Tech Lead - Full Stack Developer

Responsibilities:

● Work with development teams and product managers to ideate software solutions.

● Design user-side and server-side architecture.

● Build the front-end of applications through appealing visual design.

● Develop and manage well-functioning databases and applications on MYSQL.

● Write effective APIs.

● Test software to ensure responsiveness and efficiency.

● Troubleshoot, debug and upgrade software.

● Create security and data protection settings.

● Build features and applications with a mobile responsive design.

● Write technical documentation.

Requirements:

● Proven experience as a Full Stack Developer or similar role.

● Experience developing web and mobile applications. ● Knowledge of multiple front-end languages and libraries (e.g. HTML/ CSS, JavaScript).

● Knowledge of back-end language(Node.js) and JavaScript frameworks (Angular, React, Vue but preferably React).

● Familiarity with MySQL databases, web servers (e.g. Apache) and UI/UX design.

● Excellent communication and teamwork skills.

● Great attention to detail Organizational skills. The knowledge of following, will fetch you brownie points during interviews:

● Ruby on Rails.

● Familiarity with AWS.

● Familiarity with Docker

Job Description:

We are seeking an experienced Full Stack React Developer who is passionate about building and maintaining scalable mobile and web applications. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in both front-end and back-end development, with expertise in React for web and React Native for mobile development. You will work closely with our founder to implement new features, optimize performance, and ensure the highest quality user experience across both platforms.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain the front-end of our app using React for web and React Native for mobile.

• Build and manage the back-end services and APIs to support both the mobile and web apps, including database design and integration.

• Implement responsive design principles to ensure the app works seamlessly across various devices and screen sizes.

• Optimize the app for maximum speed and scalability.

• Integrate third-party services and APIs as needed.

• Troubleshoot and debug issues to ensure the apps run smoothly on both web and mobile platforms.

Requirements:

• Proven experience as a Full Stack Developer or similar role with a focus on React and React Native.

• Strong proficiency in JavaScript, HTML, and CSS.

• Experience with back-end frameworks (Node.js, Express, Firebase etc.).

• Proficiency in database design and management (Firestore, SQL, NoSQL).

• Experience with RESTful APIs and third-party integrations.

• Familiarity with version control systems (Git).

• Knowledge of responsive design principles and mobile-first development.

• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.

• Strong communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively in a remote team environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in building and scaling e-commerce or rental platforms.

• Familiarity with cloud services (AWS, Google Cloud, etc.).

• Understanding of CI/CD pipelines and automated testing.

• Knowledge of UI/UX design principles.

• Collaborate with internal teams and the Solution Architect to discuss software design and architecture and best practices.
• Learn & work on POC's of trending technology along with the Solution Architect

• Translate application storyboards and use cases into functional applications
• Ensures the code follows latest coding practices and industry standards
• Contribute development activities into various projects
• Ensure the best possible performance, quality, and responsiveness of applications
• Should be able to identify, categorize, parse out, articulate and fix problems that occur in applications
• Should understand concept of iterative development and leverage DevOps tools for CI & CD
• Form strong working relationships with your peers and across the team
• Mentoring and educating less experienced team members in related technologies using methods such as informal training, pair programming etc
• Project Participation

• Early adoption of trending technologies
• Proactive communication/soft skills

• Deep knowledge of OOPS, and RESTful API services.
• Experience using well-known JavaScript frameworks and libraries, such as React / Angular / Vue etc.
• Deep expertise in one or more of the following technologies - PHP, NodeJS, .NET
• Knowledge of DevOps (Containerization / Jenkins Pipeline, etc.)
• Ability to write and high quality and secure code and understand performance issues
• Experience with database systems, with knowledge of SQL and NoSQL stores (e.g., MySQL, Oracle / MongoDB, SQL Server, etc.)
• Experience on cloud related technologies (AWS / Azure) could be add-on.
• Proficient in multiple stacks of technologies / systems / tools and focus on building depth and breadth of skills.
• Demonstrate the ability to build a work plan or parts of a work plan, as applicable for role
• Strong understanding of Agile methodologies.

• Development - .NET Core | PHP | HTML5/CSS | Angular | React | VueJS
• DevOps - GIT, Jenkins
• Cloud – AWS | Azure
• Database – Oracle | Mongo DB | MSSQL | MySQL | PostGreSQL

• Team Player
• Strong communication skills with ability to communicate complex technical concepts and align organization on decisions
• Ability to communicate well in English
• Sound problem-solving skills with the ability to quickly process complex information and present it clearly and simply
• Passionate about technology and excited about the impact of emerging/disruptive technologies
• Open to learning new ideas outside scope or knowledge skillset
• Creating a positive environment within the team
• Strong team player and be a technical lead for the team.
• Challenge the status quo

Merkle|Sokrati, a leader in Paid Search & Social Advertising, provides a sophisticated technology solution to efficiently manage Digital Marketing campaigns for several brands in India. The technology developed takes a beating of serving and tracking 20M+ impressions a day. It runs crunching algorithms and keyword discovery routines using distributed computing, housing the entire data in distributed caches and sharded MySQL databases.

To be a geek at Merkle|Sokrati you need to know how to build scalable and high-performance systems. Nothing at Sokrati is small. We start with a proof of concept that demands a traffic rate of 10M+! To achieve any of this you need to understand Distributed Systems, Distributed Caching, High-scale Databases. And we possess the skills to create software that makes this entire heterogeneous system function together even if it runs on 100 boxes. A system that is so widely used cannot sustain any downtime and hence it uses elegant high-availability techniques to survive an outage. Not many startups can say “been there, done that”!

@Merkle|Sokrati, you will:

• Implement solutions for broadly defined problems
• Drive best practices and engineering excellence
• Be involved in the development of code in object-oriented languages like Java etc and build large scale robust distributed systems
• Be involved in full fledged product development.
• Build New Features, Push them to production fast.
• Debug production issues across services and levels of the stack
• Build services or APIs which will for easy application integrations at Sokrati to develop applications faster.
• Build scalable/fault-tolerant backend systems that process and analyze billions of data points every day.

You'd fit right in if you have:

• 2-4 years of experience in building successful production software systems
• A solid grounding in Computer Science fundamentals (based on a BE/BTech or MS in Computer Science)
• Experience developing software services and an understanding of design for scalability, performance and reliability.
• Mastery of the tools of the trade, including a variety of modern programming languages (Python, Java, JavaScript, C/C++) and open-source technologies (Linux, Spring)
• Proven ability to work in a fast paced, agile and in an ownership and results oriented culture

If you are excited about:

• Having an unmatched startup experience that allows you to work on bleeding-edge technologies.
• Making a splash in a multi-billion dollar Digital Advertising industry
• Learning & Growing far beyond your current horizon
• A place full of like-minded & ridiculously smart folks
• A start-up culture that you'd cherish forever in your work life

Feel like you are a good fit? We would love to hear from you!