Lead Engineer - Frontend

About Unilog

Unilog is the only connected product content and eCommerce provider serving the Wholesale Distribution, Manufacturing, and Specialty Retail industries. Our flagship CX1 Platform is at the center of some of the most successful digital transformations in North America. CX1 Platform’s syndicated product content, integrated eCommerce storefront, and automated PIM tool simplify our customers' path to success in the digital marketplace.

With more than 500 customers, Unilog is uniquely positioned as the leader in eCommerce and product content for Wholesale Distribution, Manufacturing, and Specialty Retail.

Unilog’s Mission Statement

At Unilog, our mission is to provide purpose-built connected product content and eCommerce solutions that empower our customers to succeed in the face of intense competition. By virtue of living our mission, we are able to transform the way Wholesale Distributors, Manufacturers, and Specialty Retailers go to market. We help our customers extend a digital version of their business and accelerate their growth.

Job Details

• Designation: Principal Engineer – UI
• Location: Bangalore / Mysore / Remote
• Job Type: Full-time
• Department: Software R&D

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Senior UI Developer with strong expertise in Vue.js and Java to design and develop scalable, high-performance user interfaces for Unilog platforms. This role involves building complex, metadata-driven applications, collaborating closely with backend, product, and UX teams, and developing reusable UI components driven by metadata.

The candidate will own the development and maintenance of the Unilog custom CMS platform. The ideal candidate will ensure high standards of usability, performance, scalability, and maintainability across the platform.

Key Responsibilities

• Work within the UI framework for reducing page load time
• Optimize application performance for large datasets and complex UI interactions
• Integrate frontend components with REST APIs / GraphQL
• Ensure cross-browser compatibility and responsive design
• Use AI for building components within the Unilog CMS platform
• Build AI capabilities within the CMS platform
• Build capabilities within the Unilog CMS framework to convert third-party Vue.js components compatible with the Unilog CMS
• Implement role-based access control and UI-level validations
• Write clean, reusable, testable, and maintainable code
• Participate in code reviews, architecture discussions, and UI design decisions
• Mentor junior UI developers and enforce frontend best practices
• Collaborate with backend, QA, DevOps, and Product teams in an agile environment

Mandatory Skills

• 10+ years of experience in frontend / UI development
• Strong expertise in Vue.js and Java
• Proficient in JavaScript (ES6+), TypeScript
• Strong experience with:
• HTML5, CSS3, SCSS
• Responsive and adaptive design
• Experience working with metadata-driven applications (dynamic forms, attributes, schemas)
• Experience consuming RESTful APIs
• Strong understanding of state management (Redux / Zustand / Context)
• Familiarity with UI performance optimization techniques
• Experience with GitLab, code versioning, and CI/CD pipelines
• Understanding of Agile / Scrum development practices

Good to Have

• Prior experience in eCommerce / MDM / CMS platforms
• Experience with complex data models
• Knowledge in building deployment pipelines
• Knowledge of GraphQL
• Experience with micro-services architecture
• Familiarity with UI testing frameworks (React.js, AngularJS, Jest, React Testing Library, Cypress)
• Exposure to accessibility standards (WCAG)

About Our Benefits

Unilog offers a competitive total rewards package including competitive salary, multiple medical, dental, and vision plans to meet all employees’ needs, career development and advancement opportunities, annual merit increases, a generous time-off policy, and a flexible work environment.

Unilog is committed to building the best team and follows fair hiring practices. We advocate for diversity, equity, and inclusion and do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, creed, ancestry, sex, national origin, age, disability, familial status, marital status, military status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other protected class.

Overview

Adesso India specialises in optimization of core business processes for organizations. Our focus is on providing state-of-the-art solutions that streamline operations and elevate productivity to new heights.

Comprised of a team of industry experts and experienced technology professionals, we ensure that our software development and implementations are reliable, robust, and seamlessly integrated with the latest technologies. By leveraging our extensive knowledge and skills, we empower businesses to achieve their objectives efficiently and effectively.

Job Description

We are seeking a skilled Frontend Developer with expertise in developing frontends for Websites, based on Web-Content-Management-Systems to join our dynamic team. As a Senior Frontend Developer, you will be responsible for developing and maintaining the frontend of complex corporate Websites. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to design, develop, and deploy high-quality software solutions.

Responsibilities:

Develop and maintain frontend components for websites using state of the art web standards as Vue/Nuxt, React/Next or Web Components.

Work closely with backend developers to ensure seamless integration and data flow.

Optimize frontend performance to ensure fast loading and smooth user interactions.

Implement best practices for web accessibility (WCAG) and cross-browser compatibility.

Ensure responsive design and mobile-first principles are consistently applied.

Maintain high-quality coding standards, documentation, and unit testing. 

Requirements:

Proven experience as a Frontend Developer with expertise in Web-CMS-Projects.

Strong proficiency in HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript/TypeScript (Vue/Nuxt, React/Next or Web Components).

Familiarity with frontend build tools (e.g., Webpack, Babel, npm/Yarn).

Experience in UI/UX best practices and component-based design using atomic design principles and design systems.

Excellent understanding of responsive design, mobile-first principles, and frontend performance optimization.

Strong collaboration skills to work effectively in cross-functional teams.

Years of Experience:

3-5 years of frontend development experience in the context of Websites and Web-CMS.

If you are a passionate frontend developer with expertise in Website-Development and have the required skills, we encourage you to apply and join our team. 

Skills & Requirements

Frontend Development, Web-CMS, HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, TypeScript, Vue/Nuxt, React/Next, Web Components, Webpack, Babel, npm/Yarn, UI/UX Design, Atomic Design, Design Systems, Responsive Design, Mobile-First Development, Frontend Performance Optimization, Cross-Browser Compatibility, Web Accessibility (WCAG), Unit Testing.

Responsibilities

• Developing new user-facing features using React.js
• Building reusable components and front-end libraries for future use
• Translating designs and wireframes into high-quality code
• Optimizing components for maximum performance across a vast array of web-capable devices and browsers

Skills:

• Strong proficiency in JavaScript, including DOM manipulation and the JavaScript object model
• Experience in GraphQL
• Thorough understanding of React.js and its core principles
• Experience with popular React.js workflows (Redux)
• Familiarity with newer specifications of ECMAScript
• Experience with data structure libraries (e.g., Immutable.js)
• Knowledge of isomorphic React is a plus
• Familiarity with RESTful APIs
• Knowledge of modern authorization mechanisms, such as JSON Web Token
• Familiarity with modern front-end build pipelines and tools
• Ability to understand business requirements and translate them into technical requirements
• A knack for benchmarking and optimization
• Familiarity with code versioning tools (such as Git, SVN, and Mercurial)

About Us:

Docsumo is Document AI software that helps enterprises capture data and analyze customer documents. We convert documents such as invoices, ID cards, and bank statements into actionable data. We work with clients such as PayU, Arbor and Hitachi and are backed by Sequoia, Barclays, Techstars, and Better Capital.

Responsibilities:

• You will be responsible for overseeing the development of Docsumo React webapp. You will be working closely with the founders and lead the frontend development.
• Serve as a thought leader and mentor on technical, architectural, design and related issues.
• You will responsible to provide oversight, accountability, and leadership for technical decisions
• You will be designing and building modules in React within the Docsumo webapp. The webapp is the main way for customers to consume Docsumo APIs.
• Own and Implement the features using the technology stack that we have in place while bringing in flavours of latest but proven trends and methods
• Contribute to Product and Design ideas and Implement them as your own product. We value everyone’s inputs.
• Work with our hiring team to hire amazing engineers who will expand the Docsumo culture and product.

Skills:

• At least 6 years years experience building React webapps
• Demonstrated ability to build webapps from scratch using React. Demonstrated ability of managing frontend engineers
• Proven skills in developing a production level end to end UI application on their own
• Excellent command over HTML5, CSS, Javascript & React, Redux
• Familiarity with Version Control tools such as Git
• Theoretical and practical knowledge of SQL / NoSQL databases with hands-on experience in at least one database system
• Must be self-motivated, flexible, collaborative, with an eagerness to learn
• Comfortable working in an Agile work environment with an incredibly fast pace and a large degree of independence.

• Experience in developing apps using Reactjs with Redux, React hooks, react-router with Javascript ES6

• Developing new user-facing features using React.js

• Integrate APIs with frontend components using React.js

• Ensuring user experience determines design choices.

• Developing features to enhance the user experience.

• Striking a balance between functional and aesthetic design.

• Ensuring web design is optimized for smartphones.

• Building reusable code for future use.

• Optimizing web pages for maximum speed and scalability.

• Utilizing a variety of markup languages to write web pages.

• Maintaining brand consistency throughout the design.

• Degree in computer science or related field.

• Understanding of key design principles.

• Proficiency in React.js,HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and jQuery.

• Understanding of server-side CSS.

• Experience with graphic design applications such as Adobe Illustrator.

• Experience with responsive and adaptive design.

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• Deep knowledge of Angular practices and commonly used modules based on extensive work experience
• Proficiency with JavaScript and HTML5
• Extensive knowledge of CSS3 and JS methods for providing performance visual effects and keeping the frame rate above 30fps at all times
• Thorough understanding of the responsibilities of the platform, database, API, caching layer, proxies, and other web services used in the system
• Creating custom, general use modules and components which extend the elements and modules of core Angular
• Ability to understand business requirements and translate them into technical requirements
• A team player, fast learner with good verbal and written communication skills