Front-end Engineer

As a Frontend Developer, your responsibilities will include:

• Developing new user-facing features using React.js and integrating with backend services.
• Building reusable components and front-end libraries for future use.
• Translating designs and wireframes into high-quality code.
• Optimizing components for maximum performance across a broad spectrum of web-capable devices and browsers.

Key Performance Indicators:

• Efficiency and quality of the code developed.
• Adherence to project timelines and delivery milestones.
• Positive stakeholder feedback on usability and design.
• Continuous improvement and adoption of best practices in frontend development.

Prior Experience Required:

• Minimum 3+ years of experience in frontend web development.
• Proficient in JavaScript, including DOM manipulation and the JavaScript object model.
• Extensive experience with React.js and its core principles.
• Strong proficiency in HTML5, CSS3, and modern frontend development tools.
• Experience with popular React.js workflows (such as Redux).
• Familiarity with newer specifications of EcmaScript.
• Experience with data structure libraries (e.g., Immutable.js).
• Good understanding of RESTful APIs and modern authorization mechanisms (e.g., JSON Web Token).
• Good to have: Experience with TypeScript and Next.js.

Location:

Hyderabad

Collaboration:

The role involves working closely with backend developers, UI/UX designers, and project managers to deliver seamless, high-quality web applications.

Salary:

Competitive, based on experience and market standards.

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.

Language Skills:

• Strong command of Business English, both verbal and written, is required.

Other Skills:

• Excellent problem-solving skills.
• Looking for perfection in development
• Taking Ownership and Accountability in a fast-paced environment.
• Proficiency in code versioning tools, such as Git.
• Knowledge of modern frontend build pipelines and tools.
• Experience with responsive and adaptive design.

Additional Requirements:

• Portfolio of previous projects that demonstrates expertise in frontend development.
• Familiarity with agile methodologies.
• Strong teamwork skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with colleagues and clients across diverse teams.

Employer:

About RaptorX

RaptorX is a fintech startup focused on redefining fraud detection and prevention in real time for banks, financial institutions, and digital platforms. Backed by top-tier investors, including senior technology leaders from Google, Microsoft, and Peak XV Partners, RaptorX leverages advanced AI models for anomaly detection, and high-throughput architecture to stay ahead of sophisticated fraud patterns.

Type, Location

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Desired Experience

1+ years

Job Description

● Understanding of how to build performant, decoupled, testable, and maintainable code

● Sharing knowledge with teammates, and working collaboratively when you need help

● Advocate for improvements to product quality, security, and performance

● Craft code that meets our internal standards for style, maintainability, and best practices for a high-scale web environment. Maintain and advocate for these standards through code review

Qualification:

● 1+ years of experience preferably in a tech startup

● Strong foundation in server-side programming languages like Angular, AWS and DevOps

● Experience with containerization (Docker etc.) and cloud technologies

● Experience with automation and building CI/CD pipelines

● Demonstrated capacity to clearly and concisely communicate complex

technical, architectural, and/or organizational problems and propose thorough

solutions

● Experience with performance and optimization problems and a demonstrated

ability to both diagnose and prevent these problems

● Comfort working in a highly agile, iterative software development process

Prelude

Required Skills

• 2+ years of RELEVANT EXPERIENCE in ReactJS
• Strong Computer Science fundamentals - data structures and algorithms
• Strong understanding of 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

• Architect, Design, implement, and deploy solutions that are reliable and perform at scale in multi-tenant environment.
• Collaborate with UX design group and convert the design to actual UI components and pages to delight users of our cloud platform
• Evaluate technology and make choice based on performance, scalability, security and future expansion.
• Work with different stakeholders within and outside the team in a highly collaborative environment.
• Working with rapid and innovative development methodologies like: Kanban, Continuous Integration and Daily deployments
• Engage with Product Management and Business to create Product roadmap, own technical backlog and roadmap for technology supremacy.
• Continually learn about new technologies, generate new ideas and improve the use of technology in the product.
• Driving various organization wide activities like Hackathon, Ideathon, brown bag sessions and technical blogs

• Strong experience in Information Architecture and UI Design experience in delivering concepts, wire frames, prototypes, and compelling visual experiences.
• Possess the knowledge of the Graphic Design, Usability and ability to apply strategic thinking to deliver exceptional end to end user experience
• Expert understanding of strong Standards Based HTML Development as also strong JavaScript and JS libraries / UI Frameworks like Prototype.js, DHTMLX, ExtJS, JQuery (one Framework at the least is a must)
• Strong experience in Vue.JS/Backbone.JS or similar.
• Strong in CSS and AJAX / XML / XSLT / DOM / JSON
• Should have fundamental understanding of JavaScript - OOPs
• Understand Cross Browser issues and client side cookie
• Would expect the successful candidate to be highly proficient in Web Standards including W3C and WCAG
• Possess strong and relevant exposure to Web Accessibility/ Usability
• Would require to be intimately familiar with defining UI Specifications / Guidelines
• Would be essential to possess knowledge of web-based technologies and their impact on the feasibility of design solutions, including the capabilities and limitations of Web Technologies
• Experience in the Retail Domain or working on building Analytical Tools would be a plus
• Very good written and verbal communication skills
• Experience working with Agile development environments

• Substantial experience in building large complex and performant web applications using HTML5, CSS3, Typescript and Javascript across multiple browsers (Especially IE11).
• Experience in frameworks such as React (Redux, Redux Thunk or Saga, React Router, React Hooks) , Node JS and good understanding of the basics of these frameworks and their life cycles.(MUST HAVE)
• Experience in frameworks like Bootstrap and CSS pre-processors like SASS and LESS is desirable.
• Deeper understanding of network layer, HTTP, HTTPS, cookies, local storage.
• Knowledge to handle real-time async data would be a plus.
• Good knowledge on build tools like Webpack and Gulp
• Good knowledge on testing tools like Jest, Cypress, Jasmine, Karma, etc
• Experience in Git source control 
• Deeper understanding of Chrome Dev Tools.
• Deeper knowledge of UI optimizations and performance.
• Excellent communication skills, good visual design sense, in-depth experience in developing web-based applications.
• Experience leading multi engineer projects and mentoring junior engineers.
• Command an impressive portfolio of the latest UI technologies is a plus

• REQUIREMENTS

  • Write hand-coded HTML5, JS, and CSS(SCSS) that is thoroughly standards-compliant.

  • Solid Javascript experience.
    -WordPress Must needed
    -Experience designing and developing responsive design websites

  • Knowledge of modern authorization mechanisms, such as JSON Web Token

  • You know how to architect all components of a frontend project

  • You have experience reading API documentation and working with different endpoints to compose the desired effect

  • You know how to run projects through solid processes (things like code reviews, reviewing stories, planning)

  • Ability to understand business requirements and translate them into technical requirements

  • Picks up new technologies quickly and efficiently

  • Uses Git effectively

  • Know how to create tests and why it's important

  • Knowledge of OOP and software design principles

  • You know how to optimize frontend load times, debug rendering issues, and overall provide a smooth experience to the user.

  • Knowledge of responsive frontends

  • You don't have to be an expert in backend tech, but you'll need to understand how to integrate with the backend guys.

  • Understanding differences between multiple delivery platforms, such as mobile vs. desktop, and optimizing output to match the specific platform

• WHAT do WE expect?

  • Someone who is comfortable taking on multiple projects at the same time, juggling tasks.

  • Experience of working in and collaborating with teams

  • Should take ownership of tasks.

  • Acumen. You must be able to think and judge multiple solutions for a problem and be able to reason between them.

   

  GOOD TO KNOW

  • Experience in Linux and command-line interface.

  • JS/Webpack/Browserify.