Software Technical Architect

Job Description

About Launch Ventures

Launch Ventures is a niche, award-winning technology company that co-creates products with industry partners who bring valuable expertise in the domain for which the product is intended. We are working with a range of startups to Fortune 500 companies. Some of our early products have achieved global scale and attracted investments from the likes of Google. We work in web, mobile, IoT, Blockchain, Cloud and AI / ML based applications, and have worked across multiple industry domains (financial services, media, e-commerce and more).

We care deeply about the products we build and the software craftsmanship that goes into making them. This has been our mission and passion, to take software products from concept to scale, maturely and responsibly.

We don't just write code, we Launch Ventures.

Position : Full-stack Developer

You’ll be a part of a cross-functional team that’s responsible for the full software development life cycle, from inception, to deployment to production.

For this position you need to have deep experience with, at least, one programming language, and, preferably, experience with a few more. You also need to have full-stack development experience—front-end (and, preferably, mobile), backend, databases, etc.—and experience in designing and configuring CI / CD pipelines. You should be eager to mentor junior developers. Setup infrastructure services as needed for the project.

Responsibilities

Design resilient system to integrate with third party APIs.

Provide technical guidance to teammates through coaching and mentorship.

Maintain high standards of software quality within the team by following good practices and habits.

Hands-on coding and collaborate with other software developers, business analysts, team leads and software architects to plan, design, develop, test, and maintain the software system being developed.

Assist in the collection and documentation of user's requirements, development of user stories, estimates and work plans.

Design, develop, and unit test applications in accordance with established standards independently.

Participate in peer-reviews of solution designs and related code.

Package and support deployment of releases.

Setup and manage infrastructure (AWS, GCP, Azure, etc.) required for the project deployment and scaling via automated tools like Terraform, etc.

Run effective client interactions for scrum events, requirements gathering, reporting to stakeholders.

Requirements

Minimum qualifications

Proven hands-on 3+ years of experience in developing full stack software projects from scratch till the delivery and support. Full-stack development experience, including front-end (web, or mobile, or both), and backend.

Strong oral and written communication skills. Proven experience to communicate with stakeholders 1 : 1 at all levels. Lead the day-to-day meetings and agile processes.

Deep experience with, JavaScript programming language and its main frameworks and libraries like React.js

Proven hands-on experience in frontend development - React.js,

Proven hands-on experience in Backend development - Node.js, Express.js

Proven hands-on experience in database technologies (relational databases), I / O and networking. PostgreSQL, etc.

Experience with Test Driven Development (TDD), unit testing, and automated testing in general. Jest, Chai, Mocha, React testing library, Cypress, Playwright, etc.

Proven hands-on experience in Typescript. Experience with ORM like Prisma.

Experience in setting up CI / CD pipelines. (GitHub Actions, Pipelines, etc.)

Hands-on experience in working with any Git based code repository.

Experience in configuring cloud Infrastructure. AWS / GCP / Azure - manually or with Terraform scripts is a plus

Experience in estimating features, modules and projects with in-depth understanding.

Experience in quickly bootstrapping projects for development or proof of concepts.

Good understanding of data structures and algorithms.

Committed to continuous learning and improvement.

Experience with Agile software development.

Experience with clean code, design patterns and principles. ESLint, SonarQube, Snyk, etc. SOLID principles, clean code, Code smells, etc.

You should certainly apply if

You enjoy crafting elegant, well-tested solutions, not just delivering working code.

The acronyms FP, OO, SOLID, TDD, BDD, XP mean something to you.

You have logical and well-researched opinions on existing and new technologies, and relish the learnings and challenges of working on different platforms and products.

You have experience with or interest in user-centered interaction design.

You have an entrepreneurial mindset.

You strive for yourself, your team and your organization to continuously learn and improve.

Requirements

Minimum qualifications Proven hands-on 3+ years of experience in developing full stack software projects from scratch till the delivery and support. Full-stack development experience, including front-end (web, or mobile, or both), and backend. Strong oral and written communication skills. Proven experience to communicate with stakeholders 1 : 1 at all levels. Lead the day-to-day meetings and agile processes. Deep experience with, JavaScript programming language and its main frameworks and libraries like React.js Proven hands-on experience in frontend development - React.js, Proven hands-on experience in Backend development - Node.js, Express.js Proven hands-on experience in database technologies (relational databases), I / O and networking. PostgreSQL, etc. Experience with Test Driven Development (TDD), unit testing, and automated testing in general. Jest, Chai, Mocha, React testing library, Cypress, Playwright, etc. Proven hands-on experience in Typescript. Experience with ORM like Prisma. Experience in setting up CI / CD pipelines. (GitHub Actions, Pipelines, etc.) Hands-on experience in working with any Git based code repository. Experience in configuring cloud Infrastructure. AWS / GCP / Azure - manually or with Terraform scripts is a plus Experience in estimating features, modules and projects with in-depth understanding. Experience in quickly bootstrapping projects for development or proof of concepts. Good understanding of data structures and algorithms. Committed to continuous learning and improvement. Experience with Agile software development. Experience with clean code, design patterns and principles. ESLint, SonarQube, Snyk, etc. SOLID principles, clean code, Code smells, etc. You should certainly apply if You enjoy crafting elegant, well-tested solutions, not just delivering working code. The acronyms FP, OO, SOLID, TDD, BDD, XP mean something to you. You have logical and well-researched opinions on existing and new technologies, and relish the learnings and challenges of working on different platforms and products. You have experience with or interest in user-centered interaction design. You have an entrepreneurial mindset. You strive for yourself, your team and your organization to continuously learn and improve.