Freecharge - Principal Backend Engineer - Node.js

Title : Principal Backend Engineer-Node.JS

Location : Mumbai / Remote

Experience : 6+ Yrs.

Education : Bachelors / Masters in Software Engineering

Responsibilities :

- Provide technical expertise and leadership in the design, development, and deployment of multiple enterprise application projects. Offer guidance to other team members on best practices, architecture decisions, and code reviews.

- Design and develop highly scalable, flexible, efficient, and supportable backend solutions using technologies like JavaScript or any other programming language.

- Write high-quality, idempotent, testable, debuggable, intelligible, and well-documented code. Create comprehensive test cases to ensure the reliability and robustness of the applications.

- Collaborate effectively with other Developers, Program Managers, Testers, and Production Support engineers in an agile development environment. Foster teamwork and knowledge sharing.

- Continuously improve existing systems by integrating new technologies, optimizing performance, and enhancing the overall architecture.

Skills sets :

- Strong proficiency with JavaScript.

- Extensive experience with Node.js and Express.

- Expertise in building APIs using Node.js.

- Strong proficiency in working with both RDBMS and NoSQL databases (MongoDB, Redis, SQS, AWS Lambda).

- In-depth understanding of event-driven and microservices architectures, as well as asynchronous programming concepts.

- Experience with implementing run-time architecture services such as caching and logging.

- Good to have knowledge in React.JS

- Proven ability to collaborate effectively with team members and mentor junior developers.

- Previous experience in managing and leading a team is preferred.

- Familiarity with Test-Driven Development (TDD) practices is a plus.

- Knowledge of Domain-Driven Design (DDD) principles is advantageous.

- Experience using Containers, such as Docker and Kubernetes & Kafka is a plus.

- Bonus points for experience working in AWS Cloud Environment.

Benefits :

- Parental Benefits : Company paid Day-care facility, 26 Weeks Maternity & 2 Weeks Paternity Leaves, Adoption Assistance Program

- Wellness Benefits : Medical Insurance (for Self, Spouse and Living partners), Accidental insurance, Life Insurance, Future service gratuity, inhouse counselling and wellness programs.

- Work Culture : Hybrid Work Culture, Flexible Working Hours

- Mobility Benefit : Relocation Support for Outstation Candidates