Project Manager

About Shipsy

At Shipsy, data is at the center of all our solutions. We enable organizations to capture more & better quality data and help them utilize it to truly become a data-driven organization. We are a young group of high-caliber engineers from the top institutes of India with diverse backgrounds ranging from big data, software architecture, machine learning, robotics, blockchain, IoT putting all our knowledge and energy towards solving real-life business problems through the means of technology.

Our Logistics Visibility & Control Tower platform handles over 1 million transactions on a daily basis, and provide real-time customized views to operation managers, strategy team, business managers on the activity of field workforce throughout the country covering regions like Arunachal Pradesh, J&K, Andaman etc.. The field workforce uses our secure SMS sync feature in remote locations without internet connectivity and provide valuable real-time information to customers for the first time in the industry.

Indian Logistics and Supply Chain landscape pose unique challenges and our group of passionate innovators puts their heart into solving these problems, thus creating a meaningful impact. Our solutions have enabled businesses to improve their customer centricity & efficiency. Some examples include a voice assistant that tells you about the most important areas to focus on a given day, computer vision based data extraction from consignments, deep learning based fraud detection in the delivery operations, predicting possible delays in the supply chain etc.

While we work really hard both in terms of hours we put in at work and the challenging problems we work on, learning and having fun is one the most important parts of our work culture. We organize technical seminars regularly, enroll people in online learning resources to make sure our knowledge keeps growing. The free breakfast, dinner, and snacks make sure that no one is hungry at work. We organize monthly team outings like laser tag, paintball, trampoline, football etc. along with team parties and offsite to keep our minds fresh. Company also buys everyone a gadget of their choice. There are rewards for top performers in the form of international trip vouchers. All in all, we are a people first technology company.


JOB DESCRIPTION

We are looking for a passionate Software Engineer to design, develop and scale software solutions. Software Engineer responsibilities include gathering user requirements, defining system functionality and writing code in various languages, like JavaScript, Python, Scala, Java. Our ideal candidates are familiar with the software development lifecycle (SDLC) from preliminary system analysis to tests and deployment. Ultimately, the role of the Software Engineer is to build high-quality, innovative and fully performing software that complies with coding standards and technical design.


RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Understanding the core architecture and range of products and relationships with major customers 
  • Transforming on-ground business problems into technology solutions 
  • Ensure that all projects are delivered on-time, within the scope and within budget 
  • Developing project scopes and objectives, involving all relevant stakeholders and ensuring technical feasibility 
  • Ensure resource availability and allocation 
  • Develop a detailed project plan to track progress 
  • Use appropriate verification techniques to manage changes in project scope, schedule, and costs 
  • Measure project performance using appropriate systems, tools, and techniques 
  • Report and escalate to management as needed
  • Manage the relationship with the client and all stakeholders 
  • Perform risk management to minimize project risks 
  • Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation 
  • Develop and deliver progress reports, proposals, requirements, and presentations


REQUIREMENTS

  • Bachelor’s Degree. Candidate having a background in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology or related fields will be preferred 
  • Proven working experience in project handling in the information technology sector 
  • Preferred exposure in both Agile and traditional project management principles and practices, and possess the ability to blend them together in the right proportions to fit a project and business environment 
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills 
  • Able to clearly communicate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences 
  • Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office 




Why Explore a Career at Shipsy

Our current team has 50+ people from top institutes across the country like IITs, BITS, IIITs, NITs with experience in Big Data, Software Architecture, ML, AI, Robotics, Blockchain. In combination, we have worked at Samsung Korea, MIT Media Labs, CMU Robotics, Deutsche Bank, Morgan Stanley, Samsung Research, GE Research, Qualcomm Research etc. and also have been entrepreneurs etc. We have numerous research publications and patents.

PERKS

  • Free breakfast, dinner and snacks at the office
  • Monthly team outings, e.g., laser tag, paintball, football, trampoline etc.
  • Quarterly team parties and annual offsite
  • Company sponsored enrolment worth 40K annually to online learning resources like Coursera, edX etc.
  • International trip vouchers for top performers
  • Company sponsored asset purchase worth 50K
  • Games in office - Mini golf, pool, foosball
  • Regular tech seminars 



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