Frontend Tech Manager

About koolio.ai

Website: www.koolio.ai

koolio Inc. is a cutting-edge Silicon Valley startup dedicated to transforming how stories are told through audio. Our mission is to democratize audio content creation by empowering individuals and businesses to effortlessly produce high-quality, professional-grade content. Leveraging AI and intuitive web-based tools, koolio.ai enables creators to craft, edit, and distribute audio content—from storytelling to educational materials, brand marketing, and beyond—easily. We are passionate about helping people and organizations share their voices, fostering creativity, collaboration, and engaging storytelling for a wide range of use cases.

About the Full-Time Position

We are looking for a Junior Frontend Engineer to join our fast-growing team on a full-time, hybrid basis. You will be a key contributor in enhancing the user interface of koolio.ai’s AI-powered platform, driving innovation and excellence in audio content creation. You will collaborate closely with senior developers and designers to deliver high-performance, user-friendly web applications that delight our customers.

Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with the product and design teams to develop and implement user-friendly web interfaces
• Write clean, efficient, and reusable code using modern frontend technologies
• Ensure responsive design and optimize web pages for performance and scalability across devices
• Debug and resolve issues, improving the overall user experience on the platform
• Assist in integrating APIs and frontend services with the backend
• Stay up-to-date with the latest trends in frontend development and suggest improvements to enhance the platform’s functionality

Requirements and Skills:

• Education: Degree in Computer Science or a related field
• Work Experience: Minimum of 1-2 years of proven experience as a Front-end Engineer or similar role with a focus on user interface development
• Technical Skills:
• Strong proficiency in JavaScript frameworks like ReactJS or Redux
• Proficiency in frontend languages such as HTML, CSS, and JavaScript (ES6+)
• Experience with CSS frameworks (e.g., Bootstrap or Tailwind CSS) for responsive design
• Basic understanding of REST APIs and integration with frontend applications
• Knowledge of version control systems (e.g., Git) and best practices in code management
• Soft Skills:
• Strong attention to detail and a focus on delivering high-quality work
• Ability to work effectively in a remote, collaborative environment with distributed teams
• Willingness to learn new technologies and adapt to a fast-paced startup environment
• Excellent communication and time-management skills, with the ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously
• Other Skills: 
• Familiarity with Figma or other design tools is a plus. 
• Understanding of SEO principles and how frontend development impacts web performance

Compensation and Benefits:

• Total Yearly Compensation: ₹8-12 LPA based on skills and experience
• Health Insurance: Comprehensive health coverage provided by the company
• ESOPs: An opportunity for wealth creation and to grow alongside a fantastic team

Why Join Us?

• Be a part of a passionate and visionary team at the forefront of audio content creation
• Work on an exciting, evolving product that is reshaping the way audio content is created and consumed
• Thrive in a fast-moving, self-learning startup environment that values innovation, adaptability, and continuous improvement
• Enjoy the flexibility of a full-time hybrid position with opportunities to grow professionally and expand your skills
• Collaborate with talented professionals from around the world, contributing to a product that has a real-world impact

 You have designed, refactored, re-architected, deprecated and/or implemented a webapp from start to finish.

 CSS and its pre-processors like SASS/LESS.

 Excellent command over web fundamentals

 Good understanding and experience in building a React app.

 Exceptional coding skills in HTML5, CSS3, Javascript/ES6

 Strong problem-solving and analytical skills

 Familiarity with benchmarking and optimization techniques

 Eye for animation and understanding of motion principles.

 Experience with Agile Development, SCRUM methodologies

 Experience in DevOps - AWS, S3, API Gateway, CI/CD

 Native development experience in React Native (Android and iOS)

 Experience in NodeJs

Additional Full-stack Skills Would Be a Huge Bonus:

 Experience with Mongo DB, Redis, Firebase, NodeJs and its framework/ libraries like Express.

 Experience with PostgreSQL.

 Experience in NoSQL (CouchDB, Cloudant, MongoDB) datastores.

 Experience in building (secure) RESTful services and MVC patterns.

 Experience in coding & hosting on GitHub.

Desired Skills and Experience

CSS,JavaScript,React.js

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• Work with creative and business partners to understand, build, and adjust web application functionality and visual presentation to support business goals
• Develop reusable, maintainable, accessible cross-platform HTML, CSS, and JavaScript for front end web application components while adhering to web and team standards
• Working in an AT/CI/CD paradigm develops with testing in mind; authors unit tests to provide sufficient testing coverage for each developed component
• Identifies opportunities to optimize and improve front end performance
• Remain curious and current with new developments in front end web development industry

Qualifications

• 0-2 years of practical front-end web development experience in writing and testing valid, web standards-based HTML, CSS, JS
• Understanding of basics of computer science such as Object-Oriented Programming, Data Structures, Development Patterns
• Good experience in front end development with both technical and visual expertise
• Some exposure to agile methodologies and supporting practices, tools, and technology
• Comfortable learning new technologies, tools, development/CI/CD processes, and best practices
• Ability to collaborate effectively with teams across different locations
• Possess effective verbal communication, writing, and presentation skills
• Analytical thinker with attention to detail
• E-commerce experience is a plus
• Knowledge of WCAG 2.0 AA is a plus
• Experience with react framework a plus
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent relevant experience

Job Description:

The UI Engineer(4-7)  will design; develop front-end for AgroStar product solutions.

 Key areas of responsibility:

1. Responsible for core UI framework, implements and maintains it.
2. Operates effectively as an individual for quick turnaround of enhancements and fixes.
3. Responsible for the development of the front-end applications and components.
4. Responsible for architecture & design of the product.
5. Co-ordinate with the backend engineers & designers for requirement gathering of the product.
6. Responsible for creating POCs to design a scalable system.
7. Build reusable code and libraries for future use.
8. Responsible for quality assurance including web usability, accessibility, testing and debugging.

 As an ideal ‘Agstar UI Engineer’, you will need:

 3-7 years of prior hands-on experience in building responsive web interfaces for consumers

Significant experience with Git and GitHub including managing branches, merges, and administration

Ability to translate product requirements into functional code.

Ability to estimate the scope of work for sprint planning.

Top-notch programming skills.

Self-motivated and able to work in a small team with minimal supervision

Strong development experience on the following technologies -

HTML, CSS, Javascript, AJAX,  working with REST APIs.

Must be fluent in writing code in  ES6+ along with linters.

CSS preprocessor - SCSS/ LESS.

Front end frameworks/library such as ReactJS, Redux.

Web standards, Responsive design, and cross-browser compatibility, SEO, Accessibility.

We are looking for enthusiastic intrapreneurs who want to work at the ‘grass root’ level and want to make a difference to India’s biggest sector. We hope this excites you as much as us and looking forward to the next few conversations.