Frontend Developer

• Must-Know React, PHP, & JS
• Good with writing clean and efficient code
• Must use WordPress coding standards
• Decent knowledge of all technologies involved with developing WordPress plugins
• Basic knowledge of Photoshop for creating pixel-perfect HTML (if needed)
• Common sense & Troubleshooting mindset

Job Description :

We are looking for a Front-End Web Developer who is motivated to combine the art of design with the art of programming. Responsibilities will include translation of the UI/UX design wireframes to actual code that will produce visual elements of the application. You will work with the UI/UX designer and bridge the gap between graphical design and technical implementation, taking an active role on both sides and defining how the application looks as well as how it works.

Responsibilities :

- Develop new user-facing features

- Build reusable code and libraries for future use

- Ensure the technical feasibility of UI/UX designs

- Optimize application for maximum speed and scalability

- Assure that all user input is validated before submitting to back-end

- Collaborate with other team members and stakeholders

Skills :

* Proficient understanding of web markup, including HTML5, CSS3.

* Basic understanding of server-side CSS pre-processing platforms, such as LESS and SASS.

* Proficient understanding of client-side scripting and JavaScript frameworks, including jQuery.

* Good understanding of asynchronous request handling, partial page updates, and AJAX.

* Basic knowledge of image authoring tools, to be able to crop, resize, or perform small adjustments on an image.

* Familiarity with tools such as Gimp or Photoshop is a plus.

* Proficient understanding of cross-browser compatibility issues and ways to work around them.

* Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git / Bitbucket.

* Good understanding of SEO principles and ensuring that application will adhere to them.

• We use cutting edge technologies to build our products which means you get to be updated on the latest tech stack.
• You don’t need to have experience in any of our specific technologies;we are good at teaching our Engineers. Our diverse group of Engineers are a great team to work with and to learn.

• We deploy changes to production multiple times a day.
• Blameless culture and a continuous learning mindset

• Making a global platform with the scale of millions of users.
• Working directly with designers and PMs to make a world class test taking experience.
• Building a platform for companies and writing an ML based algorithm to match candidates and companies.
• Building an Ed-Tech product for the upskilling of candidates.

• Strong understanding of JS fundamentals and going deep into it coupled with experience in modern frameworks like ReactJs, Vuejs etc.
• The ideal person has worked with product teams in startups and taken features (or entire product modules) to production deployment which was then consumed by real users.
• Proficiency in building a highly scalable frontend.
• Ownership mindset- Taking end to end ownership of frontend initiatives and being part of the core team in driving the overall growth of the organisation in achieving its vision.

Key Responsibilities:

• Participate in full project life cycle (including requirement analysis, system design, development, and support if required).
• Partner with Project Managers, Business Analysts, and other developers to plan project work by providing estimates, risk analysis, technical options.
• Support and work collaboratively with teams across areas of design, development, quality assurance, and operations.
• Help define the vision for a product, identify dead ends and routes with untapped potential.
• Attend meetings to discuss and demonstrate solutions at both a technical and business level.

Required Skills

• 5+ years of web application development experience using at least one of the following: Javascript, Web Components, Angular, Polymer, ReactJS, Redux, LitElement, Svelte, VueJS, or knockout.js. Web Components is used and preferred.
• Experience with SPA (Single Page Application) design and implementation
• Experience with HTML5/CSS3/JavaScript/ and AJAX
• Experience working with a variety of APIs and RESTful interfaces
• Experience with performance optimization
• Experience integrating security best practices into the SDLC
• Experience with Git
• 1+ years of Agile development experience
• Experience manipulating and working with data in a variety of forms: csv, xml, json, structured and unstructured
• Intellectual curiosity and drive; self-starters will thrive in this position
• Passion for Technology: excitement for new technology, bleeding edge applications, and a positive attitude towards solving real world challenges

Desirable Skills

• SQL experience. PostGreSQL a plus.
• Knowledge of AWS or other cloud environments is a plus.
• Knowledge JIRA, Bamboo, Confluence, or BitBucket a plus.
• Experience with CI/CD is a plus.
• Experience working with databases and web applications in analytics, reporting or Business Intelligence is a plus.