Full Stack Web Developer (full time, remote)

Job Description

Ycenter is looking for a Full Stack Developer to join its Digital Innovations and product development team. This is a fully remote, full time position. You will be employed under the Ycenter India office.

We’re looking for a dynamic coder and problem-solver to work with our Digital Innovations team and help build web products that solve complex global problems for our clients. Preferably a Full Stack Developer / Software Engineer with 2-4 years of experience in building & maintaining web applications, not afraid of taking on new challenges in a fast paced startup environment, able to take leadership decisions independently (read: without a boss) and an obsession for effective & timely communication.

Why You Should Work With Us

• If you’ve ever felt that technology should be used for social good, or wanted to create measurable impact through your work, this is the opportunity
• Be a part of a global team of engineers, entrepreneurs, researchers, designers, and a bot to tackle complex business & social problems for our clients. Past clients include Abbott Global Healthcare, US Department of Commerce, GODAN (Global Open Data For Agriculture & Nutrition), Microsoft and United Nations
• Work directly with Ycenter’s leadership team and grab optional opportunities to learn Design Thinking, Leadership and Entrepreneurship (read: what makes a startup successful. We will tell you from experience)
• Work on end-to-end projects that add real value to your portfolio.
• We care about you as a person and the work you do, more than spreadsheets and corporate KPIs. In fact if you love spreadsheets, this role is not for you.
• We are obsessed about pop culture, good movies, TV shows, books and music. We will probably judge you by your Netflix Watch History more than your CV.

Skills & technologies

• Should be proficient in at least one object oriented programming language: C++ / Java / Python / JavaScript
• Skilled at and experienced in web application development with the following full-stack competency:
• Preferred stack: MERN (MongoDB, ExpressJS, React, NodeJS)
• Alternate stack: LAMP with Laravel framework
• Should be familiar with building Progressive Web Applications using custom service workers for offline functionality
• Experience with offline storage, threading, and performance tuning
• Proficient in frontend development using HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, JQuery, JSON
• Knowledge of Javascript-based data visualization & graph libraries
• Knowledge of and experience in server-side scripting and process automation
• Knowledge of and experience in MySQL database operations & optimization.
• Knowledge of and experience in building & handling REST APIs
• Knowledge of and experience in server environment setup & application deployment in either AWS or Microsoft Azure
• Knowledge of building Python-based applications is a bonus but not a requirement
• Should have experience with UI/UX design
• Should be familiar with the Git version control system.
• Should be experienced in application testing (manual) and CI/CD workflow
• Should be comfortable working with DevOps processes using Agile methodology