Front End Developer

FirstFiling is a FinTech startup that is managed, operated, and driven by Chartered Accountants, Company secretaries, IT engineers, and Lawyers. We provide registration and financial compliance services to businesses and individuals across India.

Our aim is to simplify the lives of people by helping individuals and businesses with mandatory compliances, filings, and statutory requirements while promoting financial literacy among the masses. 

Technology Profile-

The candidate must have experience in the following technologies (the more the better):

Frontend:

Core - JavaScript, CSS, Bootstrap, etc.

Frameworks - ReactJS, Angular, Vue, etc.

Requirements:

• Ability to reuse components
• Proven experience in working with Git and Github 
• Creating and consuming a RESTful API
• You must have clear concepts of client-server architecture
• Familiarity with MVC (Model-View-Controller) design patterns
• Understanding of OOP concepts

Furthermore, the candidate must have built or published any web app or project through which they can demonstrate their experience and knowledge of the aforementioned technologies and requirements. 

Company Profile:  ( Work Location: Hyderabad)

• 3+ years of RELEVANT EXPERIENCE in ReactJS
• Strong Computer Science fundamentals - data structures and algorithms
• Strong understanding of the the ReactJS Ecosystem (State management, Component-based design, Hooks, Responsive design)
• Good with CSS (converting UI designs to code)
• Writing clean and maintainable code
• Proficient understanding of APIs and wiring them   
• Strong testing, debugging, and problem-solving skills
• Familiar with modern development practices - writing clean code, git versioning, understanding development workflows.

• Ability to program in JavaScript 
• Knowledge of markup languages like HTML and XML 
• Familiarity with stylesheet languages like CSS
• Web development tools and techniques like .NET and AJAX 
• Cloud computing expertise

We are seeking a highly experienced and skilled React/Next.js developer to join our team. The ideal candidate will have a strong track record of building and maintaining web applications using React and Next.js, as well as a strong understanding of front-end development. 

Responsibilities: 

• Develop and maintain web applications using React and Next.js 
• Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code 
• Collaborate with the design team to implement visually appealing and user-friendly interfaces 
• Work with the back-end team to integrate with APIs and other server-side functionality 

• Troubleshoot and debug issues as they arise 
• Write and maintain comprehensive documentation 

Requirements: 

• Experience with Tailwind CSS to create custom, responsive user interfaces 
• Experience with CSS-in-JS libraries 

• Experience with Git, npm, and webpack 
• Familiarity with RESTful APIs and GraphQL 
• Strong debugging and troubleshooting skills 
• Ability to work well in a team environment and communicate effectively with other developers and designers. 

Preferred: 

• Experience optimizing performance and scalability of web applications 
• Familiarity with testing frameworks such as Jest 
• Experience with deploying and maintaining web applications 
• Experience with TypeScript 
• Familiarity with other JavaScript libraries and frameworks such as Redux, GraphQL, and Apollo, react-query

• Collaborate with engineering, design and product teams to build and ship new features.
• Seeing through a project from conception to finished product using Agile methodologies.
• Maintain and improve web applications. Optimize applications for maximum speed
• Design mobile-based features
• Self-contribution & able to manage and execute work through team members.
• Developing features to enhance the user experience.
• Create quality mockups and prototypes
• Translate application storyboards and use cases into functional applications.
• Create proof of concepts to demonstrate feasibility of proposed solution
• Continuously discover, evaluate and learn new technologies to stay at the forefront of technology innovation
• Write good quality, modular, reusable, well documented, unit-tested code.

Responsibilities:

• Meeting with the design team to discuss application features and design ideas.
• Researching similar application designs and user interface modules.
• Creating a website and application design mockups with enhanced UI features.
• Presenting updated front-end designs for final sign-off.
• Writing the front-end code and building the user interface.
• Debugging code errors and troubleshooting software issues.
• Conducting live application tests and tweaks.
• Updating web applications in line with user trends.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent practical experience.
• Understanding of OOPS concepts, Persistence, Threading.
• Good understanding of version control system (GIT).
• Knowledgeable in data structures and algorithms.
• Good understanding of web stack and how all the pieces fit together.

• 3+ years prior experience as a UI engineer.
• Familiarity with automated testing tools including Selenium, Jasmine, and Karma.
• In-depth knowledge of user interface models, application design, and website functionality.
• Proficient with front-end languages including HTML, JavaScript, and CSS.
• Familiarity with prototyping tools including InVision Studio, Balsamiq, and Sketch.
• Advanced problem-solving skills.

Good To Have:

• Competent in developing web apps using React.
• Prior experience of working in a product-based company.

• Prior experience of working in a startup.

Role & Responsibilities

We are a workplace thriving on young energy, on mentorship, craziness, drive and commitment to making a difference. This is what we could open for you!

We are looking for an experienced and accomplished Frontend Developer (ReactJS). The role will suit a natural problem solver. The core role will be in a technical leadership capacity.

Primary Responsibilities

• Meeting with the development team to discuss user interface ideas and applications.
• Reviewing application requirements and interface designs.
• Identifying web-based user interactions.
• Developing and implementing highly-responsive user interface components using React concepts.
• Troubleshooting interface software and debugging application codes.
• Developing and implementing front-end architecture to support user interface concepts.
• Monitoring and improving front-end performance.
• Documenting application changes and developing updates.

Ideal Candidate:

• In-depth knowledge of JavaScript, CSS, HTML and front-end languages.
• Must have minimum 1.5 years of experience in React JS.
• Knowledge in Web services, Web API, REST services, HTML, CSS3
• Knowledge of REACT tools including React.js, Webpack, Enzyme, Redux, and Flux.
• Excellent problem-solving ability and desire to learn new technologies and platforms.
• Experience with user interface design.
• Experience with browser-based debugging and performance testing software.
• Design, build, and maintain efficient, reusable, and reliable codes by setting expectations and features priorities throughout development life cycle
• Good teamwork.
• Excellent troubleshooting skills.
• Good project management skills.
• Flexible in his/her technical approach with a willingness to try new, creative technical solutions.

Working Mode: Only Office 

Job Location : Bangalore

Interview Process

First Round – Telephonic Discussion

Second Round – Zoom Call

Experience in implementing UI using DHTML, HTML5, CSS3, Bootstrap. Ability to interact with APIs based on HTTP and REST architecture and handle dynamic data on frontend. Experience in writing unit test cases for UI components. Knowledge about securing application and vulnerabilities such as XSS & CSRF.