Nyoka

A) Technical Skills (MUST-HAVE)

Python Expertise

• 5+ years Python experience (ask for concrete projects)
• FastAPI production experience (show me your last FastAPI project)
• Masters async/await patterns (explain how asyncio works)
• Uses type hints (show code examples)
• Performance optimization experience (what did you optimize, how?)

Voice AI & Real-Time Systems

• VoCode framework experience (or LiveKit, Pipecat - show projects)
• WebSocket programming (have you built bidirectional streaming?)
• STT/TTS/LLM integration (which APIs have you used?)
• Low-latency design (<1s response time - how do you achieve this?)
• Audio processing understanding (codecs, streaming)

Telephony & Twilio

• Twilio API integration (have you built Twilio Voice projects?)
• SIP protocol understanding (nice to have)
• Audio codec knowledge (G.711, Opus)

Database & Caching

• PostgreSQL expert (advanced queries, indexing, JSONB)
• Redis for sessions & caching (concrete projects?)
• Multi-tenancy database design (how do you structure this?)
• Migration strategies (Alembic experience)

Architecture & Production Experience

• Built production system with 10,000+ users (show me the system)
• Solved scaling challenges (concrete examples?)
• On-call experience (what breaks at 3 AM?)
• Understands microservices vs monolith tradeoffs
• Event-driven architecture (RabbitMQ, SQS)

B) Soft Skills & Leadership

• Can explain technical decisions clearly (not just "this is good")
• Team leadership experience (have you coached juniors?)
• Code review culture (how do you give feedback?)
• Values documentation (show me your docs)
• Understands business requirements (not just code)

C) RED FLAGS (DON'T HIRE!)

• Can't explain async/await clearly
• No production system experience
• "I'll learn VoCode on the job" (without foundation)
• Defensive during code reviews
• No GitHub portfolio with real-time work
• "Microservices for everything" without justification

A) Technical Skills

• 2-3 years Python experience
• FastAPI or Flask/Django framework
• PostgreSQL basics (CRUD, queries)
• REST API development
• Git workflow (branches, PRs, merges)
• Async programming basics

B) Nice-to-Have

• API integration experience (Google, Booking.com)
• Redis knowledge
• Docker basics
• Testing (pytest)

C) Evaluation

• Willingness to learn & motivation (wants to grow?)
• Can work under senior dev
• Debugging skills (how do you solve problems?)
• Code quality understanding

About the Role

We’re seeking a talented Full-Stack Developer to join our team and help maintain and enhance an existing event-management platform. You’ll work across the stack - Node.js back end, React and Vue.js front ends - to diagnose issues, implement solutions, and deliver a polished, user-friendly experience.

Key Responsibilities

• Bug Fixing & Troubleshooting
  • Resolve the Bio Upload Image error (user avatar upload limit issue)
  • Investigate and implement “Edit Event After Publishing” functionality
  • Add “Remove/Cancel Published Event” capability for event owners
  • Handle missing country/province/city scenarios in online/offline event forms
  • Fix “Invalid Date Time” error in reminder emails
• Feature Enhancements
  • Collaborate with product and design teams to refine UX flows
  • Propose and implement fallback strategies for missing geo-location data
  • Ensure email reminders render correct date/time across time zones
• Code Quality & Documentation
  • Write clean, well-tested code with meaningful comments
  • Update technical documentation and user-help guides as features evolve

  • Participate in code reviews and share best practices

     

Required Qualifications

• Back End:
  • Strong experience with Node.js
  • Familiarity with RESTful API design and database integration
• Front End:
  • Proficient in React (hooks, state management)
  • Hands-on experience with Vue.js
• General Skills:
  • Solid understanding of JavaScript (ES6+)
  • Experience with version control (Git) and collaborative workflows
  • Excellent problem-solving and debugging skills

  • Clear communication in English, both written and verbal

     

Nice-to-Have

• Experience with SQL (PostgreSQL, MySQL) or NoSQL databases
• Familiarity with email templating and scheduling systems
• Knowledge of i18n and time-zone handling in web applications
• Exposure to CI/CD pipelines and Docker