Frontend Developer

We, Itu Chaudhuri Design Pvt Ltd, are one of India's leading graphic design studio. Our work covers branding, communication, packaging and digital, for editorial, social, consumer and product businesses. We also design and develop award-winning websites, which include news websites (The Hindu), e-commerce websites (Sleepwell), interactive and experimental applications (Re:Reader), ERP software, and more (https://icdindia.com/projects/category/digital)

We are hiring talented Web Developers to join our team. The CTC will depend on how the candidate performs in the interview process.

Responsibilities for Front End Developer

• translate UI/UX design wireframes to actual pixel-perfect code
• develop a responsive website using HTML and CSS
• develop complex animations using CSS and javascript that is responsive, fast, bug-free, and cross-browser/device compatible 
• write reusable code and libraries, enhance applications for maximum speed and scalability, validate input before submitting to the back end and follow other industrywide best practices to maintain the best quality of the code and websites
• the developed code should be secure, scalable, responsive, and fast and should incorporate all the latest features
• experiment with the latest technologies and create new work processes in the organization

Qualifications for Front-End Developer

• good communication skills and proficiency in English is a must
• 3 - 6 years of full-time work experience in a similar role
• expert knowledge of HTML/CSS, React.JS, and Javascript is a required
• working knowledge of WordPress, Shopify, Liquid.JS, Next.JS, GraphQL and other libraries is a plus
• good understanding of SEO
• proficient in code visioning tools like GitHub
• ability to work independently with minimal supervision while achieving benchmarks
• advanced problem-solving skills and the ability to optimize code for the best possible outcome
• understanding of web security issues and best practices
• familiarity with network diagnostics tools
• team management skills

Overview
We are looking for a Senior JavaScript developer who is well versed with React and TypeScript.
2-5 years experience mandatory! We look for individuals with a deep knowledge of JavaScript, CSS, and HTML, who are not only comfortable in writing custom JavaScript but also know when to apply off-the-shelf solutions to a problem. Individuals who do well on this team are self-motivated engineers with a passion for user experience & innovation.
We currently work with TypeScript, React, GraphQL, and Node.js, however the ability to adapt with changing technology is an important quality that we are looking for.

Responsibilities
Developing new user-facing features using TypeScript/React.js
Building reusable components and front-end libraries for future use
Translating designs and wireframes into high quality code
Optimising components for maximum performance across a vast array of web-capable devices and browsers
API integrations

Skills
Thorough understanding of Typescript & React.js and its core principles
Experience with popular React.js workflows (such as Redux)
Familiarity with newer specifications of EcmaScript
Experience with data structure libraries (e.g., Immutable.js)
Knowledge of isomorphic React is a plus
Familiarity with GraphQL/RESTful APIs
Knowledge of modern authorization mechanisms, such as JSON Web Token
Experience with common front-end development tools such as Babel, Webpack, NPM, Yarn etc.
WebRTC knowledge is a plus.

About Hop:

We are a London, UK based FinTech startup with a subsidiary in India. Hop is working towards building the next generation digital banking platform for seamless and economical currency exchange, with technology at the crux of it. In a technology driven era, many financial services platforms still lack the customer experience and are cumbersome to use. Hop aims at building a ‘state of the art’ tech-centric, customer focused solution.

moneyHOP is India’s first cross-border neo-bank providing millennials the ability to ‘Send’ & ‘Spend’ conveniently and economically across the globe using HOPRemit (An online remittance portal) and HOP app + Card (A multi-currency bank account).

This position is a crucially important position in the firm and the person hired will have the liberty to drive the product and provide direction in line with business needs.

About Individual

Looking for an enthusiastic individual who is passionate about technology and has worked with either a start-up or a blue-chip firm in the past.

The candidate needs to be a multi-tasker, highly self-motivated, self-starter and have the ability to work in a high stress environment. He/she should be tech savvy and willing to embrace new technology comfortably.

Ideally, the candidate should have experience working with the technology stack in the scalable and high growth mobile application software.

General Skills

• 3-4 years of experience in Frontend development.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Science, or equivalent practical experience.
• Exposure to Behaviour Driven Development and experience in programming and testing.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Good time management and organizational skills.
• Dependability
• Accountability and Ownership
• Right attitude and growth mindset
• Trust-worthiness
• Ability to embrace new technologies
• Ability to get work done
• Has good code reviewing skills for conformance.
• Has good software testing skills and good code writing skills.

Technical Skills

• Relevant work experience as a UI Developer. Proficient in JavaScript , ReactJS and/or Reactive Native, Angular , JQuery Experience with HTML, CSS, Knowledge of web services and related technologies (REST) Experience with Web Services and API integration
• Candidate should have a stronghold on HTML & CSS
• Can understand and troubleshoot REST APIs calls
• Database administration and management of a hosting environment such as AWS.
• Knowledge of SASS & LESS will be a plus as well
• Sound understanding of relational and non-relational DB systems such as MySQL, Postgres, MongoDB etc.
• Has experience dealing with JIRA (issue tracking tools), Confluence (knowledge management) tools.
• Experience with building and maintaining microservices.
• Experience with building and integrating the core system with external APIS.
• Good to have: Domain knowledge in the BFSI tech stack.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities 

1. Use JavaScript and cutting-edge JS frameworks to develop front end applications that follow industry-standard design patterns, development methodologies, and deployment models
2. Solve and articulate complex problems through application design, product development, and user experiences. 
3. Develop software used by people who are not software developers--ensure the exceptional software you create influences them to be exceptional professionals in their respective fields
4. Collaborate with other programmers and mentor junior engineers through the development process
5. Leverage the knowledge of your peers to better understand business trends, customer communities, and technology adoption patterns
6. Evolve your language skills in JavaScript by staying current with complementary programming languages, development methodologies, user interface design techniques, and database tools.

Yes, We are allowing working from home for most of the profiles and maintaining all precautions in the office also.

As a front end product engineer, you will work with product engineers & designers to improve the overall user experience, performance, reliability and scalability of our systems. From handling millions of messages/ payments a minute to extract buyer intent and priority for processing these transactions to building tools to trace and visualize payments made across a business you'll be involved in projects that span all aspects of the business. Our goals includes scaling and architecting systems to support advanced product features that may not be currently viable because of hard technical considerations. You'll collaborate with our small, but effective, framework team with a track record of highly impactful work for Finly.

WITHIN 1 MONTH, YOU'LL

• Complete Finly's new-hire training week, and learn Accounts Payable Processes & the various partners we work with to make Finly happen.
• Investigate, solve and release a bug fix to production. In order to do this you will ramp up on Finly's engineering stack by pair-programming with your teammates and attending engineering training sessions designed and presented by the team.
• Meet with cross-functional peers around the company to learn how the product functions.
• Complete your engineering starter project and deploy your first changes to production.

WITHIN 3 MONTHs, YOU'LL

• Learn Finly's technical stack and apply development patterns through your work.
• Engage in your first on-call rotation in Support Engineering to help diagnose and resolve production problems and customer issues
• Individually contribute reliably ship full features to customers.
• Estimate technical scope and time to complete major features and initiatives.

WITHIN 6 MONTHS, YOU'LL

• Move to new product vertical & initiative and start designing scalable frontend systems.
• Have made a visible impact on the product for all the users of Finly.
• Work closely with your team to remove roadblocks, educate on best practices and improve how we work.
• Be comfortable navigating most of frontend stack and infrastructure
• Be responsible for the planning, scoping, design, and implementation of new features
• Participate in interviewing and hiring, as a way to influence team growth and how our values inform our culture

WITHIN 12 MONTHS, YOU'LL

• Individually contribute and lead teams to reliably ship full improvements to our frontend services
• Define tools and standards for product engineering to measure performance impact of releases
• Drive service reliability by developing tooling that enables metric visibility using SLIs, SLOs, and SLAs
• Developing Production Readiness standards to ensure service reliability
• Help grow other engineers technically by mentoring, pairing and developing other learning opportunities
• Collaborate with engineering and product leadership to define priorities and set delivery goals

Your understanding of front-end technologies, web application dev, system design, will be put to the test. You will take up a project for a team and then move to another project.

Join us & have the authority and responsibility to make things happen!

Job Location- Pune

Experience – 4 to 7 Years 
Notice Period - Immediate preferred 

The Ideal Candidate-

This position is for UI Developers with hands-on experience in leading-edge technologies, looking to mark a niche in the software Industry

Essential Skills-
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• Strong Command on Core Javascript, Core Java
• Strong Command on Angular JS and React JS
• Strong Knowledge of HTML5, CSS3 
• Highly Preferred, experience in D3, Canvas API 
• Ability to work on advanced javascript frameworks

If you are interested in an exciting role with learning and rewards, do apply.