Frontend Developer/Tech Lead – ReactJS

JOB PROFILE: - SOFTWARE ENGINEER TRAINEE

Experience with Web fundamentals like HTML5, JavaScript, CSS3, and JSP, etc.

Good understanding of Object-Oriented JavaScript (OOJS), ES6,

Hands-on exp in Web app development using modern client-side MVC frameworksusing ReactJS

Thorough understanding of ReactJs and its core principles

Experience with common front-end development tools such as Babel, Webpack, NPM,etc.

Experience developing custom reusable components in ReactJS

Proficient understanding of unit testing using JavaScript test frameworks like JEST

Experience integrating REST APIs

Ability to understand business requirements and translate them into technical requirements

We are looking for a great JavaScript developer who is proficient with React.js. Your primary focus will be on developing user interface components and implementing them following well-known React.js workflows (such as Flux or Redux). You will ensure that these components and the overall application are robust and easy to maintain. You will coordinate with the rest of the team working on different layers of the infrastructure. Therefore, a commitment to collaborative problem solving, sophisticated design, and quality product is important.

• 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

About Navi 

Navi is one of the fastest growing financial services companies in India providing Personal  & Home Loans, Insurance and Mutual Funds with a digital first approach. At Navi, our  mission is to build financial services that are simple, accessible and affordable. 

Founders: Sachin Bansal & Ankit Agarwal 

Know what makes you a “Navi_ite” :

1.Perseverance, Passion and Commitment

• Passionate about Navi’s mission and vision 

• Demonstrates dedication, perseverance and high ownership 

• Goes above and beyond by taking on additional responsibilities 

2.Obsession with high quality results

• Consistently creates value for the customers and stakeholders through high quality outcomes 

• Ensuring excellence in all aspects of work

• Efficiently manages time, prioritizes tasks, and achieves higher standards 

3.Resilience and Adaptability

• Adapts quickly to new roles, responsibilities, and changing circumstances,  showing resilience and agility 

Key responsibilities:

• Develop the front-end for our products and collaborate with designers, other engineers, and product managers to build new features, iterate on current features, and build a world-class user experience;
• Build responsive & reusable UI components using any one Javascript framework: React, Angular, VueJS, as per the specifications and guidelines;
• Be familiar with Responsive Web Design, common Web UX patterns and anti-patterns;
• Should have hands-on experience of improving web performance including optimising page load, rendering, caching etc;
• Be great at debugging, including identifying page speed and performance bottlenecks, using tools like Chrome Dev Tools, React Dev Tools etc.

Required Skills:

• You should be well versed with RESTful APIs and it's best practices;
• You should be proficient with all core features of React or similar frameworks including Redux or Fluxn pattern;
• You should have experience in JavaScript (React JS/Redux), HTML, CSS, JQuery, HTTP for the Web platform;
• Strong proficiency in writing clean, robust javascript code is a must;
• You should be comfortable working with version controlled code environments ( eg. GIT);
• You should possess strong Object Oriented design and programming skills;
• You should have an understanding of XML, JSON, DOM, and w3c standards.

Skills

• Have published at least one original React JS Application.
• Experience with third-party libraries and APIs
• Knowledge of REACT tools including React.js, Webpack, Enzyme, Redux, and Flux.

Roles 

Should be able to single-handedly build performant mobile apps on the React JS platform. You will be responsible for architecting and building these applications, as well as coordinating with the teams responsible for other layers of the product infrastructure. Building a product is a highly collaborative effort, and as such, a strong team player with a commitment to perfection is required.

Responsibilities 

• Build pixel-perfect, buttery smooth UIs across web platforms.
• Leverage APIs for deep integrations with web platforms.
• Diagnose and fix bugs and performance bottlenecks for performance that feels native.
• Writing application interface codes using JavaScript following react.js workflows.
• Maintain code and write automated tests to ensure the product is of the highest quality.
• Developing and implementing front-end architecture to support user interface concepts.
• Monitoring and improving front-end performance.

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

Skills Required:

• Deep understanding of React.js and its fundamentals, ideally including modern features like hooks
• Excellent understanding of TypeScript/Javascript including the OOP concept and how shadow DOM and DOM work
• Experience with widely used React.js state managers like Flux/Redux
• Knowledge of RESTful APIs
• Familiarity with modern front-end build pipelines and tools like Webpack, Babel, NPM etc
• Knowledge of the overall browser rendering behaviour and measuring and optimising performance
• Strong hands-on experience with source code management systems like Git

• 💰 Early-stage, ed-tech, funded, growing, growing fast.
• 🎯 Mission Driven: Make Indonesia competitive on a global scale.
• 🥅 Build the best educational content and technology to advance STEM education
• 🥇 Students-First approach
• 🇮🇩 🇮🇳 Teams in India and Indonesia

• You primarily identify as a Frontend Engineer or a UI Engineer and are comfortable working on the browser side of things with 7+ years experience (preferably from B2C startup companies).
• You can build accessible interfaces with semantic HTML, CSS, and Javascript.  
• You can build reusable, performant, and well-tested web applications that are responsive and work across various devices and platforms.  
• You can build features from scratch which are modular and scalable. You don’t hesitate to take them from design to implementation.
• You have shipped code to production recently and regularly.
• You are experienced in working with using modern web frameworks, like React, Vue, and friends. We use React but prefer people with strong web concepts and fundamentals who are open to learning any framework/library. 
• You are fluent in using the tools of the trade: editors, git, command line, Slack, Jira (unfortunately yes)
• You are driven, you care about turning in quality work, and improving your craft.
• You have high integrity, and you are reliable.

• Mentorship and continuous improvement are a part of the team’s DNA. We have a battle-tested robust growth framework. You will have people to look up to and people looking up to you.
• We are a people-first, high-trust, high-autonomy team.
• We live in the TDD, Pair Programming, First Principles world

• Distributed does not mean working in isolation, feeling alone, being buried in Zoom calls.
• Our leadership team has been WFH for 10+ years now and we know how remote teams work. This will be a place to belong.
• A good balance between deep focussed work and collaborative work ⚖️

• 30-minute alignment check and screening call
• A short take-home coding assignment, no more than 2-3 hours. Time is precious.
• Pair programming interview. Collaborate, work together. No sitting behind a desk and judging.
• In-depth engineering discussion around your skills and career so far.
• System design and architecture interview for senior roles.

• Bring your software engineering — both individual brilliance and collaborative skills.
• Bring your good nature — we're building a team that supports each other.
• Be vested or interested in the company vision