About the company:
Kraftshala makes India's most loved marketing & sales training programs with an Advocacy Score of 95%. We believe that education becomes a lot more fruitful, and a lot more fun, when you get kickass practitioners, the real experts, to train emerging talent. Our programs are built on frameworks and examples from the best in the industry and they are consistently updated with the latest, cutting-edge tools & learnings from the field.
This is why S&M professionals from world's top consumer companies (like Unilever, P&G, Nestl-, ITC, Facebook, Amazon, Yum! Brands, etc) as well as students currently studying in the best business schools of the country (all major IIMs, ISB, FMS, XLRI, SP Jain, IIFT, etc.) find value in our programs (remember 95%?). The goal now is to take our training programs to India's masses- the talented people across the length and breadth of our country who have been denied a shot at professional success due to the limitations of the existing system.
We are a team that is gunning to bring transformative changes to India's higher education ecosystem. Welcome to the ride! :)
Funding:
Kraftshala is backed by Doreswamy Nandkishore (Former Fortune 100 CEO, Head of Asia, Oceania, Africa for Nestl- S.A.), Pallav Jain and Sarfaraz Khimani (co-CEOs of Performics, one of India's largest performance marketing agencies).
What do we value (the Kraftshala Kode):
Like all good companies, we value integrity, excellence, respect, inclusion, and collaboration. Our team's distinctiveness comes from the following:
We seek a user-centric mindset. People who start with the user and work backward, and take every opportunity to add value to their customers/ partners fit right in.
We value problem-solving skills. We look at problems objectively, solve for root causes, make decisions for long term good instead of short term gain, and don- t let processes get in the way of value addition.
We look for learning agility. We are a team of learners who like to read, talk to experts, and seek feedback to be better today than we were yesterday.
We respect ambition & courage to take on large goals. Self-starters who demonstrate high ownership strengthen the backbone of our team.
We expect consistency and reliability. Predictability just makes everyone's life a lot smoother.
We like people who are real, open and direct in communication, while still being empathetic.
We are practical optimists. Our team strongly believes in a better future & we are up for playing our part to make that future a reality.
What is the recruitment process:
- As a small team (~26 folks), it's imperative that we get to know each other before taking the leap. We want to ensure you succeed in your role within our team. Each conversation with us will last about 40-75 minutes, except the first call which is a short one to understand expectations. Typically the whole process takes between 10 - 15 business days depending on your and our schedules. The process will occur over telephonic calls, so you don- t need to worry about travel.
- Setting expectations: This will be a call to understand your profile and expectations briefly.
- Skill Assessment Task: This will be a task that assesses you on some of the core skills you- ll need to succeed in this role.
- Technical conversation: This will be a telephonic call with a senior member of the team wherein you can expect to be evaluated on your functional skills and other competencies needed for the job, mentioned below.
- Culture fit conversation: A telephonic conversation with one of our founders to ensure that there is a fit with the Kraftshala Kode.
- Extending an offer: If all goes well, we will extend an offer mentioning the relevant details.
Compensation:
- You should expect 10 - 12 lacs INR / annum as your salary depending on past experience and comfort with various technology frameworks, with a 85-15 split between fixed and variable
- You will also receive equity worth 8 - 10 lacs INR vested over a standard 4 year schedule.
- Other benefits include flexible holiday schedules and access to mentors from across the industry.
Senior Developer- Backend Role Description
What you will be doing:
Product Development:
We operate a number of consumer products across web and mobile that are used by thousands of India's high potential professionals to learn, get mentored from business leaders and transform their careers. These products are built on React.js and Redux in the front-end and PHP and Node.js with MongoDB and MySQL in the back-end.
Your goal will be to take these products to the next level of user experience.
Team leadership:
- Kraftshala started by subcontracting it's technology development to an external partner, and over the last year has shifted all product development in-house by creating a new team. We are very much a young team in the making, and are looking for someone who- d enjoy:
- Responsibility to chart out the tech roadmap for Kraftshala
- Independence to figure their own problem-solving approaches
- Grooming interns and other junior developers as a defacto team lead
Must Haves:
- 2-3 years of experience as a part of a consumer product-oriented team (We are not too fussed about the number of years. Experience is simply a proxy for capability, which is what we really care for).
- Proficient knowledge in Laravel and Node.js
- The ability to understand & design REST APIs and Web Development Architecture
- Good knowledge of relational database systems such as MySQL and NoSQL databases such as MongoDB.
- Strong product design sensibilities and obsessive attention to detail
- Ability to take complex problems and break them down into smaller tasks
- Ability to manage a hosting environment, including database administration as well as scaling applications to handle load changes
Good to Haves :
- Experience of working on large scale PHP applications with React.js
- Experience of leading a team
- Contributions to the open-source ecosystem
Location :
While our office is in Delhi, we are on work from home (WFH) till June 2021. We are perfectly okay if you- d prefer to WFH even after the Covid crisis recedes.
Saturday, December 26, 2020
Kraftshala - Senior Backend Developer - MySQL/Node.js (2-4 yrs) (Kraftshala)
