Senior Software Engineer

Position: Backend Developer - MERN - GraphQL

Location: Surat, Gujarat

Company: Glazer Labs

Overview: As a Backend Developer at Glazer Labs, you will be at the heart of our technical team, responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining the server-side logic of our engagement platform for the gaming community. Your expertise will ensure the seamless integration of front-end elements, robust performance, and high scalability, contributing to a world-class user experience.

Key Responsibilities:

• Server-Side Development: Architecture Design: Design and implement scalable and efficient server-side architecture using Node.js and Express.js. Database Management: Develop and maintain databases, ensuring data integrity, security, and optimal performance using MongoDB or other relevant databases. API Development: Create and maintain RESTful and GraphQL APIs to support various frontend functionalities and third-party integrations.
• Performance Optimization: Scalability: Design and implement solutions to ensure the application can scale efficiently to handle increasing user loads. Load Balancing: Utilise load balancing techniques and tools to distribute traffic effectively across multiple servers. Caching: Implement caching strategies using Redis, Memcached, or similar technologies to enhance application performance and reduce latency.
• Security Implementation: Data Security: Ensure robust security practices, including data encryption, authentication, and authorization mechanisms to protect user data. Vulnerability Management: Regularly conduct security audits and vulnerability assessments, implementing necessary fixes and improvements. Compliance: Ensure compliance with industry standards and regulations, such as GDPR, to maintain user trust and legal integrity.
• Integration and Collaboration: Third-Party Integrations: Integrate third-party services and APIs, such as payment gateways, social media platforms, and analytics tools. Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with frontend developers, mobile app developers, product managers, and UX/UI designers to ensure seamless integration and functionality. DevOps Collaboration: Collaborate with DevOps teams to automate deployment processes, monitor server performance, and implement CI/CD pipelines.
• Code Quality and Best Practices: Clean Code: Write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code following best practices and coding standards. Code Reviews: Conduct thorough code reviews, providing constructive feedback and ensuring adherence to coding standards. Testing: Implement comprehensive testing strategies, including unit tests, integration tests, and end-to-end tests, using tools like Mocha, Chai, or Jest.
• Monitoring and Maintenance: Monitoring: Implement and manage monitoring tools like New Relic, Prometheus, or Grafana to track server performance and uptime. Logging: Set up and manage logging solutions to monitor application health and troubleshoot issues efficiently. Incident Response: Develop and maintain incident response protocols to ensure rapid resolution of production issues and minimal downtime.
• Data Management: Database Design: Design efficient database schemas and ensure optimal indexing and query performance. Backup and Recovery: Implement robust backup and disaster recovery strategies to safeguard data. Data Analysis: Collaborate with data analysts to provide necessary data access and support data-driven decision-making.
• Continuous Improvement: Skill Enhancement: Stay updated with the latest trends and technologies in backend development, continuously improving your skills and knowledge. Knowledge Sharing: Participate in and contribute to knowledge-sharing sessions, workshops, and mentoring programs. Innovation: Explore and implement innovative solutions to enhance the backend infrastructure and overall application performance.

Qualifications:

Experience: Minimum 3+ years of experience in backend development, with a strong focus on Node.js, Express.js, and MongoDB. Proven experience in designing and implementing scalable, high-performance server-side architectures.

Technical Skills:

Node.js/Express.js / GraphQL Expertise: Strong proficiency in Node.js, GraphQL and Express.js, including asynchronous programming and middleware.

Database Management: In-depth knowledge of MongoDB and experience with other databases (SQL or NoSQL).

API Development: Experience in designing and implementing RESTful and GraphQL APIs.

DevOps Practices: Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, containerization (Docker), and cloud services (AWS, Azure, or GCP).

Security Practices: Strong understanding of web security principles and best practices.

Testing Frameworks: Proficiency with testing frameworks and tools for backend development.

Soft Skills:

Problem-Solver: Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a proactive approach to identifying and resolving issues.

Detail-Oriented: Attention to detail and commitment to delivering high-quality, reliable backend solutions.

Team Player: Ability to work effectively in a collaborative team environment.

Effective Communicator: Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to articulate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.

Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.

By joining Glazer Labs, you will have the opportunity to shape the backbone of our engagement platform for the gaming community, leveraging your expertise to build a robust, scalable, and high-performing backend infrastructure. Your contributions will be pivotal in delivering an exceptional user experience and driving our product forward.

Strong proficiency with one of the Vue.js, Angular JS, React JS JavaScript Techologies
2. Knowledge of Node.js and frameworks available for it , such as Express JS, Strong Loop, etc
3. Understanding the nature of asynchronous programming and Promises and its quirks and workarounds
4. Good understanding of server-side templating languages (such as Jade, EJS, etc depending on your technology stack)
5. Good understanding of server-side CSS pre-processors such as Styles, Less
6. Basic understanding of front-end technologies, such as HTML5, CSS3, and Bootstrap
7. Understanding accessibility and security compliance
8. User authentication and authorization between multiple systems(Internal or Third party), servers, and environments
9. Integration of multiple data sources and databases into one system
10. Understanding fundamental design principles behind a scalable application
11. Understanding differences between multiple delivery platforms, such as mobile vs. desktop, and optimizing output to match the specific platform
12. Implementing automated testing platforms and unit tests
13. Proficient in code versioning tools, such as Git or TFS

Must skills:

Hands- on in the following:

• Java 8/J2EE
• Spring boot
• Gradle/Maven
• REST API
• ORM- hibernate/ JPA
• Unit Testing and Integration Testing- Junit/ TestNG

Good to have:

Hands-on in the following:

• CI/CD pipeline deployment
• Messaging- ActiveMQ/RabbitMQ/MQ
• DB2
• Kafka
• NoSQL framework exposure

What you need to have:

Experience: 4 to 8 years

Annual CTC: Rupees 12,00,000 to 20,00,000

Locus is a global decision- making platform in the supply chain that uses deep learning and proprietary algorithms to provide route optimization, real-time tracking, insights and analytics, beat optimization, efficient warehouse management, vehicle allocation and utilization, intuitive 3D packing and measurement of packages. Locus automates human decisions required to transport a package or a person, between any two points on earth, delivering gains along efficiency, consistency, and transparency in operations.

Locus, which has achieved a peak of 1 million orders processed in a day (200,000 orders an hour) and is trained & tested on over 100 million+ order deliveries, works in 75 cities across the globe. Locus works with several large-scale market leaders like Urban Ladder, Tata Group of Companies, Droplet, Licious, Rollick, Lenskart, other global FMCG, pharma, e-commerce, 3PL and logistics conglomerates.

Locus is backed by some of the biggest names in the market and recently raised $22 MN in Series B funding and also $4 Mn in a pre-Series B round. Earlier, In 2016, Locus raised $2.75 Mn (INR 18.3 Cr) in a Series A funding.

Locus was started by Nishith Rastogi and Geet Garg, two ex-Amazon engineers on a mission to democratize logistics intelligence for businesses across industries. Nishith was profiled by Forbes Asia in their ’30 Under 30’ 2018 list. Geet, on the other hand, holds a dual degree (BTech and MTech) in Computer Science and Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology. Our team constitutes of engineers from Indian Institute of Technology and Birla Institute of Technology & Science- Pilani, and Data Scientists with PhDs from Carnegie Mellon University and Tata Institute of Fundamental Research. Our multifaced product and business team is led by senior members from Barclays, Google & Goldman Sachs with immense operational execution experience.

Job Description

• Design & implement backend APIs at Locus.sh
• Mentor junior developers technically.
• Actively work to reduce tech debt in the Locus backend
• Work towards more stability & scalability of the backend
• Tech stack - Java, AWS, Aurora etc.

Eligibility

• 4-8 years of product company experience
• OOP implementation experience. Programming language does not matter, We use Java internally but have hired folks from non Java background.
• Hands on experience in SQL, Dynamo DB, Postgres etc preferred.
• Prior experience building REST APIs
• Advanced understanding of AWS stack
• Prior knowledge of solving problems at scale.

Perks:

• Healthy catered meals at office
• You decide your own Work From Home (WFH) and Out Of Office (OOO)
• Pet-friendly - bring your pets to the office any day. Locus family already has a Rottweiler and a Beagle

Role- Full time
Experience Level- 8 to 13 Years
Job Location- Hyderabad
Key Responsibilities :

Serves as a technical point of contact within the organization by:

Influencing the product requirements, behaviour and design (Automation Platform)

Driving early adoption of technology, features and best practices around product development

Lead development at all layers GUI, Backend ( DevOps Tools API integration) & DB

Work with a team of developers and testers in a highly agile environment to produce high-quality software.

Design and developing house tools. Also, expected to demonstrate new ideas through prototypes/Proof of Concepts.

Evaluate and Assess newer technologies/architecture for product development

Keeping up to date with emerging technologies/tools in DevOps Space and developments trends to assess the impact of the projects.

Must have:

Should possess Bachelors/Masters/ PhD in computer science with a minimum of 8+ years of experience

Should possess a minimum of 3 years of experience in Products/Tools Development

Should possess expertise in using various DevOps tools libraries and API's (Jenkins/JIRA/AWX/Nexus/GitHub/BitBucket/ SonarQube)

Experience in designing and developing products, tools or test automation frameworks using Java or Python technologies.

Should have a strong understanding of OOPs, SDLC (Agile Safe standards), STLC

Proficient in Python, with a good knowledge of its ecosystems (IDEs and Frameworks)

Familiar with designing and developing applications using AngularJS, HTML5, Bootstrap, NodeJS, MongoDB, etc.

Experience in implementing, consuming and testing Web services Rest APIs would be an added advantage.

Experience working as a Full-Stack developer would be an added advantage

Regards,
Talent Acquisition Team

• You will be responsible for design, development and testing of Products
• Contributing in all phases of the development lifecycle

• Writing well designed, testable, efficient code
• Ensure designs are in compliance with specifications

• Prepare and produce releases of software components

• Support continuous improvement by investigating alternatives and technologies and presenting these for architectural review

• Some of the technologies you will be working on: Core Java, Solr, Hadoop, Spark, Elastic search, Clustering, Text Mining, NLP, Mahout and Lucene etc.