business development executive

About koolio.ai

Website: www.koolio.ai

Koolio Inc. is a cutting-edge Silicon Valley startup dedicated to transforming how stories are told through audio. Our mission is to democratize audio content creation by empowering individuals and businesses to effortlessly produce high-quality, professional-grade content. Leveraging AI and intuitive web-based tools, koolio.ai enables creators to craft, edit, and distribute audio content—from storytelling to educational materials, brand marketing, and beyond. We are passionate about helping people and organizations share their voices, fostering creativity, collaboration, and engaging storytelling for a wide range of use cases.

About the Internship Position

We are looking for a motivated Backend Development Intern to join our innovative team. As an intern at koolio.ai, you’ll have the opportunity to work on a next-gen AI-powered platform and gain hands-on experience developing and optimizing backend systems that power our platform. This internship is ideal for students or recent graduates who are passionate about backend technologies and eager to learn in a dynamic, fast-paced startup environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assist in the development and maintenance of backend systems and APIs.
• Write reusable, testable, and efficient code to support scalable web applications.
• Work with cloud services and server-side technologies to manage data and optimize performance.
• Troubleshoot and debug existing backend systems, ensuring reliability and performance.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate frontend features with backend logic.

Requirements and Skills:

• Education: Currently pursuing or recently completed a degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• Technical Skills:
• Good understanding of server-side technologies like Python
• Familiarity with REST APIs and database systems (e.g., MySQL, PostgreSQL, or NoSQL databases).
• Exposure to cloud platforms like AWS, Google Cloud, or Azure is a plus.
• Knowledge of version control systems such as Git.
• Soft Skills:
• Eagerness to learn and adapt in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong problem-solving and critical-thinking skills.
• Effective communication and teamwork capabilities.
• Other Skills: Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and basic knowledge of containerization (e.g., Docker) is a bonus.

Why Join Us?

• Gain real-world experience working on a cutting-edge platform.
• Work alongside a talented and passionate team committed to innovation.
• Receive mentorship and guidance from industry experts.
• Opportunity to transition to a full-time role based on performance and company needs.

This internship is an excellent opportunity to kickstart your career in backend development, build critical skills, and contribute to a product that has a real-world impact.

Key Responsibilities:

• Strategic Growth Planning: Develop and execute strategies to drive sustainable growth and expansion in alignment with company goals.
• Market Analysis: Conduct thorough market research and analysis to identify new opportunities, market trends, and competitive threats.
• Business Development: Lead initiatives to acquire new business partnerships and opportunities, including identifying potential clients and negotiating agreements.
• Operational Excellence: Streamline and optimize internal processes and workflows to enhance efficiency and productivity.
• Financial Management: Collaborate with finance teams to develop budgets, monitor financial performance, and ensure cost-effectiveness.
• Team Leadership: Provide strong leadership and mentorship to cross-functional teams, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.
• Performance Metrics: Establish key performance indicators (KPIs) and metrics to track progress towards goals, regularly reporting to senior management.
• Risk Management: Identify potential risks and develop mitigation strategies to ensure business continuity and resilience.

Qualifications:

• Education:  MBA or equivalent from a prestigious institute such as IIM preferred.
• Experience: 4-6 years of progressive experience in business development, operations management, or related fields. Prior experience in a leadership role preferred.
• Analytical Skills: Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with a data-driven approach to decision-making.
• Communication Skills: Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate effectively at all levels of the organization.
• Strategic Vision: Proven ability to think strategically, anticipate future trends, and translate vision into actionable plans.
• Adaptability: Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment and effectively manage multiple priorities under tight deadlines.

Job Description:

• Coordinate internal resources and third parties/vendors for the flawless execution of projects
• Developing project scopes and objectives, involving all relevant stakeholders and ensuring https://resources.workable.com/digital-project-manager-job-description">technical feasibility
• Ensure that all projects are deliveredon-time, within scope
• Ensure resource availability and allocation
• Develop a detailed project plan to track progress
• Use appropriate verification techniques to manage changes in project scope, schedule and costs
• Measure project performance using appropriate systems, tools and techniques
• Report and escalate to management as needed
• Manage the relationship with the client and all stakeholders. Phase wise project presentation and regular meeting discussions.
• Perform risk management to minimizeproject risks
• Establish and maintain relationships with third parties/vendors
• Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation

• Great educational background, preferably in the fields of computer science or engineering for technical project managers
• Proven working experience as a project administrator in the information technology sector
• Solid technical background, with understanding or hands-on experience in software development and web technologies
• Excellent client-facing and internal https://resources.workable.com/project-manager-interview-questions">communication skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Solid organizational skills including attention to detail and multi-tasking skills
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office
• Strong working experience in Sprint,Agile Methodology, JIRA|.
• PMP / PRINCE II certification is a plus 

Role Description for the 3 month internship:-

• Create multi-platform apps for iOS & Android using Google's new Flutter development framework
• Strong OO design and programming skills in DART and SDK Framework for building Android as well as iOS Apps.
• Good expertise in Auto Layout and adding constraints programmatically
• Must have experience of Memory management, caching mechanisms., Threading and Performance tuning.
• Familiarity with RESTful APIs to connect Android & iOS applications to back-end services
• Experience with third-party libraries and APIs
• Collaborate with the team of product managers, developers, to define, design, & deploy new features & functionality
• Build software that ensures the best possible usability, performance, quality, & responsiveness of features
• Work in a team following agile development practices (Scrum)
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools such as Git, Mercurial, or SVN, and Project Management tool (JIRA)
• Utilize your knowledge of the general mobile landscape, architectures, trends, & emerging technologies
• Get Solid understanding of full mobile development life cycle and make use of the same
• Help Develop and Deploy Good Quality UI
• Solid understanding of the full mobile development life cycle.
• Good written, verbal, organizational and interpersonal skills
• Unit-test code for robustness, including edge cases, usability, and general reliability.
• Excellent debugging and optimization skills
• Strong design, development and debugging skills.

Key Responsibilities :

1. Work closely with client and team and understanding the requirement, design, analyze and do the code changes

2.Helping team and client to resolve issues

3.Should able to handle day to day activity like team management, daily meeting

Technical Experience :

- Net development work experience

- Proficiency in NET Development with Net Core.

- Strong object-oriented programming OOPS design skills, SOLID principles and proficiency in software design patterns

- Experience in database MS SQL Server, No SQL

- Solid understanding of Microservices

- Good understanding Azure, Docker and Kubernetes

- Experience with version control systems GitHub and Bitbucket

Professional Attributes :

1.Should have good communication Skills

2.Should be good team player

3.Should be able to work independently and under pressure

4.Should have good logical and analytical thinking

We are building a new app in vernacular languages in the ed-tech domain. Looking for highly skilled React Native + Android frontend engineers to build the product with A player's team.

We are funded by a leading VC in the country.