Frontend Developer

About koolio.ai

Website: www.koolio.ai

koolio Inc. is a cutting-edge Silicon Valley startup dedicated to transforming how stories are told through audio. Our mission is to democratize audio content creation by empowering individuals and businesses to effortlessly produce high-quality, professional-grade content. Leveraging AI and intuitive web-based tools, koolio.ai enables creators to craft, edit, and distribute audio content—from storytelling to educational materials, brand marketing, and beyond—easily. We are passionate about helping people and organizations share their voices, fostering creativity, collaboration, and engaging storytelling for a wide range of use cases.

About the Full-Time Position

We are looking for a Junior Frontend Engineer to join our fast-growing team on a full-time, hybrid basis. You will be a key contributor in enhancing the user interface of koolio.ai’s AI-powered platform, driving innovation and excellence in audio content creation. You will collaborate closely with senior developers and designers to deliver high-performance, user-friendly web applications that delight our customers.

Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with the product and design teams to develop and implement user-friendly web interfaces
• Write clean, efficient, and reusable code using modern frontend technologies
• Ensure responsive design and optimize web pages for performance and scalability across devices
• Debug and resolve issues, improving the overall user experience on the platform
• Assist in integrating APIs and frontend services with the backend
• Stay up-to-date with the latest trends in frontend development and suggest improvements to enhance the platform’s functionality

Requirements and Skills:

• Education: Degree in Computer Science or a related field
• Work Experience: Minimum of 1-2 years of proven experience as a Front-end Engineer or similar role with a focus on user interface development
• Technical Skills:
• Strong proficiency in JavaScript frameworks like ReactJS or Redux
• Proficiency in frontend languages such as HTML, CSS, and JavaScript (ES6+)
• Experience with CSS frameworks (e.g., Bootstrap or Tailwind CSS) for responsive design
• Basic understanding of REST APIs and integration with frontend applications
• Knowledge of version control systems (e.g., Git) and best practices in code management
• Soft Skills:
• Strong attention to detail and a focus on delivering high-quality work
• Ability to work effectively in a remote, collaborative environment with distributed teams
• Willingness to learn new technologies and adapt to a fast-paced startup environment
• Excellent communication and time-management skills, with the ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously
• Other Skills: 
• Familiarity with Figma or other design tools is a plus. 
• Understanding of SEO principles and how frontend development impacts web performance

Compensation and Benefits:

• Total Yearly Compensation: ₹8-12 LPA based on skills and experience
• Health Insurance: Comprehensive health coverage provided by the company
• ESOPs: An opportunity for wealth creation and to grow alongside a fantastic team

Why Join Us?

• Be a part of a passionate and visionary team at the forefront of audio content creation
• Work on an exciting, evolving product that is reshaping the way audio content is created and consumed
• Thrive in a fast-moving, self-learning startup environment that values innovation, adaptability, and continuous improvement
• Enjoy the flexibility of a full-time hybrid position with opportunities to grow professionally and expand your skills
• Collaborate with talented professionals from around the world, contributing to a product that has a real-world impact

Job Description:

• Job involves working on the latest technologies and frameworks in mobile and open source world to develop mobile applications, mobile websites and rich internet applications.
• Candidate should be Collaborative and Quality-focused, resourceful initiative taker, and someone who has good English communication skills.

Desired Candidate Profile:

• Work as part of a team to build React Native iOS / Android applications for clients.
• Architect, build and maintain excellent React Native applications with clean code. Experience with React Js, React Native, JavaScript
• Implement pixel perfect UI's that match designs.
• Implement clean, modern, smooth animations and transitions that provide an excellent user experience.
• Familiarity with RESTful API. • Release applications to IOS and Google Play stores. • Work with native modules when required.
• Complete the sprints according to the estimated time and participate in sprint retrospectives and daily standups.
• Be part of a community of React Native developers who share knowledge and help each other as problems arise.

Responsibilities:

• Review, Evaluate, and Validate technical requirements.
• Work and lead other team members to translate the requirements into final deliverables.
• Understand Storyboards and Visual mock-ups.
• Understand and utilize the latest tools, technologies, and trends in Web development.
• Ensure the deliverables meet Primathon standards, and guidelines.
• Developing your frontend capability in complex problems and expanding your horizon of technologies.
• Responsible for designing, coding and modifying web pages that are focused on content within the standards, guidelines and requirements of clients.
• Work with clients, and other team members as appropriate.
• Understand and utilise the tools and technologies being used.
• Work with CTO to keep on track with the project plan.
• Come up with efficient, modular and scalable solutions for business and technical problems.

Requirements:

• Experience with Frontend technologies (React.js ).
• Proficient understanding of web markups, including HTML, CSS-3
• Proficient with modern JavaScript (ES6+: classes, modules, arrow function, destructuring etc).

Prelude

Required Skills

• 2+ years of RELEVANT EXPERIENCE in ReactJS
• Strong Computer Science fundamentals - data structures and algorithms
• Strong understanding of ReactJS Ecosystem (State management, Component-based design, Hooks, Responsive design)
• Good with CSS (converting UI designs to code)
• Writing clean and maintainable code
• Proficient understanding of APIs and wiring them   
• Strong testing, debugging, and problem-solving skills
• Familiar with modern development practices - writing clean code, git versioning, understanding development workflows

Job responsibilities

·        Understand the current technical architecture including constraints related to platforms, standards and skillsets.
·        Review and integrate all application requirements, including functional, integration, security, performance, quality, and operations.
·        Review designs, documents and have hands-on coding exp.
·        Follow up the activities and team commitments to deliver the right solution at the right time.
·        Review and integrate the technical architecture requirements for the development and make all final decisions regarding system software.
·        Follow and adopt approaches, methodologies, and SDLC standards.
·        Apply techniques and skills required to identify a root cause of a given software integration issue.
·        Escalate encountered technical software issues to project leadership in a timely fashion and respond back consistently on time.
·        Acts as the technical subject matter expert for a product domain and the technical leader within a team
·        Leads and sets the direction for design and implementation of software features/functionality, correction of defects and/or creation of new products
·        Applies advanced systems analysis techniques to evaluate newly created code
·        Provides thought leadership and innovation within a technical domain

.       documents and communicates on complex technical topics outside the immediate development team

Qualifications:

·        Bachelor/Master’s degree in CS or Computer Engineering required
·        5+ years of programming experience in web applications development
·        Hands on Angular development experience 
·        Working knowledge of HTML and CSS
·        Working knowledge in Designing, Developing, and Deploying RESTful web services and other Web APIs.
·        Deep knowledge of Web Application Architecture and Object oriented design. Should have practical knowledge of design on more than two web applications.
·        Should be able to technically lead a small group of members