Frontend Developer

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

Primary purpose of the role:

Front end development of websites and applications using CSS3, HTML5, jQuery and other skills to produce clean, functional and web compliant projects to be handed over to Back End Developers to be further worked on as well as CSS bug fixes post Back End development

Major responsibilities & deliverables:

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1. Great skills in HTML, CSS, JavaScript and cross browser implementations.
2. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
3. Experience and knowledge about the cool stuff in HTML5 and CSS3.
4. At Least knowledge of one JavaScript framework such as VueJs, ReactJs, AngularJs
5. Proficiency and familiarity with CSS/JavaScript frameworks and utilities such as HTML5 Boilerplate, jQuery, Modernizr, Firebug, JSLint, minification, and others. 
6. Taking PSD files from designers, slicing and/or recreating elements via CSS to match the design perfectly
7. Ability to make modifications to libraries in jQuery as per requirement of a project
8. Extensive knowledge of fonts, embedding from third parties like Google, Typekit & Font Deck etc.
9. Knowledge of optimizing CSS/JavaScript performance, by coding practices and tools.
10. Passion and follow through for their work. Excited and curious about learning new technology, as well as the sharing of ideas. Exceptional collaboration, listening, written, and verbal communication. Able to own individual projects as well as the ability to work within a team.
11. Awareness of current design trends in the visual arts, working knowledge of the latest computer packages and an understanding time limits which can impact on the design.
12. Knowledge of GIT or any other version control software.

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• 2-3 yrs of strong experience in building mobile web frontend for b2c products using React.
• Understanding of server side rendering, nextjs.
• Ability to build progressive web applications with optimized lighthouse score.

• Write high quality code in ReactJS using TypeScript or JSX that is easy to maintain and test.
• Participate in an Agile environment using Scrum software development practices, Automated unit testing, Continuous integration, Code reviews, Version control systems, Automated build processes. Raise issues proactively that might impact delivery commitments.
• Fix production issues and maintain the code as needed .

• BS degree in CS or equivalent work experience 5+ years professional experience building single page applications in ReactJS using TypeScript or JSX with extensive experience working with HTML5 and CSS3.
• Experience working with cross-browser behaviors and quirks.

• Passion for new technologies. Product development experience building large scale web applications.
• Experience designing and developing highly scalable consumer facing web application. Care deeply about writing high-performance, reusable code for components that will be used across our product.
• GraphQL experience is preferred. 

Recko Inc. is looking for front-end developers to join our kick-ass engineering team. We are looking for smart, dynamic individuals to bridge the gap between design and technical implementation and define how our software looks as well as how it works.

What are we looking for:

1. Deep understanding of Javascript(ES6) and of at least one test frameworks

2. Overall 1-4 years of Experience in web Development and at Least 1-2 years experience on ReactJS Library.

3. Curious to learn new things and adopting new standards

4. Experience of building at least one frontend application from scratch/ building a SaaS product

5. Good understanding of webpack, CSS pre processors, react-redux architecture, redux-saga.

6. Understanding of design frameworks, UX patterns for web

7. Ability to think strategically and implement with excellence

8. A growth mindset and passionate about building things from the ground up, and most importantly, you should be fun to work with

As a frontend developer at Recko, you will:

1. Develop new user-facing features as well as maintain and improve the application

2. Build reusable code and libraries for future use

3. Ensure the technical feasibility of UI/UX designs while maintaining high quality standards and brand consistency

4. Optimize application to handle high scale

5. Work closely with Product managers, UX designers and back-end engineers to implement frontend solutions.

6. Follow secure coding practices to avoid vulnerabilities like XSS, CSRF

7. Actively participate in code and design reviews to build robust applications.

About Recko:

The Recko Financial Operations Platform empowers finance teams in fast-growing internet businesses with a comprehensive and robust technology stack to build and embed innovative financial workflows such as accounting, reconciliation, commission calculation, payment orchestration and reporting, so businesses can accelerate growth, collaboration, and track and manage money end to end. This ensures that every dollar, euro or pound that the company moves is accounted for and the financial needs of the ever evolving business is taken care of.

Globally, the Recko platform securely processes transactions worth millions of dollars every day. Customer-obsessed brands such as Deliveroo, Meesho, Grofers, Dunzo, Acommerce, etc use Recko so that their finance teams can streamline operations with automation and prioritize growth over repetitive and time-consuming tasks around day-to-day financial operations. Our transparent pricing and exceptional customer service guarantees that we power your growth story - one transaction at a time.

Recko is a Series A funded startup, backed by marquee investors like Vertex Ventures, Prime Venture Partners and Locus Ventures. Traditionally enterprise software is always built around functionality. We believe software is an extension of one’s capability, and it should be delightful and fun to use.

Working at Recko:

We believe that great companies are built by amazing people. At Recko, We are a group of young Engineers, Product Managers, Analysts and Business folks who are on a mission to bring consumer tech DNA to enterprise fintech applications. The current team at Recko is 60+ members strong with stellar experience across fintech, e-commerce, digital domains at companies like Flipkart, PhonePe, Ola Money, Belong, Razorpay, Grofers, Jio, Oracle etc. We are growing aggressively across verticals.