What You Can Expect

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Our culture is to work, play, and learn. Kickdrum India started in 2017 in Bangalore with the mission to hire and work only with the best. Our team has deep technical expertise in the latest technologies including backend, web, and mobile development, IoT, machine learning, etc. We leverage the cloud on all our projects and initiatives.

Our Work

We are experts in high availability cloud architecture and have deployed thousands of cloud servers, services, and serverless solutions for everything from PoC and Dev/QA workloads to mission critical, high resilience production environments. Our value-focused development solutions are investment-driven. From architecting scalable and resilient cloud-based systems to implementing world-class customer experiences, our work accelerates time-to-value and organizational maturity. Our Private Equity business offers unique transaction due diligence to de-risk technology investments and acquisitions.

Full-stack, frontend, backend, and mobile development.

Work Location: Bengaluru, India
Reporting to: Director of Engineering
Experience: 8 - 15 years

You will:

• Work on cloud-based architectures that are highly scalable, available, and performant

• Define the technology stack, architecture, and engineering processes for your projects

• Architect and design two or more moderate to high complexity projects at a time

• Conduct  design and architecture reviews for projects other than your own

• Tackle the hardest problems applying design-driven development

• Mentor enterprise-grade engineers, and be mentored by industry vets

• Be the focal point for implementing and leading the most complex and critical engineering tasks for Kickdrum’s customers and leadership team

You are one among us if you…

• Are excited to work with top-notch engineers and leaders with decades of experience in building great software

• Love to learn and get your hands dirty with new technologies and architectures

• Are excited to go after the most complex technical challenges thrown at you

• Enjoy building enterprise-grade software that delivers business value continuously

• Are experienced and like to work with remote/hybrid teams

• Bring energy and excitement to the team, foster collaboration, promote an open exchange of ideas

• Passionate about distributed computing, server-less architecture, and cloud-native computing

We are technology agnostic in our approach. Having said that, here are the technologies we are currently working with and look for in this role;

• Backend: Java, Spring, Python (Django), IBatis, Node.JS (ExpressJS), Dotnet (WPF), Hibernate

• Frontend: React, Angular, Javascript, Typescript, CSS, HTML, Material-UI, Bootstrap

• Database: PostgreSQL, MySQL, ORACLE, Mongo, Dynamo, Cassandra

• DevOps: AWS, JIRA, Crucible, Jenkins, Docker, Kubernetes, Bamboo, Code pipeline, Jest, Cypress

• Mobile: Flutter, React Native, Android, Swift, Objective C

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Full-stack, frontend, backend, and mobile development.

Work Location: Bengaluru, India
Reporting to: Director of Engineering
Experience: 6 - 10 years

You will:

• Lead a team of 3-5 software engineers and take ownership of implementing moderately complex software products. Review and approve team members’ estimates, designs, code, and test cases

• Translate requirements into technical tasks

• Design cloud-based architectures that are highly scalable, available, and performant

• Create software products with industry-leading user experiences that deliver game-changing business value

• Deliver minimum viable products in weeks, not months

• Work directly with Kickdrum’s leadership and customer teams

• Learn from and work with software industry veterans to make design and architectural decisions

You are one among us if you…

• Are excited to work with top-notch engineers and leaders with decades of experience in building great software

• Love to learn and get your hands dirty with new technologies and architectures

• Are excited to go after the most complex technical challenges thrown at you

• Enjoy building enterprise-grade software that delivers business value continuously

• Are experienced and like to work with remote/hybrid teams

• Bring energy and excitement to the team, foster collaboration, promote an open exchange of ideas

We are technology agnostic in our approach. Having said that, here are the technologies we are currently working with and look for in this role;

• Backend: Java, Spring, Python (Django), IBatis, Node.JS (ExpressJS), Dotnet (WPF), Hibernate

• Frontend: React, Angular, Javascript, Typescript, CSS, HTML, Material-UI, Bootstrap

• Database: PostgreSQL, MySQL, ORACLE, Mongo, Dynamo, Cassandra

• DevOps: AWS, JIRA, Crucible, Jenkins, Docker, Kubernetes, Bamboo, Code pipeline, Jest, Cypress

• Mobile: Flutter, React Native, Android, Swift, Objective C

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Full-stack, frontend, backend, and mobile development.

Work Location: Bengaluru, India
Reporting to: Director of Engineering
Experience: 2 - 9 years

You will:

• Perform end-to-end testing, including functional, regression, integration, API, and performance testing

• Identify, document, and manage software defects through their entire lifecycle

• Create new and enhance existing test automation scripts, and integrate them with continuous integration and delivery (CI/CD) pipelines

• Translate business requirements into test cases; Formulate test strategy and plan

• Take an active role on the scrum teams

• Represent the quality function for the product with external teams and customers

• Contribute to the best practices within the quality assurance, automation, and software engineering areas

• Mentor and lead junior team members fostering their professional development

You are one among us if you…

• Are excited to work with top-notch engineers and leaders with decades of experience in building great software

• Love to learn and get your hands dirty with new technologies and architectures

• Are excited to go after the most complex technical challenges thrown at you

• Excel in written and verbal communication

• Enjoy building software that delivers business value continuously

• Are experienced and like to work with remote/hybrid teams

• Bring energy and excitement in the team, foster collaboration, promote an open exchange of ideas

We are technology agnostic in our approach. Having said that, here are the technologies we are currently working with:

• Backend: Java, Spring, Python (Django), IBatis, Node.JS (ExpressJS), Dotnet (WPF), Hibernate

• Frontend: React, Angular, Javascript, Typescript, CSS, HTML, Material-UI, Bootstrap

• Database: PostgreSQL, MySQL, ORACLE, Mongo, Dynamo, Cassandra

• DevOps: AWS, JIRA, Crucible, Jenkins, Docker, Kubernetes, Bamboo, Code pipeline, Jest, Cypress

• Mobile: Flutter, React Native, Android, Swift, Objective C

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Work Location: Bengaluru, India
Reporting to: Director of Engineering
Experience: 8+ Years

You will…

• Manage two or more software projects at a time with distributed internal and customer teams across India and US time zones

• Represent your project teams with the customers and internal stakeholders. Understand and defend technology choices and design decisions taken by your teams. Set expectations and provide detailed project status reports

• Coordinate scoping and high-level estimation activities during pre-sales or for incremental projects

• Play the role of a scrum master driving sprint planning, backlog grooming, standups, and retrospectives. Coach and help engineers on agile processes, communication and other soft skills related to software development and delivery

• Ensure that projects adhere to Kickdrum’s engineering best practices and standards. Design, adapt and contribute to the software development and management best practices at Kickdrum

• Mentor engineers and help hire senior talent

You are one among us if you…

• Love to own all aspects of managing software products and projects

• Are excited to work with top-notch software engineers and leaders with decades of experience in building and delivering great software

• Are curious, love to dabble with technologies, trends, and frameworks

• Are detail-oriented and methodical in your approach

• Bring energy and excitement to the team, foster collaboration, promote an open exchange of ideas

You are skilled at...

• Working and interacting with customers at director and exec levels communicating statuses, risks, technical issues, and requirements

• Driving software development projects with high-caliber distributed and cross-functional teams

• Project estimation, planning, and metrics-based tracking

• Critically questioning technology choices and design decisions to understand and guide the team

• Engineering quality measurement techniques and tools

• CSS/JS/HTML5/JSON and a working knowledge of Devops

• SDLC, Agile methodologies, collaborative tools such as Jira, Confluence etc.

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Work Location: Bengaluru, India
Reporting to: Director of Engineering
Experience: 10+ Years

Position Overview
As a Hands-On UX Lead / Principal UX Designer at Kickdrum, you will not only be responsible for crafting exceptional user experiences but also for championing a culture of customer-centricity throughout our design process. You will lead by example, actively contributing to the designs and the design process while also guiding and mentoring a team of talented UX designers. The ideal candidate is a seasoned UX professional with a proven track record in designing innovative and intuitive user experiences, coupled with significant experience in customer-facing roles and a passion for leadership, mentorship, and advancing the field of user experience design.

Responsibilities

Hands-On Design:

• Actively contribute to designs. Ensure that the design solutions align with business objectives, user needs, and industry best practices.

• Lead the creation of prototypes and continuously iterate on designs based on user insights and evolving project requirements.

Design Leadership & Collaboration :

• Provide leadership and mentorship to the UX design team, fostering a culture of  innovation.

• Work closely with cross-functional teams to understand project requirements and ensure seamless collaboration.

• Act as a bridge between design, development, product managers, and other stakeholders.

Customer-Facing Engagement:

• Engage directly with customers to gather insights and feedback, integrating their perspectives into the design process.

• Advocate for customer-centric design principles and methodologies within Kickdrum, ensuring that user needs remain at the forefront of decision-making.

User-Centric Strategy:

• Drive the overall UX strategy, incorporating user insights, market trends, and business goals.

• Advocate user-centered design principles and methodologies at Kickdrum.

Innovation and Trends:

• Stay abreast of industry trends, emerging technologies, and design innovations.

• Drive continuous improvement by incorporating new and cutting-edge design methodologies

Experience:

• 10+ years of experience in Software and UX design.

• Proven experience as a UX designer, with a strong portfolio showcasing innovative and user-centric designs.

• Demonstrated leadership experience, ideally in a principal or lead UX design role. Proficiency in team management, with the ability to lead a diverse design team

• Strong understanding of design principles, information architecture, and usability best practices.

• Excellent communication skills and the ability to articulate design decisions to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

• Prior experience collaborating directly with customers, actively engaging in design reviews, and incorporating feedback into iterative design processes

• Ability to think strategically and translate business goals into actionable UX strategies.

• Experience developing and implementing design systems for scalable solutions.

• Up-to-date knowledge of industry trends and a passion for staying at the forefront of UX design.

• Proficiency in working with design software like Figma, Sketch, Affinity Design  etc.

Portfolio:

• A portfolio showcasing a range of UX design projects and impact on business outcomes.

Education:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Design, Human-Computer Interaction, or any design related field.

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