Frontend Developer

We are looking for a skilled and motivated React Developer with 5–8 years of hands-on experience to join our growing team in Chennai. The ideal candidate should have strong proficiency in front-end development using React.js, with a solid understanding of modern web technologies, best practices, and Agile methodologies. Experience with Ember.js is also required.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain scalable web applications using React.js and Ember.js.
• Build reusable components and front-end libraries for future use.
• Translate UI/UX designs and wireframes into high-quality, responsive code.
• Optimize components for maximum performance across a wide range of devices and browsers.
• Collaborate closely with UI/UX designers, backend developers, and product managers.
• Participate in code reviews, testing, and debugging activities.
• Stay updated with the latest trends and best practices in front-end development.

Required Skills:

• Strong proficiency in JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS3.
• Hands-on experience with React.js, including Redux and React Hooks.
• Experience with Ember.js in production-grade applications.
• Familiarity with RESTful APIs and integrating frontend with backend services.
• Experience using front-end build tools and workflows (e.g., Webpack, Babel, NPM).
• Good understanding of version control systems like Git.
• Exposure to Agile development methodologies and practices.

Job Description:

We are looking for a skilled Senior Angular Developer to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of front-end development and the Angular framework to deliver high-quality, responsive, and user-friendly web applications. You will be responsible for developing, maintaining, and improving web applications while collaborating with backend developers and UI/UX designers.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain web applications using Angular framework.
• Design and implement user interfaces (UI) using Angular components, services, and modules.
• Collaborate with UX/UI designers to ensure the technical feasibility of designs.
• Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code following best practices.
• Integrate with RESTful APIs and third-party services.
• Optimize applications for maximum speed and scalability.
• Participate in the full software development lifecycle, including coding, testing, and debugging.
• Work in an Agile environment and collaborate with team members on project requirements and timelines.
• Stay up-to-date with the latest industry trends, technologies, and best practices.
• Troubleshoot and resolve bugs, performance issues, and other application concerns.

Requirements:

• Strong experience with Angular 2+ (preferably Angular 9 or above).
• Proficiency in TypeScript, JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS3.
• Experience with RxJS and reactive programming concepts.
• Familiarity with RESTful APIs and integrating frontend applications with backend services.
• Experience with Angular CLI and Node Package Manager (npm).
• Proficiency in using version control systems, such as Git.
• Familiarity with CSS frameworks (Bootstrap, Material Design) and CSS preprocessors like SCSS or LESS.
• Experience with Unit Testing (Jasmine, Karma) and End-to-End Testing (Protractor, Cypress).
• Familiarity with state management libraries (NgRx, Akita) is a plus.
• Basic understanding of backend technologies Node.js is a plus.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 3-7 years of experience working as a front-end or Angular developer.
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills.

Preferred Skills (Nice-to-Have):

• Experience with Progressive Web Apps (PWA) and mobile-first development.
• Knowledge of Cloud services (AWS, Azure).
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban).
• Knowledge of build tools like Webpack or Gulp.

Job Benefits:

• Competitive salary.
• Opportunities for growth and career advancement.
• Flexible working hours and remote options.
• Working abroad on site opportunity 

Location: Phase 8B, Mohali

Job Type: Full-time

Software Engineering

• 4+ years of experience in designing, developing, and maintaining React-based applications
• 4+ years of hands-on experience in developing medium to large-scale applications using Javascript frameworks
• Experience with projects that involve, improving the reliability and performance of your web-apps, by leveraging different observability tools like Lighthouse, Sentry, and Datadog.
• Good understanding of functional programming paradigms and UI architecture patterns
• A decent understanding of cloud infrastructure like AWS to orchestrate and manage our applications.
• Experience with testing frameworks like JEST, modern auth mechanisms, and server-side rendering through frameworks like NextJS
• Experience with backend technologies like JAVA, and Kotlin would be good to have.

Product Development

• Ability to scope, review and refine user stories for technical completeness and to resolve dependency risks.
• Well-versed in working in an agile environment and being involved in different stages of SDLC - Design, Development, Code Review, Testing, and Release Management
• Ability to work with different CI/CD frameworks, with hands-on experience with Git or any similar source code management tools
• Continuously refactor applications so that they are easy to maintain, easy to extend, and contribute to

Your Tech Stack

Web Application Frameworks: React, Ruby on Rails

Programming Languages: ReasonML/Rescript, Typescript, Javascript, Kotlin, HTML, CSS

Tools and Libraries: Webpack, Sentry, NextJS, NodeJS, Jest, Figma

Communication: HTTP, GraphQL, Amazon SQS, Amazon SNS

Observability: Google Analytics, Lighthouse, Sentry, Kibana, Datadog

What you will build with us?

The front-end platform at Porter is geared toward developing a variety of products for customers, partners, and our internal teams. You will be a part of Porter’s Web Engineering Platform team.

What will be your primary focus?

1. enabling our engineering teams to create highly reliable and scalable software systems, reduce client and server outages and increase system hygiene.
2. building the right set of tooling and flows for our web and mobile teams, for improving developer productivity. This will enable our application teams to churn out user features rapidly and will help them build the best-in-class product solutions for our business teams.
3. work on security initiatives, to protect information and information systems from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, disruption, modification, or destruction in order to provide confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

What will you closely influence?

1. Providing the right user experience to our customers, partners, and cc agents when they reach out to us
2. Building tools to help boost user growth on our platform including our driver onboarding, training and certification system, referral system, and lead management models. A step towards sustainable user growth and providing personalized experiences, on our platform
3. Unlocking new growth levels for Porter, in form of our new vibrant customer base through business initiatives like Packers and Movers, Part-Load, and help Porter on its journey to becoming a super Logistic App.
4. Enabling us to engage our partner ecosystem better with our fast-moving initiatives in the Insurance and Lending segments. Your work here will directly impact the livelihood of our partners
5. Solving problems related to optimal pricepoint for partners and customers, matchmaking with supply and demand, and building confidence around payment experience and location tracking.

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

• Strong proficiency in JavaScript, including DOM manipulation and the JavaScript object model
• Thorough understanding of React.js and its core principles
• Experience with popular React.js workflows (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 RESTful APIs
• Knowledge of modern authorization mechanisms, such as JSON Web Token
• Familiarity with modern front-end build pipelines and tools
• Ability to understand business requirements and translate them into technical requirements
• A knack for benchmarking and optimization
• Familiarity with code versioning tools (such as Git, SVN, and Mercurial)