Job Highlights

We’re looking for a Software Developer, which means different things to different people, but in EmbarkingOnVoyage it means that you’ll understand how to build for the web using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and that you’re comfortable writing backend code in any language but that most importantly you are excited to try new technologies and different ways of working.

Responsibilities

• Design, build and maintain high performance, reusable, and reliable code
• Strong experience of building RESTful APIs with Express or Express-based frameworks
• Integration of data storage solutions which can include databases, key-value stores, blob stores, etc
• Implementation of security and data protection
• Unit-test the code components; document the code and the functionality while collaborating with other team members
• Define code architecture decisions to support a high-performance and scalable product
• Unit-test code for robustness, usability, and general reliability
• Identify and correct bottlenecks and fix bugs
• Work with development teams and product managers to ideate software solutions.
• Developing front-end website architecture.
• Designing user interactions on web pages.
• Developing back-end website applications.
• Creating servers and databases for functionality.
• Ensuring responsiveness of applications.
• Working alongside graphic designers for web design features.
• Seeing through a project from conception to finished product.
• Designing and developing APIs.

Technical Skills

• Good object-oriented software design principles
• Strong understanding and hands-on experience of JavaScript
• Strong experience in Node.js and Express or any of the Express-based frameworks
• Understanding of database schema design, modeling, and ORMs
• Hands-on experience with at least 1 SQL and NoSQL DB like Postgres or MongoD
• Experience in integrating 3rd party SDKs, APIs & libraries in Express applications
• Proficient understanding of Git
• Strong logical and technical skills.
• Proficiency with fundamental front-end languages such as HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
• Proficiency with a JavaScript framework such as Angular JS/ React.
• Proficiency with server-side language Nodejs.
• Familiarity with REST APIs.
• Familiarity with JWT.
• Familiarity with database technology such as MySQL, Oracle, and MongoDB.
• Excellent verbal communication skills.
• Good problem-solving skills.
• Attention to detail.

You Should Have

• Strong communication and client-facing skills.
• Good time-management skills
• Problem-solving aptitude
• The ability to quickly grasp new concepts
• Self-motivated, independent, and detail-oriented individual