Lead Backend Developer

Job Description:

Role: Lead Back End Developer

Job Location: New Delhi (Onsite)

Required Experience: 4-7 years

Must-Have: Experience with NodeJS

Job Responsibilities:

You will be responsible for making technical decisions about high-level design, mentoring your fellow team members and spearheading regular experimentation on our tech-stack. Our development strategy is agile and we work in small Scrum teams of 8-10. We do several rollouts every day, are data-driven and do extensive A/B testing.

As a Sr. Backend Developer, you are responsible for the development, performance, and scaling of the new product as well as internal systems, which includes using: Node.js, Nginx, MongoDB, MySQL, Redis, MySQL, JIRA, AWS, git, and Linux.

Drive project management and execution within your team and cross–organizational dependencies, overseeing completeness of tasks and accuracy of estimates.

Important aspects of the job include:
• Rapidly develop next-generation scalable, flexible, and high-performance systemsSolve issues with the site and internal systems, prioritizing based on consumer impact
• Collaborate with your Team, Business Team, and Product Owners
• Skilled and highly enthusiast person who has experience in building scalable backend applications
• Sometimes, solving our toughest problems has little to do with the software we have written, and more to do with the complex interaction of multiple systems.
• Understanding the full stack, from bits going across the wire to the various protocols that define communication all the way up to the application layer is vitally important. Most of us know multiple languages and have worked on multiple platforms.
• We need hustlers who are great at solving problems, who initiate solutions and discussions and who believe that any challenge can be scaled with the right mindset and tools.

Skillset:-
• 4+ years of hardcore development experience with more than one programming language
• Experience with NodeJS and Advanced Javascript
• Experience with HTTP and server-side technologies (web servers, database servers)
• Experience developing complex distributed systems on public cloud such as AWS or Azure
• Experience with video content delivery, media servers, CDNs and protocols such as RTMP and HLS is highly preferred
• Preferably a university degree in Software Engineering
• Comfortable working in English both written and spoken
• Ability to work independently and lead small teams

What can you expect?
• A phenomenal work environment, with massive ownership and growth opportunities
• Quick iterations and deployments – fail-fast attitude
• Opportunity to work on cutting edge technologies, and lead teams in the future

Qualification: · B.E./B.S. Degree in Computer Science

About Rooter

Rooter is India’s leading game streaming and esports content platform (#1 Sports app on the Google Playstore since Oct-20). Rooter is also consistently rated 4.6 to 4.8/5.0 stars with 500K+ reviews on Playstore. The company’s business model operates at the intersection of two large macro-trends – gaming and content, bringing together a community of 450MM+ gaming enthusiasts in the country.

Rooter has an install base of 70 Mn+ as of May 2023.The company has ~17.65 Mn MAUs and ~1.4Mn+ DAUs, with each active user spending over 35 minutes on the app every day to watch live streams. This engagement is driven by 15,000+ professional streamers and 1.2Mn+ users creating content on the platform, every month.

Rooter is the only platform in the Game Streaming category to monetize with current ARR of $7mn (INR 4.5 Cr+ of Monthly revenue.)

In addition, Rooter now holds media rights to the largest bouquet of Live esports content in India (8,200+ hours/ year)through their partnership with Skyesports, the biggest esports tournament organiser in South Asia. They have also partnered with top esports teams in India including the biggest and most popular team- Godlike, which also streams exclusively on Rooter, alongside 30 upcoming esports teams and popular game streamers like Indian cricketer Yuzvendra Chahal.

Conceptualized in 2016, Rooter was initially set up by Piyush and Dipesh Agarwal to build a strong community of sports fans around the world. But soon after the outbreak of COVID-19, they deciphered the changing needs and witnessed a major shift towards Game Streaming.

Website: https://web.rooter.gg/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hello-rooter/

Check out our Product : https://play.google.com/store/apps/detailsid=com.threesixteen.app&hl=en_IN&gl=US

Rooter Story coverage on Forbes- https://lnkd.in/dii-5dQc