Frontend Engineer

Murf AI is a fast-growing Series A-funded startup backed by Elevation Capital and Matrix Partners India. Founded in 2020 by alumni of IIT Kharagpur, we have served 2 Mn+ voice-over projects through our core product, the Murf Studio, which now caters to customers in 100+ countries. 

We are working on simplifying voice audio and making high-quality voiceovers accessible to everyone, using artificial intelligence. Murf helps users create lifelike voiceovers in a matter of minutes, without the need for any recording equipment. (https://murf.ai/).

Some interesting facts about Murf AI:

Customers in 100+ countries

1Mn+ registered users

7X growth in revenue in the last 12 months

120+ voices in 20+ languages offered by Murf Studio

Job Description

We are looking for a React.js developer who has a good knowledge of modern (ES6+) Javascript to build the next generation of Murf AI Studio’s frontend. You would be responsible for building a feature packed cloud based tool for generating and editing synthetic media. You will build user-facing components and implement them with different workflows and toolchests like Redux and Flux. Your primary focus will be to develop a stable, robust, aesthetic and maintainable product. You also need a good understanding of the toolchain of modern web development including packers and transpilers and apply these pragmatically to achieve high quality deliverables.

Responsibilities

• Create new features or parts of applications, with a natural ability to deliver on short timelines.
• Develop components and libraries that are reusable and future-proof
• Confident in using UI/UX designs or wireframes to create the respective code and the application
• Use your knowledge on React.js and its lifecycle to maximise components performance across different devices and browsers
• Work with design and content teams, to improve customer facing landing and resource pages. 

Required Skills & Qualifications

• 1-3 years of experience in building complex react based applications
• Bachelor's degree in CS or similar fields
• Deep understanding of React.js and its fundamentals, ideally including modern features like hooks
• Excellent understanding of Javascript including the OOP concept and how shadow DOM and DOM work
• Experience with widely used React.js state managers like Flux, Redux, Thunks or Sagas
• Knowing modern ECMAScript
• Experience with data structure libraries like Immutable.js
• 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
• Understanding of what the business / stakeholders need and transfer that into your project

Extra Awesome

• Animation skills using CSS/SVG/JS
• Experience with AWS technologies such as Cloudfront, Lambda, S3.
• Understanding of authorisation mechanisms like OAuth, JSON Web Token
• Understanding of on-site Technical SEO and accessibility concepts

Our client is a premier web design and software solutions company based out of Delhi, Florida and California. They are a creative, young and dynamic organisation that provides superior quality solutions like web design and development, mobile app development on various platforms, cloud apps and Ecommerce web solutions. They have clients across US, Canada, UK, and Australia, who receive market ready and saleable apps.

What you need to have:

Experience: 3 to 5 years

Annual CTC: Rupees 5,00,000 to 7,00,000

• Make good engaging user interface
• Integrate apis and make it functional
• Writing tested and documented JS, HTML and CSS
• Perform product analysis and development tasks of increasingly complex nature which may require extensive research and analysis.
• Make design and technical decisions for REACT-JS projects.
• Ensuring high performance

• Should have hands-on experience in advanced JavaScript libraries and frameworks, such as AngularJS, KnockoutJS, Bootstrap, BackboneJS, ReactJS, DurandalJS, etc. (ReactJS is Mandatory) 
• Proficient in web markup, including HTML5, CSS3
• Good understanding of server-side CSS pre-processing platforms, such as LESS and SASS and experience in building/using REST APIs    
• Proficient understanding of client-side scripting and JavaScript frameworks, including jQuery
• Good understanding of asynchronous request handling and partial page updates.

Responsibilities 

• Convert wireframes into rich interactive prototypes. 
• Work with backend development team to integrate front end code. 
• Understand business requirements and convert into functional specifications. 
• Participate in architecture and technical level discussions and takes initiative. 
• Passion for web design and eager to learn and implement the latest trends.
• A focus on delivering high-quality code through strong testing practices
• Working on Information architecture and Designing wireframes and prototypes.

Skills Required:

• 4+ years of commercial-grade web/front-end development experience.
• Strong experience in JavaScript, ideally ES6 or ES7, Node.js, building Single Page Web Applications with modern frameworks (Angular or AngularJS, React, Vue).
• 2+ years hands on experience with frameworks like react/relay/Redux/node.
• 2+ years with JS build tools like grunt,webpack,gulp etc.
• Knowledge in ES6, Webpack is a plus.
• Experience in creating web applications with delightful user experience.
• Experience working with REST APIs.
• Experience in TDD, Writing Clean & Readable code.
• Experience in Version control - Git.
• Awareness of cross-browser compatibility issues and client-side performance considerations 
• Experience in creating responsive pages and cross-browser support.
• Ability to clearly communicate thoughts and ideas by rapid prototyping.
• Debugging skills, familiar with debugging tools of all major browsers.

Nice to Have:

• Prior experience in Fintech Startups
• Knowledge of Node.js, Express js, AWS (EC2, S3, Elasticsearch)
• Knowledge and working experience with MongoDB, NOSQL