Senior Software Engineer (Java)

  Division: Engineering   | Type: Full time   |   Location: Mumbai

Responsibilities

  • Lead the design, development and rollout of new features following thorough engineering practices.
  • Write high quality, robust, scalable and extensible code.
  • Participate in code reviews, refactoring sessions and discussions on product architecture.
  • Profile and optimize various layers of application code.
  • Interact closely with Design team to integrate design into code.
  • Mentor junior members of the engineering team. Lead by example.

Requirements

  • BS or MS in Computer Science or equivalent experience.
  • 4+ years of hands-on development experience in Java.
  • Solid hands on experience with Struts, Spring, Hibernate, MySQL and Linux.
  • Familiarity with good engineering practicies like revision control systems (we use SVN), bug tracking systems (we use Trac), code reviews, agile software development, build processes, code profiling and debugging.
  • Experience with Solr/Lucene a major plus.
  • Knowledge of Javascript required, along with experience using a JS framework (we use JQuery)
  • Bonus points for having an understanding of the issues surrounding large-volume websites and scalability.
  • Excellent thinking, problem-solving, analytical, written and oral and communication skills.
  • You have a positive attitude, high intellectual curiosity, and a desire to contribute to the team beyond your current role.
  • Should believe in team work from the bottom of the heart and enjoy working in a team of highly skilled engineers.
To apply for this position, send a copy of your latest resume and a cover letter to jobs@infomedia18.in. Don't forget to mention "Senior Software Engineer (Java)" in the subject of the email.
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The Team

We are the New Media division of Infomedia18, which is part of the Network18 group.

The team is a highly talented gang that likes to work hard and play harder. We're headquartered in the heart of our beautiful nation - amchi Mumbai ... and we're always on the lookout for people who are smarter than we are, who love building great products that delight millions of users.

Our current online offerings include products like burrp!, Askme and Infomedia Yellow Pages.

The Vision

We want to make it very easy for consumers to find accurate and detailed information on local businesses, whether they prefer getting the information via the printed yellow pages, the internet, an application on their mobile device, via SMS or even via a phone call.

Alongside, we're also building a platform that helps business owners establish an online presence and reach out to their customers in a variety of ways.

The Opportunity

This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to build products that touch the life of millions of users everyday.

We're on a mission to build India's best local business search engine accessible via Voice, Internet, Mobile and Print.

Our products have an incredible reach. Our Yellow Pages reach over 21 cities in India, burrp! has presence in 11 major metros and Askme serves over 400 cities and towns in India.

Are you ready to be challenged?