API/JavaScript Full Stack Developer

Overview

Company name: Pier Two | HQ Location: Brisbane, Queensland | Website | LinkedIn

Role: API/JavaScript Full Stack Developer

• Experience: 2-5 years
• Location: Bangalore
• Type: Full-time
  
  

Key Responsibilities

1. Leading API development for Pier Two. Enhancing and optimising our current API solution, and leading the development direction of the API solution going forward.
2. Working on API integrations with external parties and ensuring the process for integrating is streamlined.
3. Document technical procedures and create integration and user guides, maintaining accurate records of API configurations and changes.
4. Working with external partners to communicate and troubleshoot API related matters
5. Troubleshoot and resolve network and system issues, providing timely and effective solutions to minimize downtime.
6. Participate in the deployment and integration of new technologies and updates into the existing infrastructure outside of API duties.

Requirements

1. Strong API development knowledge

•  NodeJS, TypeScript, NestJS, React
   -Building RESTful APIs with NestJS

           -Developing microservices and serverless functions with Node.js

           -Building single-page applications with React

• Tooling such as MongoDB and Swagger
  -Experience with MongoDB Atlas for cloud-hosted databases

           -Proficient in using Swagger for API documentation and testing

• Backend services (To build the API)
  -Proficient in Express.js, NestJS, or other Node.js frameworks for building APIs

          -Experience with data access layers (ORMs like Mongoose, TypeORM) and data validation libraries

• Front end (To consume the API)
  -Strong knowledge of React and React Hooks for building user interfaces

          -Familiarity with state management libraries like Redux or React Context API

          -Experience with making API calls using HTTP clients

• Database (For storing the API data)
  -Proficient in working with MongoDB for storing and retrieving API data

           -Experience with relational databases like PostgreSQL, MySQL, or SQL Server

           -Knowledge of data modeling, schema design, and database management best practices

• Cloud knowledge (To host the API)
  -Deploying and managing APIs on cloud platforms mostly GCP

           -Familiarity with containerization technologies like Docker and orchestration tools like Kubernetes

• Authentication and Security (OAuth, JWT)
  -Implementing OAuth 2.0 and OpenID Connect for secure authentication

           -Utilizing JSON Web Tokens (JWT) for stateless authentication and authorization

• Caching Techniques, Performance optimization
  -Implementing caching strategies like client-side caching, and server-side caching (Redis)

           -Optimising API performance through techniques like pagination, data compression, and load balancing

• Monitoring and Alerting
  -Experience with monitoring tools like Prometheus, Grafana, or cloud-native monitoring services

           -Setting up alerting and incident response processes for API health and performance issues

• API Gateway and Active Directory management
  -Configuring and managing API Gateways like AWS API Gateway or Azure API Management

           -Integrating with Active Directory or other identity management systems for user authentication and authorization

• Release management
  -Implementing continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD)  pipelines
  
  -Familiarity with release management tools like GitLab pipelines, GitHub Actions, or cloud-native CI/CD services
  
  2. Role Requirements

• Based in AEST compatible timezone (India).
• Ability to communicate clearly in English.
• Management experience and strong communication skills.

Nice To Haves

1. Experience with Linux systems, including filesystem, networking, kernel tuning, iptables, patching.
2. Network management and troubleshooting experience
3. Experience with Docker, Ansible, and Terraform
4. Understanding of Blockchain concepts and Blockchain Infrastructure (Validators and RPC Nodes in particular)

About us
Australian-based enterprise-grade infrastructure for institutional clients. Non-custodial ETH Staking. Secure Node & Validation Services. Creating the light client Lantern (C#).