Frontend Developer

About OpenGrowth:

At OpenGrowth, we are on a mission to empower entrepreneurs and transform their dreams into reality. We understand the challenges and aspirations that come with starting and growing a business, and our goal is to provide the necessary support and resources to help entrepreneurs thrive.

With a deep passion for fostering innovation and collaboration, OpenGrowth serves as a vibrant community where entrepreneurs can connect, learn, and grow together. Our platform offers a comprehensive suite of services, including expert guidance, educational resources, startup services, and a virtual collaboration platform called OpenGrowth Hub.

We believe in the power of entrepreneurship to drive positive change and create financial independence. Through our tailored solutions, we aim to equip entrepreneurs with the knowledge, skills, and connections they need to succeed. Whether you're just starting out or looking to scale your business, OpenGrowth is here to support you every step of the way.

Join us on this exciting journey and be part of a dynamic community of entrepreneurs. Together, we can unleash your full potential and shape a future of innovation, growth, and success. Welcome to OpenGrowth, where entrepreneurial dreams become a reality.

Company Website - www.opengrowth.com

What You'll Be Doing

• 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

What We Need To See

• 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 (such as Flux or Redux)
• 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
• Experience with common front-end development tools such as Babel, Webpack, NPM, etc.
• 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}
• Minimum Experience Required - 2+ Years (In React)

• Experience Level: Min 2+ years

• JavaScript and react.

• RESTful API’s, basic HTTP knowledge, GET/POST.

• Experience using technologies like React, Redux, TypeScript, modern CSS frameworks and web pack.

• Good Communication Skills

JOB DESCRIPTION

Profile Summary

We are looking for experienced and skilled Frontend (React.Js) Developers to join our
core team. Your primary focus will be the development of new features and refinement of
existing features on user-side.

Responsibilities:

• Ensure product delivery is fast, low-cost and sustainable.
• Take responsibility from development to customer support.
• Build robust and scalable production software.
• Improve quality using code reviews, and unit/integration testing.
• Improve efficiency using automation, and methods like test driven development.

Skills & Qualification:

• 2+ years of experience in software development preferably B2C experience.
• Strong proficiency in JavaScript, including DOM manipulation and the JavaScript object model.
• Experience in React.Js , Javascript, any experience in React native is a plus
• Experience with popular React workflows (such as Flux or Redux).
• Familiarity with newer specifications of ECMAScript (ES6 & ES5 ).
• Familiarity with RESTful APIs.
• Experience in working with the MERN stack or similar frameworks
• Working knowledge of git for version control.
• Understanding of Unix tools.

Location: Remote

Roles and Responsibilities

• Effectively contribute to FileSpin with the development of new and innovative features
• Work on our core API services
• Write tested and maintainable code following coding standards and best practices
• Contribute to the improvement of integration and internal tools
• Maintain existing features

Desired Candidate Profile

We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer (Frontend) to join us and be on our ambitious growth journey. In this role, you will help build FileSpin into the most innovative Digital Asset Management platform in the world. You will have ample opportunities to work in areas solving awesome technical challenges and learning along the way.

Our 2022 roadmap focuses on: creating an amazing API and UI, scaling our cloud infrastructure to deal with an order of magnitude higher media processing volume, implementing more ML pipelines and tuning the stack for high-performance.

Perks and Benefits

• Fully Remote
• Equity options
• Holidays
• Flexible working hours
• Budget for your remote work setup
• Life Insurance

The intangibles:

• A culture that values your contribution and gives you autonomy
• Startup ethos, no useless meetings
• Continuous Learning Budget
• In an entrepreneurial workplace, we value creativity and innovation

Our Mission:

FileSpin's mission is to bring excellence and joy to the enterprise. We are a fully remote team spread across the UK and Europe. We bootstrapped in a garage (true story) and have been profitable from day one.

We value innovation and uncompromising professional excellence. Work at FileSpin is challenging, fun and highly rewarding. Come and be part of a unique company that is redefining what work is.

We are setting up a team in India and looking for senior hires. We are a remote-first company.

• 3 years experience
• Strong in : HTML/JS/CSS
• Experience with any particular front-end stack like React or equivalent frameworks
• Front-End experience with and without frameworks
• Experience working on front-end graphic systems including canvas, SVG, webGL is a bonus
• Experience working on timeline based animations is a bonus

• Coding and debugging pure JavaScript, polyglot and multi-lingual applications.
• Working closely with Technical Lead/Project Manager to ensure development timelines are met.
• Contribute with ideas to improve system design or streamline product delivery.
• Working with challenging applications involving Real Time Data.
• Working on different platforms including the usage of the Native SDKs provided on JavaScript.

• Strong experience in developing applications using Javascript and Jquery.
• Minimum 6 months of experience in React.JS is a must.
• Experience in any other Javascript libraries is an added advantage.
• Create different types of Charts and Graphics with the help of HTML5 Canvas, SVG etc.
• Should possess understanding of UI design and its behavior across devices (desktops to smart phones).
• Good to have worked with APIs exposed by social media sites like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram etc.
• Experience in working with data structures such as XML and JSON.
• Added knowledge of mobile development frameworks like jQuery Mobile is an added advantage.
• Good communication and problem-solving skills.
• Should be a self-starter and should have the ability to work under pressure.
• Should be passionate about sports.

The  will be responsible for :

• Designing and development of Responsive Web Application
• Strong Knowledge of HTML5, CSS & Java Script
• Strong Understanding of concept of DOM (Document Object Model)
• Understanding of how browsers (Chrome, Mozilla) work behind the scene
•  Knowledge of React JS, CSS Flexbox (Preferred or Optional )