Founded by Karan Shaha and Vikas Chandrawat in 2019, Vahak is a free-to-use, open marketplace for shippers and transport SMEs to discover and connect with truckers. Lorry owners can find intercity and intracity loads from all over India and connect with other businesses to find trusted transporters and best deals in the Indian logistics services market. With the Vahak app, users can book loads and lorries from a live transport marketplace with over 1.5 million + transporters and Lorry owners in over 10,000+ locations for daily transport requirements. Vahak has raised a capital of $14 Million in a “Series A” round from Nexus Venture Partners, Fundamental, iSeed Ventures, Leo Capital, RTP Global, & Titan Capital. Since March 2020, Vahak has raised $20.3 million. About the Role: As a Principal Web Engineer, we are on the looking for out of box thinker who can help us solve real time complex problems. You need to help us in making our product more robust and scalable since we are majorly work on B2B segment. You should be a Seasoned Web Developer who have capabilities to build Web Apps from Scratch & work with minimal supervision. Responsibilities and Duties: • Understand product requirements and features and translate them into technical requirements (collaborate with technical product managers)
• Architect, design and develop modular and high performing applications for React/NextJS based web- platform.
• Ensure code reviews are done every day by each team member and code quality is maintained • Work in agile/Scrum environment to deliver high quality software. Break down complex projects/epics/epics/stories into achievable tasks for developers. • Oversee work being produced by junior engineers and to set suitable guidelines on development methodologies. • Be an approachable leader to mentor junior engineers and clarify their doubts. • Leading a team of 7-8 developers, ensure their growth and development, establish a smooth communication with them. Conduct regular one-on-ones. • Constantly striving to improve software development process and team productivity. The ideal candidate will have: • About 7+ year's professional experience in web development. • Must have worked in a startup, built applications individually and saw the commercially successful scale. • Strong understanding of Javascript, React, Design patterns and Design principles • Problem Solver: Ability to thoughtfully understand and decompose large problems to define clean plans with the team. You do not hesitate to ask for help and help others.