
About KAFQA
At Kafqa, we are building the next generation performing arts platform. Our mission is to transform how India learns, performs & watchers performing arts. We are currently in stealth mode with a target public launch date in April. Our launch services consist of technology enabled dance classes in our proprietary studios, production facilities and social media broadcasting & competitions.
Founder & Team
The founder is Shariq Plasticwala. He is a graduate of IIT Bombay & Stanford GSB. He was part of the founding team of Amazon India where he played a key role for over 8 years. Among his roles at Amazon, he was the CEO of Amazon’s first joint venture in India and a Board Member of Amazon’s payments business. The other members of the founding team consist of senior executives from Shiamak Davar & Byju’s.
Role
We are looking for an experienced Frontend engineer with ReactJS development experience to join our team.
Here’s are some of the things you might have to do on any given day:
- Implement responsive and performant UIs with user centered approach with frontend technologies including ReactJS, Javascript(ES 6), Typescript, SCSS, etc
- Write meaningful test cases for frontend &
- Develop Infrastructure for delivering services using a performance driven approach, build databases, schedule automated jobs, etc
Ideal Background / Experience
- At least 12 months of diverse experience in web development for product or services oriented environment with exposure to working production deployments
- Expertise in programming using Python/ReactJS or similar scripting languages
- In-depth exposure to technologies used in web-based SaaS products, including REST APIs
- Sound understanding of Postgres and NoSQL databases such as MongoDB
Nice to have exposure to any of
- AWS
- Azure
- ELK
- Object Relational Models (SQLAlchemy, etc)
- Google APIs
- Microservices Architecture Pattern
- NodeJS / ExpressJS

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PHP (Mandatory)
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JQuery (Good to have)
HTML/CSS (Good to have)
Javascript (Good to have)
Angular (Good to have)
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We are looking for a talented React Developer with 1-3 years of experience to join our growing team. As a React Developer at [Company Name], you will play a key role in building and maintaining the front-end of our AI-driven products. You will collaborate closely with our product designers, AI engineers, and back-end developers to create user-friendly interfaces that are both functional and aesthetically pleasing.

Position: React JS Developer
Location: Chennai/Bangalore
Experience: 3-5 Years
Job Responsibilities:
- 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.
- Building reusable code and libraries for future use
- Collaborating with other team members.
- Supporting software deployment and provide post production support (as and when needed)
- Documenting application changes and developing updates.
Required Skills:
- 3-5 years of experience developing and implementing software applications.
- Previous experience working as a React.js Developer.
- Knowledge in e-Commerce domain will be a plus.
- In-depth knowledge of JavaScript, CSS, HTML and front-end languages.
- Knowledge of REACT tools including React.js, Webpack, Enzyme, Redux, and Flux.
- Experience with REST API's
- In-depth understanding of Javascript, the DOM, and relevant concepts.
- Knowledge of modern authorization mechanisms, such as JSON Web Token.
- Experience with user interface design.
- Proficient understanding of cross-browser compatibility issues and ways to work around them.
- Experience with browser-based debugging and performance testing software.
- Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git, Github.
- Excellent troubleshooting skills.
As a Front-end developer, you will work with motivated individuals who are passionate-beyond-measure to offer the Ultimate Shopping experience to consumers. You will leverage the latest technologies (HTML5, Javascript, ajax) and application paradigms (web apps on the desktop) to create a beautiful client that runs seamlessly on windows, mac, chrome, firefox, IE, safari.
Responsibilities:
- Implement Visual Designs in standards compliant, clean markup (HTML5/CSS3/JS)
- Develop responsive designs and thoroughly test cross browser compatibility of all product interfaces
- Identify and research new UI technologies
- Suggest and implement improvements to existing product interfaces
- Assist in building wireframes/prototypes
- Make data driven decisions based on analytics to improve user engage
- Advise, collaborate with, and synthesize feedback from designers and the backend team.
- Ready to explore and perform tasks that are out of your own pool of expertise
- Fulfil several project requests simultaneously while meeting tight deadlines.
- Make pages optimized for both performance as well as SEO
Requirements:
- Expert in making scalable and modular Front End code
- In depth knowledge of HTML, CSS & JavaScript
- Good experience in making Progressive Web Apps
- Knowledge of cross browsers & devices development issues and inconsistencies
- Good knowledge and experience in ReactJS and Server Side Rendering
- Experience in setting up & running task runners like Gulp & Webpack
- Experience in CSS pre and post processors like SASS/Stylus & PostCSS (we use SASS combined with PostCSS) & BEM style coding
- Experience in creating transitions/animations at 60fps especially on mobiles
- Build pixel-perfect, buttery smooth UIs across both mobile platforms.
- Leverage native APIs for deep integrations with both platforms.
- Diagnose and fix bugs and performance bottlenecks for performance that feels native.
- Maintain and write clean code to ensure the product is of the highest quality.
Technology Skills
- Advanced Javascript framework: ReactJS, AngularJS, BackboneJS.
- Familiarity with common Javascript Libraries such as jQuery would be a plus.
- NodeJS knowledge is a plus.
- Fluent in responsive design and mobile / tablet UI / UX.
- Knowledge about UI testing automation.
- Web mobile (touch devices: mobiles and tablets) experience is expected.
- UI Performance: should have hands on experience of optimising page load, rendering, caching
- Good understanding of AJAX and its UI implications.
- Sense for appeal & aesthetics from a usability perspective.
Soft Skills
- Obsessed with best practices and have an eye for detail.
- Self starter with a high level of drive and commitment.
- High energy and drive to work in a startup environment.
- Conceptual thinking, flexibility and ability to juggle with multiple responsibilities.
- Ability to work under pressure and confidence to deal with complex issues.
- Strong communication skills.
- Hands-on and detail oriented.
ob Purpose :
- To lead Design, Development and Maintenance of Frontend Technology for Viacom18's flagship OTT Platform - VOOT, plan & innovate to deliver best-in class product features, ensuring market leadership and future readiness.
- Head the technology team for Viacom18's flagship OTT Platform - VOOT by enhancing and future proofing the technological infrastructure and capabilities to build a world class product.
Key Responsibilities :
Technological Readiness :
- Strengthen VOOT's technological capability
- Evaluate Frontend technology stacks and choose best in class relevant solutions for business
- Build internal capability for technological functions for future readiness
- Drive technical and technological efficiencies to save cost
Technological Innovation :
- Identify avenues for product enhancement
- Convert relevant ideas to POC (Proof of Concept)
- Act as the technical product owner and work with product management team to deliver features and manage releases and enhancement
- Deliver best-in-class product functionality by minimizing crash rate, reducing improving playback time performance and ensuring maximum device coverage
Collaboration and Partner Management :
- Evaluate and finalize new partners for product enhancement from technical perspective
- Developing technological road maps in collaboration with Product team & external technology partners
- Timely and quality delivery of product/features, including outsourced functionalities and services with no downtime
Resource management of external partners to deliver results
Team management
- Work with the HR partner to create a workforce plan
- Review performance on regular basis
- Ensure optimum levels of engagement through appropriate recognition channels
- Provide inputs on hiring and succession planning
- Identify training needs by using TNA method
Key Performance Indicators :
- Develop best in class product functionality
- Ensure technological readiness for product
- Increase in the number of active daily video viewers
- Application Store rating
- Maintaining a crash rate & Maintain playability above 90%
- No. of new & high quality features rolled out on the platform
Skills : Front End, Android, iOS







