Technical Lead

Java Technical Lead

We are solving complex technical problems in the financial industry and need talented software engineers to join our mission and be a part of a global software development team.

A brilliant opportunity to become a part of a highly motivated and expert team which has made a mark as a high-end technical consulting.

Experience: 10+ years

Location: Mumbai

Job Description:

• Experience in Core Java, Spring Boot.

• Experience in microservices.

• Extensive experience in developing enterprise-scale systems for global organization. Should possess good architectural knowledge and be aware of enterprise application design patterns.

• Should be able to analyze, design, develop and test complex, low-latency client-facing applications.

• Good development experience with RDBMS in SQL Server, Postgres, Oracle or DB2

• Good knowledge of multi-threading

• Basic working knowledge of Unix/Linux

• Excellent problem solving and coding skills in Java

• Strong interpersonal, communication and analytical skills.

• Should be able to express their design ideas and thoughts.

About Wissen Technology: Wissen Technology is a niche global consulting and solutions company that brings unparalleled domain expertise in Banking and Finance, Telecom and Startups. Wissen Technology is a part of Wissen Group and was established in the year 2015. Wissen has offices in the US, India, UK, Australia, Mexico, and Canada, with best-in-class infrastructure and development facilities. Wissen has successfully delivered projects worth $1 Billion for more than 25 of the Fortune 500 companies. The Wissen Group overall includes more than 4000 highly skilled professionals.

Wissen Technology provides exceptional value in mission critical projects for its clients, through thought leadership, ownership, and assured on-time deliveries that are always ‘first time right’.

Our team consists of 1200+ highly skilled professionals, with leadership and senior management executives who have graduated from Ivy League Universities like Wharton, MIT, IITs, IIMs, and NITs and with rich work experience in some of the biggest companies in the world.

Wissen Technology offers an array of services including Application Development, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, Big Data & Analytics, Visualization & Business Intelligence, Robotic Process Automation, Cloud, Mobility, Agile & DevOps, Quality Assurance & Test Automation.

We have been certified as a Great Place to Work® for two consecutive years (2020-2022) and voted as the Top 20 AI/ML vendor by CIO Insider.

Seeking passionate Software Engineers having 2+ years of experience in Ruby on Rails.

• Excellent verbal & written communication skills. And you enjoy collaborating with others
• 2+ year of experience with Ruby on Rails or other Ruby frameworks
• Sound knowledge of object-oriented programming concepts and design patterns
• Strong knowledge of relational database concepts, PostgreSQL, MySQL, etc.
• Working knowledge of Javascript, DOM, CSS, HTML
• Strong experience with Git versioning systems

• Experience with modern Javascript libraries, frameworks & its ecosystem will be a huge plus. Example: React.js / Ember.js / Angular.js / Vue.js etc.
• Experience with Micro-service Architecture, Service Oriented Architecture (SOA), GraphQL, and REST APIs will be a huge plus
• Working knowledge or understanding of the SaaS ecosystem will be a plus
• Contribution to open source projects, have participated in some technical community or meetups or interest group or have written or spoken in public about their technical ideas
• Inclination to develop your own gems or reusable components or libraries

• We're a remote-friendly and calm company
• We use the latest and powerful hardware for software development
• We are heavy on extreme programming and agile methodology. Our DNA is engineering practices like TDD, CI, CD, Code reviews, Pair programming, etc
• We love to collaborate and contribute to open source projects (check: https://www.github.com/kiprosh">Kiprosh Github)
• We encourage and help you to blog about your development experience with the rest of the world. (check: https://blog.kiprosh.com/">Kiprosh Engineering Blogs)
• Our dedicated CoE (Center of Excellence) group ensures that company-wide we all achieve excellence in the area of our interest, learn the latest and greatest, and keep sharing product & technology topics regularly across the organization
• Company-wide, we conduct monthly events to have fun together as a One Kiprosh team.
• We are big on rewards and recognition. We celebrate spotlight awards every quarter. We have yearly award ceremonies and celebrations. (check: https://www.linkedin.com/company/kiprosh">Kiprosh Linkedin Page)
• We have company-wide outings twice a year (but pause for a year since March 2020 due to Covid19 pandemic)
• We are a passionate group of humble, kind, and fun-loving individuals

• Good knowledge of SQL and related databases, with a preference for those with MySQL experience.
• Excellent knowledge of the basic PHP 7 or web server exploits along with their solutions.
• Experience building or maintaining a CMS.
• Knowledge of MVC frameworks.
• A detailed understanding of database design and administration.
• Proficiency when it comes to code versioning tools.
• The ability to integrate a variety of data sources and databases into a single system.
• Proficiency when it comes to code versioning tools.
• Work closely with the IT team in completing projects.
• Troubleshoot and fix any issues relating to PHP programs.
• Ensure smooth operations of web processes and infrastructure.
• Create scripts to facilitate client systems to meet performance and objectives.
• Test and develop software for client applications.
• Create documentation for software created.
• Utilize source debuggers and write or modify client software.
• Produce results effectively and within the deadlines set.

Responsibilities

• Perform a mix of maintenance, enhancements, and new development as required
• Work in a data analyst role and with business intelligence applications
• Document features, technical specifications & infrastructure Responsibilities
• Work cross-functionally to convert business needs into technical specifications

Qualifications

• 3+ years' of experience in web development and software design.
• Proven experience as a PHP developer in a competitive environment.
• Strong knowledge of PHP coding and web-based applications.
• Good understanding of website integration and software creation.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Able to follow clear instructions according to client demands.
• Expertise in front-end technologies (HTML, JavaScript, CSS), PHP frameworks, and MySQL databases.

• Expertise in Database Administration on Production Servers with server configuration, performance tuning, and maintenance with outstanding troubleshooting capabilities in Cloud – AWS / Azure.
• Efficient in Architecting, Configuring, Maintaining, Monitoring, Troubleshooting SQL Servers.
• Strong understanding of SQL database structures, principles, and practice
• Strong experience handling Backups, Restores, Corruption, and Disaster Recovery scenarios.
• Experience in installing and configuring SQL Server databases of different versions.
• Experience in Performance Tuning and Optimization, backups, restores, recovery models. Writing & optimizing SQL statements, partitioning, clustering, HA, DR. Experience in DMV & DDL queries.
• Independently analyze, solve, and correct issues in real-time, providing problem resolution end-to-end.
• Skilled in working with large volumes of data and loading data from multiple sources.
• Knowledge of reporting and query tools and practices.
• Knowledge of indexes, index management, and statistics.
• Skilled in deploying database change scripts
• Scheduling database backups, taking full and Transaction log backups.
• Automate SQL server tasks (SQL jobs, Windows scripts, etc.)
• Exposure to MySQL will be an added advantage.

Soft skills:

• Mission led. Someone who buys into the mission of a company and the problem they are solving. The company is growing fast and have a tonne of things they need to achieve; they want people that are bought in for the long term and believe in what they’re doing. 
• Pragmatic thinker. You have a structured approach to situations, if you do not know the answer, you’ll know how to find it out. 
• Open to change. You are able to work in a fast-paced environment where priorities can change instantly, and you are able to adjust. 
• Technologist. Someone that is passionate about what they do and experienced in server operating systems and application deployment, configuration, and maintenance. 
• Communication and Presentations skills.

About us:

Strata is a commercial real estate investment platform that offers investors the opportunity to invest in pre-leased commercial assets such as offices, warehouses, and retail spaces across India.

We are one of the fastest-growing PropTech platforms in India and are backed by Elevation Capital, Mayfield, Kotak Investment Advisors, Gruhas (a venture by Nikhil Kamath of Zerodha) and DLF Family Office.

Our headquarter is in Bangalore, India.

We are a small yet close-knit team of 35+ people.

About you:

You have a knack for product and strongly equipped with engineering skills to make it a reality. You don’t jump into implementation unless you have clearly understood the problem/requirements and have a written design. You don’t hesitate asking questions and giving critical reviews while respecting others’ opinions. You are a fearless engineer, and not afraid to fail, not on production though ;) You have a strong sense of ownership. You have a startup experience. You don’t feel annoyed if required to work on off days in case of production incidents (no development).

Your responsibilities:

You will primarily work on the backend maintaining the existing platform and writing new enhancements and features. Apart from your own features, as a senior member of the team you will be expected to be actively involved in overall design discussions and peer code reviews. You will factor in extensibility, maintainability, scalability and security in designs and code. You will ensure that best engineering practices are followed. You will support your team members when they are facing challenges, and mentor them when appropriate. You will strive for overall engineering excellence.

Must-have Skills:

• 4-8 years of total experience
• 2+ years of experience in Django and DRF. You must be pro at it. The team will be looking up to you for making most out of DRF.
• Designing and building  scalable web applications
• Good understanding of REST principles
• SQL database design and queries
• Working knowledge of AWS

Good-To-Have Skills:

• Angular or any other JavaScript frontend framework
• Designing microservices
• DevOps experience

FAQ's.

1. Your technology ingredients?

Programming languages:
Our backend is written in Python using Django framework. And the frontend is in AngularJS. Currently there is no mobile app.

Infrastructure:
We are an AWS shop and use their services for most needs, Docker for containerization and ECS as orchestrator, RDS as database, S3 for storage and SQS as messaging backend.

Other tools:
BitBucket for Git and CI/CD pipeline, Trello for project management; and Google Meets and Slack for communication.

2. Your hiring plan?

Currently the engineering team comprises of 3 engineers, and we plan to grow it to 8 by the end of 2021.

3. Your Interview process?

We will try to finish the process within two weeks. In case we can’t go ahead with  your candidature, we will clearly and immediately let you know. But in case of competing applications, we may request you to wait for a week or two.

1. 15 minutes introductory call to discuss requirements and expectations
2. 30 minutes online coding assignment on a screen sharing session
3. 1 hour technical interview covering problem solving, code review and aptitude
4. 15 minutes call with co-founder for final discussion

In case of inability to come to a conclusion from either side, we may go for an additional round.

4. Your WFH and WFO policy?

Due to Covid-19 the team is working from home and will continue till March-2022. After that we will work from the Bangalore or Pune office (yet to be finalised). You should be open to relocate to any of the cities.

5. Your funding status?

In March 2020, Strata raised $1.5 million in seed funding; and $6 million in Series-A in July 2021.

• Looking for a talented PHP Developer having experience in writing clean PHP code.
• Someone very good at understanding requirements and developing services & features quickly.
• Good communication skills & team player, who engages with all stakeholders of the project to add clarity for all aspects of the ongoing software development project.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Having good attention to detail & requirements.
• Building software applications in PHP.
• Developing applications using best design and coding practices.
• Writing, maintaining & upgrading middleware & back-end code and building efficient PHP modules.
• Troubleshooting application and code issues.
• Integrating code with Databases & data storage solutions.
• Finalizing back-end features and testing web services.
• Updating and altering application features to enhance performance.

Key Requirements :

• Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field.
• Must have Experience in PHP (Lumen & Laravel).
• Experience in creating scalable service-oriented & serverless applications.
• Experience with secure coding.
• Proficient BitBucket and Git.
• Should be experienced in following Agile methodologies. Tools - Jira & Confluence.
• Must have experience in RDBMS - Postgres/MySql and NoSql - MongoDB/Redis.
• Additional knowledge/experience in Python and NodeJs will be good to have.
• Good to have experience in AWS.
• Good problem solving, decision making and prioritization skills.

Icicle is looking for an experienced RoR developer who can effortlessly build with us the cleanest of all designs. We're looking for passionate Ruby on Rails developers to join our IT team in Mumbai.

Icicle builds Web & Mobile products for Startups, Brands, Digital Agencies and Enterprises, helping in bringing their ideas to life. More - www.icicletech.com

The team consists of bright young designers, hackers, senior developers, startup specialists. We are distributed with offices in Mumbai, Bangalore and New York. More - www.icicletech.com

What will you do?

As a Ruby on Rails developer, you will get to:

• Participates as an independent contributor on an agile development team working closely with team members to effectively deliver high quality code.
• Complete ownership of a product or feature from development to launch.
• Coordinate and participate in the code review process to ensure delivery of high-quality, testable code using best practices and current software patterns.
• Review and mentor other team members. Be a team player!
• Get complete control of the product with active involvement in deciding stack and architecture.

What we are looking for

• Minimum 3+ years in depth hard core experience in Ruby on Rails
• Deep understanding of object-orientated programming
• A knack for writing clean, readable maintainable Ruby code.
• Identify bottlenecks and bugs, and devise solutions to these problems.
• Skillset in Testing using Rspec
• Demonstrated skills and experience with writing testable code and using related best practices.
• Understanding of web services technologies such as REST is required.
• Good experience and understanding of continuous integration and deployment process.
• Knowledge in working with AWS or other cloud platform
• Experience in working with limited direction while exceeding delivery expectations.
• Great communication, particularly in explaining your coding processes, suggestions for best practices, and identifying ways to improve the teams coding quality.

Technical Expertise
Core

Ruby, Ruby on Rails, HTML, CSS3, JavaScript, Rest API
Databases

PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis, Memcached
Testing

Rspec (or any other Unit testing framework)
Cloud/Deployments

Capistrano, Docker, Heroku, AWS, Kubernetes

Desirable Skills

• Participation in open-source projects.
• Actively involved in solving problems on Github, Stackoverflow.com and groups.
• Experience working in JS and front end frameworks (React)
• Interest in learning new technologies.

Why Icicle

• 100% work-life balance
• Competitive salary
• Perks of getting free Gym Membership vouchers.
• Medical checkup Vouchers with topnotch hospitals and coupons for medical bills.
• Exposure to futuristic technology, mentally stimulating work environment.
• Opportunity to work with a big team of experienced, committed, talented people with a great sense of humour.
• Stability of a legacy company and agility of a startup - best of both the world.
• A healthy work environment with no politics, no bureaucracy.
• Encouraged to learn new skills, grow together, not just maintain the status quo

So, if you have 3+ years of experience developing applications with Ruby on Rails, apply today!