Frontend Developer

We’re Hiring – Frontend Developer (3.js)

Location: Chennai

Experience: 0–1 Years

At Hexr Factory, we are always exploring the possibilities to bridge the physical and digital worlds. We design and build Metaverse and Digital Twin technologies for the future of industry and entertainment.

We are looking for a Frontend Developer (3.js) to join our team in Chennai. The role involves designing, building, and configuring applications to meet business and application requirements using React Three Fiber, JavaScript, HTML5, CSS, TypeScript, and ES6.

The ideal candidate will have experience working with Three.js, WebGL, and Canvas/CSS animations, along with knowledge of browser-based 3D rendering and 3D graphics. You should be comfortable collaborating with the design team to implement a clean, elegant user experience and be capable of building scalable, high-performance web applications.

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mathematics, Commerce, Computer Science, Electronics, Electrical, or Mechanical Engineering with a consistent high academic track record.

0–1 years of relevant experience.

Skills Required:

Strong proficiency in JavaScript, including DOM manipulation and the JavaScript object model.

Experience using TypeScript to develop UI components with React and Angular.

Knowledge of 3D technologies such as WebGL and Three.js.

Basic understanding of 3D mathematics.

Familiarity with REST/JSON and Git.

Passion for new technology and innovation.

Ability to write clean, maintainable code.

Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

If you are passionate about technology, eager to learn, and excited about working on 3D applications and digital innovation, we’d love to hear from you.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

• The Development family is responsible for creating, designing, deploying, and supporting applications, programs, and software solutions.
• May include research, new development, prototyping, modification, reuse, re-engineering, maintenance, or any other activities related to software products used internally or externally on product platforms supported by the firm.
• The software development process requires in-depth subject matter expertise in existing and emerging development methodologies, tools, and programming languages.
• Software Developers work closely with business partners and / or external clients in defining requirements and implementing solutions.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lead technical processes and designs considering reliability, data integrity, maintainability, reuse, extensibility, usability, and scalability.
• Review code of development team to ensure quality and adherence to best practices and standards.
• Mentor junior developers to develop their skills and build strong talent.
• Collaborate with Infrastructure partners to identify and deploy optimal hosting environments.
• Define scalability and performance criteria for assigned applications.
• Ensure application meets the performance, privacy, and security requirements.
• Verify test plans to ensure compliance with performance and security requirements.
• Support business and technical presentations in relation to technology platforms and business solutions.
• Mitigate risk by following established procedures and monitoring controls.
• Help develop solutions that balance cost and delivery while meeting business requirements.
• implement technology-specific best practices that are consistent with corporate standards.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to ensure the success of product strategy and project deliverables.
• Manage the software development process.
• Drive new technical and business process improvements.
• Estimate total costs of modules/projects covering both hours and expense.
• Research and evaluate specific technologies, and applications, and contributes to the solution design.
• Construct application Architecture encompassing end-to-end designs.
• Mitigates risk by following established procedures and monitoring controls, spotting key errors, and demonstrating strong ethical behavior.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree required with Masters, or equivalent experience preferred
• Minimum of 7 years of related experience.
• 7+ Years of Active Development Experience/ Expertise in Java/J2EE Based Applications proven ability with Hibernate, JPA, Spring, Spring MVC
• Exposure to XML/XSD, JSON and similar data presentation components
• Familiarity with Microservices based architecture and distributed systems.
• Ability to develop and work with REST APIs using Spring Boot framework.
• Knowledge of IBM MQ and messaging protocols such as JMS
• Understanding of Unix/Linux OS including shell scripting
• Strong database and PL/SQL skills
• Experience with CI/CD technologies like GIT, Jenkins, JoCoCo and Maven
• Experience with UI frameworks - Angular, NodeJS and NPM is a plus
• Experience with CSS, HTML, JavaScript, and similar UI frameworks (jQuery, React Angular) is a plus
• Familiarity with Agile development methodology

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES :-

• In-depth knowledge of JavaScript, CSS, HTML, and front-end languages.
• Knowledge of Angular and its components.
• Knowledge of REACT tools including React.js, Webpack, Enzyme, Redux, and Flux.
• Experience with user interface design.
• Knowledge of performance testing frameworks including Mocha and Jest.
• Experience with browser-based debugging and performance testing software.
• Excellent troubleshooting skills.
• Good project management skills.

SECONDARY RESPONSIBILITIES :-

• Ability to work independently and take ownership of the project.
• Should be capable to work in a team.
• Must have strong communication skills.
• Should be enthusiasts and able to take challenge.

We are looking for a seasoned frontend developer to join our product team. This role requires you to be a tech-savvy contributor in translating the customer needs and user expectation into interactive web apps. You’ll be an exceptional problem solver and take responsible actions in ensuring the application is optimized both in technology and in delivering best user experience.

Responsibilities:

• Work closely with design, product management and development teams to create elegant, usable, responsive and interactive interfaces across multiple devices.
• Turning UI/UX designs into prototypes, creating awesome interactions from designs, writing reusable content modules and maintainability of the code.
• Implement UI development principles to ensure that the product client-side serves at scale.
• Review and optimize the app usage by monitoring key metrics and rectifying the issues proactively.
• An ability to perform well in a fast-paced environment and bring in optimal flow for rapidly changing design/ technology.

Requirements:

• 2 to 5 years of relevant work experience as a web developer, UI developer, JavaScript expert or frontend engineer
• Experience in Frontend Technologies 
  • Typescript - the right way. Ie, not using it exactly like Javascript, instead using it in the way it was intended to be used.
  • React
  • GraphQL (Relay Specification is a plus)
  • Apollo Client for React OR React-Relay
• Worked in large React Projects preferably in TypeScript, with proper usage of Typing.
  • Familar with React Contexts and Hooks
  • Should have a very good understanding, and practical knowledge in Advanced Guides in React (https://reactjs.org/docs/forwarding-refs.html" target="_blank">https://reactjs.org/docs/forwarding-refs.html) 
• Familiar with UI layouts, SASS, bootstrap and the CSS GRID system
• Experience with a GraphQL backend using either Apollo Client for React or React Relay is a plus
• Experience using any one React UI Framework: Ant UI, Elastic UI, Material Framework for React, Blueprint UI or Bootstrap for React

**About Company**
SleepyCat is India's First Mattress-In-A-Box brand! We deliver luxury mattresses, at a fraction of the usual cost, straight from our factory to your doorstep in an easy-to-carry package. 
In sleepycat we constantly thrive to make our products and customer experience better using technology.

**About Role**
We are currently looking out for a frontend developer who is motivated to learn and work on challenging projects. You should have a product mindset with great technical skills. In sleepycat we promote new and fresh ideas which can directly or indirectly help customer experience and sales. Sleepycat provides to you platform to bring your thoughts into action and implement them.

Technical skills required (expertise in atleast two of these): Javascript, CSS, PHP

**Personal and Domain Growth Initiatives**
1. In SleepyCat we promote career growth. Once you are settled and have completely owned the system you are hired for, you have the freedom to pick some other technologies inside SC. You will be given time to learn and contribute. Right now we have Web Development (PHP/JS), ReactJS and Ruby on Rails. So you have the freedom to utilize 30% of your time on any of these languages if you wish to and remaining 70% on your primary domain.
2. We also promote self-growth. You can utilize 10% of your time to learn any skill you want and we will help you with that. It is not restricted to the tech domain, could be anything from marketing to sales to personality development.

**Interview Process Details**
***Technical Round 1: Development Knowledge Round***
We will test your skills in 3 domains
understanding an existing written code and ability to make changes
coding a logical question to test basic coding skills
ability to think of test cases to write a full proof code
***Technical Round 2: Coding Round***
45 minutes coding round where you will be required to code live sharing your screen. On the spot problem will be given.

**Additional details**
Website: https://sleepycat.in/
Work Culture: 6 days(All Saturday half day)
Office Location: 91Springboard, Kalina, Mumbai
Employee Strength: 40+ Employees
Founded: 2017
Funding: $1.6 Million

Read about Sleepycat and funding on Crunchbase: https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/sleepycat
Learn what employees say about Sleepycat on Glassdoor: https://tinyurl.com/r9oqfkl
Checkout what people say about SleepyCat products on Google: https://tinyurl.com/rco3nqr