Job Description

Antarctica is a Mumbai-based climate technology company with clients across the globe.

We build software products that change people’s lives and make the world a better place.

Our flagship product is the world’s most advanced observability ecosystem, that provides real-time insights into IT operations and enables organizations to optimize costs, reduce carbon emissions, and ensure regulatory compliance.

It is a fundamental shift in how companies measure, act on, and lead their digital transformation

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We are looking for a Junior Fullstack Developer to help us build the future of IoT and Technology.

The position is on a hybrid model, with a base in Mumbai.

You will be reporting to the Fullstack Lead of the company and be shaping up the entire system for scale. You’ll be collaborating intensively with Product Managers, Frontend & Backend Engineers, Design & Technical teams to create the best consumer experiences with the most delightful and scalable UI. You will work in a collaborative, transparent and highly delivery-driven environment with a strong focus on client satisfaction.

You will notably be asked to:

• Create and consume RESTful APIs.
• Design, develop, and maintain internal and external applications.
• Build efficient, testable, and reusable modules.
• Write high quality, structured application/interface code and documentation
• Focus on code maintainability and performance of the application.
• Troubleshoot, test and maintain the core product software and databases to ensure strong optimization & functionality.
• You’ll be adhering to style standards on fonts, colors and images.
• You must display proficiency with browser-based debugging and performance testing.
• You must be proficient in understanding cross-browser compatibility issues and ways to work around them and be very comfortable with responsive design.

Requirements

• You ideally are a developer with 2+ years of experience, else a young genius :)

On the Backend side of things:

• Strong proficiency with JavaScript (and understanding the nature of asynchronous programming)
• 1+ years of experience using Node.js and frameworks available for it such as ExpressJS etc.
• Practical experience in building APIs including developing caching strategies
• Deep Understanding of OAuth, REST and JSON concepts.
• Practical experience with Git, npm, yarn etc.
• Expert understanding of POSTMAN
• User authentication and authorization between multiple systems, servers, and environments
• Integration of multiple data sources and databases into one system
• Good understanding of server-side templating languages such as Pug, EJS, etc.
• 2+ years of experience with relational databases like MySQL, MSSQL, Postgres etc. (including schema design and writing efficient SQL Queries)

On the Frontend side of things:

• You have experience with one or more imperative or functional programming languages such as Javascript, ES6 or Typescript.
• 2+ years of experience using HTML5, CSS3 (preferably with LESS or SASS)
• You have a deep knowledge of Bootstrap
• 1+ years of experience using React.JS
• You must be able to build reusable code and libraries for future use
• You should be proficient in Git & Version control and in communicating effectively to the team about your Task Management.
• You should be very familiar with RESTful APIs
• 1+ years of experience in API integration & parsing data.
• We expect you to have a good understanding of common frontend development tools such as Babel, Webpack, NPM, Yarn etc.
• Possessing a working knowledge of Three.js, D3.js etc. is a plus

Benefits

• International Exposure to Clients & Partners
• Stellar Growth & Mentorship
• Top-Notch Hardware Gadgets
• Paid Time Off
• Work From Home
• First-Class Train Pass
• Training & Development with Unlimited Access to Udemy Courses
• Special Holidays
• Performance Bonus & Stock Options
• Promotion of Gender Equality & Safe Work Environment

How to apply

If you're ready to take on this challenging opportunity, here are a few tips and guidelines about your application:

• You get only one chance to apply every year. Make sure to pay attention to every detail of your application!
• Your application starts the moment you apply, by submitting a resume AND a cover letter.
• We receive thousands of applications so in order for us to qualify early on the most motivated candidates, we only consider applications that have a cover letter, even as short as a couple of sentences, for as long as it mentions - at the least - a strong reason and desire to join our company.
• Which means, avoid using ChatGPT like thousands of other candidates. Be genuine and sincere, it works and you'll definitely stand out!
• Spend some time going through our website, get to understand what we do, have a look at our team and tell us how you feel you'll fit in within our organization.
• Between us, we don't really care about your previous experiences but rather to see how much you care about our mission.
• Video & Live interviews, assignments, whatever we ask you during this hiring process aims at unveiling your capabilities for the position. We'll let you know the moment we feel it won't work with us. This doesn't mean you won't succeed elsewhere, rather the opposite! It is a matter of getting all our planets aligned at the right moment.
• Good luck ;)

Salary

This position can offer, based on the candidate's experience and commitment to our hiring process, an annual package to the employee up to INR 8 Lakhs per annum.

According to his/her performance, the employee will also be offered significant Appraisals every year, regular Bonuses and Stock-Options of the company.

Headquarters

Our offices are located in the historical part of Mumbai, exactly 5 minutes walking-distance from CST Station, an incredibly beautiful UNESCO World Heritage Site and 15 minutes walking-distance from Churchgate Station

Our offices have large French windows with ample light coming inside and from which you can observe parrots and kites flying in the surrounding centenary trees We’ve used teak wood and marble for our furniture, and we display lovely artworks on our walls. We care for your comfort, to a point where you may also work from home when you feel like and leave on a holiday whenever you need it the most. What we care about is that you deliver beauty consistently, with a smile on your face.