Software Development Engineer - 1 (Reflektive) India, Remote

Learning Technologies Group plc; Bengaluru; Remote; INR 8,00,000 - 12,00,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company in Bengaluru is looking for an experienced Backend Developer to join their team. The role involves working predominantly with Ruby on Rails, focusing on backend components, API development, and performance optimization. Ideal candidates will have a minimum of 3 years of experience, strong collaborative skills, and a Bachelor's degree in a relevant field. Join us and contribute to impactful software solutions.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years experience with backend development using Ruby on Rails.
• Strong understanding of software architecture principles and design patterns.
• Experience with performance optimization and security considerations.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of backend components mainly using Ruby on Rails.
• Collaborate with frontend developers and product managers.
• Implement security best practices to safeguard sensitive data.
• Create comprehensive technical documentation for backend architecture.

Skills

Backend development

Ruby on Rails

API development

Database design

Performance optimization

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

PostgreSQL

Elasticsearch

Kinesis

Kafka

Job description

Job Overview:

Reflektive’s Engineering team is responsible for building and supporting the services that run the Reflektive platform. The team also assists in scaling the engineering organization by participating in architectural design reviews, establishing best practices and procedures, and debugging problems across the complete stack.

Reflektive has a couple of major initiatives to tackle in this year. Our tech stack, workflow, and team continues to adapt with changing business requirements. Initiatives this year may include optimizing our infrastructure for performance and cost, partnering with the development teams to achieve operational efficiency, redesigning our services for long term maintainability, delighting our customers by providing timely and effective resolution for their concerns, investing in automation and implementing strong security practices.

You’ll join a team where everyone, including you, is active in defining our technical roadmap. You’ll work with product and engineering teams to understand our needs and learn how your skills can best make a difference.

Responsibilities:

• Application Maintenance:
  • Demonstrate customer first mindset by proactively identifying and addressing the issues even before customers report it.
  • Provide timely and effective resolution for the issues reported by the customers.
• Backend Development:
  • Lead the development of backend components, modules, and features primarily on Ruby on Rails tech stack and also be open to contribute in other tech stacks based on Python.
  • Implement and maintain APIs, data models, libraries, and database structures to support application functionality.
• Performance Optimization:
  • Identify and address performance bottlenecks, ensuring optimal system response times and resource utilization.
  • Identify resource intensive operations and optimize it for performance and cost.
• Collaboration:
  • Collaborate with frontend developers, product managers, and other stakeholders to integrate frontend and backend components seamlessly.
  • Participate in code reviews to ensure code quality, adherence to standards, and knowledge sharing within the team.
• Security and Compliance:
  • Implement and enforce security best practices to safeguard sensitive data.
  • Stay updated on industry trends and emerging technologies to ensure compliance and security standards are met.
• Documentation:
  • Create and maintain comprehensive technical documentation for the backend architecture, APIs, and development processes.
• Continuous Improvement:
  • Proactively identify opportunities for process improvement and contribute to the evolution of development methodologies and practices.

Qualifications:

• Overall a minimum of 3 years experience with a focus on backend development using Ruby on Rails.
• In-depth knowledge of Ruby on Rails framework, database design, and API development.
• Strong understanding of software architecture principles, design patterns, and best practices.
• Experience with performance optimization, scalability, and security considerations.
• Experience in Relation database. Ex: PostgreSQL, MySQL
• Experience with Elasticsearch, Kinesis, Kafka
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent work experience).
• Open to explore new technologies. Ex: Python

Bonus points:

• Experience working in an Agile and Scrum environment
• Familiarity with front-end technologies and frameworks(ReactJs).
• Experience with Python programming languages.
• Experience with cloud platforms and microservices architecture.
• Knowledge of DevOps practices and tools.(AWS, Kubernetes )
• Web-based/SaaS company background

Join us in revolutionizing the way software solutions are developed, and contribute to building cutting-edge applications that make a positive impact on our users and the industry.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, colour, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.