Thursday, October 16, 2014

Flipkart hiring for Software Development Engineers

  • Company : Flipkart
  • Website : www.flipkart.com
  • Job Role : Software Development Engineer III - Product
  • Eligibility : BE/BTech/ME/MTech
  • Experience : Freshers
  • Job Location : Bangalore



Company Profile:

Flipkart went live in 2007 with the objective of making books easily available to anyone who had internet access. Today, we're present across various categories including movies, music, games, mobiles, cameras, computers, healthcare and personal products, home appliances and electronics, stationery, perfumes, toys, apparels, shoes – and still counting! 
Be it our path-breaking services like Cash on Delivery, a 30-day replacement policy, EMI options, free shipping - and of course the great prices that we offer, everything we do revolves around our obsession with providing our customers a memorable online shopping experience. Then there's our dedicated Flipkart delivery partners who work round the clock to personally make sure the packages reach on time. 
Job Responsibilities:

  • Design and implement awesome new features using latest advancements in technology.
  • Rapid data-driven iterations on existing product features while using/enhancing platform capabilities.
  • Work closely with Product Managers, Designers and Other Engineering teams to push limits of product innovation using technology.
  • Deeply understand the business and operations ecosystem, identify problems and solutions for them.
  • Help operationalize new technology features by working closely with business & operations.
  • Expected to be in hands-on development ~75% of time and spending ~25% of the time working with Product/Business/Operations teams.

Mandatory Requirements:

  • Strong in algorithms and data-structures with good analytical/problem-solving skills.
  • Solid software development skills with experience building software in Ruby and/or Java.
  • Experience driving software engineering best practices (e.g. unit testing, code reviews, design documentation).
  • Proficient in a Unix/Linux environment.
  • Excellent communication skills including experience speaking to a technical and business audiences.

Desired Requirements:

  • Data-informed product development experience a big plus, e.g., analytics, A/B testing.
  • Experience with web infrastructure and distributed systems a big plus.
  • Working experience on technologies like MySQL, NoSQL (Mongo DB, Redis, etc.) is desirable.
  • B.S. or higher in Computer Science (or equivalent work experience) Desired.

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