Application UI Developer

Job Title: React.js Developer

We are seeking a talented React.js Developer to build and maintain high-quality web applications. The ideal candidate should have strong experience in JavaScript/TypeScript, React.js, HTML, CSS, and state management (Redux/Context API). You will work closely with our team to develop responsive UIs, integrate APIs, and ensure performance optimization.

Requirements:

• 2+ years of experience in React.js development
• Strong knowledge of JavaScript (ES6+), React hooks, and component-based architecture
• Familiarity with RESTful APIs, Git, and modern front-end tools
• Bonus: Experience with Next.js, Tailwind, or testing frameworks

⚒️ About The Role

We're looking for an experienced Frontend Engineer to breathe life into the user interface of our product. Understanding that meticulous engineering not only drives the user experience but also influences our product development process, we aim to prioritize this role from Day 1

🚀 This Role

As a Founding Frontend Engineer at Upskillr.ai, your contributions will be vital in refining the user experience of our AGI Platform. You will also participate in evaluating user interfaces and crafting the frontend landscape for future products. Further:

• Creating and optimizing our frontend infrastructure, rendering captivating user experiences through your engineering prowess.
• Utilizing your specialized skills to navigate frontend development, from designing responsive layouts to implementing interactive features.
• Collaborating closely with founders on product development and with designers for harmonious UI/UX integration.

What you'll work on:

• Leading feature development from user research to production in collaboration with designers and AI engineers.
• Building responsive UI components using React principles and JavaScript.
• Establishing a flexible frontend architecture with supportive APIs.
• Demonstrating expertise in front-end performance optimization and contemporary standards.
• Pioneering the engineering and integration of optimal human ↔ AI interfaces for enterprise operations. We're trailblazing in a fresh domain of engineering that previously didn't exist. The onus is on us to explore and incorporate a novel interface that resonates with our users.

Technical Skills:

• Profound expertise in JavaScript and React, along with robust front-end coding abilities and an understanding of progressive web applications.
• Must possess skills in HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, React.js, Webpack, Enzyme, Redux, Flux, GIT, HTTP(s), Terminal, Build Tools, State Management, Type Checkers, Form Helpers, Routing, REST API, GraphQL, Utility Libraries, Internationalization, Server-Side Rendering, and Backend Framework Integration.
• Proficiency in browser-based debugging and performance testing.
• Experience in performance tuning, usability enhancement, automation, and continuous integration leveraging test-driven development methodologies (BDD/TDD).

🕵️ What We Look For

• Self-starters prepared to lead significant initiatives.
• Avid curiosity and passion for technology.
• Familiarity with UI/UX principles from an engineering perspective.
• Excellent communication abilities

😁 Perks & Benefits

🤝 Top-of-the-market compensation — At Upskillr.ai, we will offer top-of-the-market (90th+ percentile) compensation in both cash and equity. We believe that the best candidates deserve the best compensation, and we will ensure that it happens.

💯 High impact — You’ll be joining as a founding member of the team, and as such you will have a high level of ownership and influence over the direction of the company.

🧠 The gains — Collaborate closely with the founders. Experience the excitement of a rapidly expanding startup.

About Us

We build LLM Based Tools and Services for Enterprises.

Upskillr.ai, started by Aditya Saxena and Vikram Pandya, is a dynamic knowledge platform that combines the best of education and knowledge management powered by AGI.

What We Do

We are committed to delivering innovative and comprehensive solutions that address the diverse learning needs of individuals and organizations. The company is dedicated to leveraging Artificial General Intelligence (AGI), to provide personalized and tailored support, ensuring the success and satisfaction of its users.

We are looking for a creative, skilled UI developer to design web apps with functionality and aesthetics in mind. The UI developer will work with back-end developers and front-end developers to ensure that the applications are optimized for several devices and presented attractively. To be successful as a UI developer you should have excellent knowledge of HTML, JavaScript, and CSS. In addition to this, you must work well in a team as there are several individuals involved in the development process.

• Work with other developers to ensure that the web apps are functional and visually appealing.
• Liaise with the client to gauge their needs and expectations.
• Plan the layout of the applications.
• Ensure that the applications are optimized for various devices.

• Proficiency in HTML, JavaScript, jQuery, and CSS.
• Knowledge of Adobe Illustrator.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Understanding of key design principles.
• Good problem-solving skills.

Who are we?  

Whatfix is the #1 Digital Adoption Platform (DAP) for Enterprises. We are disrupting the way Learning, Training and Application Support content is consumed. We provide large enterprises with a SaaS platform that helps accelerate product adoption and reduce support & training efforts by providing contextual and step by step guidance inside any web application at the exact time a task is being performed. The product has redefined the way companies onboard, train, and provide support to users. 

What sets us apart from the rest?

With over 100 of the Fortune 500 companies already onboard as customers, Whatfix has been named among the top 20 B2B tech companies alongside the likes of Adobe, PayPal, and Cisco.

With a YoY growth of 300%, we have also been recognized among the top 50 fastest growing SaaS companies worldwide in the SaaS 1000 list and as a Market Leader by Gartner in the Digital Adoption space. 

We are pleased to have an Employee rating of 4.6 on https://www.glassdoor.co.in/Reviews/Whatfix-Reviews-E1016569.htm" target="_blank">Glassdoor and our Customer obsession can be seen in our reviews on platforms like https://www.g2.com/products/whatfix/reviews" target="_blank">G2 Crowd & https://www.gartner.com/reviews/market/customer-communications-management-software/vendor/whatfix/product/whatfix" target="_blank">Gartner Peer Insights.

The employees are happy, the customers are happy, but what about the investors? Take a look for yourself - http://www.sequoiacap.com/" target="_blank">Sequoia Capital || http://www.stellarisvp.com/whatfix-what-we-learnt-from-series-a-to-series-b-in-a-saas-business/" target="_blank">Stellaris || https://blogs.cisco.com/innovation/tomorrows-customer-experience-why-cisco-invested-in-whatfix" target="_blank">Cisco || https://eightroads.com/en/news/our-investment-in-whatfix" target="_blank">Eight Roads || http://www.helionvc.com/blog/we-are-pleased-collaborate-whatfix.html" target="_blank">Helion Ventures

“Hustle Mode ON” is something we live by.

Our Team:

The Engineering team at Whatfix provides end-to-end engineering throughput that forms part of core platforms and services that drive Whatfix's business.

Our team is responsible for creating the Customer Platform and everything around it - be it Analytics, Infrastructure, or Core Algorithms. The team owns and is responsible for all pieces that we design, build and support end to end for Whatfix product/ business.

Our product is built around a core of JAVA with enterprise businesses using the Whatfix system. On a monthly basis, millions of interactive guides are processed. Building, testing, and deploying to any of our environments are as simple as pushing a commit to a git branch. We like to keep our technology up-to-date. All of the technology is built and maintained by this small development team, so from day 1, the software you write will be used by people from all over the world.  

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Design and develop highly scalable, reliable, and fault-tolerant systems for one of the world’s fastest-growing startups
• Work with business to define requirements
• Perform technical design and hands-on coding for development and enhancement efforts
• Develop new user-facing features
• Building reusable code and libraries for future use
• Ensure the technical feasibility of UI/UX designs
• Optimize applications for maximum speed and scalability
• Assure that all user input is validated before submitting to back-end services
• Promote best practices in design and coding
• Conduct design and code reviews
• Understand the customer needs & implement
• Articulate complex problems communicating viable architecture and design approaches in a clear and concise manner
• Enhance the agile SDLC within the Development Team through new learning, continued growth, and applying industry best practices and processes
• Occasionally participate in customer demos & provide inputs wherever required
• Keep optimizing & automating mundane tasks

You'll be a core member of the team.

Individual growth is important to us. We schedule time every week to explore an interest or learn something new. Team members have also used it to do everything from learning new algorithms to playing with the new framework, to exploring what the new analytics layer could be used for. We also take some time each day to discuss what we're working on, and even pair programs to teach each other about parts of the codebase. There's no risk of stagnation in this job, you would still be hands-on after a few years.

REQUIREMENTS:

We are looking for a Front-End Engineer to help us scale and go deep on our technical capabilities.

• 4 -12 years of professional front-end development experience
• Hands-on experience with Front end technologies - JavaScript, Typescript, HTML, CSS
• Experience with React Ecosystem (React Router, Styled-components, Server-side rendering, Context API, React Hooks) is strongly preferred
• Experience with state management libraries such as Redux is a huge plus.
• Proficient understanding of cross-browser compatibility issues and ways to work around such issues
• Experience in backend programming languages such as Java is strongly preferred 
• Experience in building Web applications using frameworks like Spring, Microservice architecture
• Work experience, preferably from internet companies, products, or startups
• Expertise in design principles and their application
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Fast Learner & a Team Player

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

This person MUST have:

• BE Computer Science, MCA or equivalent
• Extreme CSS skills
• Experience with ReactJS or NextJS is a MUST
• Strong communication skills
• A strong passion for writing simple, clean and efficient code.
• Sound knowledge of clean code, no unused code, optimized code and more.
• Always starting with a document and then implementing in a systematic and organized manner
• Past experience as a frontend developer building modern JavaScript-based web applications
• Excellent verbal and written communication, teamwork, decision making and

influencing skills.

Experience:

• Min 5 years experience
• Not more than 15 year experience.
• Startup experience is a must. 

Location

• Remotely, anywhere in India

Timings:

• 40 hours a week but with 4 hours a day overlapping with client timezone.  Typically clients are in California PST Timezone.

Position:

• Full time/Direct
• We have great benefits such as PF, medical insurance, 12 annual company holidays, 12 PTO leaves per year, annual increments, Diwali bonus, spot bonuses and other incentives etc.
• We dont believe in locking in people with large notice periods.  You will stay here because you love the company.  We have only a 15 days notice period.