Nbyula | Hiring for Software Application Engineer- Apprenticeship, Apply Now!
Overview:
Nbyula is hiring a Software Application Engineer- Apprenticeship.
Are you someone who thinks of an application as soon as you come across a real-world problem to be solved, manual errors to be reduced/eliminated, a monotonous task to be automated, or enable distributed problem-solving in a highly collaborative crowd-sourced environment? If so then you are someone we are looking for, a passionate and energetic Software Application Engineer-in-the-making training on production-level applications, to build next-generation web and/or native solutions which are efficacious, highly extensible, and scalable. This would be a one-year full-time apprenticeship, you would absorb the functional domain skills, business and market domain knowledge, and above all nbyula’s core organizational values, through an immersive, learn-via-building apprenticeship. We would be ecstatic to make you full-time if you continue leveling up throughout your apprenticeship!
Qualification & Skills:
- We’re open to considering if you’re presently in your final year or have completed B.Sc. in a related field/BE/B.Tech/M.Tech in any engineering stream
- Ability to write well-abstracted, reusable, highly performant code for backend and front-end modules
- Ability to quickly grasp the internal plumbing of things and zoom into the finer nuances of the bigger picture of a software and/or hardware system
- Good visual design sense, good experience in developing web-based applications
- Strong knowledge of Javascript fundamentals, object-oriented programming, and web concepts
- Experience or familiarity with React.js or any other frontend framework and tools like Webpack
- Working knowledge of NoSQL Databases like MongoDB
- Excellent communication skills - to be able to work closely with the product team, designers, and other developers
- Highly effective at working in cross-functional groups and getting results in matrix organizations
- Excellent time management skills and ability to work on concurrent assignments with different priorities
- Product-oriented thinking – you code to solve problems of millions and not just features tailored for individuals, you should be able to decide the features and strategies that best fit the majority usage patterns
- Hands-on knowledge of building web/client-server systems using Python, Django/Flask, Nginx, MySql/MongoDB/Redis/Neo4J over Ubuntu/Debian/dockers or similar stacks
- Fluent in HTML5 and CSS
- Great understanding of client-server architectures, asynchronous request handling, and partial page updates
- Good knowledge of Python or equivalent scripting languages like PHP, Perl, Lua, Bash, etc
- Good knowledge of JavaScript
- Good knowledge of React Or Equivalent JS Framework
- Good knowledge of Express
- Exceptional analytical skills and inclination towards decisiveness vis-a-vis time-bound deliverables
- Extremely excited to work in a fast-paced startup and driven to solve hard problems in the field of technology when applied to education
- Ability to script in bash, browser automation scripts like iMacros, and selenium will be a plus
- Big brownie points if you know GoLang, TypeScript, and Java
Eligibility:
All the attributes that we are looking for in an ideal teammate.
- Openness- We welcome people from different backgrounds and schools of thought, Terraformers are open to different perspectives in approaching a solution and do not just limit their thoughts or ideas to only a specific domain
- Conscientiousness- We believe in working together for the larger goal and with complete dedication and not just for personal benefits, however, we do not expect terraformers to work to the point of burnout
- Humility- Being humble, grateful, and respectful are the core traits of terraformers, we do not expect people to agree with every view of the management, feel free to have a different perspective but we always expect it to be put forward with respect
- Risk Takers- Terraformers are not afraid of the unknown and are open to new things, not that we encourage extreme risks without weighing the consequences but we are ones who take calculated risks
- Autodidacts- Terraformers teach themselves to learn, we do our own research to get solutions, and we do not expect you to have a blank slate and figure everything out yourself, we are here to guide you but not handhold and micromanage you
- Self-Actualization- Terraformers are on the path of self-actualization, we are not bothered by the noise and distractions around us, we only work towards achieving our full potential. We do not expect you to over-burden yourself and not have fun but we expect you to work to the best of your capabilities
Roles, Responsibilities & Skills:
- Work cross-functionally across engineering and design teams to build reusable frontend components for multiple web-based and/or native applications supporting the nbyula platform and the nbyula team to optimize operations & workflow
- Work closely with the product engineers to build, and maintain reusable libraries, packages, and frameworks for server-side development including infrastructure scaling
- Participate in product requirements, planning, architecture, design, and engineering discussions and decision-making processes
- Get hands-on expertise by participating and delivering through all stages of development
- Prominently Used Technologies: Cloud computing, OSS, Schemaless DB, Machine Learning, Web Crawling, Data Scraping, Progressive Web Apps, Continuous Integration & Deployment, RDBMS, Nix
Job Perks:
- Opportunity to help build the next-big-what in the Ed-tech space like it’s never been attempted before. Your work will be on the live wire in front of millions of users
- Gaming chairs to keep you comfortable on a high
- Live music on the floor while you work
- Access to thousands of books
- Snacks on the house. Fill up on your favorite munchies, select your poison of choice from sencha green to double shot espresso
- Extensive health coverage for team members
- Long weekend breaks for team members to plan trips or leisure activities
- Thursdays and Tuesdays coinciding with holidays are clubbed with Fridays and Mondays so that you can go on that long break from work
- We understand the pain of growing old - enjoy a fully paid leave on your birthday
- An annual long break from Christmas to New year so that you rest and rejuvenate
- Company-aided accommodation for the ones who like to be on a loose
- One menstrual leave every month for all our female team members so they can rest at home, ease their pain with a hot water bag and sip on some hot chocolate instead of working in pain and discomfort
- No bureaucracy, respect for logical and analytical minds with thoughts and ideas
- Opportunity to own a piece of the company in the form of stock options
- We believe in comfort, ditch your formals and feel free to come to the office in denims and casual wear, your work matters, not what you wear
Location:
Bangalore