryption and security mechanisms
• Compare different design options and take technology-driven design decision
• Define Data model/Information model
• Define services and convert functional requirements to design
• Define APIs and implement them
• Build front end based on user experience design
• Test and Debug as required
• Write Technical Documentation
• Optimize code and design for Performance
• Design and implementation of continuous integration and deployment pipelines

Expected Qualifications and Key Skills

• Working experience in Spring, Spring-boot or equivalent, Hibernate or equivalent persistence framework.
• Working experience of No SQL databases such as MongoDB or equivalent
• Working experience of setting up Production environment including SSL certificates, logging, backup, archival, etc.
• Working experience of JavaScript frameworks such as React JS, JQuery, etc.
• Working experience of API gateways and Web services such as REST
• Working experience of using GIT
• Working experience of a dev-ops tool such as Jenkins
• Deployment experience on Azure/AWS
• Microservices design and development
• Excellent understanding of Data Structures and Algorithms
• Understanding of OOP and Design Patterns
• Works well in a team setting
• Can multitask, adapt to shifting priorities, detail-oriented
• Good work ethic, including a sense of individual responsibility
• Comfortable working on changing requirements in a growing company
• Must be analytical, flexible, innovative, and self-motivated
• Experience with payment platforms and processors would be a plus