Frontend Developer

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Frontend Developer to join our team, responsible for building fast, scalable, and maintainable web applications. The ideal candidate will have a strong proficiency in HTML, CSS, JavaScript,Flutter and relevant frameworks, with a passion for creating intuitive and engaging user interfaces.

Key Responsibilities:

- Design and develop responsive, mobile-first UI components and features

- Write clean, modular, and reusable code

- Collaborate with backend developers and designers to integrate APIs and design assets

- Implement accessibility and web performance optimization techniques

- Troubleshoot and debug frontend issues

- Stay up-to-date with industry trends and emerging technologies

- Participate in code reviews and contribute to the improvement of the codebase

Requirements:

- 3+ years of experience in frontend development

- Strong proficiency in HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and relevant frameworks (e.g., React, Angular, Flutter)

- Experience with build tools like Webpack, Gulp, or Grunt

- Knowledge of version control systems like Git

- Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail

- Strong communication and collaboration skills

Nice to Have:

- Experience with modern frontend build tools and workflows

- Familiarity with backend technologies and APIs

- Knowledge of web performance optimization techniques

- Experience with accessibility guidelines and best practices

About us:

Astra is a cyber security SaaS company that makes otherwise chaotic pentests a breeze with its one of a kind Pentest Platform. Astra's continuous vulnerability scanner emulates hacker behaviour to scan applications for 8300+ security tests. CTOs & CISOs love Astra because it helps them fix vulnerabilities in record time and move from DevOps to DevSecOps with Astra's CI/CD integrations.

Astra is loved by 650+ companies across the globe. In 2023 Astra uncovered 2 million+ vulnerabilities for its customers, saving customers $69M+ in potential losses due to security vulnerabilities. 

We've been awarded by the President of France Mr. François Hollande at the La French Tech program and Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi at the Global Conference on Cyber Security. Loom, MamaEarth, Muthoot Finance, Canara Robeco, ScripBox etc. are a few of Astra’s customers.

Role Overview:

As an SDE I Front-End Engineer at our company, you will play a crucial role in the development of the dashboard for our SaaS security platform.

Your primary focus will be on utilising Next.js, React, TypeScript, shadcn/ui (built on Radix UI), Tailwind CSS & TanStack Query to create an intuitive and efficient dashboard that meets the evolving needs of our users.  You will have the opportunity to work alongside talented individuals, collaborating to deliver innovative solutions and pushing the boundaries of what's possible in web development. The role requires deep collaboration with the leadership, product, design, back-end and QA teams.

Join our team and contribute to the development of a cutting-edge SaaS security platform, where high-quality engineering and continuous learning are at the core of everything we do.

Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with product managers, product designers, and backend engineers to understand project requirements and translate them into code.
• You will research, design and code. What you create is also what you own.
• Develop consistent and user-friendly web interfaces based on Figma designs, using Next.js, React and shadcn/ui
• Utilize TypeScript for type safety and enhanced development workflows, ensuring code quality and reliability.
• Implement designs using shadcn/ui design kit (built on Radix UI) for consistent and modern UI components + utilize Tailwind CSS to style components and ensure a cohesive visual experience across the dashboard.
• Integrate Tanstack Query & Jotai for efficient data fetching and state management.
• Optimize web performance and ensure compatibility across different browsers and devices.
• Write clean, modular, and maintainable code while adhering to best practices, security and coding standards.
• Participate in code reviews, providing constructive feedback and ensuring code quality.
• Troubleshoot and debug issues pre/post production, ensuring timely resolution to minimize impact on users. Identify and correct bottlenecks and fix bugs.
• Ensuring timely delivery of the features/products
• Stay updated on emerging technologies and industry trends, incorporating them into the development process when appropriate.

Requirements

• 3+ year of work experience with Next.js (preferred) or React
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent work experience).
• Strong proficiency in Next.js and React, with demonstrable experience building web applications.
• Experience working with design systems and UI libraries, preferably shadcn/ui (built on Radix UI).
• Proficiency in CSS, particularly with Tailwind CSS, for styling and layout.
• Familiarity with state management libraries such as Tanstack Query(React Query)/Jotai.
• Familiarity with version control systems such as Git.
• Understanding of basic UX principles and what makes a great user experience
• Solid understanding of web development concepts such as HTML, JavaScript, and responsive design principles.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in a remote team environment.
• Eagerness to learn and adapt to new technologies and methodologies.

Benefits

• Embrace the cosy remote work lifestyle.
• Feel the startup adrenaline pumping through your veins.
• Revel in our open, growth-centric ambiance; it's like a digital playground.
• Dive deep into the captivating world of cybersecurity.
• And yes, get ready for some unforgettable workcations—think Chikmagalur & Jim Corbett. 

About the job

The ideal candidate will have strong creative skills and a portfolio of work that demonstrates their passion for product designing with the creativity that would produce an appealing and delightful user experience.

About the role and responsibilities

The UI/UX designer’s role encompasses a couple of the following responsibilities.

To be able to communicate and tell stories with animations

To understand, conceptualise and create storyboards for micro-animations and animations before the final animation

Working alongside UI/UX designers to enhance the experience of digital products

Frequently identify opportunities where motion design would enhance the user experience in digital solutions

Create high quality, creative and innovative animations in 2D and/or 3D

To have a keen interest in learning new tools and expand their horizon of knowledge

About the requirement

The UI/UX designer should have the following abilities

Proven motion design experience and a diverse portfolio to showcase one’s work

Strong storytelling skills and a solid foundation in the fundamentals of visual and motion design

Display the ability to work in different styles

Proficient in softwares like After Effects(presets and plugins), Photoshop, Illustrator, Figma, etc.

A keen eye for design aesthetics and details

Able to articulate ideas, both written and spoken, to drive impact

Good communication skills

Ability to work methodically and meet work in a fast-paced environment

The ability to create illustrations will be a plus

Prior experience with product company or digital products will be a plus

Degree / Certification in Design, Fine Arts or related field is a plus

• Strong in Vue.js or React.js, HTML, HTML5, DOM(Document Object Model) concepts
•  Must know Nuxt.JS a Vue Framework.
• CSS3, SASS, SCSS, Bootstrap 4, Webpack, Box Modelling, Grid System
• Responsive Design, Cross browser/device development
• Strong knowledge of JavaScript
• OOJS - Object-oriented JavaScript

Senior Software Engineer-Frontend

About the role: 

We are looking for passionate, talented, and highly motivated hands-on Front End Developers with a creative edge, strong problem solving skills and strong development fundamentals. We strive to maintain an open culture where everyone is a contributor and feels comfortable sharing ideas and opinions. Our team, drawn from the best product companies, is obsessive in its detailing and our focus is on awesome User Interaction.

Requirements:

• Ability to collaborates with teams to explore existing systems, determines areas of complexity and learns the applications capabilities
• Complete understanding of internal code and workings on any popular open source library will be highly appreciated
• Some record of contribution to any popular front end open source project is a big plus.

Skills that will help you succeed in this role:

• An ideal Senior Front End Engineer would have 3-6 years of experience in building highly scalable UI on the Web/Mobile.
• Highly skilled at building highly performant web applications using  JavaScript, HTML and CSS including frameworks and tools such as React, Redux, Redux saga, Sass, Less etc.
• Ability to write testable, maintainable code that’s easy to understand.
• Experience in modern front-end build pipelines and tools.
• Ability to take complex problems and break them down into smaller tasks.
• An innate curiosity about how things work.
• Strong product and design sensibilities and an obsessive attention to detail.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Self-directed team player who thrives in a continually changing environment.
• We are looking for passionate, talented, and highly motivated hands-on Front End Developers with a creative edge, strong problem solving skills and strong development fundamentals. 

• Angular 6+, Typescript2+, JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3, JSON, ES6 standards, Bootstrap, Redux and Flux, NgRX
• Integration with REST Web-services
• Experience with RESTful services
• JIRA, BitBucket, SouceTree, and Confluence
• Team Player and efficient communicator who can work with international teams
• Software Development Process, Object-Oriented Design (OOD), Software Debugging
• Requirements Understanding and Estimates

• Substantial experience in building large complex and performant web applications using HTML5, CSS3, Typescript and Javascript across multiple browsers (Especially IE11).
• Experience in frameworks such as React (Redux, Redux Thunk or Saga, React Router, React Hooks) , Node JS and good understanding of the basics of these frameworks and their life cycles.(MUST HAVE)
• Experience in frameworks like Bootstrap and CSS pre-processors like SASS and LESS is desirable.
• Deeper understanding of network layer, HTTP, HTTPS, cookies, local storage.
• Knowledge to handle real-time async data would be a plus.
• Good knowledge on build tools like Webpack and Gulp
• Good knowledge on testing tools like Jest, Cypress, Jasmine, Karma, etc
• Experience in Git source control 
• Deeper understanding of Chrome Dev Tools.
• Deeper knowledge of UI optimizations and performance.
• Excellent communication skills, good visual design sense, in-depth experience in developing web-based applications.
• Experience leading multi engineer projects and mentoring junior engineers.
• Command an impressive portfolio of the latest UI technologies is a plus