VP Engineer

Job Description – Full Stack Development (various levels)

"RAP - Rapid Acceleration Partners" provides practical AI solutions for digital business transformation. Intending to democratize AI, RAP has developed RAPFlow - an AI orchestration platform for building content intelligence solutions and RAPBot - an RPA tool for end-to-end automation. RAP’s vision is to provide a unified Intelligent Process Automation platform centered around Computer Vision and Natural Language Processing, combining it with RPA.

If you have the passion to be part of a fast-growing team that is geared towards redefining how IPA solutions are delivered and have that X Factor to contribute to a world class product, we have a place for you! Visit https://rapidautomation.ai/ for more details about RAP.

Position : Full Stack Developer (various levels)

Location : Chennai

Experience : 1-2 Years

Job type : Permanent

Team: You will be part of an engineering team, developing software that enables customers to automate business processes with low-code/no-code. The product(s) that you will work on have Web Applications, Web Services, AI components/services, Desktop, and Browser automation 

components, Data Pipelines, Analytics, Frameworks for development/testing/CICD, and more.

Responsibilities: Full Stack Engineer, i.e.

• Work on any/all layers of existing or new products, developing end-to-end features

• Build generic or custom solutions for PoCs

• Package/deploy/support/maintain the product in production and dev/test environments

Skills - Must have:

• Full Stack Development

• React

• Node.js

• TypeScript

• Mongodb

Skills – Good to have:

• Docker

• Node-RED

• DevOps - CI/CD

• Cloud deployment, architecture, and technologies

Responsibilities:

1.     Sales Generation:

·       Identify and prospect potential clients to generate new business opportunities.

·       Conduct effective sales presentations and product demonstrations to showcase the value proposition of our offerings.

·       Collaborate with the sales team to develop and implement sales strategies to achieve revenue targets.

·       Follow up with leads and coordinate the entire sales cycle from initial contact to closing deals.

2.     Client Relationship Management (only for Senior Associate):

·       Build and maintain strong relationships with clients by understanding their needs and providing tailored solutions.

·       Provide exceptional customer service and address client inquiries and concerns promptly and professionally.

·       Conduct regular client follow-ups to ensure client satisfaction and identify opportunities for upselling or cross-selling.

3.     Market Analysis (only for Senior Associate):

·       Stay updated on industry trends, market conditions, and competitor activities.

·       Conduct market analysis to identify potential business opportunities and target markets.

·       Gather customer feedback and market insights to contribute to product and service enhancements.

4.     Sales Administration:

·       Maintain accurate and up-to-date sales records, including customer profiles, sales activities, and pipeline management.

·       Prepare sales reports and forecasts for management review.

·       Collaborate with the sales team and other departments to streamline processes and improve sales effectiveness.

Qualifications and Skills:

·       Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, or a related field.

·       Proven track record of 1-3 years in sales or business development roles for an associate and 4-6 years in sales and business development roles for a senior associate, preferably in a B2B environment.

·       Relevant experience like training Industry, HR consultancy, etc

·       Strong negotiation and persuasion skills with the ability to close deals.

·       Excellent communication and presentation skills, both verbal and written.

·       Self-motivated and target-driven, with a demonstrated ability to work in a fast-paced sales environment.

·       Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build rapport and establish long-term client relationships.

Benefits:

·       Opportunities for career growth and professional development.

·       Collaborative and supportive work environment.

·       Ongoing training and skill development programs.

• Define software requirements for embedded software applications
• writing software requirements (SWE.1) requirements using DOORS.  Includes requirements analysis from systems requirements or customer requirement documents.
• Participate in software development processes such as requirements capture, analysis, linking software requirements to system requirements and architecture, customer specifications.
• Software requirements development, flow-down and management, traceability using DOORS or equivalent requirements capture tool.
• Work within ASPICE process objectives, achievement of ASPICE levels and supporting audits

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Include the following, other duties that may be assigned:

Lead the Requirement Discovery Calls.

Defining the Vision

Managing & Scoping the Product Backlog

Providing solutions to solving the Assortment, Availability, Merchandizing, and Supply Chain Problems in Retail Space

Working on various metrics for Retail Industry KPIs and assessing the performance of a retail business

Work with Data Engineers on giving in-depth knowledge of the Business Requirements.

Understanding the business purpose of the story and defining and analyzing possible alternative ways of satisfying the business purpose of the story

Estimation of Level of Efforts(LOE) and Deployment Timelines.

Accountable for ensuring advanced analytics and data science outcomes are continually improved such that product and service offerings stay aligned with changing business needs and strategic objectives

Performing line management of product teams operating within an AGILE methodology

Collaborating closely with Business Owners and users to define product roadmaps, epics, features and user stories

Working with team members to take shared responsibility for the overall efforts that the team has committed to

Taking responsibility for the quality data solutions that developers produce

Interacting with Stake holders (Internal & External) as necessary to clarify requirements and agree on priorities

Review project team solution designs to ensure technical alignment & consistency against predefined target architecture and established standards

Work in partnership with third party suppliers to formulate and execute delivery of customer-focused Product & Services

Assist in developing standards for data ingestion, data access layers, application and integration of selected SaaS platforms and Data Science solutions as key components of the overall solution architecture

First Level of the Analysis of the Data Issues.

Understand End-End Flow of the application technically and functionally to enable oneself to be an eventual Product Owner.

Build and maintain architecture, design, and metadata documentation

Desired Qualifications:

Bachelor’s or Master’s in Data or Computer Science or equivalent technical field

Experience in retail industry is must

Lead the Requirement Discovery Calls.

Defining the Vision

Managing & Scoping the Product Backlog

Experience in solving business problems i.e. Assortment, Availability, Merchandizing, and Supply Chain

Providing solutions to solving the Availability, Merchandizing, and Supply Chain Problems in Retail Space

Working on various metrics for Retail Industry KPI’s and assessing the performance of a retail business

8-10 years of Overall IT Experience.

>5 years of Retail Business experience. Experience in Cloud Technologies is a plus

>2 years’ experience managing stakeholder relationships including influencing & negotiating outcomes

Experience in writing SQL and Complex SQL Queries is a Big Plus

About Us:

Prolifics Corporation Limited is a Global Technology Solutions Provider with presence across North America (USA and Canada), Europe (UK and Germany), Middle East & Asia. In India, we have off shore development centres: 3 in Hyderabad & 1 in Pune.

For more than 40 years, Prolifics has transformed enterprises of all sizes including over 100 Fortune 1000 companies by solving their complex IT challenges. Our clients include Fortune 50 and Fortune 100 companies across a broad range of industries including Financial Services, Insurance, Government, Healthcare, Telecommunications, Manufacturing and Retail. We rank consistently in Dream Companies to Work For and Dream Employer of the Year ranking from World HRD Congress, ranked 7 in 2019.

We encourage you to visit us on www.prolifics.com or follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, YouTube and other social media to know more about us.

• S/MS degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related subject
• Proven working experience in software development
• Working experience in iOS development
• Have published one or more iOS apps in the app store
• A deep familiarity with Objective-C and Cocoa Touch
• Experience working with iOS frameworks such as Core Data, Core Animation, Core Graphics and Core Text
• Experience with third-party libraries and APIs
• Working knowledge of the general mobile landscape, architectures, trends, and emerging technologies
• Solid understanding of the full mobile development life cycle

• Reporting to our MD India, the Head of Partner will cover all aspects of outbound large customer sales
• Initially, you will create the processes to gain our first few high-value clients from India and establish the function within the business helping us grow in line with our strategic priorities
• Later, you will help shape the future structure of the team, expected to be 3-4 partner managers within a year, and be responsible for the team’s overall performance
• As such, a balance of being hands-on, to begin with, and moving more into a leadership role as the business grows is expected.
• You will be expected to design and implement a commission structure and scalable outreach process that delivers results.
• The package will be a strong base salary with excellent commission on top
• The role will be based in the company’s offices in Bangalore

Requirements

• Demonstrated ability in sales to small and medium businesses
• Good knowledge of sales-related systems and processes
• A “get stuff done” attitude
• A “nose for sales” to sniff out where the opportunities are and ensure you close them.
• Fluent in written and verbal communication in English and at least 1 other major Indian language

Desirable

• Experience in selling lead generation or marketing services - for example with Urban Company or similar organisation
• Written and verbal fluency in 2 or more major Indian languages (in addition to English)

• To understand Business trends and anticipates client’s growing needs and requirements to deploy new and innovative technologies / systems / software / hardware.
• Assess pain-areas in which new technology, solutions and workflows can be implemented to improve efficiency and productivity.
• Policy Development - Develop and implement all IT policies and procedures, including those for architecture, security, disaster recovery, standards, purchasing, and service provision.
• Plan & manage financial aspects of the IT Department , including purchasing & budgeting.

• Develop security standards, procedures, and guidelines for multiple platforms.
• Design, implement and upgrade secure solutions to meet employee needs while protecting the company's assets.

• Analysing a company's IT system and infrastructure.
• Will evaluate and foster innovation, to deliver high impact IT solutions. By coordinating the, business process-integration, automation and operation of all IT systems across the company / clients.

• It’s a startup. So, you’ll be expected to set up all initial IT Systems and Platforms from scratch.
• Research, test and deploy new solutions based on the requirements of different department across the company - Admin, HR, IT, Accounts, Sales, Client Relations, Marketing & Design.
• Manage - Monitor, maintain, develop, upgrade, and support all current and future IT systems, including workstations, operating systems, databases, telephones, software applications, and peripherals.
• Coordinate with vendor(s) - For specialised setups, be the company representative in supervising and coordination when an external agency is involved.
• Planning a timeline for completion of projects.
• Monitoring the success of IT solution, and producing detailed reports on the efficacy of the technology.

• Test, flag and fix potential problems, inefficiencies and weaknesses in all IT platforms used across the company / clients.
• Be able to provide strong day-to-day server and workstation support .
• Periodic updates and maintenance of all the software used across different departments.
• Dealing with product faults and arranging repairs and replacements.

• You’ll be THE go to person for any kind of IT query.
• Employee support is the top priority with responsibilities that include answering, evaluating and prioritising incoming requests for assistance from users:
• Experiencing problems with hardware, software, networking, and other computer related technologies.
• Take download request from employees then, find and download all the resources requested. (Software, Tutorials, Videos etc).
• Installing computer equipment and software, working with users to recommend appropriate hardware and software upgrades.
• Handle all employee joining and exiting formalities, for a smooth experience.
• Training & Orientation of all employees - on all software platforms, feature updates, workflows and best practices.

• Ensure the creation and maintenance of all written documentation, including system and user manuals, company wiki, license agreements, warranties, and modifications & upgrades.
• Develop standard operating procedures and best practices, including providing written protocols and guidance to IT staff and to end-users.

• We prioritise skills over degrees but B.E (Computer Science/ Computer Engg/ IT Engg.), MCA or equivalent education and experience is a bonus.
• Progressive IT experience, including experience in a multi-office environment.
• Previous experience building and supporting Operational and Business Support Systems is desired. From Ordering and Quoting tools, to Billing systems and invoicing.
• Some sort of certification and/or training on Mac based IT systems is, highly desired.
• Software and Technology-
• In depth knowledge and expertise of latest Microsoft and Mac OS & Server systems. Mobile Devices: iPhone, Android
• Google Apps for Business, Microsoft Office
• Experience in backup, restoration and NAS setup & management.
• Networking & Internet Technologies, Active Directory, Group Policy, DNS, DHCP, IIS, iSCSI, VPN
• SaaS Applications, Business Apps & Tools (CRM, POS, CMS, ERP etc.)
• Knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite / Design software is a bonus.

• Hunger to learn and grow, with a can-do attitude and immense passion in technology and how it can enhance the way people work. Keeping current with the latest technologies and developments.
• A true “customer service” attitude is required along with excellent verbal/written communication skills, and strong time management/organisational skills.
• Good listener, confident personality, courteous and friendly manner, absolute integrity.
• Work to deadlines and adapt quickly to a fast changing environment.
• Should adhere to strict confidentiality in maintaining all company and client data.

• Good organization skills and the ability to work closely in collaboration with all teams and external vendors.
• The ability to troubleshoot in a complex technical environment and to work with limited supervision is critical.
• The ability to manage expectations in a deadline driven culture (where a feeling of urgency is the norm) is vital in this role.
• Must possess a strong creatively ability to apply IT to solve business problems.
• Superior analytical, evaluative, technical, and problem-solving abilities.
• Knowledge
• IT Budget, Procurement and Vendor management.
• IT Infrastructure Management.

• Responsible for Verification Strategy, Infrastructure, Planning and Execution (Manual and Automation)
• Participate in requirements, architecture, and design reviews to come up with an appropriate test strategy.
• Author Review & execute automated tests.
• Maintenance of Automation Test Cases / Frameworks
• Excellent communication skills, ability to quickly make and influence technical decisions as part of the product development, and drive open issues to a successful closure
• Drive continuous integration by development and automated execution of verification & validation tests.
• Provide estimates of detailed level project-related verification activities.
• Understand and manage integration points with other systems that interface with your applications

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or master’s degree in Software Engineering or Information Science/Technology or a related field with 4-8 years experience.
• 4+ years of experience in testing enterprise and web applications.
• Experience with object-oriented programming languages like Java.
• 4+ years of experience in working with automated tools like Selenium.
• Experience in developing different automation framework architecture, API automated tools
• Hands-on in javascript.
• Experience in writing complex SQL queries and PL/SQL knowledge.
• Familiarity with SCRUM/AGILE software development lifecycle (requirements, design, code, test)
• Ability to work with cross-functional and remote teams.

Good to Have

• Azure Cloud Dev ops experience
• Working experience on source control systems (e.g. Git)

• One-Two years of professional pre-press print and digital production experience
• Proficient DTP skills in Adobe Creative Suite or higher, Microsoft Word, Excel & PowerPoint
• Proven experience of managing DTP/Prepress print Team on a day-to-day basis
• Proven accountability for own work quality and on time delivery
• Ability to achieve delivery expectations within tight deadlines
• Proficient in English language communication and skills
• Degree/Diploma in print and/or digital communications or equivalent