Technical Lead_Mean Stack Developer

Hi,
We are hiring for the position of Technical Lead - Full Stack for one of our premium clients.

Skills: React JS, Node JS, Python, Golang, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Angular, Typescript.

Location : Chennai

JOB DESCRIPTION :

- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

- Ability to work independently, learn quickly and be proactive.

- 10-14 years of hands-on experience working on Web Full Stack technologies, with at least 4-6 years of experience developing applications with/on React/NextJS, NoSQL, and REST APIs.

- Proficiency in JavaScript/TypeScript (ES6), NodeJS, HTML5, CSS3, CSS Preprocessors, Web-pack, Gulp.

- Client-side scripting and JavaScript frameworks - jQUery, ReactJS, Redux, Babel, JSX.

- Experience in designing high-performance REST APIs and associated data structures.

- Familiarity with developing microservices using containerization technologies such as docker, Kubernetes, etc.

- Working knowledge of git and using branches for development.

• High School diploma or GED required 
• A minimum of 5 years’ experience designing and building scalable web based applications 
• Experience with RESTful web services, Java/Spring framework, NodeJS applications, React & Vue Frameworks 
• Strong relational database modeling and SQL experience (Oracle, MSSQL)f 
• Solid knowledge of testing principle and ability to build comprehensive test suite  
• Demonstrated UI design and UX sensibilities 
• Experience in scripting against Windows/Linux i.e. PowerShell, VB or Unix Shell Script, Python  
• Ability to coordinate the release/deployment process and versioning, code, configuration management 
• Experience with Git/Bitbucket and Opensource Tools and Agile methodologies 
• Experience leading software developers on development best practices as a technical lead 
• Experience with using JIRA (for defect tracking and for ITSM ticketing with Incident/Problem/Change)  

Role :

We are building one of the world's best tech platforms for online giving, where we provide opportunities for people to donate to any cause, non-profit or geography that they care about, in the most simple, personalized and effective manner. We scale our impact on the lives of millions of underprivileged people every year through our workplace giving, subscription giving and crowdfunding products.

At Give, we are looking for top-talent for our engineering team - software engineers who want to solve complex problems, continually learn, and most importantly, make a real impact in the lives of others.

Responsibilities :

- Work alongside product to understand our requirements, and design, develop and iterate

- Think through complex architecture to build robust and scalable solutions

- Build well-abstracted modules and services

- Provide design reviews for other engineers, including feedback on architecture and design issues, as well as integration, performance and scalability

- Follow scrum methodology to iterate and deploy fast

- Mentor other team members and colleagues

- Contribute to documentation, process and procedures

Requirements :

- 7+ years of experience

- Expertise in various Javascript frameworks/libraries including, but not limited to NodeJS and React.js

- Advanced knowledge of JavaScript

- Understanding of the fundamental principles of asynchronous code

-The ability to write efficient, scalable, reusable code

- The ability to conceptualize, diagnose, architect, iterate and build systems, sub-systems and services that are complex and enterprise scale

- Advanced knowledge and experience in web and server-side technologies

- Experience in both NoSQL and relational databases (MongoDB, PostgreSQL or similar databases) and an advanced understanding of data modeling

- Experience in one or more OO language like Python/Flask (preferable), Java, Ruby, etc.

- Identity Management and Security (SSL protocols, data encryption, user authentication, authorization services)

- Expertise in Git

- The ability to work across all software platforms at a high level - frontend and backend, server management, CI/CD, administrate third party tools/services/integrations

- An advanced understanding of open source libraries/frameworks and integration with third party

- APIs - with a focus on Payments, Notifications and Analytics

- Advanced knowledge of client/server-side caching mechanisms across multiple layers

- Proven track record of technical leadership, software delivery, ownership and mentorship

- Superb understanding of scalable computing systems, software architecture, data structures and algorithms

- Deep understanding of service-oriented and microservice architectures

- Expertise in AWS and its related services (EC2, S3, RDS, Route53, Elastic Beanstalk and more) or an equivalent cloud provider, Linux and shell scripting

- Knowledge of Nginx, Docker, gunicorn is a plus

- The ability and the experience to proactively account for the edge cases rather than diagnosing them after the fact

Vah Vah! is an ed-tech company that offers online makeup courses in micro-batches to students across India to learn from the leading teachers in top cities. We provide holistic education with lots of practical training that makes our students job-ready with not just the base skills but also the soft skills for great customer service. Our teachers have more than 15+ years of experience in training makeup and have certified more than 1000+ students. Vah Vah! is founded by executives with extensive experience running consumer business and mobile games at scale (over 100 million players) at Zynga. Vah Vah! is backed by a leading investment firm.

Website Link: https://vahvah.com/

The Mission

Vah Vah teaches professional makeup to budding makeup artists and influencers through live online classes. We have students from Srinagar, all the way to the Andamans. And experienced teachers who have worked in Bridal Makeup, Ramp Shoots, Film and more. We empower our students to join the workforce as fully trained makeup artists. This is the future of vocational education, and you can help build it.

Our Culture

• Amazing workplace and colleagues to work with
• We have the right mixture of creativity, analytics and hustle to move fast in the right direction.
• You will work with colleagues who don’t take themselves too seriously but move mountains.
• See yourself evolving every month with new problems to solve and new skill to master.
• Work with the smartest engineers so you can learn from them.
• Competitive salary at par with the best in the industry
• Great stock options so you can benefit from the company's growth.
• Immense exposure to new technologies

Responsibilities:

• Complete ownership of building and maintaining Web APP
• Deliver across the entire app life cycle design, build, deploy, test, release to production and support
• Should be comfortable in building a great consumer user interface and responsive web apps.

Requirements:

• Overall experience of 2-4 years
• React Web Developer with 2+ years of experience
• Should have worked on NodeJS with express framework
• Understanding of Backend services, API implementation, and database systems. - Familiarity with MySQL and Mongo databases
• We encourage all our devs to have a base level of DevOps skills & w.r.t
• Source Control, CI/CD systems, Cloud Services such as AWS, Firebase, GCP Minimum 1 year of experience in responsive app development
• Ability to implement designs and functionality provided by UI/UX teams
• Strong knowledge of JavaScript ES6
• knowledge of Java/J2EE, Spring, Spring Boot, Spring Cloud is a plus

Key Skills:

• React/JS, NodeJS, Typescript
• Familiarity with Analytics integrations
• Conversant with Github, CI/CD pipeline

What you get:

• Amazing workplace and colleagues to work with
• Competitive salary at par with the best in the industry
• Immense exposure to new technologies

We need an experienced engineer who can lead our existing team and product. 

Job description 

• Must possess strong analytical skills to be able to break down complex problems into smaller atomic units of work.
• Must be able to develop application modules independently and fix any bugs promptly.
• Do unit testing for the development work carried out.
• Act as a mentor to the junior developers and provide technical guidance.
• Troubleshoot problems and provide solutions.
• Conduct and participate in project planning & scheduling, design discussions, and provide assistance during testing.
• Willing to learn and adopt new technologies in a short period of time as required by the project.
• Will require to produce technical documentation as the requirements of the project.
• Remain up to date with the modern industry practices involved in designing & developing high-quality software.
• Should be able to do performance engineering and identify and fix bottlenecks

Job Requirements

• Good knowledge of Node.js, Express.js, React
• Need clear understanding of JavaScript and Typescript.
• Sound understanding of MVC and design patterns.
• Excellent grasp of data structures and designing and developing ReST APIs.
• Good skills of NoSQL (MongoDB or equivalent).
• Must have at least 3 years’ experience in MEAN/MERN Stack development.
• Experience in developing responsive web applications.
• Good communication skills.
• Sound understanding of Agile and Scrum methodologies and ability to participate in local and remote Sprints.
• Good grasp of UI / UX concepts.
• Should have experience in using Git & VSCode.
• Knowledge of AWS and Postman will be considered positively.

• Demonstrated skills in development of apps where you have performed some role in UI – APIs - DB 
• You have experience with coding in more than one programming language, preferably Java
• Experience with Angular (4 & above), ReactJS, Vue, MongoDB, APIs/Microservices. 
• Experience on building APIs
• You have a sound understanding of programming fundamentals
• Passion for developing robust software and writing maintainable code. 
• Keen interest in new technologies and their timely adoption. 
• Willingness to work extended hours as required to deliver projects. 
• Ability to work well in a team to deliver on team goals. 
• Flexibility under changing conditions and ability to multi-task between projects. 
• Fluent verbal and written communication skills.
• Knowledge/Experience of Python based stack will be an added advantage