WeatherBug is a popular weather site and mobile app providing hyperlocal, live weather data and proactive alerting to consumer users. With over 15 million unique users per month, across all platforms, WeatherBug's vision is to provide environmental intelligence for all aspects of people's lives. The WeatherBug app is a top-rated weather app in the app stores. In 2019, WeatherBug was named the best weather app by MediaPost's Appy Awards. WeatherBug is owned and operated by GroundTruth, a media company that turns real-world behavior into marketing that delivers real business results.
At GroundTruth, we believe that innovative technology starts with the best talent and have been ranked one of Ad Age's Best Places to Work for three years in a row (2021, 2022 & 2023). Learn more about the perks of joining our team here. Learn more about the perks of joining our team here.
Description
- This role requires Core Work Hours from 8 : 30 pm to 12 : 30 am IST (will change as per daylight saving in US). The remaining hours are completed at individual discretion.-
A bit about you :
A recognized expert in their professional discipline, with significant impact and influence on organizational policy and program development. Establishes critical strategic and operational goals, and develops and implements new products, processes, standards, or operational plans to achieve organizational objectives. Regularly leads projects of critical importance to the organization-projects that carry substantial consequences for success or failure.
Requires strong influence and communication with executive leadership. Problems encountered are often complex and multidimensional, requiring broad-based consideration of variables that affect multiple areas of the organization.
You will :
Design, architect and create the documentation for the entire system down to the details to meet team needs.Proactively create and review team contributions of documentation within your domain of expertise.Code entire software solutions to solve current problems, identify and fix issues within their areas of expertise.Participate as a CODEOWNER within their expertise and stakeholder throughout in code-reviews.Automate unit, integration, and end to end testing solutions and incorporate with the testing team flow. Be able to run your code in pre-production and ensure quality.Deploy your solutions across environments and platforms, including production releases.Teardown and destroy old solutions, products, and resources when no longer needed.Provide operational support of your deployed code and all code within your domain of expertise.Determine issues within the entire team and prevent problems from occurringCoordinate across all business teams to identify, resolve, mitigate and prevent technical issues, risks, and provide solutions.Perform other job-related duties as assignedYou Have :
4 year degree in Computer Science or related field with 7+ years of experience OR 9+ years of experience in Software Development7+ years of experience in software development5+ years of experience in AWS (EC2, Lambda, S3, CloudWatch)3+ years (GitHub, Jenkins, Spinnaker)5+ years of experience in DevOps deployments with Azure / AWS services, CI / CD pipelines, and containerization (Docker / Kubernetes)Proficient in building server-side rendered (SSR) and static sites using Next.js.Experience in designing and integrating RESTful APIs for web applications.Deep proficiency in React, nextjs, TypeScript (Demonstrate ability to build complex and performant web applications using these technologies)Solid understanding of HTML5 and CSS3, including semantic HTML, responsive design principles.Proven experience with website performance optimization techniques including splitting, lazy loading, image optimization, caching techniques.In-depth knowledge of SEO principles and best practices for public-facing websites.Significant experience working with mapping libraries, specifically Mapbox GL JS.Demonstrated ability to handle large datasets and implement performant map visualizations.Ability to write efficient, scalable, and maintainable code.Excellent problem solving, debugging, and analytical skills.Ability to work independently and as part of a team.Strong communication and collaboration skills with the ability to effectively communicate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.Would be great if you have :
Experience in ingesting and exposing large datasets in the weather industryExperience, in general, in the advertising industryExperience in C# and .NET Core / .NET Framework for backend developmentExperience in CFN, APIGateway, DDB, IAM, SNSUnderstanding of technical SEO, Core Web Vitals, and best practices for search engine ranking.Experience in integrating Mapbox or other mapping services into web applications.Experience in designing scalable and modular web architectures.Familiarity with unit testing, integration testing, and debugging techniques.Experience with CICD tools, specifically GitHub, Jenkins, Spinnaker, ArtifactoryExperience with AWS Products, specifically CloudFormation, DynamoDB, SNS, APIGateway, Route53, IAM, TaggingExperience working with formats like TXT, CSV, MARKDOWN, JSON, YAML, GeoJSON, WKT, GZIP, PARQExperience with other languages, frameworks, and platforms, specifically Infrastructure as Code, Java, HTML, Javascript, Typescript, NodeJS, Python, Shell, React, CYou are :
A team player who is organized, flexible and willing to adaptNot afraid of new technologies and driven to learnA detail-oriented person, who catches problems early and adjustsA strong communicator who is able to collaborate with multiple business and engineering stakeholders and work through conflicting needsA problem solver who likes to dive deep into a problem, diagnose root causes and work with multiple teams to come up with a solutionOrganized with demonstrated ability to prioritize and deliver timely workA team player and not afraid to roll up your sleeves and help when neededSelf-sufficient and not afraid to take the lead and manage tasks independentlyCoachable and open to feedbackRespectful- we treat each other with respect and assume the best of one anotherNot afraid to have fun!Benefits : What we offer :
At Weatherbug, we want our employees to be comfortable with their benefits so they can focus on doing the work they love.
Parental leave- Maternity and PaternityFlexible Time Offs (Earned Leaves, Sick Leaves, Birthday leave, Bereavement leave & Company Holidays)In Office Daily Catered Breakfast, Lunch, Snacks and BeveragesHealth cover for any hospitalization. Covers both nuclear family and parentsTele-med for free doctor consultation, discounts on health checkups and medicinesWellness / Gym ReimbursementPet Expense ReimbursementChildcare Expenses and reimbursementsEmployee referral programEducation reimbursement programSkill development programCell phone reimbursement (Mobile Subsidy program).Internet reimbursement / Postpaid cell phone bill / or both.Birthday treat reimbursementEmployee Provident Fund Scheme offering different tax saving options such as Voluntary Provident Fund and employee and employer contribution up to 12% BasicCreche reimbursementCo-working space reimbursementNational Pension System employer matchMeal card for tax benefitSpecial benefits on salary account(ref : hirist.tech)