Frontend Developer

Job Title : Lead Web App Developer – Frontend

Experience : 10+ Years

Location : Bengaluru

Work Mode : Hybrid (3 days in office)

Role Overview :

We are seeking a Lead Frontend Engineer to build and maintain responsive, cloud-based web applications. This role involves developing efficient user interfaces using React.js, collaborating closely with UX and backend teams, and ensuring high-quality code.

Key Responsibilities:

• Frontend Development: Create and maintain web applications using React.js, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript/TypeScript.
• Collaboration: Work with UX designers to deliver excellent user experiences and ensure seamless backend integration.
• Code Quality: Write clean, efficient, and maintainable code while staying updated with modern practices.
• Build & Deployment: Manage build pipelines with Jenkins, deploy to CDNs, and leverage GCP for scalable solutions.
• Technical Expertise: Implement JavaScript frameworks and libraries for web analytics and use Git for version control.

Requirements:

Technical Skills:

• Proficiency in React.js, HTML, CSS, JavaScript/TypeScript, and Node.js frameworks.
• Strong debugging and problem-solving skills.
• Exposure to RDBMS and SQL (preferred).

Soft Skills:

• Excellent communication and collaboration abilities.
• Leadership skills to guide and inspire a team of developers.
• Education: Bachelor's/Master’s in Computer Science or related fields.

Notice Period: 30 days preferred

Interview Process:

1. Technical Round: Online technical assessment (1 hour).
2. Face-to-Face Interview: In-person interview with the team at the Bengaluru office (3 hours).
3. Final Round: Online interview with the CEO (30 minutes).

Additional Information:

• Candidates from Bengaluru or willing to relocate are preferred.
• F2F interview attendance on a weekday is mandatory.

Are you an exceptional UI Developer with a passion for creating mesmerizing user interfaces? We're seeking a Senior UI Developer who thrives on leveraging the power of React to craft visually stunning and highly interactive user experiences. If you're a trailblazer in the realm of UI design and development, and you're ready to make a substantial impact with your skills, we want you to be a key player in our team.

Your Role and Responsibilities:

UI Enthusiast: Showcase your mastery of user interface design by leading the charge in developing captivating user interfaces for both web and mobile applications. Your UI skills will be the driving force behind creating experiences that resonate across various devices and platforms.

React Expertise: Demonstrate your coding brilliance by harnessing the potential of React. Create UI components that are both aesthetically pleasing and technologically advanced, pushing the boundaries of modern web development.

Design-Driven Development: Collaborate closely with our design team to seamlessly transform wireframes and mockups into tangible UI interfaces that effortlessly embody the union of visual aesthetics and functional excellence.

Performance Sculptor: Dive into the intricacies of front-end code within the React framework, sculpting and optimizing to achieve lightning-fast loading times and seamless user interactions.

Browser Harmony: Ensure uniformity in appearance and behavior across an array of browsers and devices, taking into account the nuances of each platform to create a consistent user experience.

Code Craftsmanship: Exemplify your commitment to code quality by producing elegantly structured, meticulously documented, and easily maintainable code that sets new standards in our development endeavors.

Synergy of Integration: Collaborate seamlessly with our backend developers, bridging the gap between UI components and backend services and APIs to create a holistic and efficient application ecosystem.

Agile Advocate: Embrace and champion agile methodologies, actively engaging in sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and contributing to code reviews to foster a collaborative and iterative development environment.

Creative Problem-Solving: Dive headfirst into complex UI challenges, emerging with innovative solutions that enhance user experiences and keep the development process on track.

Mentorship: Elevate junior developers through your guidance and insights, empowering them to amplify their expertise in UI development and React.

Trendsetter: Stay at the forefront of UI development trends, constantly immersing yourself in the latest front-end technologies, particularly within the React ecosystem.

Key Skills:

Proficiency in HTML, CSS, and JavaScript

Expert-level experience with React and related libraries

Strong UI/UX design understanding

Responsive and mobile-first design principles

Cross-browser compatibility and accessibility standards

Performance optimization for UI components

Agile development methodologies

Strong problem-solving skills

Excellent communication and collaboration abilities

Your Skills and Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Web Design, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience).

Proven track record as a UI Developer or Front-End Developer, highlighted by an impressive portfolio showcasing your React-powered UI design and development prowess.

Expert-level proficiency in HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and React framework, complemented by familiarity with relevant libraries and tools.

UI-focused mindset with a passion for responsive and mobile-first design within the React realm.

Deep appreciation for UI/UX design principles, enabling seamless collaboration with designers to achieve a harmonious user experience.

Comprehensive understanding of cross-browser compatibility and dedication to accessibility standards.

Accomplished in optimizing UI components for superior performance and speed within the React framework.

Resourceful problem solver, adept at swiftly identifying and addressing front-end issues.

Exceptional communicator, fostering a collaborative and inclusive environment within the team.

Proficient in version control systems (e.g., Git) and experienced in contributing to code review processes.

Exposure to Agile/Scrum methodologies is a significant advantage.

Strong leadership skills, with a history of mentoring junior developers in React-based development scenarios.

Join us in reshaping user interfaces through the captivating lens of React. If you're fueled by a passion for UI excellence and have the technical prowess to match, we invite you to share your resume, portfolio, and relevant code samples that reflect your remarkable journey in the realm of UI and React. Your UI skills will be the cornerstone of our dynamic team.

Job description

The primary role of this position is to receive final product design from Figma and then create pixel perfect UI in React Native (iOS, Android & Web App). It is of highest priority that communication is clear and transparent. The successful candidate must have the ability to self-manage each task not requiring a large amount of detailed explanation to complete.

Responsibilities

• Build pixel-perfect, buttery smooth UIs across both mobile platforms and Web App.
• Leverage native APIs for deep integrations with both platforms and Web App.
• Maintain code and write automated tests to ensure the product is of the highest quality.

Skills

• Firm grasp of the JavaScript (and TypeScript) language and its nuances, including ES6+ syntax
• Knowledge of (functional or object-oriented) programming
• Ability to write well-documented, clean JavaScript code
• Fluent at working with third-party dependencies and debugging dependency conflicts
• Rock solid at working with third-party dependencies and debugging dependency conflicts
• Familiarity with native build tools, like XCode, Gradle (Android Studio, IntelliJ)
• Understanding of REST APIs, the document request model, and offline storage
• GraphQL
• BitRise, GutHub, BitBucket

Advantageous attributes 

Understanding of AWS environment, Node.js, and Microservices

Job Responsibilities:

• Collaboratively work with UX team, product managers, back-end engineers and other technical teams to create new, delightful and scalable UI
• Mentor junior members through training and individual support
• Responsible for all front end development on a project
• Ensure the technical feasibility of UI/UX designs
• Optimize application for maximum speed and scalability
• Identify and troubleshoot UX problems (e.g. responsiveness)
• Conduct layout adjustments based on user feedback
• Adhere to style standards on fonts, colors and images
• Optimize existing user interface designs
• Proactively learn and accordingly apply new technologies, best design practices and usability patterns

The ideal candidate must - 

• 5+ years of experience working with React or React-based frameworks
• Proficiency with browser-based debugging and performance testing
• Proficiency in Git and version control
• Considerable experience with a testing framework (Jest/Mocha)
• Familiarity with RESTful APIs and GraphQL
• Knowledge of modern authorization mechanisms, such as JWT Tokens
• Good understanding of common front-end development tools such as Babel, Webpack, NPM, Yarn etc
• Hands-on experience with CSS-in-JS libraries
• Proficient understanding of cross-browser compatibility issues and ways to work around them
• Keen to learn, mentor and willingness to take ownership of work items
• Possess strong communication and self-accountability

• Collaborate with product, design, and other engineering teams to brainstorm and resolve complex problems.
• Ensure the quality of code is up to the highest standard of readability, conciseness, efficiency, modularity, and extensibility.
• Experience with the entire Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
• Solid communication skills: Demonstrated ability to explain complex technical issues to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Talking to customers and business teams to suggest improvement areas in product flows.
• Create peer learnings for team members and build context for new teammates
• Help with building the company's tech team and iterating on the hiring framework.
• Provide regular feedback to your team (peers and managers) to ensure continuous improvement.
• Keeping abreast with the latest technologies and working on your skills regularly.

Must-haves

• At least 3 years of experience working in frontend for desktop and mobile web.
• Familiar with design tools and convert them to actual code (HTML+CSS+JavaScript)
• Mastery in DOM Manipulation (including Jquery) and understand components, CTAs.
• Well-versed in other non-vanilla languages (ex. TypeScript)
• Well-versed in standard frontend framework (ex. ReactJS)
• Understanding of GraphQL APIs.
• Deep understanding of web technologies in various mobile systems
• Have empathy for the users you build for

Good to have

• Experience in the fintech industry
• Experience leading design and implementation of robust and secure web services.

As an Architect within a web development team, you’ll be responsible for the architecture, design, and implementation of modern JavaScript-based in-browser.

On the daily basis, you’ll actively collaborate with geographically dispersed, cross-functional teams to deliver high performant complex end-to-end software solutions that support a high-traffic web application. 

More precisely you will:

• Communicate with UI/UX, business, analyze and suggest efficient solutions based on their requirements
• Define and maintain architecture roadmap, technical solutions for new and existing functionality for each part of the projects
• Take ownership over architecture qualities of front-end applications (e.g.: usability, accessibility, performance, etc.)
• Good active listener, being able to hear and include propositions from engineers in the final solution
• Deliver architectural services, including guidance and conceptual design as well as technical and process innovations
• Bring a passion to remain up to date with the latest trend of ever-changing web front-end development.
• Investigate the latest technology and build quick Proof of Concept functionalities to address future business needs
• Preparing, improving, and introducing new approaches/methodologies/tools and techniques within the department
• Work to meet delivery commitments of feature content throughout the whole Software Delivery Lifecycle (SDLC).
• Preparing of technical documentation