Tech Lead

Responsibilities:

• Build and maintain REST APIs
• Proficient in Python or any other programming language
• Experience in writing Unit/Integration tests.
• Experience with Distributed Version Control System.
• Elasticsearch or Solr experience.
• NOSQL experience- Cassandra, MongoDB.
• Experience in Message brokers - Rabbitmq.
• Experience with AWS Infrastructure, Lambda, Docker/Containers

Desired to have:

• Should be pragmatic and realize when a solution is over-engineered as well as knowing when to spend time on creating the right abstraction that allows us to move faster in the long run.
• Passion for your work and striving to do things “the right way”.
• Familiarity with Agile/Lean process.
• Willingness to work in a Startup environment.
• Excellent debugging and optimization skills.
• Knowledge of emerging technologies and a solid understanding of the full product development life cycle.
• Excellent knowledge of mobile user experience, information architecture and trends

About Toyota Connected

If you want to change the way the world works, transform the automotive industry and positively impact others on a global scale, then Toyota Connected is the right place for you! Within our collaborative, fast-paced environment we focus on continual improvement and work in a highly iterative way to deliver exceptional value in the form of connected products and services that wow and delight our customers and the world around us.

About the Team

Toyota Connected India is hiring talented engineers at Chennai to use Deep Learning, Computer vision, Big data, high performance cloud-based services and other cutting-edge technologies to transform the customer experience with their vehicle.  Come help us re-imagine what mobility can be today and for years to come!

Job Description

Toyota Connected is looking for a Backend Developer who will architect, design, develop and participate in testing and documentation of large-scale, distributed software applications, systems and services. The Labs team is focused on creating products and services for next generation Connected vehicle systems and the team members are required to be creative in solving problems, excited to work in new technology areas and be ready to wear multiple hats to get things done. This is a highly-energized, fast-paced, innovative and collaborative startup environment; therefore, it is essential that not only the skillset, but also the personality matches such an environment.

 You are a successful candidate if you:

• Are smart and can demonstrate it.
• Have 3+ years of experience as a developer for web scale products and services
• Have strong experience in Java or Golang (minimum 1 year) and implemented key aspects of an end-to-end solution
• Have expertise in implementing microservices (using tools and technologies for messaging, RPC, containerization, etc)
• Have expertise in design and development using DB (RDBMS, NoSQL) and caching (e.g Redis) solutions, especially in microservices environment
• Have experience with Containerization (Docker, Kubernetes, etc)
• Have Public cloud technology experience in production (Azure, AWS, or Equivalent)
• Have the ability and willingness to manage other developers including mentoring, performance reviews, etc
• Have solved non-functional aspects of like scalability, security, reliability with cutting edge if not bleeding edge technology
• Are good about creating unit tests, performing code reviews, optimizing performance and ensuring standards for maintainability
• You can manage ambiguity and are comfortable being set loose without a lot of direction
• You are confident in expressing your point of view from a position of knowledge and experience. You are also receptive to feedback and open to revising your plans when appropriate
• We think the knowledge acquired earning a degree in Computer Science would be of great value in this position, but if you're smart and have the experience that backs up your abilities, for us, talent trumps degree every time

 It will be Nice if you have:

• Some front-end development experience
• Hands-on experience delivering products or solutions that utilized Machine learning, NLP or other forms of AI - with tools such as Scikit-learn, Tensor flow, Keras, Theano / Spacy, NLTK, etc

What is in it for you? 

• Top of the line compensation!
• You'll be treated like the professional we know you are and left to manage      your own time
• Yearly gym membership reimbursement & Free catered lunches.
• No dress code! We trust you are responsible enough to choose what’s appropriate to wear
• Opportunity to build products that improves the safety and convenience of millions of customers.

                 Cool office space and awesome benefits

 Our Core Values

• Passionate: We are here to build something great, not just for the money. We      are always looking to improve the experience of our millions of customers
• Innovative: We experiment with ideas to get to the best solution. Any constraint is a challenge, and we love looking for creative ways to solve them.
• Empathetic: We begin making decisions by looking at the world from the perspective of our customers, teammates, and partners.
• Collaborative: When it comes to people, we think the whole is greater than its parts and that everyone has a role to play in the success!
• Effective: We consistently go beyond, being smart and proactive, to make things the right things happen, not waiting to be told.

Key Skills:

1. One or more of Python/PHP/Ruby/NodeJS/Java

2. Sound object-oriented skills, including strong design patterns knowledge

2. REST APIs

3. MVC architecture

4. MySQL/PostgreSQL

5. Exp with at least 1 NoSQL databases MongoDB/Memcache/Redis/

6. Exp with search technologies Elasticsearch/Solr

7. Exp building messaging based asynchrounous systems RabbitMQ/Kafka/SQS/Celery will be added advantage

8. Exp with Django/Flask frameworks will be added advantage

9. Knowledge of software best practices like Test-Driven Development (TDD) and Continuous Integration (CI) will be added adnavtage

Requirements:

1. Developing software solutions in conjunction with Relational theory, Rest APIs and NoSQL database technologies

2. Knowledge of cloud based technologies in AWS or Azure will be added advantage

3. Understanding of RDBMS technologies like MySQL, PostgreSQL.

4. Hands-on with Version control systems (GIT, SVN) and Unix/Ubuntu.

5. Experience in requirement analysis, HLD, LLD, unit & integration testing.

6. Good hands on experience in debugging application issues

TL;DR

1) Top performer in the company

2) Has worked with product based startup company

3) Ambitious and hardworking