Backend Developer

Development

Experience

• 0 to 2 years of experience

Requirements

• Bachelors in Computer Science or equivalent degree
• Must have done projects in any of the following technologies: Golang, PHP/Laravel, Python, NodeJS, C++ or Java
• Strong foundation in engineering and programming concepts with good understanding of at least one programming language, Data structures and Algorithms, Object Oriented Programming, Databases, System Design
• Strong SQL knowledge (Mysql or Postgres), familiarity with techniques to identify slow queries and debugging
• Bonus points for experience working with GCP or AWS ecosystems such as Kubernetes, Google Cloud Pub/Sub, Serverless offerings
• Good understanding of distributed systems, microservices and RESTful API design
• Familiarity working with version control tools such as Bitbucket, Github/Gitlab

Responsibilities

• Learn and participate in Agile Development methodology
• Learn and participate in the Software Development Life Cycle
• Act according to task prioritization and deliver on commitments with a sense of urgency
• Given an introduction to a task, understand the scope with the help of senior engineers and drive the task to completion
• Manually test the code and functionalities developed and thoroughly verify that the functionality conforms to the requirements.
• Write unit tests, sometimes with help from more senior engineers and participate in code reviews
• Gain context within the team's domain, practices and processes with help from more senior engineers and colleagues
• Proactively learn about code and development best practices
• Actively seek feedback from their teammates and manager, and use the feedback as a tool for growth