Web Application Developers

About the company:

Our Client is a food platform based in India that focuses on bringing together digital-first brands, experiences, and retail destinations to cater to discerning consumers. Led by industry stalwarts, who previously operated Foodhall, a leading gourmet food retail chain in India, and former Managing Director of Future Consumer Limited, the company aims to shape the narrative around food in the country.

To further enhance its presence, the company is opening a chain of retail stores targeting young gourmet food lovers in Delhi NCR, Mumbai, and Bangalore. These interactive spaces will offer epicurean treats for cooking, eating, and entertaining, and will feature better-made, new-to-market products and new-age brands. Orders placed on digital platforms will be fulfilled through a same-day home delivery network, and the stores will be supported by state-of-the-art commissaries in the three cities.

Our client is backed by a venture-backed, digital-first brand development platform. They partner with passionate entrepreneurs to build authentic, profitable, and experience-led brands that cater to the new generation of Indian consumers. Their team combines their collective learning and experience with data science, digital ethnography, and technology platforms to create brands that connect with consumers.

What you’ll be doing?

• Fluent in Backend web application development (Node.JS, PHP with good knowledge of Magento).
• Fluent in Database (MySQL, NoSQL, MongoDB) design and management.
• Substantial experience with high throughput web services.
• Experience in using cloud platforms like Amazon.
• Knowledge of Frameworks like Express, Koa, Zend, etc.
• Basic Understanding of Front End development (JavaScript, CSS, Ajax, React.JS, Boot Strap, HTML 5)
• Fluent in various automation testing, performance testing, and deployment tools.
• Decent Understanding of Working on Agile Software Development Methodology.

What you’ll bring?

• We are looking for an experienced Back End developer to be part of a diverse, fast pace and energetic team.
• The candidate will be expected to design a scalable client-server framework, build database-intensive reporting modules, scalability and reliability of existing applications and services, and provide troubleshooting and 2nd-tier support for existing applications.
• The candidate should be a self-starter, who is proactive, positive, flexible, and a good team player.
• Minimum qualifications: B.Tech./B.E. in CS, IT, or ECE from a reputed college. 1-3 years of experience in Backend software development

Why work with us?

• You will be part of our founding team and get your hands dirty in the 0-1 stage of building a D2C brand.
• You will work with a solid set of people from diverse backgrounds.
• You will independently lead projects and have ownership of your deliverables.
• You will be pushed out of your comfort zone and watch your learning curve spike

• Understand fundamental design principles and best practices for developing backend servers and web applications  Gather requirements, scope functionality, estimate and translate those requirements into solutions.  
• Implement and integrate software features as per requirements. 
•  Deliver across the entire app life cycle.
•   Work in a product creation project and/or technology project with implementation or integration responsibilities, Improve an existing code base, if required, and ability to read source code to understand data flow and origin
• Design effective data storage for the task at hand and know how to optimize query performance along the way.  
• Follow an agile methodology of development and delivery  
• Strictly adhere to coding standards and internal practices; must be able to conduct review code  Mentor and possibly lead junior developers  
• Contribute towards innovation  Performance optimization of apps 
•  Explain technologies and solutions to technical and non-technical stakeholders  
• Diagnose bugs and other issues in products  
• Continuously discover, evaluate, and implement new technologies to maximize development efficiency

Must have / Good to have:

• 4+ years experience with Core Python development  Design and implementation of high-availability, and performant applications on Unix environment  
• Good with multithreading and data structures  
• Develop back-end components to improve responsiveness and overall performance  
• Familiarity with database design, integration wiht applications and python packaging.  Familiarity with front-end technologies (like JavaScript and HTML5), REST API, security considerations  
• Familiarity with functional testing and deployment automation frameworks  
• Experience in development for 3-4 production ready application using Python as programming language  
• Experience in writing unit test cases including positive and negative test cases 
•  Experience of CI/CD pipeline code deployment (Git, SVN, Jenkins or Teamcity) 
•  Experience with Agile and DevOps methodology 
•  Very good problem-solving skills  
• Experience with Web technologies is a plus  
• Experience with ELK stack is a plus.

Requirement:

- Must have 5+ years Drupal programming experience.
- Good experience in Drupal 7 and 8 implementations.
- Good understanding of MY SQL and relational databases.
- Should have a good understanding of OOPs concept and latest features.
- Should have an understanding of Design Patterns like Singleton, factory, etc.
- Should have at least worked on MVC frameworks like CodeIgniter,CakePHP, Laravel.
- Good understanding of web technologies
- Good understanding of front-end development HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, Jquery skills.
- Good Git version control knowledge.
- Contribution to open source community.
- Experience in Drupal 7 of 5+ years.
- Good with RDBMS & writing custom SQL
- Drupal API experience
- Must have PHP, JavaScript, AJAX, HTML and CSS experience
- Should be able to code as per Drupal standard coding
- Should be well versed with implementation and configuration of most commonly used modules
- Experience with CSS Frameworks such as Twitter Bootstrap. Communication Responsibilities:
- Deliver engaging, informative and well-organized presentations.
- Strong command of English language (both verbal and written).
- Resolves and/or escalates issues in a timely fashion.

Other Skills

• Disseminate technology best practices.
• Work with senior developers in adoption of new technologies within our Technology practice
• Good team player with ability to lead multiple technical teams.
• Excellent relationship building skills.
• Ability to work under pressure with a solid sense for setting priorities.

Experience: 5 to 6 years

Tertiary qualifications in Software Engineering.

2+ years experience in front end development using React or another JS or TS based language such as VueJS, Angular 8years.

2+ years experience in modern web design.

2+ years experience in full stack development using Python or PHP based backends.

1+ years experience microservices development.

1+ years experience with AWS Lambda, API Gateway or similar.

Understanding of OAuth or OIDC authentication flows Understanding of the OWASP Top 10 secure coding recommendations.

Exposure to basic Database Design.

Exposure to and understanding of PromQL or GraphQL, REST and SOAP.

Requirements:

Ability to work effectively in a team and independently.

Excellent English written and verbal communication skills.

Ability to multi-task and work under pressure.

Strong organizational, analytical and problem solving skills.

Ability to develop and maintain strong interpersonal working relationships with peers and customers.

Thoroughness and a high level of attention to detail.

Must be able to conceptualise systems that comprise of people, process and/or technologies and consider the broader integration perspectives.

Job Responsibilities:

• Be a part of a team developing a rapidly growing product used by thousands of small businesses.
• Responsible for building large scale applications that are high performance, scalable, and resilient in an microservices environment
• Evaluate new technologies and tools such as new frameworks, methodologies, best practices and other areas that will improve overall efficiencies and product quality

Skill Set:

• 3+ years of working experience in developing API centric core Java/J2EE applications using Spring boot, JPA, REST API, XML and JSON
• Experience in frontend framework - any one of Backbone, Angular, Vue or React
• Working experience in any one of the Cloud Platforms - Google Cloud (preferable) or AWS
• Experience in large scale databases - NoSQL and MongoDB.
• Hands on experience in Eclipse based development and using Git, SVN, Junit
• Past experience in startups or product development is a big plus.