Job Description

Introduction to Locus:

Locus is a technology platform that uses machine learning and proprietary algorithms to automate complex supply chain decisions. We are building The World\'s Best Dispatch Management Platform in Final Mile. Our smart supply chain solutions provide end-to-end visibility and enable enterprises to enhance their operational efficiency by reining costs, streamlining the customer experience, and reducing environmental impact.

Headquartered at Bangalore, India, we have offices present across, North America, South East Asia, EU. We are a 300-strong team and growing across geographies.

With a strong base of investors, GIC, Singapore\'s sovereign wealth fund, Qualcomm Ventures LLC, Tiger Global, Falcon Edge, Blume Ventures, pi Ventures, and others., Locus has raised around $80 million across multiple rounds.

Locus\' scalable solutions include route optimization, real-time tracking and analytics, sales beat optimization, territory planning, vehicle allocation and network design. Our future-ready platform has resulted in $150 million+ savings in logistics costs, 70 million+ kilometer reductions in distance traveled, and 17 million+ kilograms reduction in GHG emissions across clients like Nestle, Mondelez, Unilever, BigBasket, Bluedart, Bukalapak, The Tata Group, and many others. The company powers deliveries across North America, Europe, Southeast Asia, Middle East, ANZ, and the Indian Subcontinent.

Backstory:

The journey of Locus from being a women\'s safety application to a leading logistics optimization platform is an interesting one. In 2015, Nishith Rastogi and Geet Garg developed RideSafe, a women\'s safety geo-tracking app to track deviations from pre-defined ride routes.

It was soon adopted by food tech companies to track deviations of their delivery staff. This gave Nishith and Geet material insight that there was clearly a lack of a decision-making system in logistics.

This realization was the pivotal foresight that led to the building of Locus, an end-to-end dispatch planning and route optimization platform for supply chain enterprises.

From 2015 till date, Locus has grown by leaps and bounds, with a clear focus on innovating consistently. July 2015 - Locus was born in a 2 BHK studio apartment in Peenya, Bangalore, and registered as MARA Studios Pvt Ltd. We raised our Series A round funding from Exfinity Ventures and GrowX Ventures and we launched the Dispatch IQ and TrackIQ products. By 2018, we were a team of 100 and we reached 10 million successful customer orders.

We raised our Series B in 2020 funding led by Falcon Edge and Tiger Global, we also open our South East Asia office in Jakarta, Indonesia, Berlin in Europe and California in the USA

Our team grew to 200 in 2020 and, we opened offices in UK, Vietnam and Singapore . We raised our Series C funding of USD 50M led by investors GIC and Qualcomm Ventures

Locus gets recognised twice in a row for the Representative Vendor in the latest edition of the 2022 Gartner\xc2\xae Market Guide for Supply Chain Network Design Tools

Key Responsibilities

Design & implement backend APIs at Locus.sh

Actively work to reduce tech debt in the Locus

Work towards more stability & scalability

Understand and improve underlying architecture

Tech stack - Node.js, TypeScript (ReactJS), MongoDB

Education Qualification:

B.Tech or equivalent with at least 2+ years of experience

Skills Required

B.Tech or relevant degree, 2-4 years of product company experience

Proficiency in Backend API development using Node.js

Good knowledge of Data Structure and Algorithms.

Strong coding, testing, and debugging skills

Experience with unit testing.

Prior experience in building REST APIs

Experience with MAVEN, JIRA, GIT, and CI Tools.

Prior knowledge of solving problems at scale.

Job Location: Bangalore

What you should look forward to:

At Locus, every member is an owner and a leader, no matter which team or Function they represent. We believe that you are excited about the potential to make an impact in Last mile deliveries through technology and the prospect of creating a legacy that outlasts you!

The biggest joy of working at Locus, for all of us, comes from the opportunity to create value each day and experience autonomy in all we do.

Life at Locus comes with added benefits as well:

Locus Energize -our wellness initiative for our team provides

Unlimited cashless in-clinic consultations, access to more than 2000+ gyms, cult fitness studios & sports facilities, Telehealth support, pre-recorded fitness videos & mindfulness podcasts, via an app-based access.

A comprehensive Health Insurance policy that covers you and also your loved ones

Continuous learning and development programs focused on cross-cultural interactions and individual skill building

Flexible work hours - we believe in getting the work done, and most teams choose their cadence of work coordination and hours to do inter-team collaboration as well as deep-focus individual work.

No leave restrictions (you manage your own leaves)

We are committed to sustainable practices and one of the many ways we do our share is by incentivising team members who stay close to the office! Pedal or Walk your way to the office and earn extra bucks with a healthier you! With all of that and a cool office space in the heart of Bangalore, that offers healthy catered meals, enjoy a game of snooker or table tennis

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