Web Developer

We are looking for a motivated Backend Developer with 1-2 years of experience in the MERN stack, React, Node.js, and PostgreSQL to join our growing team. The ideal candidate will have a foundational understanding of backend development and a willingness to learn and grow within our company.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assist in the development and maintenance of server-side components using Node.js and Express.
• Help design and implement RESTful APIs and GraphQL endpoints.
• Work with MySQL/PostgreSQL databases, ensuring data integrity and optimal performance.
• Collaborate with front-end developers to integrate user-facing elements with server-side logic.
• Ensure the responsiveness and scalability of applications.
• Troubleshoot and debug applications to optimize performance.
• Write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code.
• Stay updated with emerging technologies and industry trends.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• 1-2 years of experience in backend development.
• Proficiency in the MERN stack (MongoDB, Express.js, React, Node.js).
• Experience with MySQL/PostgreSQL database management and optimization.
• Basic knowledge of RESTful and GraphQL API design and development.
• Familiarity with version control systems (e.g., Git).
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Good communication and teamwork abilities.
• Eagerness to learn and grow within a dynamic team environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Previous internship or project experience in backend development.
• Familiarity with Docker and containerization.
• Basic knowledge of Agile development methodologies.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary and performance-based incentives.
• Comprehensive health insurance.
• Flexible working hours options.
• Professional development and growth opportunities.
• Collaborative and supportive work environment.
• Generous paid time off and holiday schedule.

At Upswing, we are a passionate and self-driven team of thinkers who aspire to build the rails to connect the legacy financial sector with financial innovators through a simple and powerful banking-as-a-service (BaaS) platform.

We’re building our platform putting the focus on pragmatism, reliability, and maintainability. We believe that keeping the engineering complexity under control is key to preserving the development productivity and long-term evolution of a platform.

To bring this vision to life, we are building the infrastructure using Microservices architecture using the latest set of technologies that are also fun to work with such as Java, Scala, Postgres, Akka, Kafka with a completely automated DevOps pipeline from the get-go using tools like Chef, Jenkins, Grafana, Graylog.

We are looking for motivated engineers who will be working in a highly creative and cutting edge technology environment to build a world-class financial services suite.

Why you should join us:

• You will redefine the financial services landscape for India in the coming years.
• Be part of a core Engineering team that will create innovative and scalable Fintech solutions.
• Work with passionate and experienced engineering, product & business workforce that believes in teamwork, and that helps fast-track your learning on solving complex technical challenges.
• We are funded by the leading fintech VC `QED Investors` and other established Founders and Executives of awesome Indian companies.

What you will do if you join us:

• Propose solutions to solve complex system architecture challenges and actively lead the end-to-end development of the system.
• Create robust, flexible, consistent, and easy-to-use APIs
• Continuously strive for performance improvements, code reusability, and readability

You should have:

• Tech or a higher degree in computer science or a related field.
• 1+ years of experience working on the back-end development for complex distributed systems who are willing to adopt any Programming language as per the requirement.
• Familiarity with any of the following – Java, C++, Scala, Kotlin, and frameworks like Spring, Play, Hibernate, Django, etc.
• Good understanding of Algorithms, Data Structure, OOP, Design patterns, Parallel programming, Multithreading concepts & Event-Driven Systems.
• Experience with Relational databases such as MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, or any NoSQL database.

It’s a plus if you have:

• Familiarity with cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud
• Worked on Micro-services architecture

Develop and maintain dynamic web applications

Involvement in all aspects of the development cycle using PHP ,laravel ,codginator and OOPS concept

Participate in Code Review and walkthroughs

Work on complex and challenging projects

Ensure foolproof performance of the deliverable

Coordinate with co-developers and send regular updates

Knowledge of web applications security norms

Comfortable working with debugging tools

Plan, design, develop, debug, implement and support web-based applications and Services (Websites and Intranet Portal)

Skills Required:

Proven experience on PHP, Laravel, MySQL, Javascript, HTML,Jquery and Ajax

Knowledge of JavaScript frameworks like React, Angular2 and NodeJS

Proficiency in SQL scripting and MySQL 5.x

Experience in API integration, Localstorage, geolocation etc.

Knowledge of Cloud Environment like AWS/EC2, VPC etc.

Experience with version control GIT, BitBucket, SVN, etc.

Must have worked on Agile Methodology

Strong knowledge of OOPS, design patterns and Data structure

Should have strong knowledge of front end and back end optimization techniques

Responsibilities:

• Execute full lifecycle software development
• Develop, designed well efficient code
• Integrate software components into a fully functional software system
• Fully adaptive to the technology needed for the current project

Requirements:

• Bachelor/ Master degree from good college.
• Strong knowledge of algorithms, data structure
• Understanding object-oriented programming
• Excellent knowledge of PHP, Mysql, SQL. NoSQL, Mongodb
• Ability & Readiness to work with any technology
• Familiarity with software development methodology and release processes.
• Strong problem-solving skills and excellent communication skills.
• He/she should have minimum 3 years working experience on PHP, PHP Frameworks, Ajax, Knowledge on CMS platform like Opencart, payment gateway integration, experience working on portals.