VideoVerse - Software Development Engineer II - MERN Stack Technologies (2-4 yrs)

Roles and responsibilities :

- You will build robust, secure, and scalable frontend and microservices to power the core platform

- You will design and implement low latency distributed systems and storage solutions managing sports and entertainment video feed

- Own and manage all phases of the software development lifecycle (planning, design, implementation, deployment and support)

- You will continuously evaluate relevant technologies, influence and drive architecture and design discussions

- You will influence how we build individual features and products and bring in best practices and patterns that can be used for the engineering lifecycle.

- Collaborate effectively with product managers, designers, engineers, and stakeholders on the projects

- Communicate technical ideas and set direction on projects with a focus on solving business challenges

Desired skills and experience :

- 2-4 years of experience building Web apps on the MERN stack

- Fluency using Javascript, Python, HTML/CSS, ReactJS, Nodejs, Expressjs, Django, etc.

- Good understanding of how Client-Server architecture, experience with WebSockets

- Experience working on frameworks like Node.js/Express.js etc.

- Experience in building RESTful APIs with monitoring, fault tolerance, and metrics

- Exposure to relational, NoSQL databases (Cassandra, Postgres, Redis, DynamoDB)

- Very good understanding of integrating with external systems (i.e. consuming their APIs)

- Experience in RPC systems, web sockets, and other real-time transports is good to have

- Thorough understanding of HTTP protocol and its nuances.

- You possess strong computer science fundamentals: data structures, algorithms, design patterns

- Good understanding of asynchronous processing model - message queues, worker processes, etc.

- The ability to work in a fast-paced startup environment is a must.

- Open-source contribution is a plus.

- Experience with AWS, docker and Kubernetes an added advantage

- A keen intuition for well-designed software and beautiful, usable interfaces

- Intrinsic motivation and the drive to solve difficult frontend problems

- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills