Frontend Lead (6+ years, React.js)

PREFERRED QUALIFICATION AND SKILLS:

• In depth knowledge of HTML5 • In depth knowledge of CSS3 (Less, Sass, Stylus is a plus), knowledge of BEM methodology is preferred

• Detailed knowledge of JavaScript (ES2015 is a plus) is a must

• Good knowledge of Node.js & npm

• Gulp or Grunt experience is a plus • Experience with Atomic design paradigm is a plus

• Experience in any JS framework(Angular, React + Redux, Vue, etc.,) is must

• Understanding of Web Accessibility WCAG guidelines.

• Must be able to mentor and guide junior technical resources.

• One who is proactive and come forward with technology related initiatives. Motivated selfstarter.

 • Good Communication skills. English - Oral and Written.

What are we looking for:

1. We are looking for someone that has an eye for design, solid experience in ReactJS, are value-driven and product-oriented. You will own all phases of user interface development.
2. From architecture and design to implementation and customer engagement. This role isn’t just about coding; it's about owning features end-to-end, translating them from concepts to user-centric products
3. Each engineer owns the feature they are building and is responsible for turning it into reality, and we will need your front-end expertise to find solutions to problems and challenges and deliver on roadmap objectives.
4. 4+ years of experience in web frontend technology, including React, TypeScript, and CSS-in-JS.
5. Significant experience with JavaScript frameworks and client-side state management, particularly React.js and Redux.
6. Knowledge of 2D visualization libraries like D3 and 3D visualization tools such as Three.js and WebGL is a plus.
7. Expertise in developing solutions for complex problems and integrations, with a strong product sense to balance technical and product requirements.
8. Skilled in working collaboratively with cross-functional teams, including design, product, tech, learning experience & marketing.
9. Independent and capable of producing 'production ready' code with minimal guidance.
10. Proficient in performance optimization and CDN caching strategies.
11. Nice to have: Full stack experience working in backend.

• Develop new user-facing features
• Build reusable code and libraries for future use
• Ensure the technical feasibility of UI/UX designs
• Optimize applications for maximum speed and scalability
• Assure that all user input is validated before submitting to back-end services
• Collaborate with other team members and stakeholders

• Strong understanding of JavaScript, its quirks, and workarounds
• Basic understanding of web markup, including HTML5 and CSS3
• Good understanding and the knowledge of advanced JavaScript libraries and frameworks such as AngularJS, KnockoutJS, BackboneJS, ReactJS, DurandalJS etc.
• Good understanding of asynchronous request handling, partial page updates, and AJAX
• Proficient understanding of cross-browser compatibility issues and ways to work around such issues
• Familiarity with JavaScript module loaders, such as Require.js and AMD
• Familiarity with front-end build tools, such as Grunt and Gulp.js
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git
• Good understanding of browser rendering behavior and performance

• Meeting with the development team to discuss user interface ideas and applications.
• Reviewing application requirements and interface designs.
• Identifying web-based user interactions.
• Developing and implementing highly responsive user interface components using react concepts.
• Writing application interface codes using JavaScript following react.js workflows.
• Troubleshooting interface software and debugging application codes.
• Developing and implementing front-end architecture to support user interface concepts.
• Monitoring and improving front-end performance.
• Documenting application changes and developing updates.

🔎 We are looking for a software engineer who,

• 👨🏻‍💻 has good hands-on experience with JavaScript. Our current stack is Nuxt / Fastify / Objection.js.
• 🤤 has a good product and design taste.
• 🙋🏻‍♀️ is curious and asks a lot of questions!
• ⚡️ is passionate about writing clean code.
• 🕵🏻‍♂️ has strong problem-solving skills.
• 🖥 can turn 1-pager specs into detailed features.
• ❣️ loves/appreciates automated testing!
• 😇 is humble, kind and has a good taste of sarcasm. 🤪

☀️ Non-mandatory, but nice to have

• 👶🏻 worked in an early-stage startup.
• 🤟🏻 built and led a small engineering team.
• 3️⃣ + years of experience.
• 👩🏻‍💻 open source enthusiast.
• 👩🏼‍🏫 You are passionate about teaching, learning and the creator economy.

⁉️ What's the interview process like?

• Get in touch with Dhaval or Navneet and understand the mission of the company in detail.
• Take us through what excites you the most about this role/challenge.
• A flexible project round in the programming language of your preference.
• Provide us with at least 2 references who would help us learn more about you.

🍫 Perks

• You will be a part of the founding team and will get to lead a lean team in the future.
• Working with a hands-on tech co-founder has a different vibe of its own! 😃
• Remote-friendly culture.

At Quantela, we’re revolutionizing the way cities are operated and managed. We are making autonomous cities a reality, where citizens will lead a better quality of life by experiencing the power of real time connected urban infrastructure. We are an Artificial Intelligence based software company and a leader in the global Smart Cities and Communities market. We are focused on the intelligence behind every city – our platform optimizes urban infrastructure through data-driven recommendations and automation of standard operating procedures.

Our customers include cities, communities, ports, airports, universities, roads, utilities, campuses, etc. Many industry-leading technology companies, urban operators, and system integrators utilize our platform to deliver tangible outcomes to their customers.

About the role

Quantela is seeking UI Architect who is proficient in design and development of web based front end applications for enterprises.

Qualifications:

• Should have sound understanding of Object-Oriented JavaScript & Typescript concepts and Debugging skills.
• Should have strong Implementation & architectural design skill of BOTH client-side and Server-side NodeJS/JavaScript (and related frameworks) based application
• Should build reusable code and libraries for future use
• Should have working experience on Angular (Preferably at least 3+ year experience in Angular 5 and above versions), HTML5, CSS3.
• Should be able to recommend appropriate UI frameworks and controls, design and develop web applications based upon a set of requirements
• Responsible for setting coding standards using best practices/principles and ensuring its adherence
• Good understanding of UI best practices, RESTful services, Accessibility WCAG 2.0, etc.
• Should be able to understand security models like OWASP standards
• The selected candidate should be an evangelist, self-driven, visionary leader and mentor
• Must have excellent written and verbal communication skill and a positive attitude
• Should preferably have product development experience.

Ideal Candidate should have:

• Extensive knowledge of Object-Oriented JavaScript, TypeScript, HTML5, CSS3
• Extensive knowledge in Angular
• Hands on knowledge on ng-cli, ngrx, rxJS and schematics
• Hands-on experience in using template engines like Mustache / Handlebars/Blaze etc
• Proficiency in Clarity CSS, SASS and CSS pre-processors (SASS, LESS etc)
• Extensive knowledge in implementing responsive cross-browser user experiences
• Extensive knowledge in Ajax, and consuming RESTful web services
• Extensive knowledge in ES6
• Unit testing frameworks like Jasmine/Chai/Mocha/Karma
• Performance evaluation using Chrome dev tools etc, W3C standards
• Understanding of complete Technology Stack of application (Integrations with downstream Applications/Services, Deployment, Cloud Infrastructure & Services, CI/CD pipeline)
• Knowledge in design patterns on UI
• Good to have knowledge on Monorepo concept
• Knowledge or Should have worked on enterprise class applications
• Should have worked in Agile environment

Responsibilities:

• Build customer facing technology product for global customers.
• Own the Product's frontend and backend development, building reusable, testable, and scalable code
• Research, evaluate, analyse and implement technical requirements
• Collaborate with product management teams to define and implement innovative solutions for the product direction, visuals and experience
• Mentor Junior members of the team

Requirements:

• 5+ years of experience building scalable products, distributed applications product/services in JavaScript and one of Angular/React
• Should have sound knowledge and experience in HTML and CSS
• Familiarity with UI layout, and CSS grid system or experience working with Bootstrap or any other CSS frameworks is a must
• Should have worked on the complete UI lifecycle of converting UI/UX designs into prototypes, write reusable modules
• Implement UI development principles to ensure client side scaling and clean and maintainable code that performs well on various performance metrics
• Understanding of multiple delivery platforms, such as Mobile & Web and developing Responsive UI
• Designing Unit Test cases, integrated test cases using Selenium and Protractor
• Strong coding and problem solving skills
• Ability to own end-to-end deliveries, right from requirements till release
• Excellent coding skills and ability to produce high quality, bug free and testable production grade code
• Experience working in an Agile/Scrum development process
• Ability to review code and continuously push for higher standards of development
• Knowledge of both SQL and NoSQL database services and related tools with the expertise to create efficient schemas, preferably MongoDB would be nice to have