Technical Manager

Job title : Backend Engineer

Location : Remote

Job Description

• Responsibilities:
• Execute on the software development strategy to improve our dynamic highly distributed system
• Understand and implement software development/engineering lifecycle concepts to drive features from conception to delivery
• Collaborate closely with the product management, architects and dev-ops to achieve quality releases
• Work hand-in-hand with customer support, documentation and downstream teams to enable customer success
• Make appropriate trade-offs to optimize time-to-release while maintaining performance and scalability requirements
• Be able to clearly communicate goals and desired outcomes to internal project teams
• Interview, mentor and coach new team members

Skills :

Requirements:

• BS/MS in Computer Science/Engineering with 8 years or equivalent experience
• Be a self-starter, able to learn independently and adapt quickly
• Advanced-level of experience as hands-on Core Java Software Engineer in a distributed/cloud-based product
• Solid experience with Spring framework, Rest API, MongoDB, ElasticSearch, Kubernetes and Docker
• Cloud Experience (AWS, Google Cloud, Azure)
• Strong experience and knowledge with Micro services, distributed processing systems, and performance optimization
• Experience with Agile development process and embrace Agile methodologies
• Strong believer of automation test and strive for higher code coverage
• Can-do attitude on problem-solving, quality and ability to execute

Education

• BS/MS in Computer Science/Engineering with 5 years or equivalent experience

• Strong programming skills in Javascript/TypeScript, Python or Go.
• Hands-on experience in API development and frameworks such Express, Loopback, Hapi.
• Good Understanding of SQL and NoSQL database.
• Experience in test driven development. (writing unit test and API test).
• Understanding of basic cloud computing concepts and experience in using any of the major cloud service providers(AWS/GCP/Azure).
• Ability to build and deploy the application in a containerized environment.
• Understanding of application logging and monitoring systems like Prometheus or Kibana.

Qualification: 

• B.E/B.Tech/M.E./M.Tech/M.S. from a reputed university with a good academic record.
• Curiosity to explore the cutting edge technologies and bake them in the products.
• Zeal and drive to take end to end ownership.

Responsibilities:

• Write well designed, testable, scalable and efficient code and oversee assigned programs (e.g. conduct code review) and provide guidance to team members
• Apply design principles to ensure code modularity and error handling at appropriate levels
• Communicate software requirements to development teams
• Evaluate and select appropriate software or hardware and suggest integration methods
• Address technical concerns, ideas and suggestions and provide technological solution to it
• Monitor systems to ensure they meet both user needs and business goals
• Design the overall structure of the platform and oversee programs to ensure the proper implementation of the architecture

Desired Skills and Experience

• 2-7years of relevant experience in an online start-up with a record of substantial achievements

in the specific role

• Strong programming foundation in PHP, MySQL, Oops Concepts and can develop core PHP based applications
• Must have worked on MVC frameworks – Laravel, CodeIgniter, Cake PHP or Zend.
• Experience with JavaScript and jQuery for producing AJAX applications.
• HTML5, CSS3, XML knowledge is mandatory
• Ability to make modifications to the systems with little or no interruption of service
• Solid exposure to API integrations and familiar with various design & architectural patterns
• Understanding fundamental design principles behind a scalable application
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment

CartX is a small, fast-growing, and remote-first company. We are a high converting one-page checkout and post-purchase one-click upsell for thriving eCommerce stores. We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our mission and work on our ambitious product roadmap. Ideal candidates have a solid technical background on complex systems.

→ What you will be doing:
– Solve engineering problems that affects hundreds of customers
– Develop and launch end-to-end new key features
– Take ownership and responsibility of challenging tasks
– Interact and collaborate with the team
– Research, innovate and propose new ideas that can lead to new projects
– Play an important role by shaping our company’s best practices and culture
– Learn fast and adapt quickly

→ Required
– 5+ years of experience as a Software Engineer
– Experience on LAMP
– Experience on Bitbucket
– Knowledge on API’s such as Twilio, Stripe and others
– Great communications skills
– Fluent in English (written and speaking)

→ What We Offer
- Work remotely from home or any co-working space
- Work with a top-notch engineering team
- Unlimited vacation policy
- Ownership and autonomy over exciting tasks
-  Be part of an exciting fast-growing startup