Tech Lead – Backend

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

We are looking for a senior brand strategist professional, who can help us deliver innovative strategic directions that benefit our client’s business with measurable results. The candidate should have thorough knowledge and experience in the methods and application of tools to deliver an effective programme. Candidates should have experience with both mass and premium brands as well as FMCG, durables, and service categories.

Experience with digital-first or digitally marketed brands is an advantage that we look forward to.

ROLES & EXPECTATIONS:

• Drive brand and business strategy processes in our firm.
• Thorough practical knowledge and experience in implementing methods, tools and processes with capabilities to handhold teams to deliver at the highest standards.
• Proficient in conducting research programs to uncover customer and user needs, business and market findings, drawing insights for branding, service and CX design for digital and traditional applications.
• Conduct primary and secondary market research in marketing, sales and consumer experience.
• Programming workshops, conducting them and creating a comprehensive outcome report with insights and recommendations.
• Bring an idea to life on a whiteboard, articulate it, create systems and deliver.
• Strong understanding of pan-India markets across a wide range of verticals and categories.

IDEAL CANDIDATE:

• Excellent storytelling skills, capable of good verbal and written communications, client interfacing and presentation skills.
• Proficient in putting together presentations and strategy decks.
• Good articulation and writing skills.
• Understanding business, data tools and analytics (The math of it)
• Capable of managing and building relationships with senior client executives with strong domain-level competence along with a well-informed worldview.
• Team player capable of working across verticals with leadership skills.

ADVANTAGEOUS / OPTIONAL SKILLS:

• Experience in ethnographic, observational and behaviour studies.
• Management skills, idea creation, directing and delivering through a creative team.
• Interest in trends and analysis of brands, brand strategies and staying up-to-date and well-informed.
• Experience in analyzing the brand and marketing landscape and writing advisory and opinion articles on branding and brand communication.
• Well-informed and knowledgeable with a world view.
• Observant and aware of current trends and their evolution.

REVIEW CRITERIA:

MANDATORY:

• Strong senior motion graphics designer profile
• Must have 3 + years of professional experience in motion design with direct exposure to app-based and web-based products.
• Must have end-to-end ownership of product motion design, including UI animations, micro-interactions, and product showreels that have shipped in live products.
• Must have a strong portfolio showcasing product-focused motion design, UI/UX animations, and micro-interactions (not marketing-only work).
• Must have demonstrated experience working on digital products (mobile apps / web platforms / SaaS / dashboards).
• Must have experience collaborating with product designers and developers, and be able to clearly articulate motion decisions and UX rationale.
• Must have strong expertise in Figma, After Effects, Protopie, Lottie, and related prototyping tools.
• The candidate must be a Product Motion Designer, with primary experience in enhancing in-product user experiences (UI animations, micro-interactions, state transitions, usability feedback).

PREFERRED:

• Experience working in SaaS, enterprise platforms, or complex dashboards.

ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES:

We are looking for a highly qualified Senior Motion Graphics Designer to join our UX design team. We need someone who can produce high-octane product showreels for our social channels and website, while also collaborating with our UI/UX team to design sophisticated animation and micro-interactions for the apps we build.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Product Showreels & Marketing: Conceptualize, storyboard, and execute high-quality 2D and 3D motion graphics for product launches, social media ads, and website headers.
• UI/UX Motion: Collaborate with Product Designers to create motion languages for our apps. You will design micro-interactions that enhance the user experience and feel natural.
• Storytelling: Translate marketing scripts and product features into compelling storyboards and style frames before execution.
• Technical Execution: Ensure all animations are smooth and professional
• Audio & Sfx: Handle SFX selection and basic audio mixing
• Innovation: Stay updated on AI tools, new plugins and industry trends to continuously improve our workflow and output.

IDEAL CANDIDATE:

• Experience: 3–5 years of professional experience in motion design.
• Portfolio: A strong portfolio is non-negotiable. It must showcase a mix of promotional motion graphics (showreels) and UI/UX motion behaviors.
• Software Mastery: Expert-level proficiency in Adobe After Effects, Premiere Pro, Photoshop, and Illustrator.
• UI Motion Knowledge: Familiarity with tools or formats like Lottie, Rive and working with UI files from Figma.
• 3D Capability: Proficiency in 3D workflows (Cinema 4D, Blender, or 3D within After Effects) is highly desirable for creating product visualizations.

PERKS, BENEFITS AND WORK CULTURE:

YOU WILL LOVE WORKING WITH THE COMPANY:

• Our projects are fast paced. Everyone is expected to take ownership of the work assigned and are accountable for the same.
• We love to work with people who are proactive, Solution providers and are contributing positively.
• The office has an open culture.
• We encourage leadership development.
• We have worked with the #1 Sports stadium in the world and developed solutions used by NFL, NBA, and Soccer teams.
• We are currently working with clients on the Forbes list USA. One of them is the youngest RE billionaire in the USA.
• Our clients include a few fortune companies.
• We have developed solutions featured by Apple and Microsoft.
• We won all the entries sent to design awards including few Indian and International design awards.
• We are working with one of the 50 largest employers of NYC in the health care domain.
• We are working with both emerging and very successful start-ups globally.

Technical Architect (Databricks)

• 10+ Years Data Engineering Experience with expertise in Databricks
• 3+ years of consulting experience
• Completed Data Engineering Professional certification & required classes
• Minimum 2-3 projects delivered with hands-on experience in Databricks
• Completed Apache Spark Programming with Databricks, Data Engineering with Databricks, Optimizing Apache Spark™ on Databricks
• Experience in Spark and/or Hadoop, Flink, Presto, other popular big data engines
• Familiarity with Databricks multi-hop pipeline architecture

Sr. Data Engineer (Databricks)

• 5+ Years Data Engineering Experience with expertise in Databricks
• Completed Data Engineering Associate certification & required classes
• Minimum 1 project delivered with hands-on experience in development on Databricks
• Completed Apache Spark Programming with Databricks, Data Engineering with Databricks, Optimizing Apache Spark™ on Databricks
• SQL delivery experience, and familiarity with Bigquery, Synapse or Redshift
• Proficient in Python, knowledge of additional databricks programming languages (Scala)

This is a full-time on-site role for a Graphic Designer located in Hyderabad. The Graphic Designer will be responsible for creating graphics, graphic design, logo design, branding, and typography for various projects.

Job Title: Business Development Executive - Staffing Services & Client Relationship Management

Location: [Hyderabad]- Work from office

Employment Type: Full-time

Job Summary:

We are seeking a dynamic Business Development Executive to drive growth in staffing services and maintain strong client relationships. You will identify new business opportunities, close deals, and ensure client satisfaction.

Key Responsibilities:

• Identify and develop new clients for staffing services.
• Maintain strong client relationships and address their staffing needs.
• Generate leads through networking, cold calling, and online platforms.
• Present proposals, negotiate terms, and close deals.
• Collaborate with the recruitment team to meet client expectations.
• Monitor client satisfaction and resolve issues promptly.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, or related field.
• Proven experience in business development or sales, preferably in staffing.
• Strong communication, negotiation, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to meet and exceed sales targets.

What We Offer:

• Competitive salary and incentives.
• Growth and development opportunities.

PHP Developer Requirements:

1. Candidate should have experience on Core PHP, Web services,Yii Framework, Web servers, Linux working environment & MVC.

2. Excellent skills in MySQL, Optimization techniques, schema design, Stored procedures, Triggers

3. Good command over design patterns.

4. Good command over OOPS

5. Strong debugging & troubleshooting skills

6. Writing algorithms on application security.

7. Writing shell scripts & integration of third party web services

8. Knowledge on any one of server monitoring tools much appreciated.

9. Should have any one version control (git is more advantage)

10. Should be proactive.

Responsibilities:

1. Writing PHP & shell script code.

2. Analyzing requirements, maintain design patterns & making deployments on time. 3. Understanding the client requirements and implement the tasks in time.

4. Writing Stored procedures, functions and Views in Sqlserver.

Must Have:

1. Solid programming & logical skills.

2. Candidate must have experience on MySQL, Yii framework, MySQL database.

3. Hard working, positive attitude and ability to deliver under time and resource constraints.

• End-to-end full-stack development experience
• Full hands-on experience with at least one of the following languages Java, PHP, Python, .NET and code repositories like GIT, SVN
• Expertise with HTML5, JQuery, CSS
• Proficiency with front-end JavaScript frameworks like Angular, React, etc.
• Experience of designing and developing APIs in a micro-service architecture
• Experience with webserver technologies like Node.js, J2EE, Apache etc.
• Good understanding and working experience with either relational or non-relational databases like Oracle, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Mongo DB, Cassandra
• Good understanding of the changing trends of user interface guidelines for mobile apps and be able to transform apps to newer form factors
• Hands-on with Native UI Components
• Familiar with Cloud components & deployment procedures.
• Familiar with code repository

Telemarketing/Telecaller

PREFERRED: FEMALE CANDIDATE ONLY

DESIGNATION: EXECUTIVE – SENIOR EXECUTIVE.

Experience : 2 years and above

Job Description: 

·          Good Communications skills in English.

·          Immediate joiners.

·          Handling inbound & outbound calls

·          Targeted Companies : Just Dial, Trade India or any Tele sales experience.

·          Linguistic Skills: English, Tamil + any additional language (Hindi, Telugu, Kannada etc) (salary shall be open and negotiable for hindi profiles).

• Analyze and document requirements for enhancements to systems and / or business processes.
• Write clean, testable code using .NET programming languages
• Develop technical specifications and architecture
• Test and debug various .NET applications
• Review and refactor code
• Deploy fully functional applications
• Upgrade existing programs
• Document development and operational procedures
• Support junior developers’ work

Technical Competencies

• Strong understanding of object oriented programming concepts, design patterns and SOLID principles
• Must have hands on experience with C#, ASP.NET, MVC, Windows Services, .NET Entity Framework, SQL Server/T-SQL, IIS and related technologies
• Expertise in REST APIs and WCF
• Strong knowledge of modern techniques such as Responsive Web Design, LINQ, Dependency Injection and Design Patterns
• Strong Skills and experience with web client technologies inclusive of HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, AJAX, JSON and JQuery
• Knowledge of various industry standard development practices (Agile methodology, OOD, TDD, BDD)
• Proficient with tools to enable SDLC (TFS, Visual Studio, etc.)

Behavioral Competencies

• A go getter attitude with the ability & desire to work in a fast-paced challenging environment
• An innovator mind-set who strives to make things better
• Ability to work independently with the knowledge as well as capability to quickly grasp and make an immediate impact
• Good written & verbal communication skills

This is NOT a creative writing position

Your Responsibilities:

• Create Brand Identity for Testing Ground
• Produce Testing Ground’s marketing material
• Produce other content-based collateral based on our clients’ project brief
• Research competitors /industry clients and extract exact pointers for us and our clients.
• Work according to briefs for the branding needs and guidelines
• Write clear, persuasive, original copy designed to get customers to BUY from us

Skills Required:

• Strong copy editing and proofing skills.
• Experience in creating publicity/marketing collaterals
• Attention to small details 
• Strong communication skills and team spirit.
• ·Strong organizational skills and the ability to meet strict deadlines, often while working independently.
• Perfect in English.
• Independent learner, can conceptualize available information into good quality content 

This is a full-time role (9am-6pm, Mondays to Fridays), with a monthly salary of 363 USD.

The Company:

Testing Ground is disrupting the way new business ventures develop and grow in the different industries. We help founders and innovation leads in companies figure out where their new business vertical, test demand for it from customers across Asia and help them scale it up. We hand the new to the world and new to market products and solutions which will change the way the industry operates. We also work towards creating a workforce who is able to help other companies test and grow their business model.  

Testing Ground is a Singapore based startup with early satellite bases in Indonesia, Malaysia, India, Bangladesh, China and Vietnam. Joining us means that you will get the opportunity to learn from the founding members. Our founder has deep experience building and mentoring start-ups across Southeast Asia. His previous startup counts Eduardo Saverin, Co-founder of Facebook, as one of their investors. Our co-founders are experts in community and partnership development in China and Singapore as well as skilled in future oriented capabilities such as digital marketing, viral growth, content marketing and latest innovation strategies.

At Testing Ground, we want our team to be made up of people who have the ability to become the best. We practice Lean Startup and Agile. We do stand-ups and run experiments often. We have an open work culture but yet we are very focused and very energetic.

If you would like to learn and get your hands dirty in doing the work related to the latest innovation and methodology to creating a sustainable business model, this is the place for you. 

As a startup, everyone in the team are do-ers and want to make a name for themselves. We are driven and open to new ideas. Join us and have a chance to craft out your own growth as well as the company’s growth. 

The Opportunity:

As a copywriter at Testing Ground, you will have the opportunity to architect the copy of our collaterals, as well as play a part in envisioning the direction for our company and our clients. We are looking for someone who is always hungry to learn new tools and skills to develop great content that communicate key messages in a clean, simple way. Apply now if you thrive on watching your content come to life while bringing out the spirit of our brand. 

This Role is evaluated on:

• Aptitude in contributing to our projects and proactively honing your English Language skills

• Ability to contribute effectively in a fast-paced, deadline-driven and collaborative environment

• Ability to take ownership of projects through all phases, from start to end

• Ability to problem solve, keeping in mind the end goal
  
  

Why You Will Love Working with Testing Ground:

• If you have been thinking of starting your own business, this position will give you an in-depth insight to what works and doesn’t in the different industries and countries across Asia.   
• The firm believes that it is critical to encourage personal development to have a successful team. As such, we have a variety of online learning courses which you can use to pick up different skills and capabilities. 
• You will be exposed to different platforms and tools to help you become more efficient in doing your job.

Requirements:

At least Diploma in English-related/Communications-related backgrounds

What we’re looking for in you:

• Desire to learn and adapt to new technologies
• Able to work independently and proactively in a team
• Strong communication skills to liaise with marketing team and external vendors
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects deadlines
• Positive attitude and willingness to learn
• Keen eye for detail