Frontend Developer

JOB TITLE: Senior Frontend Developer

LOCATION: Remote/Hybrid.

A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE ROLE:

We're looking for someone who loves to solve problems and enjoys building algorithms and that identify all possible scenarios. You must enjoy breaking down a problem statement into smaller chunks and have a knack of designing scalable apps using modular pieces.

Fountane operates a scrum-based Agile delivery cycle, and you will help refine and optimize this. You will be working with product owners, user experience, test, infrastructure, and operations professionals to build the most effective solutions.

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING:

• Determining the structure and design of web pages.
• Building an exceptional user experience that is driven by effective design principles
• Developing features to enhance the user experience.
• Striking a balance between functional and aesthetic design.
• Ensuring web design is optimized for smartphones.
• Building reusable code for future use.
• Optimizing web pages for maximum speed and scalability.
• Utilizing a variety of markup languages to write web pages.
• Maintaining brand consistency throughout the design

WHAT YOU WILL NEED TO BE GREAT IN THIS ROLE:

• Strong knowledge of HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and React.js
• Experience with responsive web design and cross-browser co a mpatibility
• Understanding of web development tools such as Git and webpack
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies and project management tools such as JIRA

SOFT SKILLS:

• Collaboration - Ability to work in teams across the world 
• Adaptability - situations are unexpected, need to be quick to adapt 
• Open mindedness - Expect to see things outside the ordinary

LIFE AT FOUNTANE:

• Fountane offers an environment where all members are supported, challenged, recognized & given opportunities to grow to their fullest potential.
• Competitive pay
• Health insurance to spouse, kids and parents.
• PF/ESI or equivalent
• Individual/team bonuses
• Employee stock ownership plan
• Fun/challenging variety of projects/industries
• Flexible workplace policy - remote/physical
• Flat organization - no micromanagement
• Individual contribution - set your own deadlines
• Above all - culture that helps you grow exponentially!

 Qualifications - No bachelors degree required. Good communication skills are must!

A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE COMPANY:

Established in 2017, Fountane Inc is one part a Digital Product Studio that specializes in building superior product experiences, and one part Ventures Lab incubating and investing in new competitive technology businesses from scratch. Thus far, we’ve created half a dozen multi million valuation companies in the US, and a handful of sister ventures for large corporations including Target, US Ventures, Imprint Engine.

We’re a team of 80 strong from around the world that are radically open minded and believes in excellence, respecting one another and pushing our boundaries to furthest its ever been.

Your role and responsibilities

• Integrating REST APIs in front-end application using React JS
• Implementing business logic in front-end application using javascript, should be able to handle complex JSON architecture.
• Should be able to manage states using Redux, Redux thunk/saga, Mobx.
• Should be comfortable in using both functional and class components in React.
• Should be able to create reusable components to make efficient applications. We hate code duplication.
• Must be familiar with popular React UI libraries like Material UI, Antd.
• Implement best practices and constantly learn new ways of keeping codebases up to date.
• Having knowledge in Typescript, GraphQL, NextJS, Socket.io is like a match made in heaven.

Criteria

• 2+ years of work experience with Javascript and React JS.
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git.
• Open-minded individual, open to learning new things
• A bit lazy is okay. Lazy people always find the quickest way to reach the solution. They write the most efficient code. We love that.
• You care about the design and user experience of an application. The choice of third-party libraries should be elegant.

Requirements

• 2-5 years of experience as a front-end developer
• Experienced in developing applications using JavaScript, ReactJS, Redux, Redux Saga, NodeJS, HTML5, CSS3/CSS4 and other UI technologies.
• Understanding and experience with ES6 concepts, asynchronous processing, partial page refresh, DOM traversal and manipulation.
• Experience with REST API construction, documentation, and architecture, including API description languages like Swagger.
• Comfortable writing Unit Test Cases (Enzyme/ Jest)
• Familiar with cloud services: AWS, Dev-ops such as Git, Jira, Confluence
• Good to have experience/knowledge of
  • Spring (MVC, IOP/DI, REST, Security)
  • Docker,
  • Scala,
  • Python
• Able to connect the dots between code and business value

Responsibilities

• Engage in high level conversations about business strategy and the role tech plays in it
• Write well-designed, testable, and efficient code that powers our application
• Write specs and do planning for everything we build
• Conduct application analysis, testing, and debugging
• Diligently document code to keep it clean and transparent
• Ensure cross-browser and device compatibility

You Are

• You believe it’s always on you to make sure anything you do is a success.
• You have the ability to make quick and effective decisions.
• In love with a challenge. You revel in solving problems and want a job that pushes you out of your comfort zone.
• Open to change. You’re inspired by the endless ways in which everything we do can always be improved.

Add-Ons/Interview Process

• You should be comfortable working in a Start-up for in-house product development.
• Will not be engaged with any Client, but with the internal team (in India & the US).
• Will be provided a hands-on exercise to complete and submit as a part of interview.