Frontend Developer

Front-End Developer Job Description

We are looking for programmers with a keen eye for design for the position of a frontend developer. Front-end developers are responsible for ensuring the alignment of web design and user experience requirements, optimizing web pages for maximum efficiency, and maintaining brand consistency across all web pages, among other duties. Front-end developers are required to work in teams alongside product managers, back-end developers and graphic designers to ensure all elements of web creation are consistent. This requires excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Front-End Developer Responsibilities:

Determining and creating scalable structure and design of web pages.

Building and maintaining reusable code for future use.

Ensuring web design is optimized for smartphones.

Optimizing web pages for maximum speed and scalability.

Actively participate in design and code reviews to build robust applications

and prototypes

Striking a balance between functional and aesthetic design.

Troubleshooting and debugging existing applications.

Following standard predefined design guidelines.

Delivering assigned tasks on time.

 

Front-End Developer Requirements:

Proficiency in HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. And knowledge of JavaScript frameworks such as ReactJS, and VueJS.

Knowledge of typescript, es-lint, webpack and bundling of applications.

Familiarity with CSS frameworks such as CSS, less.

Experience with responsive and adaptive design.

Degree in B. Sc (IT or CS), BCA, MCA, MSc, BE, ME

Knowledge of agile development methodology.

Good problem-solving and interpersonal skills.

Excellent verbal communication skills.

What you must be good at:
● 2 - 4 years’ experience in developing Web & mobile applications using JavaScript (JS)
Frameworks such as ReactJS.
● Understanding of Cordova / PhoneGap is preferable
● Knowledge of Ajax and integration with Web Services (REST) using JSON and XML.
● Knowledge of HTML5, CSS3.
● Preferring experience with AngularJs and later versions
● Good understanding of OOD & data structures.
● Great focus on concepts.
● Attitude to go into the internals of the technology and then apply them.


What you will be doing:
● Develop Web applications using ReactJS Frameworks
● Contribute in Architecture and Design of applications
● Identify new design patterns and frameworks and apply them.
● Write high quality and optimized code

 

About Rocketlane

Rockeltane is a fast-growing SaaS startup in the customer onboarding category and has raised $21M in capital (https://twitter.com/RocketlaneHQ/status/1483821563195850753">we rapped about it!) from global VCs such as 8VC, Nexus Venture Partners, Matrix Partners India, and super angels like Gokul Rajaram and Girish Mathrubootham.

 

Thanks to the rapid early traction and customer love the product has garnered globally from the likes of LinkSquares, AppCues, ContractPodAI, Chargebee, parcelLab, etc., we have been recognized as a Leader in the Client Onboarding category on G2 within six months of product launch.

 

With a mission to deliver chaos-free, consistent, accelerated, and delightful customer journeys through its purpose-built software the company was founded in April 2020 by second-time entrepreneur trio - Srikrishnan, Vignesh, and Deepak. Previously, the trio built a successful in-app messaging startup that was acquired by Freshworks (NASDAQ: FRSH) in 2015.

 

Rocketlane became the https://www.producthunt.com/posts/rocketlane"> #1 Product of the Day on Product Hunt on the day we launched it. We are now building a global and diverse workplace that will empower passionate problem-solvers to innovate, collaborate, do their best work, and see the next phase of hyper-growth together! 

What’s the opportunity?

Are you a front-end developer looking to fast-track your learning and growth? Have you looked at world class products like Asana, Notion, or Airtable, and felt “I wish I were part of the early team that built these products”?

At Rocketlane, we’re a team that has previously built and rolled out globally successful SaaS products used by tens of thousands of customers. We’re laser focused on delivering a world class new product again, and looking for an ambitious front-end engineer to join our existing team of 9 engineers.

If it excites you to think of a fast paced start-up environment, building something big from scratch, breaking down new problems, creating well structured UI components, executing on pixel perfect design, paying great attention to every little interaction detail, and doing demos of your work every Friday with a happy and passionate team, then this is the right opportunity for you.

Some of the tech problems you get to work-on as a front-end developer would include building real-time collaboration experiences across our product, building live document editing and modern spreadsheet experiences from scratch, creating flexible new Kanban-style views of work tasks, and crafting cool new UI components and interactions that we will use across our product.

About you:

• Knowledge in the following areas
• React
• SPA Framework patterns
• Hands-on experience in HTML, CSS, SASS & Object Oriented Javascript
• Worked with features provided by browsers (Caching / Storage / Compatibility etc )
  
  

Nice to have:

• Familiarity with AWS
• Experience with startups or early stage teams
• Knowledge of module bundlers like Webpack 

What’s in it for me?

• Great opportunity: Rocketlane genuinely cares about everyone we hire. You’ll learn new things and grow no matter how experienced you are; you will be working with founders who have more than three decades of collective experience in building significant B2B SaaS startups. 
• Great team: Work with a world-class, high-velocity team that truly embodies the values of empathy, curiosity, and customer-centricity. Check out thehttps://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=rocketlane_meet_the_team"> MTT(Meet The Team) videos on our LinkedIn. 
• Great culture: An open, fun, and exciting startup culture that empowers its people to champion big problems with the freedom to think and innovate.
• Growth:  You could easily and quickly transition into other roles you might like.
• Impact: You get to be part of a global, passionate team in a fast-paced and growth-oriented environment. The team has a work philosophy of being high on ambition, ownership, and a bias for action.
• Monetary rewards and benefits: Competitive salary, flexible leave policy, and more! 

Experience : 2-8 Years

Roles & Responsibilities:
 Take ownership of a product feature and build it end to end or enhance existing features.
 Understand issues like slow loading, security, the response time of site, scalability, user
engagement, and write code considering these paradigms.
 Contribute to the ways the platform can be made much more engaging and can reach out
to a larger audience.
 Developing a new feature that is responsive and reliable on short notice.

Requirements:
 2-8 years of professional experience in responsive Web Application development.
 Working experience in React (Minimum 2+ years).
 Good expertise in working with MVC architecture (Client-side).
 Hands on experience in HTML5 CSS3 AngularJs, JavaScript (ECMAScript 5 & 6), Jquery,
Struts/Spring, Linux.
 Proficiency in the design and development of responsive Web Applications.
 Strong CS fundamentals in Object-Oriented Design, Data Structures, Algorithm Design,
Problem Solving, and Complexity Analysis.
 Expertise in implementing highly interactive, multi-layered Web Applications.
 Expertise in JSON & working with Web Services.
 Ability to work on a given product/module in its entirety.

Nice To Have:
 Basic knowledge in working with databases.
 Good experience in working with server-side template rendering engines.
 Experience in working with Search Engine Optimized pages.
 Keen to learn & ready to adopt any new technologies.
 Hands-on J2EE experience.

About Vedantu
If you have ever dreamed about being in the driver’s seat of a revolution, THIS is the place for you.
Vedantu is an Ed-Tech startup which is into Live Online Tutoring. We are a platform which aggregates
best teachers of the country and provide them with tools to deliver LIVE lectures to students anytime,
anywhere.
What drives us is a vision of bringing about a paradigm shift in the way people teach and learn. We
believe that education in today’s world is highly generalized with classroom teaching being done in a
“One Size Fits All” manner. We believe it is not effective and this should change. We are disrupting the
very notion of classrooms by making Quality Education Accessible. Our vision is to create a 'Knowledge

Network' where a learner and a learned can get connected with a click of a button and can learn-teach
in the most personalized way possible.
Vedantu is India’s leading online education company which specializes in LIVE interactive classes for
students across grades K1-12. It offers individual and group classes delivered by experienced Master
Teachers in a LIVE real-time, virtual learning through their patented platform. The indigenous platform
built for revolutionizing online learning captures 70+ parameters, helps drive high engagement and
interaction in a virtual class, and give students their personalized learning reports to help them
understand the knowledge gaps. Students can also access free content, take tests, and play a LIVE quiz
every day. 1Million+ students study LIVE every month on the platform and more than 25 Million users
every month from 1000+ cities and 40+ countries access free content, tests, doubts, videos on
Vedantu's platform, and its channels on YouTube. To know more about Vedantu log on to
www.vedantu.com or download the App on your Android or iOS device.
The platform WAVE: India’s first and only patented, revolutionary, interactive LIVE online learning
platform has been created after multiple years of deep research and experimentation in the field of
Live online teaching & Learning. Wave uses AI (Artificial Intelligence) and ML (Machine Learning) to
personalize teaching and learning for each child and is designed to make the Live class extremely
engaging and fun. At the heart of Wave platform are algorithms for which we have been granted an
extremely powerful and comprehensive IP Patent in the US for - ‘Measuring the Effectiveness of An
Interactive Online Learning System’. The biggest usp, besides its own patented platform are the quality
Master Teachers. We have 1000+ teachers who have taught more than 1 Million hours to 40,000+
students spread across 1000+ cities from 30+ countries. Founded by IITian friends Vamsi Krishna (CEO
& Co-Founder), Pulkit Jain (Co-Founder & Head of Product) and Anand Prakash (Co-Founder & Head of
Academics) have been teachers themselves with over 13 years of teaching experience, have taught
and helped over 10,000 students for a better future.
Vedantu caters to 1st grade to 12th grade and prepares for school exams, competitive examinations
and co-curricular courses as well.
More Background:
Vedantu is the second venture in education by Vamsi Krishna, Anand Prakash and Pulkit Jain. Their first
venture in education, Lakshya was an offline coaching class for JEE opened in Patiala, 2006. The
successful venture was acquired by a listed company Mahesh Tutorial in 2012. As part of Lakshya the
founders taught and mentored more than 10,000 students and trained more than 200+ teachers.
Started in 2014, Vedantu was the first company to start with LIVE interactive teaching in the country.
Today, Vedantu is a market leader in K-12 online LIVE tutoring space. It offers LIVE interactive classes
to students across grades K1-12, for all major boards and top competitive exams like JEE and NEET.
Vedantu has recorded a growth of 220% during lockdown with more than 2 Mn students attending
LIVE classes and teachers delivering 8 Mn+ hours of LIVE classes. With this definitive shift in consumer
behavior from offline to online, Vedantu is investing to scale impact, expand into new categories, and
firmly establish itself as the leading brand in the online LIVE tutoring space.
During the pandemic, Vedantu entered the early learner segment with the launch of its coding
program for 6-12 years called Vedantu Super Coders. The company has plans of launching more
programs in this category.

Our Leaders :
Vamsi Krishna – CEO & Co-founder: https://www.linkedin.com/in/profilevamsikrishna/
Pulkit Jain – Co-founder & Head of Products: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jainpulkit/
Ranjan Sakalley – Head of Technology & Engineering: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rnjns/
Krishna Mohan Gadi – VP-Products: https://www.linkedin.com/in/krishna-mohan-gadi-416b156/
Funding :
We are a Series-D funded start-up with a total funding of $ 200 million from Coatue( invested
Swiggy) global VCs like Accel Partners, Tiger Global and GGV Capital.
Know more about Vedantu:

Recent Interview by Vamsi: https://yourstory.com/video/money-matters-build-grow-vedantu-journey-
second-valued-edtech-startup-india-vamsi-krishna

TedX talk by Vamsi:
Everyone is a teacher! | Vamsi Krishna | TEDxWalledCity
Articles for reference:
- https://www.cbinsights.com/research/report/future-unicorn-startups-billion-dollar-companies/

- https://yourstory.com/video/money-matters-build-grow-vedantu-journey-second-valued-edtech-
startup-india-vamsi-krishna

- https://yourstory.com/2020/02/ys-exclusive-edtech-startup-vedantu-vamsi-krishna-online-tutoring

- http://bweducation.businessworld.in/article/Vedantu-Organise-3-Day-Revision-Camp-From-20th-
To-22nd-Feb-/20-02-2020-184651

- https://www.forbesindia.com/article/edtech-special/the-huge-investment-opportunity-in-
edtech/57733/1

- https://www.forbesindia.com/video/coronavirus/startup-circle-how-vedantu-became-indias-
second-most-valued-edtech-firm/61229

- http://bweducation.businessworld.in/article/Vedantu-s-Usage-Soars-During-Coronavirus-
Pandemic-/19-05-2020-192538

- https://inc42.com/buzz/indias-hike-meesho-vedantu-emerge-as-2019s-best-apps-on-google-play/

- https://www.buzzincontent.com/story/vedantu-single-s-21dayslearningchallenge-garners-more-
than-40-million-views-on-instagram/

Awards and Recognition:
 Vedantu: CNBC Young Turks 2016
 TedX Delhi Speaker on Education
 Vedantu: KINSES (Kaisen & Insead & NYU Stern Education Symposium)) 2016 EduAwards
 Vedantu: DNA & Stars 8th Innovative Education Awards on “Best Organization to Develop
Technology For Education”
 Vedantu: 5th ELETS World Education Summit award 2015

 Vedantu: 'Best Education Startup' by Indian Startup Entrepreneurship & Disruptive Innovation
Awards 2015
 Vedantu: Sutra HR: Featured as one of the Top 100 Startups to Watch in 2016
 Lakshya: TATA-NEN Hottest startup award in 2010
 Lakshya: FYSE Top 100 startups in South East Asia
Join in - let’s together solve some real Challenges
The real challenge lies in making something groundbreaking. To take on the status-quo and defeat it. To
follow what is already been done, where’s the fun in that? We are on to some big challenges which are
just waiting to get solved. Also, because we are not an extensively big team, you will be owning more
than just a position, you will be owning huge ideas and features from the very start.
We put the willingness and passion to learn & build above anything else and if you think you
have got it in you, don't let these skill requirements deter you from applying.

• Design and code features for the website application as per the specifications provided by the Product and Design teams.
• Ship features in fast-moving agile sprints.
• Work closely with Backend, Product Design, and Product Management teams to brainstorm and chalk out details of features.
• Ability to build a feature from scratch & drive it to completion

Must have:

• Good understanding of Javascript and Clean architecture.
• Good understanding of asynchronous programming, callback, and closures.
• Strong experience with Javascript frontend framework/libraries like ReactJS
• Understanding of stateless application
• Good knowledge of CSS and its pre-processors like SASS/LESS
• Good understanding of server-side templates.
• Experience with creating cross-browser compatible web apps
• Should be Strong in MySql / Postgres database.
• Stronghold in Data structure and processing JSON

Good to have

• Basic knowledge of CI, CD
• Intermediate knowledge in any cloud services(AWS, GCP)
• Familiar with testing frameworks like Mocha, Cypress

 

As a Frontend Developer here, you’ll be part of our experience team, building the best experience in the business for our customers. The work of this team contributes to top and bottom line, as well as the long-term vision of the brand. This team is critical to the success of our business. Your responsibilities • You will be expected to build web applications using technologies and frameworks such as React, Angular, Node etc • You will be expected to contribute actively to development. • You will be managing people working mainly on frontend technologies. Good if you can manage backend folks as well. • You will ensure that the quality of your team is up to the mark. • You will expected to guide your team, and set standards and best practices. • You are expected to regularly coach and guide your people, and help them achieve and deliver their best. • You are expected to know how to build great, responsive user experiences • You’re able to work well with other team members and have excellent written & oral communication skills       Skill Sets we are looking for • React, React Native, React.JS • Javascript, HTML, CSS • Decent knowledge of operating system basics • Decent knowledge of networking basics • You’ve worked with system infrastructure - Linux and understand basic system administration • Experience with Git / Bitbucket / Git Prime, Continuous Integration & Continuous Delivery • Experience with Refactoring and Testing frameworks on Front-end •  You’re able to work well with other team members and have excellent written & oral communication skills • You can take direction, but are a self starter, and take initiative to solve problems • You constantly keep yourself up-to-date with the industry   Bonus points for • Hands on with React, React Native • Proficiency in OOPs and Design patterns • Spring/Hibernate or similar MVC and ORM frameworks • Databases such as MySQL, PostgreSQL, ElasticSearch, MongoDB etc. • Good understanding of Restful APIs applications, microservices • Willingness to work with legacy systems • Good understanding of basic system infrastructure / administration & Linux systems • Contribution to open source projects • Experience with Amazon Web Services, esp. Compute and Data Stores • Knowledge of Dockerization, Caching, Replication, Cloud services, Scaling, Queuing systems, Web architecture, Config management and metrics & logging systems.

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS / SKILLS Must Have : Angular JS JavaScript JSON HTML5 Good To Have : CSS3 Knowledge.

Node JS/ Express JS Experience with express and sails js frameworks Integration of user-facing elements developed by front-end developers with server side logic Implementation of security and data protection Understanding accessibility and security compliance User authentication and authorization between multiple systems, servers, and environments Integration of multiple data sources and databases into one system Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git Expertise with Javascript and other web technologies Ability to understand front end frameworks without getting stuck in a particular ideology Comfortable working across the full stack from development to deployment Experience in payment gateway integration is a plus Previous experience as part of a product oriented team is a plus