Velotio Technologies is hiring a
Senior Software Engineer

Summary

The job is for a versatile Javascript developer with 5-7 years of production experience in building backend servers using Node.js at Velotio Technologies, a product engineering company. The role involves designing, architecting, and developing complex backend systems for enterprise software and SaaS applications using modern Node.js frameworks.

Requirements

• 5-7 years of production experience in building backend servers using Node.js
• Minimum 6 years of JavaScript (and preferably Typescript) experience including asynchronous programming, closures, types, and ES6/ES7
• Thorough understanding of Node.js and its core principles including Event loop, CommonJS modules, ES6/ES7 modules, Event emitters and listeners, HTTPS, Util
• Experience in collaborating with frontend to develop scalable APIs using modern Node.js frameworks such as Express or Nest.js
• Should be comfortable with database schema design and leveraging SQL & NoSQL (PostgreSQL, MySQL, Redis, Elasticsearch, DynamoDB)
• Experience in developing with different ORMs such as sequelize or TypeORM or Prisma
• Experience in at least one cloud platform (AWS, GCP or Azure)
• CI/CD or test automation frameworks
• Experience with code quality and reusability practices (eslint, prettier, CI/CD for Node.js apps)
• Solid foundation in data structures, algorithms, distributed systems, design patterns
• Strong understanding of software engineering best practices, including unit testing, code reviews, design documentation, debugging, troubleshooting, and agile development

Responsibilities

• Design, build, test and ship highly scalable, high performance, customer-facing applications
• Participate in engineering discussions, technical evaluations, design reviews and retrospectives
• Provide database schema, API designs and micro-service implementations
• Mentor team members and peer review code

Preferred Qualifications

• Have experience with advanced Typescript
• Have some frontend experience using React.js
• Experience in working and developing serverless Node.js frameworks built on AWS Lambdas, AWS Cognito and API Gateway
• Experience with implementation of container technologies like Docker, Kubernetes. Knowledge of continuous integration, continuous delivery and enterprise DevOps concepts

Benefits

• Remote work or office in Pune
• Autonomous and empowered work culture encouraging individuals to take ownership and grow quickly
• Flat hierarchy with fast decision making and a startup-oriented “get things done” culture
• A strong, fun & positive environment with regular celebrations of our success
• An inclusive, diverse & authentic environment