Frontend Engineer

NEED TO HAVE

1) 1+ years of work experience on some front end like React.JS, nodejs or Angular.JS

2) HTML, CSS

3) Strong in Javascript concepts

4) Good communication skills

5) Loves to code

GOOD TO HAVE

1) Experience with type script will be a plus

2) Experience with Nest.JS framework will be a plus

3) Strong hold on ES6 principles.

4) Familiar with TDD ( Test Driven Development ) will be a plus.

5) Familiar with working in CI / CD will be a plus

6) Micro-Service architecture knowledge will be an added benefit.

1. Qualifications: Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field 

2. Certifications: NA 

3. The Experience That Sets You Apart: 

● 3+ years of hands-on experience building responsive web apps using React 

● Deep understanding of React hooks, component architecture, and state management .

●Experience with Shopify Liquid, themes, and Shopify APIs.

● Experience in building responsive websites and applications that work across various devices and screen sizes 

● Strong skills in JavaScript (ES6+), HTML5, and CSS3 

● Proven ability to own features end-to-end — from design handoff to production 

● Experience integrating with REST APIs and optimizing performance 

● Familiar with Git, code reviews, and CI/CD workflows 

● Exposure to testing frameworks like Jest or React Testing Library 

● Comfortable mentoring juniors and collaborating in cross-functional teams 

4. Your Subject Matter Expertise: 

● SaaS experience of 2 years with total development experience of 3 years 

● Must have worked in a smaller company of less than 100 

● Should have built solutions/softwares end to end and not just as a part of bigger team 

● Should see themselves going deeper into the same role even 5 years down the line 

● Strong proficiency in JavaScript, TypeScript, and ES6+ features. 

● Solid understanding of Redux, React Hooks, and component lifecycle. 

● Experience in developing responsive designs using HTML5, CSS3, and modern CSS frameworks (e.g., Tailwind CSS). 

● Familiarity with frontend build tools and module bundlers such as Webpack, Babel, and npm/yarn. 

● Strong debugging and problem-solving skills.Proficiency with version control systems like Git. 

● Understanding of performance optimization techniques, including lazy loading, code splitting, and caching.Experience with server-side rendering (SSR) and Next.js. 

● Knowledge of mobile-first and progressive web app (PWA) development. 

● Familiarity with design tools like Figma or Sketch for collaboration. 

● Exposure to e-commerce platforms like Shopify, BigCommerce, or Magento. 

● Understanding of backend technologies and REST/GraphQL APIs for better integration.

About Plum

We are making health insurance - simple, accessible and affordable. Hundreds of businesses of all sizes from startups to large corporates trust Plum for their employee's health protection.

Healthcare in India is seeing a phenomenal shift. Healthcare cost is seeing an inflation that is three times the general inflation. Treatments of diseases including Covid-19 can wipe out entire household savings. Majority of Indians won't be able to afford a health insurance on their own. As many as 600mn Indians would depend on employer-sponsored insurance.

Enter Plum. Plum is re-imagining the health insurance stack, and accelerating the penetration of health insurance in India to 100%. Plum has forged new underwriting and fraud detection algorithms to enable companies as small as 2 to benefit from a group insurance. The platform enables realtime insurance design & pricing to enable companies to buy insurance in 3-clicks. And offers employees a hassle-free claims experience through an integrated digital process.

Plum is backed by leading global investors including Tiger Global, Sequoia Capital, Tanglin Ventures and Incubate Fund (read more https://www.plumhq.com/blog/plum-series-a-funding">here)

About the role

Having found exceptional product/market fit, we’re in the midst of transitioning from 'start-up' to ‘scale-up’, and looking for a senior frontend engineer to help us scale Plum, and spearhead the frontend of our product.

You will have a direct impact on the customer experience through the design and implementation of new features and functionalities in our product. You'll work as part of a small but rapidly growing high-energy team delivering incredible, creative improvements to our product. You'll be in charge of reviewing the implementation of applications following code standards and style guides. You would analyze and build UI Pattern Libraries (Design Systems, UI Kits, etc.)

• Spec, build, test, and deliver new features while improving the performance and quality of the product.
• Run test-harness to guarantee the structure, integrity, and design of the application.
• Solve complex CSS, HTML, and User Interface compatibility issues across browsers.
• Optimize JavaScript implementations to ensure that code remains performant.
• Implement front-end development workflows: build systems, dependency management, quality checkers (linting), etc.
• Ability to push things over the line, ship awesome features, and delight customers.

• 2+ years of hands-on experience building web applications with JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS.
• Comfortable with Responsive Web Design and Development and weave out beautiful code in React.
• Strong product and design sensibilities and has an obsessive attention to detail.
• Write testable, maintainable code that's easy to understand.
• Understand complex problems and break them down into smaller tasks.
• Strong sense of ownership and integrity demonstrated through clear communication and collaboration.

Profile Overview:

We are looking for passionate and keen-eyed front-end developers with 5+ years of experience in React JS for a major project to join our creative front-end development team who can add optimization and efficiency to the user experience and maintain brand consistency across all web page of the web products.

The front-end developer will closely coordinate with our back-end developers, graphic designers and UI designers to ensure all elements of the web creation are consistent.

Responsibilities:

• Turning UI/UX designs into prototypes, creating excellent interactive forms of designs, writing reusable modules and maintainability of the code.

• Implement UI development principles to ensure that the product client-side serves at scale.

• Review and optimize the application usage by monitoring key metrics and rectifying the issues proactively.

• Determining the structure and design of web pages.

• Ensuring user experience by analyzing the design choices.

• Developing features to enhance the user experience.

• Striking balance between functional and aesthetic design.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in computer science, computer applications or related fields.
• Proven working experience as a React Developer for 5+ years and above.
• Hands-on experience with HTML5, CSS3, and  CSS frameworks.
• Demonstrable knowledge of Web services, Web API, REST services & GraphQL.
• Expertise in UI design and development of responsive web applications using React, Redux, Flask and Hooks.
• Applicable knowledge of Social API integration, Core location APIs, Web Views, Payments integration
• Proficiency in understanding layout aesthetics.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving and multitasking skills.
• Ability to solve novel and challenging React problems.
• Capability to understand, develop and sustain continuous integration and delivery.

• Develop user-facing features, while building reusable code & libraries for future use
• Optimize application for maximum speed & scalability
• Ensure the technical feasibility of UI/UX designs
• Ensure that all user input is validated before submitting to the back-end

Experience

• 1-3 Years work experience in Frontend
• Experience working with libraries/frameworks like ReactJS, AngularJS, KnockoutJS, BackboneJS, DurandalJS, etc.
• Experience with common front-end development tools such as Babel, Webpack, NPM, etc
• Proficiency with HTML5, CSS3. Basic understanding of server-side CSS pre-processing platforms, such as LESS and SASS
• Proficient understanding of client-side scripting and JavaScript frameworks, including jQuery
• Good understanding of asynchronous request handling, partial page updates, and AJAX
• Basic knowledge of image authoring tools, to be able to crop, resize, or perform small adjustments on an image. Familiarity with tools such as Gimp or Photoshop is a plus.
• Proficient knowledge of cross-browser compatibility issues & ways to work around them.
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tool - GIT
• Good understanding of SEO principles and ensuring that application will adhere to them

• Architect, Design, implement, and deploy solutions that are reliable and perform at scale in multi-tenant environment.
• Collaborate with UX design group and convert the design to actual UI components and pages to delight users of our cloud platform
• Evaluate technology and make choice based on performance, scalability, security and future expansion.
• Work with different stakeholders within and outside the team in a highly collaborative environment.
• Working with rapid and innovative development methodologies like: Kanban, Continuous Integration and Daily deployments
• Engage with Product Management and Business to create Product roadmap, own technical backlog and roadmap for technology supremacy.
• Continually learn about new technologies, generate new ideas and improve the use of technology in the product.
• Driving various organization wide activities like Hackathon, Ideathon, brown bag sessions and technical blogs

• Strong experience in Information Architecture and UI Design experience in delivering concepts, wire frames, prototypes, and compelling visual experiences.
• Possess the knowledge of the Graphic Design, Usability and ability to apply strategic thinking to deliver exceptional end to end user experience
• Expert understanding of strong Standards Based HTML Development as also strong JavaScript and JS libraries / UI Frameworks like Prototype.js, DHTMLX, ExtJS, JQuery (one Framework at the least is a must)
• Strong experience in Vue.JS/Backbone.JS or similar.
• Strong in CSS and AJAX / XML / XSLT / DOM / JSON
• Should have fundamental understanding of JavaScript - OOPs
• Understand Cross Browser issues and client side cookie
• Would expect the successful candidate to be highly proficient in Web Standards including W3C and WCAG
• Possess strong and relevant exposure to Web Accessibility/ Usability
• Would require to be intimately familiar with defining UI Specifications / Guidelines
• Would be essential to possess knowledge of web-based technologies and their impact on the feasibility of design solutions, including the capabilities and limitations of Web Technologies
• Experience in the Retail Domain or working on building Analytical Tools would be a plus
• Very good written and verbal communication skills
• Experience working with Agile development environments

• 2-5 years of experience developing web applications with modern JavaScript programming frameworks, tooling, and libraries.
• Experience working with Angular or React.js JavaScript Framework.
• Expert knowledge of JavaScript, CSS, HTML and related web technologies.
• Expert knowledge of modern JavaScript and tooling (e.g., Angular, React, Redux, Node).
• Experience with API integration and development.
• Experience developing reusable components.
• Proven experience in understanding complex user needs with multiple stakeholders and providing practical solutions that can work in production.
• Experience working on mobile apps is a plus.

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We are looking for top-notch, motivated engineers to come join our growing team at IK.

Who you are

• You have 2 - 7 years experience.
• You love the buzz of a highly productive and fast moving team.
• Strong product and design sensibilities and an obsessive attention to detail.
• You have a get-things-done attitude and deep empathy for users and fellow teammates.
• You can write testable, maintainable code that’s easy to understand.
• You love coding and look forward to taking on complex, abstract features.
• You don't care about front end, backend kinda titles. You like working anywhere in the "stack".
• You are looking to grow fast with a company that's on a rapid growth path.

What will excite us

• Previous startup experience or experience being part of early teams.
• Experience with the Django & Python universe.
• Experience with both Relational and NoSQL DBs.
• Competitive Programming experience.
• A keen desire to problem solve, brainstorm and debate during the interview.

What will excite you

• Complete ownership
• Experiment, fail and learn.
• High pedigree, high caliber team.
• Contribute to every area of our business. Have a real impact with your work.
• Top of the line compensation.

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience developing modular front-end components using HTML, CSS, JavaScript/Jquery, JSON and micro formats.
• 2+ years of experience in React.
• Played with Webpack and Modular architecture.
• Solid understanding of user-centered design principles.
• Experience in cross-browser compatibility.

Our interview process is designed to help you show the best version of yourself. Once your candidature is finalized, we'll send you a short video explaining the interview process.

Look forward to speaking with you soon!