Front End developer

About Shopflo

At Shopflo, we're trying to change the way consumers experience brands and businesses. Our first product was a cart and checkout platform for e-commerce, that allowed marketers to personalise discounts, rewards, and payments. We are currently also working on a new product that takes it a notch higher by unlocking enterprise-grade personalization for all consumer tech businesses.

Team & Company

Shopflo was founded by three co-founders:

• Ankit Bansal (ex-IIT Kharagpur, Oracle, Gupshup)
• Ishan Rakshit (ex-IIT Bombay, Parthenon, Elevation Capital)
• Priy Ranjan (ex-IIT Madras, McKinsey, Elevation Capital)

We’re a fast-growing team of ~50 people, based in HSR Layout, Bengaluru. We raised a $3.8M seed round from Tiger Global, TQ Ventures.

What you will do:

• Own and build next generation web applications which are efficient, reusable front-end abstractions and systems
• Developing highly responsive user interface components using react concepts
• As part of an innovative, fast-paced team, you will actively participate in design and code reviews to build robust applications and prototypes
• Ensure that all the assigned systems are performing to scale
• Work closely with co-founders, product managers, and backend engineers to decompose UI/UX flow into actionable tasks and ensure timely features delivery

You should apply if you have:

• 2-4 years of work experience working as a ReactJS developer
• In-depth knowledge of JavaScript, CSS, HTML, and knowledge in any one of the react based frameworks like Next, Gatsby is a plus
• Understanding of browser internals and the network stack
• Basic awareness of application security practices and deployment techniques for frontend projects
• Basic knowledge of testing frameworks including Mocha and Jest is a plus
• Fluency in using Git and GitHub
• Ability to write concise and structured code

Good to haves:

• Experience with React Native
• UI/UX design sense
• CSS frameworks like Tailwind, Bulma, and CSS Preprocessors
• Understanding of SSR, SSG, CSR

·      7+ years of professional experience in front-end development.

·      5+ years of hands-on experience with React.js and its ecosystem (Redux, Context API, Hooks, etc.)

·      Strong understanding of JavaScript (ES6+), HTML5, and CSS3.

·      Experience with RESTful APIs, GraphQL, and WebSocket integration.

·      Proficiency in modern build tools (Webpack, Vite, Babel, etc.).

·      Expertise in state management libraries (Redux, MobX) and React Query.

·      Solid understanding of UI/UX principles and responsive design.

·      Experience with testing frameworks (Jest, React Testing Library, Cypress, etc.).

·      Familiarity with modern CI/CD pipelines and version control tools (Git).

It is an app platform (Android & iOS) that offers discovery, trials and purchase of lifestyle brands across multiple categories like beauty and grooming, food and beverages, health and wellness, fragrances, smart technology, accessories, services and experiences targeted towards the upper middle class.

What shall be expected of you:

● Be responsible for the core UI framework, and implement and maintain it.

● Responsible for the development of the front-end applications and

components.

● Coordinate with the backend engineers & designers for requirement

gathering of the product.

● Responsible for quality assurance including web usability, accessibility,

testing and debugging.

● Build reusable code and libraries for future use.

You must have:

● 2-5 years of prior hands-on experience in building responsive web

interfaces for consumers.

● Strong development experience in the following technologies (HTML,

CSS, Javascript, AJAX, working with REST APIs)

● Front end frameworks/libraries such as ReactJS, and Redux.

● Ability to translate product requirements into functional code.

● Ability to estimate the scope of work for sprint planning.

● Self-motivation and ability to work in a small team with minimal

supervision.

Would be awesome if you are also good at:

● SEO and page speed optimization.

● Web standards, Responsive design, and cross-browser compatibility,

Accessibility.

● Additional web technologies like Angular, Vue JS, Next JS etc.

● Must be fluent in writing code in ES6+ along with linters. ● CSS

preprocessor - SCSS/ LESS

Frontend Engineer - Angular Developer

The Impact you will create in the Job:

Design and build beautiful UI’s using the Angular framework

As an individual contributor, you will tackle some of our broadest technical challenges that requires deep technical knowledge, hands-on software development and seamless collaboration with all functions.

You will envision and develop features that are highly reliable and fault tolerant to deliver a superior customer experience.

You will get an opportunity to work with some of the best talent while learning from various highly-functional teams in the company.

Explore and design dynamic and compelling consumer experiences.

Work closely with the front-end team to implement versatile front-end solutions while embracing emerging technologies and pushing the limits of what a browser can do.

Suggest and implement improvements to existing product interfaces.

Ensure that all the assigned systems are performing to scale.

Command an impressive portfolio of the latest UI technologies

You will also collaborate with cross-functional teams to meet deliverables throughout the software development lifecycle and continuously identify areas of improvement.

What we look for?

Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in Computer Science/IT.

3-7 years of experience in designing and implementing high-performance web applications.

Proven expertise in front-end development and Angular.

Strong Knowledge in Angular 6/8 (Latest Version preferred).

Solid understanding of HTML/HTML5, CSS/CSS3, JQuery/JavaScript.

Proficiency working with REST API and JSON API.

Experience working on Reactive based forms.

Knowledge of NgRx.

Must be a self-starter and keen to explore new solutions.

Excellent team working and collaboration skills.

Solution oriented approach.

Good Hands-on in Linux OS, Git versioning.

Comfortable with tackling ambiguous problems and unblocking yourself.

We build the best of commerce tools for brands across India. We power commerce for some of the top brands like Levis, boAt, Birkenstock, Kohler and lot more. We are looking for a rockstar Reactjs developer to join us and build the best of tools to empower the largest brands of India.

1. 3-5 years of experience in front-end development with React.js.
2. Strong proficiency in JavaScript (ES6+), TypeScript (preferred).
3. Hands-on experience with Redux, Context API, or Zustand.
4. Good understanding of RESTful APIs, GraphQL, and WebSockets.
5. Experience with front-end build tools (Webpack, Babel, Vite, etc.).
6. Knowledge of CSS frameworks like TailwindCSS, Bootstrap, Material UI.
7. Familiarity with unit testing (Jest, Cypress, React Testing Library).
8. Experience with Git, GitHub, and CI/CD pipelines.
9. Ability to work in an Agile development environment.
10. Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.

Job Description:

We are looking for an experienced JavaScript developer who is proficient with React.js. The primary focus of the selected candidate would be on developing user interface components implementing and executing them following well-known React.js workflows (such as Flux or Redux). Also ensuring that these components and the overall application are robust and easy to manage. A commitment to collaborative problem solving, sophisticated design, and quality products are important.

Responsibilities:

• Developing the latest user-facing features using React.js
• Designing a modern highly responsive web-based user interface
• Building reusable components and front-end libraries for future use
• Translating designs and wireframes into high-quality code
• Learn and understand user interactions
• Optimizing components for maximum performance across a vast array of web-capable devices and browsers
• Coordinating with various teams working on distinct layers
• As a React.js Developer, you will be involved from conception to completion with projects that are technologically sound and aesthetically impressive. 

Technical skills:

• Strong proficiency in JavaScript, including DOM manipulation and the JavaScript object model
• Thorough understanding of React.js and its core principles
• Prior experience with popular React.js workflows (such as Flux or Redux)
• Familiarity with more current specifications of ECMAScript
• Prior experience with data structure libraries (e.g., Immutable.js)
• Knowledge of isomorphic React is a plus
• Familiarity with RESTful APIs
• Familiarity with HTML / CSS
• GIT experience is a plus
• Knowledge of modern authorization mechanisms, such as JSON Web Token
• Familiarity with modern front-end build pipelines and tools
• Experience with common front-end development tools such as Babel, Webpack, NPM, etc.
• Ability to understand business requirements and translate them into technical requirements
• A knack for benchmarking and optimization

Our client is the fastest growing company in the space of student mobility in Asia Pacific as per Financial times.

More about them

- Long-term accommodation booking platform for students (think booking.com for student housing).

- Helps 80M students worldwide, find and book full-time accommodations near their universities, without the hassle of negotiation, nonstandardized and cumbersome paperwork, and broken payment process.

- Leading student housing platform globally, with 1M+ student housing units listed in 6 countries and across 80 cities.

- Growing rapidly and targeting $400M in annual gross bookings value by 2022.

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