Software Engineer II

Job Description

Job Title: Software Engineer - II (Backend)

Location: New Delhi, India

Job Type: Full-time

About the Team

Chegg's engineering team is a group of passionate engineers who, in close collaboration with data scientists, product managers, designers, and other backend developers, build the future of the online education industry. We build our products to scale and to last, we don’t take shortcuts (Hello unit-tests and documentation), and we take pride in delivering high quality solutions on time. We are cloud native.

Role

We are looking for software engineers who are passionate about solving real world problems for students in online education using technology. The ideal candidate is the one who can think outside the box, is passionate about technology, adaptable, thinks big and has a passion for making an impact. Chegg is evolving at a very fast pace and we are constantly redefining our offerings matching the requirements of our student community, the candidate should have the appetite to pivot fast and is interested in continuous improvement and learning. Chegg has a very open and vibrant engineering culture where the candidate will get the opportunity to work with the best in the industry, the role demands to ideate and share creative ideas as you never know the next big thing Chegg works on can come from you !! If you have dreamt of leveraging your skills and knowledge to make an impact on something which is big enough to matter Chegg provides those opportunities and the candidate should make the best use of it.

Responsibilities

• Build robust and scalable software infrastructure to support needs from internal and external users.
• Architect and implement the robust and secure platforms that can solve the C100K challenges
• Design and develop high-volume, low-latency applications for mission-critical systems, delivering high availability and performance.
• Keep technical debt low by reinforcing our Engineering culture of establishing sound practices for ensuring code reviews, high test coverage, and documentation
• Drive process improvements by staying up-to-date with the latest industry trends and technologies.

Skills and Qualifications [Must Have]

• B.E., B.Tech, M.Sc. degree in Computer Science or a related technical field
• 3+ years of industry experience in development with a popular general-purpose programming language (such as Java, Scala)
• Experience with Web Frameworks (Spring, SpringBoot etc)
• Experience in developing SOA style components with server-side development
• Strong experience with Cloud technologies such as AWS or Google Cloud
• Strong experience with GNU/Linux system
• Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases.
• Strong experience with Event Driven Programming Technologies (Kafka, AWS SQS/SNS etc)
• Familiarity with employing creative uses of state-of-the-art technology solutions to enhance business processes
• Experience with Unit testing frameworks for TDD (Test Driven Development) methodology
• Ability to prioritize well, communicate clearly, and have a consistent track record of delivery.

Skills and Qualifications [Good To Have]

• Solid understanding of Agile methodologies and experience working in Agile teams.
• Experience with Rest and GraphQL API Architectural Styles.
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines, preferably using GitLab.
• Background in having worked in commerce teams.

Why do we exist?

Students are working harder than ever before to stabilize their future. Our recent research study called State of the Student shows that nearly 3 out of 4 students are working to support themselves through college and 1 in 3 students feel pressure to spend more than they can afford. We founded our business on provided affordable textbook rental options to address these issues. Since then, we’ve expanded our offerings to supplement many facets of higher educational learning through Chegg Study, Chegg Math, Chegg Writing, Chegg Internships, Thinkful Online Learning, and more to support students beyond their college experience. These offerings lower financial concerns for students by modernizing their learning experience. We exist so students everywhere have a smarter, faster, more affordable way to student.

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Thinkful (a Chegg Online Learning Service): https://www.thinkful.com/about/#careers

 
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Chegg is an equal opportunity employer