Senior Backend Engineer - Node.js/Express.js

Job Description

Responsibilities : - Responsible for mentoring a team of 4-6 Junior engineers. - Participate in all agile rituals including daily stand-ups, iteration planning, story huddles, retrospectives, and creation of burn-up charts. - Ensure that all work is captured in Jira. - Supports and develops software developers by providing advice, coaching, and educational opportunities. Requirements : - B. Eng/ B. Tech from an engineering stream from a good engineering institute. - Strong proficiency with JavaScript and other related technologies - Basic understanding of front-end technologies, such as HTML5 and CSS3 - Hands-on experience with Node.js and frameworks available for it such as Express - Understanding the nature of asynchronous programming and its quirks and workarounds - Good understanding of server-side templating languages - Good understanding of server-side CSS pre-processors - Knowledge of Databases such as MySQL - Integration of multiple data sources and databases into one system - Understanding of messaging systems like Kafka etc. - Understanding fundamental design principles behind a scalable application - Understanding of fundamental design principles for building scalable applications. - Understanding the differences between multiple delivery platforms, such as mobile and desktop, and optimizing output accordingly. - Experience with creating database schemas that represent and support business processes.