Technical Architect

iSchoolConnect is an online platform that makes the University Admissions process hassle-free, fun and accessible to students around the globe. Using our unique AI technology, we allow students to apply to multiple universities with a single application. iSchoolConnect also connects with institutions worldwide and aids them in the transformation of their end-to-end admission processes using our various cutting-edge use cases. Our technologies include the Conversational AI chatbot, Document Grader, Video Interview Analyzer, and a Single application use case which aids institutions with International Enrollment Management

We are seeking a skilled Java Full Stack Developer with 3-4 years of experience in Core Java, Spring Framework, and Angular. The ideal candidate will design, develop, and maintain robust, scalable applications across both the front-end and back-end, working with SQL and NoSQL databases.

Location - Mumbai(Borivali W)

Key Responsibilities:

• Build and maintain applications using Core Java, Spring Framework (including modules such as Spring Boot, Spring MVC, and Spring Data), and Angular.
• Develop dynamic and responsive front-end components using Angular.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather and analyze requirements and deliver efficient, user-friendly solutions.
• Write clean, maintainable code for both front-end and back-end layers following best practices.
• Debug, troubleshoot, and optimize applications for performance, scalability, and security.
• Work with both SQL and NoSQL databases for application development.
• Contribute to software architecture and participate in code reviews.
• Stay updated on emerging technologies and frameworks.

Required Skills:

• 3-4 years of experience in Java development and front-end development using Angular.
• Proficiency in Core Java and Spring Framework (e.g., Spring Boot, Spring MVC, Spring Data).
• Hands-on experience with Angular for building front-end applications, including a solid understanding of TypeScript, RxJS, and State Management.
• Strong knowledge of Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) principles and design patterns.
• Experience with RESTful APIs, SQL, and NoSQL databases (e.g., MongoDB, MySQL).
• Familiarity with ORM tools like Hibernate/JPA and version control systems (e.g., Git).
• Knowledge of unit testing frameworks (JUnit, Mockito) and testing tools for Angular (e.g., Jasmine, Karma).
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Preferred Skills:

• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and containerization tools (e.g., Docker).
• Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins) and front-end build tools.
• Familiarity with other front-end frameworks or libraries is a plus.

Looking for a passionate developer and team player who wants to learn, contribute and bring

fun & energy to the team. We are a friendly startup where we provide opportunities to explore

and learn a lot of things(new technology/tools etc.,) in building quality products using

best-in-class technology.

Responsibilities

● Design and develop new features using Full-stack development

(Java/Spring/React/Angular/Mysql) for a cloud(AWS/others) and mobile product

application in SOA/microservices architecture.

● Design awesome features and continuously improve them by exploring alternatives /

technologies to make design improvements.

● Performance testing with Gatling (Scala).

● Work with CI/CD pipeline and tools (Docker, Ansible) to improve build and

deployment process.

● Working with QA to ensure the quality and timing of new release deployments.

Skills/Experience

Good coding/problem solving skills and interest in learning new things will be the key.

Time /Training will be provided to learn new technologies/tools.

● 2 or more years of professional experience in building web/mobile applications using

Java or similar technologies (C#, Ruby, Python, Elixir, NodeJS).

● Experience in Spring Framework or similar frameworks.

● Experience in any DB (SQL/noSQL)

● Any experience in front-end development using React/Vue/Angular/similar

frameworks.

● Any experience with Java/similar testing frameworks (JUnit/Mocks etc).

Founding Engineer:

As a Founding Engineer, you'll be responsible for designing, building, and launching our product to customers. Specifically,

• Since our team is lean and we plan to keep it that way - you’ll be one of the first five engineers in leading the zero-to-one journey of a product our customers are hungry for
• Lead technical design and implementation of the frontend and backend of the product with coaching and mentorship from world-class technical architects
• Have knowledge of (or learn) how to work with Shopify’s CLI
• Iterate quickly to create delightful user experiences, working closely with customers/ design partners
• Help us hire a world-class engineering team in the months ahead
• Our team is currently fully remote (with offices to be opened in Bangalore and Mumbai over next few months) and cross-border across San Francisco, Boston, and India - help us cultivate a remote-first, inclusive, diverse, and friendly culture
• Work directly with the founders with an ownership mindset

Skills and Experience:

• Prior experience working with backend tech stacks (e.g. Spring Boot, Ruby on Rails, Django, Laravel)
• Experience with service service-oriented architecture, writing REST APIs, unit testing, and architectural design
• Understanding of modern web stacks and architecture (HTTP, REST, GraphQL, WebSockets)
• Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases and other technologies (e.g. Mysql, Redis, Kafka)
• Prior experience working with frontend tech stacks (e.g. React, Angular, Vue.js)
• Prior experience working with frontend UI frameworks (e.g. Bootstrap, Tailwind CSS)

• BE/ B.Tech/ MCA/ BCA
• Strong organizational and project management skills.
• Proficiency with fundamental front-end languages such as HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
• Familiarity with JavaScript frameworks such as Angular JS, React
• Familiarity with database technology such as MySQL, Oracle, and MongoDB.
• Excellent verbal communication skills.
• Good problem-solving skills.
• Attention to detail.

Technical:

• Strong knowledge of HTML, CSS & Strong proficiency in JavaScript, including DOM manipulation and the JavaScript object model
• Experience in JavaScript Frontend Framework/Library (ie ReactJS, gatsbyjs, AngularJS, Vue.js)
• Experience in JavaScript Backend Framework/Library (ie Node.js, Express.js)
• Experience with Popular React.js Workflows (i.e. Flux or Redux)
• Familiar with JavaScript Standard ECMAScript (or ES)
• Knowledge of secure authorization mechanisms, i.e. JSON Web Token
• Familiarity with modern front-end build pipelines and tools (i.e. NPM or Yarn, Gulp or Grunt)
• Experience with common front-end development tools such as Babel, Webpack, etc.
• A knack for benchmarking and optimization
• Understanding of server-side CSS pre-processors such as Stylus, Less
• ORM Knowledge (i.e. Sequelize or Mongoose)
• Knowledge of isomorphic React is a plus
• Familiarity with Firebase, MongoDB, MySQL, PostgreSQL Database
• Understanding of RPC, REST and GraphQL
• Familiarity with Version Control such as GitHub, BitBucket

Position – Principal Architect

Location – Bangalore/Mumbai/Remote

About Us

upGrad is an online education platform building the careers of tomorrow by offering the most industry-relevant programs in an immersive learning experience. Our mission is to create a new digital-first learning experience to deliver tangible career impact to individuals at scale. upGrad currently offers programs in Data Science, Machine Learning, Product Management, Digital Marketing, and Entrepreneurship, etc.

upGrad is looking for people passionate about management and education to help design learning programs for working professionals to stay sharp and stay relevant and help build the careers of tomorrow.

• upGrad was awarded the https://iamaiida.in/index.php">Best Tech for Education by IAMAI for 2018-19
• upGrad was also ranked as one of the https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/linkedin-top-startups-2018-25-most-sought-after-india-linkedin/">LinkedIn Top Startups 2018: The 25 most sought-after startups in India
• upGrad was earlier selected as one of the https://www.fastcompany.com/most-innovative-companies/2017/sectors/india">top ten most innovative companies in India by FastCompany.
• We were also https://www.ft.com/content/9150579a-f24c-11e6-95ee-f14e55513608">covered by the Financial Times along with other disruptors in Ed-Tech
• upGrad is the https://yourstory.com/2017/01/startup-india-learning-program-offers-free-online-entrepreneurship-course/">official education partner for Government of India - Startup India program
• Our program with IIIT B has been ranked https://www.analyticsindiamag.com/top-10-courses-and-training-programs-on-artificial-intelligence-in-india-ranking-2018/">#1 program in the country in the domain of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

About the Role

A highly motivated individual who has experience in architecting end to end web based ecommerce/online/SaaS products and systems; bringing them to production quickly and with high quality. Able to understand expected business results and map architecture to drive business forward. Passionate about building world class solutions.

Role and Responsibilities

• Work with Product Managers and Business to understand business/product requirements and vision.
• Provide a clear architectural vision in line with business and product vision.
• Lead a team of architects, developers, and data engineers to provide platform services to other engineering teams.
• Provide architectural oversight to engineering teams across the organization.
• Hands on design and development of platform services and features owned by self - this is a hands-on coding role.
• Define guidelines for best practices covering design, unit testing, secure coding etc.
• Ensure quality by reviewing design, code, test plans, load test plans etc. as appropriate.
• Work closely with the QA and Support teams to track quality and proactively identify improvement opportunities.
• Work closely with DevOps and IT to ensure highly secure and cost optimized operations in the cloud.
• Grow technical skills in the team - identify skill gaps with plans to address them, participate in hiring, mentor other architects and engineers.
• Support other engineers in resolving complex technical issues as a go-to person.

Skills/Experience

• 12+ years of experience in design and development of ecommerce scale systems and highly scalable SaaS or enterprise products.
• Extensive experience in developing extensible and scalable web applications with
  • Java, Spring Boot, Go
  • Web Services - REST, OAuth, OData
  • Database/Caching - MySQL, Cassandra, MongoDB, Memcached/Redis
  • Queue/Broker services - RabbitMQ/Kafka
  • Microservices architecture via Docker on AWS or Azure.
• Experience with web front end technologies - HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript libraries and frameworks such as jQuery, AngularJS, React, Vue.js, Bootstrap etc.
• Extensive experience with cloud based architectures and how to optimize design for cost.
• Expert level understanding of secure application design practices and a working understanding of cloud infrastructure security.
• Experience with CI/CD processes and design for testability.
• Experience working with big data technologies such as Spark/Storm/Hadoop/Data Lake Architectures is a big plus.
• Action and result-oriented problem-solver who works well both independently and as part of a team; able to foster and develop others' ideas as well as his/her own.
• Ability to organize, prioritize and schedule a high workload and multiple parallel projects efficiently.
• Excellent verbal and written communication with stakeholders in a matrixed environment.
• Long term experience with at least one product from inception to completion and evolution of the product over multiple years.

Qualification

B.Tech/MCA (IT/Computer Science) from a premier institution (IIT/NIT/BITS) and/or a US Master's degree in Computer Science.

Years of Exp – 14+

• Design and develop high-volume, low-latency applications for mission-critical systems, delivering high-availability and performance.
• Contribute in all phases of the development lifecycle.
• Write well designed, testable, efficient code.
• Ensure designs are in compliance with specifications.
• Prepare and produce releases of software components.
• Build and deploy on to AWS
• Support continuous improvement by investigating alternatives and technologies and presenting these for architectural review.

As Lead Software Engineer, we are looking for a person who loves to engineer design specs into usable interactions. Responsibilities will include translation of the UI/UX design wireframes to actual code that will produce visual elements of the application. You will work with the development team to understand and bridge the gap between graphical design and technical implementation, taking an active role and defining how the application looks as well as how it works.

This is an innovative role and requires a candidate who is extremely motivated, dedicated, and passionate about development. It's a high growth opportunity to be part of a fast-growing startup!

Key Responsibilities :

- Build scalable web applications using MERN Stack
- Convert visual designs to UI elements with an acute eye for detail and design fidelity
- Make web applications responsive and cross-browser compatible
- Optimize application performance and reduce page loading speed
- Collaborate with various teams to develop new features
- Ability to work under pressure and deliver projects with tight deadlines
- Implement unit tests and integration tests to drive development efficiency.

Requirements :

- 3 years of work experience comprising of Backend(preferably NodeJS), Frontend (React/Angular) and Software Design/Architecture
- 2+ years experience building Production grade applications on ReactJS or Angular - STRICT REQUIREMENT
- Expertise in building UI components in a reusable manner.
- Knowledge of messaging services like Apache Kafka, RabbitMQ
- Experience in integrating REST APIs and developing data processing pipelines
- Experience in distributed web services development and chaining
- Understanding of cloud services like AWS and GCP
- Experience with DevOps technologies such as Docker, Kubernetes, Jenkins, CI/CD, etc
- Experience in working with Mapping Library like Google Maps, Mapbox or Leaflet is a plus.

Salary - 4-6.5 lpa

Skills:

• Proficiency with JavaScript and HTML5
• Minimum 2+ years of hands-on experience with AngularJS and Angular Frameworks
• Experience with Java, JSON, Spring Boot and Hibernate 
• Experience with MYSQL databases
• Familiarity with Linux environments
• Experience with GIT 
• Hands on experience with AWS S3 is preferred
• Experience with web servers & application servers such as Apache and Nginx is good to have.

Responsibilities: 

• Design and develop client-side and server-side architecture
• Develop and manage well-functioning database
• Implementation of approved user interface
• Design and construction of REST APIs
• Server management and deployment for the relevant environment