Product Engineer(Back End)

Egnify is a cloud-based Assessment and Learning Analytics platform integrated with world-class Analytics to enhance conceptual clarity and Exam Readiness of the student.

We are a team of 20+ people (IITs, IIITs, IIMs, NITs) serving 4,27,000 students, 28,000+ teachers in 400+ institutes across 28 cities in 4 states. Our target is to reach 10 lakh students by end of the academic year 2019. We were awarded the "Best Learning Analytics company of the year" by Brainfeed Magazine and the "Best Mobile App of the Year" from IIT Varanasi.

We are looking for a Backend Engineer who is passionate to work in a Data Science-based Analytics company. We want you to be innovative and results driven. We put a lot of emphasis on Teamwork and collaboration and we expect all our employees to be agile, resourceful and fast learners. This role involves creating solutions for complex real-time scenarios, writing performance oriented modular code, deploying and maintaining large scale solutions 

 

• Develop high-quality software design and architecture
• Identify, prioritize and execute tasks in the software development life cycle
• Develop tools and applications by producing clean and efficient code
• Automate tasks through appropriate tools and scripting
• Review and debug code
• Perform validation and verification testing
• Collaborate with internal teams and vendors to fix and improve products
• Document development phases and monitor systems
• Ensure software is up-to-date with the latest technologies
• Manage the DevOps cycle of the application.

• Proven 2-3 years of experience as a Backend Engineer
• BSc/B.Tech in Computer Science or a related degree
• Extensive experience in software development and scripting.
• Experience building highly scalable projects involving cloud-based infrastructure design and implementation
• Knowledge of selected programming languages (e.g. Python, C++, JavaScript)
• Prior experience developing application using MERN stack is a plus.
• In-depth knowledge of relational databases (e.g. PostgreSQL, MySQL) and 
NoSQL databases (e.g. MongoDB)
• Good understanding of Web Services protocols such as REST, SOAP and API design for extensibility and portability
• Experience debugging distributed systems with high data loads
• Deep understanding of distributed data model
• Solid understanding of the Software as a Service (SaaS) model in the online environment
• Knowledge of Test Driven Development
• Experience with Scrum/Agile development methodologies
• Familiarity with various operating systems (Linux, Mac OS, Windows)
• Analytical mind with a problem-solving aptitude
• Ability to work independently
• Good organizational and leadership skills
• Experience using system monitoring tools (e.g. New Relic) and automated testing frameworks

Culture is a funny thing to describe in words!

We believe culture is the most important driver of organisational success and of the satisfaction we feel at the end of each day. But when put into words, it can sound contrived. So we'll just tell you what you'd observe as you wander the halls.

What you'll get:

• Think Big - 10X not 10%
• Solve whole and hard problems that matter
• Design the experience not the product
• Accountability and ownership
• Develop and retain smart and interesting people
• Failure tolerance
• Have Fun!