Frontend Developer

React js Developer,5-7 yrs of experience, location will be Bengaluru, Core front-end developer, must have hands-on strong experience in redux, angular, javascript and typescript

About KAFQA

At Kafqa, we are building the next generation performing arts platform. Our mission is to transform how India learns, performs & watchers performing arts. We are currently in stealth mode with a target public launch date in April. Our launch services consist of technology enabled dance classes in our proprietary studios, production facilities and social media broadcasting & competitions.

Founder & Team

The founder is Shariq Plasticwala. He is a graduate of IIT Bombay & Stanford GSB. He was part of the founding team of Amazon India where he played a key role for over 8 years. Among his roles at Amazon, he was the CEO of Amazon’s first joint venture in India and a Board Member of Amazon’s payments business. The other members of the founding team consist of senior executives from Shiamak Davar & Byju’s.

Role

We are looking for an experienced Frontend engineer with ReactJS development experience to join our team.
Here’s are some of the things you might have to do on any given day:

• Implement responsive and performant UIs with user centered approach with frontend technologies including ReactJS, Javascript(ES 6), Typescript, SCSS, etc
• Write meaningful test cases for frontend &amp
• Develop Infrastructure for delivering services using a performance driven approach, build databases, schedule automated jobs, etc

Ideal Background / Experience

• At least 12 months of diverse experience in web development for product or services oriented environment with exposure to working production deployments
• Expertise in programming using Python/ReactJS or similar scripting languages
• In-depth exposure to technologies used in web-based SaaS products, including REST APIs
• Sound understanding of Postgres and NoSQL databases such as MongoDB

Nice to have exposure to any of

• AWS
• Azure
• ELK
• Object Relational Models (SQLAlchemy, etc)
• Google APIs
• Microservices Architecture Pattern
• NodeJS / ExpressJS

Who are we?  

Whatfix is the #1 Digital Adoption Platform (DAP) for Enterprises. We are disrupting the way Learning, Training and Application Support content is consumed. We provide large enterprises with a SaaS platform that helps accelerate product adoption and reduce support & training efforts by providing contextual and step by step guidance inside any web application at the exact time a task is being performed. The product has redefined the way companies onboard, train, and provide support to users. 

What sets us apart from the rest?

With over 100 of the Fortune 500 companies already onboard as customers, Whatfix has been named among the top 20 B2B tech companies alongside the likes of Adobe, PayPal, and Cisco.

With a YoY growth of 300%, we have also been recognized among the top 50 fastest growing SaaS companies worldwide in the SaaS 1000 list and as a Market Leader by Gartner in the Digital Adoption space. 

We are pleased to have an Employee rating of 4.6 on https://www.glassdoor.co.in/Reviews/Whatfix-Reviews-E1016569.htm" target="_blank">Glassdoor and our Customer obsession can be seen in our reviews on platforms like https://www.g2.com/products/whatfix/reviews" target="_blank">G2 Crowd & https://www.gartner.com/reviews/market/customer-communications-management-software/vendor/whatfix/product/whatfix" target="_blank">Gartner Peer Insights.

The employees are happy, the customers are happy, but what about the investors? Take a look for yourself - http://www.sequoiacap.com/" target="_blank">Sequoia Capital || http://www.stellarisvp.com/whatfix-what-we-learnt-from-series-a-to-series-b-in-a-saas-business/" target="_blank">Stellaris || https://blogs.cisco.com/innovation/tomorrows-customer-experience-why-cisco-invested-in-whatfix" target="_blank">Cisco || https://eightroads.com/en/news/our-investment-in-whatfix" target="_blank">Eight Roads || http://www.helionvc.com/blog/we-are-pleased-collaborate-whatfix.html" target="_blank">Helion Ventures

“Hustle Mode ON” is something we live by.

Our Team:

The Engineering team at Whatfix provides end-to-end engineering throughput that forms part of core platforms and services that drive Whatfix's business.

Our team is responsible for creating the Customer Platform and everything around it - be it Analytics, Infrastructure, or Core Algorithms. The team owns and is responsible for all pieces that we design, build and support end to end for Whatfix product/ business.

Our product is built around a core of JAVA with enterprise businesses using the Whatfix system. On a monthly basis, millions of interactive guides are processed. Building, testing, and deploying to any of our environments are as simple as pushing a commit to a git branch. We like to keep our technology up-to-date. All of the technology is built and maintained by this small development team, so from day 1, the software you write will be used by people from all over the world.  

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Design and develop highly scalable, reliable, and fault-tolerant systems for one of the world’s fastest-growing startups
• Work with business to define requirements
• Perform technical design and hands-on coding for development and enhancement efforts
• Develop new user-facing features
• Building reusable code and libraries for future use
• Ensure the technical feasibility of UI/UX designs
• Optimize applications for maximum speed and scalability
• Assure that all user input is validated before submitting to back-end services
• Promote best practices in design and coding
• Conduct design and code reviews
• Understand the customer needs & implement
• Articulate complex problems communicating viable architecture and design approaches in a clear and concise manner
• Enhance the agile SDLC within the Development Team through new learning, continued growth, and applying industry best practices and processes
• Occasionally participate in customer demos & provide inputs wherever required
• Keep optimizing & automating mundane tasks

You'll be a core member of the team.

Individual growth is important to us. We schedule time every week to explore an interest or learn something new. Team members have also used it to do everything from learning new algorithms to playing with the new framework, to exploring what the new analytics layer could be used for. We also take some time each day to discuss what we're working on, and even pair programs to teach each other about parts of the codebase. There's no risk of stagnation in this job, you would still be hands-on after a few years.

REQUIREMENTS:

We are looking for a Front-End Engineer to help us scale and go deep on our technical capabilities.

• 4 -12 years of professional front-end development experience
• Hands-on experience with Front end technologies - JavaScript, Typescript, HTML, CSS
• Experience with React Ecosystem (React Router, Styled-components, Server-side rendering, Context API, React Hooks) is strongly preferred
• Experience with state management libraries such as Redux is a huge plus.
• Proficient understanding of cross-browser compatibility issues and ways to work around such issues
• Experience in backend programming languages such as Java is strongly preferred 
• Experience in building Web applications using frameworks like Spring, Microservice architecture
• Work experience, preferably from internet companies, products, or startups
• Expertise in design principles and their application
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Fast Learner & a Team Player

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

• Proven work experience as a Front-end developer
• Hands on experience with markup languages
• Experience with JavaScript, CSS and jQuery
• Familiarity with browser testing and debugging
• In-depth understanding of the entire web development process (design, development and deployment)
• Understanding of layout aesthetics
• Knowledge of SEO principles
• Familiarity with software like Adobe Suite, Photoshop and content management systems
• An ability to perform well in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent analytical and multitasking skills
• BSc degree in Computer Science or relevant field

Responsibilities:          

• Designing and developing user interfaces using AngularJS/Angular best practices.
• Adapting interface for modern internet applications using the latest front-end technologies.
• Writing JavaScript, CSS, and HTML.
• Developing product analysis tasks.
• Making complex technical and design decisions for AngularJS/Angular projects.
• Developing application codes and unit tests in AngularJS, Angular, Micro-frontend architecture, and Rest Web Services.
• Conducting performance tests.
• Consulting with the design team.
• Ensuring high performance of applications and providing support.

Qualifications   

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related background
• Minimum of 3 years of relevant experience

Required Skills and Experience:

• 3+ years’ experience with JavaScript (Particularly ES6), Typescript, CSS, HTML.
• 2+ years’ experience with Angular v9 or greater.
• Experience using JavaScript building tools like Grunt and Webpack.
• Client-side unit testing via Jest or similar testing library a plus
• Experience consuming RESTful APIs is strongly desired
• Experience working in agile project management methodologies (Scrum, Kanban, FDD)
• Excellent communication skills.
• Critical thinker and good problem-solver.

• Responsible for development of new highly responsive, web-based user interface
• Construct visualizations that can depict vast amounts of data
• Work and collaborate with the rest of the engineering team
• Work with product team and graphic designers
• Learn and understand user interactions
• Develop a flexible and well-structured front-end architecture, along with the APIs to support it

Requirements and qualifications

• B.S Degree in Computer Science
• Experience with JavaScript
• Experience with REACT
• Experience with HTML / CSS
• Experience with REST API's
• Git knowledge is a plus
• Team player
• Good time-management skills
• Great interpersonal and communication skills