Frontend Engineer

Job Title

Technology Lead – Frontend

 

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

REACT.JS

 

 

• Skills: Angular 2+, JavaScript, HTML, CSS.
• Experience: 5-9 years.
• Experience with JavaScript libraries and frameworks.
• Should have strong sense of web design and attuned to the fundamentals of user experience.
• Should able to design, build and maintain efficient, reusable, and reliable front-end code.

Job Overview We are looking for Front End Developer who can utilize html, and jQuery to develop new user facing features. The successful candidate will work closely with our web development and software design teams to build reusable code and libraries for future use. Responsibilities and Duties  Ensure the technical feasibility of UI/UX designs.  Optimize application for maximum speed and scalability.  Assure that all user input is validated before submitting to back-end.  Collaborate with other team members and stakeholders Qualifications  Proficient understanding of web markup, including HTML5, CSS3  Responsive and Mobile Design  Cross-Browser Development  Problem Solving Skill  Experience with RESTful Services and APIs  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  Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as (Git / Mercurial / SVN)

Experience : 2-8 Years

Roles & Responsibilities:
 Take ownership of a product feature and build it end to end or enhance existing features.
 Understand issues like slow loading, security, the response time of site, scalability, user
engagement, and write code considering these paradigms.
 Contribute to the ways the platform can be made much more engaging and can reach out
to a larger audience.
 Developing a new feature that is responsive and reliable on short notice.

Requirements:
 2-8 years of professional experience in responsive Web Application development.
 Working experience in React (Minimum 2+ years).
 Good expertise in working with MVC architecture (Client-side).
 Hands on experience in HTML5 CSS3 AngularJs, JavaScript (ECMAScript 5 & 6), Jquery,
Struts/Spring, Linux.
 Proficiency in the design and development of responsive Web Applications.
 Strong CS fundamentals in Object-Oriented Design, Data Structures, Algorithm Design,
Problem Solving, and Complexity Analysis.
 Expertise in implementing highly interactive, multi-layered Web Applications.
 Expertise in JSON & working with Web Services.
 Ability to work on a given product/module in its entirety.

Nice To Have:
 Basic knowledge in working with databases.
 Good experience in working with server-side template rendering engines.
 Experience in working with Search Engine Optimized pages.
 Keen to learn & ready to adopt any new technologies.
 Hands-on J2EE experience.

About Vedantu
If you have ever dreamed about being in the driver’s seat of a revolution, THIS is the place for you.
Vedantu is an Ed-Tech startup which is into Live Online Tutoring. We are a platform which aggregates
best teachers of the country and provide them with tools to deliver LIVE lectures to students anytime,
anywhere.
What drives us is a vision of bringing about a paradigm shift in the way people teach and learn. We
believe that education in today’s world is highly generalized with classroom teaching being done in a
“One Size Fits All” manner. We believe it is not effective and this should change. We are disrupting the
very notion of classrooms by making Quality Education Accessible. Our vision is to create a 'Knowledge

Network' where a learner and a learned can get connected with a click of a button and can learn-teach
in the most personalized way possible.
Vedantu is India’s leading online education company which specializes in LIVE interactive classes for
students across grades K1-12. It offers individual and group classes delivered by experienced Master
Teachers in a LIVE real-time, virtual learning through their patented platform. The indigenous platform
built for revolutionizing online learning captures 70+ parameters, helps drive high engagement and
interaction in a virtual class, and give students their personalized learning reports to help them
understand the knowledge gaps. Students can also access free content, take tests, and play a LIVE quiz
every day. 1Million+ students study LIVE every month on the platform and more than 25 Million users
every month from 1000+ cities and 40+ countries access free content, tests, doubts, videos on
Vedantu's platform, and its channels on YouTube. To know more about Vedantu log on to
www.vedantu.com or download the App on your Android or iOS device.
The platform WAVE: India’s first and only patented, revolutionary, interactive LIVE online learning
platform has been created after multiple years of deep research and experimentation in the field of
Live online teaching & Learning. Wave uses AI (Artificial Intelligence) and ML (Machine Learning) to
personalize teaching and learning for each child and is designed to make the Live class extremely
engaging and fun. At the heart of Wave platform are algorithms for which we have been granted an
extremely powerful and comprehensive IP Patent in the US for - ‘Measuring the Effectiveness of An
Interactive Online Learning System’. The biggest usp, besides its own patented platform are the quality
Master Teachers. We have 1000+ teachers who have taught more than 1 Million hours to 40,000+
students spread across 1000+ cities from 30+ countries. Founded by IITian friends Vamsi Krishna (CEO
& Co-Founder), Pulkit Jain (Co-Founder & Head of Product) and Anand Prakash (Co-Founder & Head of
Academics) have been teachers themselves with over 13 years of teaching experience, have taught
and helped over 10,000 students for a better future.
Vedantu caters to 1st grade to 12th grade and prepares for school exams, competitive examinations
and co-curricular courses as well.
More Background:
Vedantu is the second venture in education by Vamsi Krishna, Anand Prakash and Pulkit Jain. Their first
venture in education, Lakshya was an offline coaching class for JEE opened in Patiala, 2006. The
successful venture was acquired by a listed company Mahesh Tutorial in 2012. As part of Lakshya the
founders taught and mentored more than 10,000 students and trained more than 200+ teachers.
Started in 2014, Vedantu was the first company to start with LIVE interactive teaching in the country.
Today, Vedantu is a market leader in K-12 online LIVE tutoring space. It offers LIVE interactive classes
to students across grades K1-12, for all major boards and top competitive exams like JEE and NEET.
Vedantu has recorded a growth of 220% during lockdown with more than 2 Mn students attending
LIVE classes and teachers delivering 8 Mn+ hours of LIVE classes. With this definitive shift in consumer
behavior from offline to online, Vedantu is investing to scale impact, expand into new categories, and
firmly establish itself as the leading brand in the online LIVE tutoring space.
During the pandemic, Vedantu entered the early learner segment with the launch of its coding
program for 6-12 years called Vedantu Super Coders. The company has plans of launching more
programs in this category.

Our Leaders :
Vamsi Krishna – CEO & Co-founder: https://www.linkedin.com/in/profilevamsikrishna/
Pulkit Jain – Co-founder & Head of Products: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jainpulkit/
Ranjan Sakalley – Head of Technology & Engineering: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rnjns/
Krishna Mohan Gadi – VP-Products: https://www.linkedin.com/in/krishna-mohan-gadi-416b156/
Funding :
We are a Series-D funded start-up with a total funding of $ 200 million from Coatue( invested
Swiggy) global VCs like Accel Partners, Tiger Global and GGV Capital.
Know more about Vedantu:

Recent Interview by Vamsi: https://yourstory.com/video/money-matters-build-grow-vedantu-journey-
second-valued-edtech-startup-india-vamsi-krishna

TedX talk by Vamsi:
Everyone is a teacher! | Vamsi Krishna | TEDxWalledCity
Articles for reference:
- https://www.cbinsights.com/research/report/future-unicorn-startups-billion-dollar-companies/

- https://yourstory.com/video/money-matters-build-grow-vedantu-journey-second-valued-edtech-
startup-india-vamsi-krishna

- https://yourstory.com/2020/02/ys-exclusive-edtech-startup-vedantu-vamsi-krishna-online-tutoring

- http://bweducation.businessworld.in/article/Vedantu-Organise-3-Day-Revision-Camp-From-20th-
To-22nd-Feb-/20-02-2020-184651

- https://www.forbesindia.com/article/edtech-special/the-huge-investment-opportunity-in-
edtech/57733/1

- https://www.forbesindia.com/video/coronavirus/startup-circle-how-vedantu-became-indias-
second-most-valued-edtech-firm/61229

- http://bweducation.businessworld.in/article/Vedantu-s-Usage-Soars-During-Coronavirus-
Pandemic-/19-05-2020-192538

- https://inc42.com/buzz/indias-hike-meesho-vedantu-emerge-as-2019s-best-apps-on-google-play/

- https://www.buzzincontent.com/story/vedantu-single-s-21dayslearningchallenge-garners-more-
than-40-million-views-on-instagram/

Awards and Recognition:
 Vedantu: CNBC Young Turks 2016
 TedX Delhi Speaker on Education
 Vedantu: KINSES (Kaisen & Insead & NYU Stern Education Symposium)) 2016 EduAwards
 Vedantu: DNA & Stars 8th Innovative Education Awards on “Best Organization to Develop
Technology For Education”
 Vedantu: 5th ELETS World Education Summit award 2015

 Vedantu: 'Best Education Startup' by Indian Startup Entrepreneurship & Disruptive Innovation
Awards 2015
 Vedantu: Sutra HR: Featured as one of the Top 100 Startups to Watch in 2016
 Lakshya: TATA-NEN Hottest startup award in 2010
 Lakshya: FYSE Top 100 startups in South East Asia
Join in - let’s together solve some real Challenges
The real challenge lies in making something groundbreaking. To take on the status-quo and defeat it. To
follow what is already been done, where’s the fun in that? We are on to some big challenges which are
just waiting to get solved. Also, because we are not an extensively big team, you will be owning more
than just a position, you will be owning huge ideas and features from the very start.
We put the willingness and passion to learn & build above anything else and if you think you
have got it in you, don't let these skill requirements deter you from applying.

• 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

Job Description

We are looking for a highly motivated and skilled Lead Frontend Developer who can understand both the design and business context in a technical ecosystem and manage the consumer facing user interface development life cycle, from designing, planning and prioritizing to testing and release.
If you have hands-on experience developing robust, pixel perfect & fluid user interface in React or Vanilla JavaScript with Redux, Thunk or similar frameworks and are ready to build & lead a team of developers, we'd like to meet you.

Requirements

•  6+ years of web UI development experience including 4+ years of deep, hands on experience in building robust, highly reusable and responsive web applications using HTML, CSS3, SVG, React, Redux, Thunk ecosystem
• Great problem-solving skills with solid data structures and algorithms knowledge
• Strong ability to translate the design/wireframes into reusable micro components
• Experience of leading, coaching and mentoring junior developers with good delegation and time-management skills
• Strong proficiency in JavaScript, including DOM manipulation and the JavaScript object model
• Thorough understanding of React.js and its core principles and has extensively worked with Redux, Thunk, Axios etc
• Knowledge of modern authorization mechanisms, such as JSON Web Token, Oauth2 etc
• Experience with common front-end development tools such as Babel, Webpack, NPM, etc.
• A knack for perfection, benchmarking and optimization
• Writing and maintaining batch jobs to streamline processes (Shell, Perl etc).
• Strong understanding of Agile and Lean software development processes and practices
• Worked with WebSocket, Push notifications etc
• Experience working with local-storage, cookies etc
• Proficient understanding of CORS issues and ways to work with such issues.
• Proficient understanding of social network APIs.
• Experience with data structure libraries (e.g., Immutable.js)
• Inclined to take ownership of tasks and to ship highly polished products with excellent attention to detail.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills in English.
• BE/BTech in Computer Science or a related field or equivalent practical experience

he ideal candidate would be strong in the following areas: React js/Angular js At least 3+ years of hands-on experience on Front End Development. Good Experience with HTML/HTML5, CSS/CSS3 and Javascript. Expertise in Angular JS and React JS. Good Exposure to Bootstrap/Responsive Web Designing/Pages. React / Redux / React-router / Redux-sagas . Leaflet/ React-leaflet . Familiar with webpack . Revision control software (e.g. Git/Github). Agile tools (e.g. Scrumdo). Experience with US Projects/Clients.

As a Senior Associate, Interactive Development, you will play a key role in delivering stable, enterprise-level software to our clients. You will be an individual contributor who is able to work independently to convert rich interactive designs to web applications that conform to our standards and best practices. The Senior Associate will provide guidance to junior team members and will potentially lead a team of 3-5 people, delivering an entire track of work. Expected Competencies: Elements Expected Proficiency Level HTML • Hand-codes advanced HTML documents from scratch • Applies the knowledge of how and why to use little-known or little-used elements • Uses advanced accessibility attributes like table Index and access key where appropriate • Understands the different DOCTYPE declarations, their relevance, and meaning • Creates clean pages without inline styles or scripts or excessive element nesting • Ensures projects follow best markup practices and assists others with issues CSS • Applies advanced CSS concepts and best practices • Creates intermediate layouts from scratch • Able to articulate the difference between inline, in-document and external style sheets and how they cascade. • Understands the impact of CSS techniques such as image replacement on SEO and Accessibility • Applies understanding of CSS short-hand • Basic knowledge of CSS3, including effects, responsive design, and CSS preprocessors/frameworks such as SASS/Compass • Creates table-less layouts using positioning and floats • Validates CSS with the W3C validator • Researches and debugs non-complex bugs and browser issues • Ensures projects follow best styling practices and assists others with issues JavaScript • Applies knowledge of unobtrusive JavaScript, event listeners and handlers, and custom events • Writes event handlers for touch, gesture, and other interactions in addition to mouse events • Follows OOJS techniques for coding • Can implement at least one type of JavaScript library or framework and use most core functions to meet functional and technical requirements for a project • Applies advanced features of or extends ready-made plugins • Can build simple application components • Understands HTTP and RESTful interfaces and uses that knowledge to debug AJAX requests • Is familiar with functionality available in advanced browser APIs such as geolocation, drag and drop, and RTC • Validates JS with JSHint/JSLint • Uses feature detection (either manually or with a library such as Modernizr) instead of user agent sniffing to test for available functionality. • Is familiar with mobile development methodologies, including “hybrid” web/native solutions, such as those involving PhoneGap or similar frameworks • Is aware of the performance implications of loops, DOM manipulation, and variable caching • Researches and debugs non-complex bugs • Ensures projects follow best JavaScript practices and assists others with issues Architecture • Understands the basics of OO design like encapsulation, abstraction, polymorphism • Understands the basics of commonly used data structures • Can produce a logical object entity model for a given problem statement. • Is familiar with commonly used design patterns, such as the GOF patterns, IOC/DI and others. • Has created the low level design of one or more modules of a medium complexity application. • Is familiar with one or more design notations, such as UML for creating class and sequence diagrams. • Is familiar with commonly used class and package design principles, such as high cohesion/low coupling, single responsibility principle, open/closed principle, interface segregation principle etc. Experience • 6+ years of professional web development experience Key Responsibilities Areas: Major Activities Client • Client workshop note taker • Client meeting Architecture, Design & Leadership • Work with project management to accurately estimate and scope out projects • Work with information architecture and design teams during planning and production phases • Ensure cross-device and cross-platform compatibility • Converse with back-end teams to create optimum integration solutions • Mentor, coach and manage team members while managing your team’s track of work to completion • Be able to produce clear and concise technical specification documents for internal and external use • Thrive under tight deadlines while managing time efficiently and effectively allocating work to junior team members • Project issue and risk manger • Delivery processes compliance manager Implementation • Problem solving in a proactive and efficient manner • Be responsible for the quality of your work throughout its lifecycle • Write code based on functional specifications • Optimize development for user experience • Comment code and produce documentation to industry standards • Produce code to the highest standards while adhering to industry accepted architecture and design pattern techniques and methodologies (e.g., MVC, SOA, OOP, DI etc.) • Solution prototyper • Software Build-master • Quality Assurance analyst Community • Trainer • Project level and peer review coordinator • Project team celebration owner • Delivery Focus Areas owner • Recognition owner • Delivery Capabilities team liaison • Proactive in the global Sapient development community Education: Bachelor’s degree required