Lead React Engineer

We are looking for a Front-End Web Developer who is motivated to combine the art of design with the art of programming. Responsibilities will include translation of the UI/UX design wireframes to actual code that will produce visual elements of the application. You will work with the UI/UX designer and bridge the gap between graphical design and technical implementation, taking an active role on both sides and defining how the application looks as well as how it works.

• Develop new user-facing features
• Build reusable code and libraries for future use
• 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
• Experience of theme design on the WordPress CMS is mandatory.

• Proficient understanding of web markup, including 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

Note: Every front-end developer is expected to have a proficient knowledge of JavaScript, while most front-end developers should know jQuery.

• Good understanding of (Depending on the specific case, a developer should have 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
• Basic knowledge of image authoring tools, to be able to crop, resize, or perform small adjustments on an image. Familiarity with tools such as as Gimp or Photoshop is a plus.

Note: A UI/UX designer is expected to deliver finished resources for the developer to incorporate into the app. However, quite often a front-end web developer needs to make some small adjustments.

• Proficient understanding of cross-browser compatibility issues and ways to work around them.
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as (Git / Mercurial / SVN)
• Good understanding of SEO principles and ensuring that application will adhere to them.

Job Description

• 2+ years of relevant programming experience in an online environment, preferably in the gaming industry.
• Good knowledge of HTML5 and Javascript.
• Should have worked on Phaser.io HTML5 framework.
• Should have worked on at least one HTML5 game.
• Good knowledge of HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, AJAX, SVG, XML.
• Knowledge of HTML5 porting into Android and iOS through available plug- in.
• Ability to develop and deploy HTML5 on iOS, Android and Web.
• Strong attention to detail and knowledge of robust quality assurance practices.
• Strong testing, debugging, and analytical skills.

Responsibilities

· Developing user-facing applications using Vue.js

· Building modular and reusable components and libraries

· Optimizing your application for performance

· Implementing automated testing integrated into development and maintenance workflows

· Staying up to date with all recent developments in the JavaScript and Vue.js space

· Keeping an eye on security updates and issues found with Vue.js and all project dependencies

· Proposing any upgrades and updates necessary for keeping up with modern security and development best practices

What we need in you?

· Highly proficient with the JavaScript language and its modern ES6+ syntax and features

· Highly proficient with Vue.js framework and its core principles such as components, reactivity, and the virtual DOM

· Familiarity with the Vue.js ecosystem, including Vue CLI, Vuex, Vue Router, and Nuxt.js

· Good understanding of HTML5 and CSS3, including

· Understanding of server-side rendering and its benefits and use cases

· Knowledge of functional programming and object-oriented programming paradigms

· Ability to write efficient, secure, well-documented, and clean JavaScript code

· Familiarity with automated JavaScript testing, specifically testing frameworks such as Jest or Mocha

· Proficiency with modern development tools, like Babel, Webpack, and Git

· Experience with both consuming and designing RESTful APIs

Job Role:

• 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.

Key Result Areas: 

• Build world class Webapps for the Ola Electric ecosystem.
• Work on a full product development lifecycle from requirement gathering, product design, development, to roll out and maintenance
• Effectively collaborate with multiple teams and stakeholders including product and design
• Own the delivery of multiple features of the product end to end 
• Advocate best development practices such as continuous integration/continuous delivery, automation (testing and infrastructure) and code modularity, extensibility, quality
• Experience in building Websites from Scratch is a big plus

Key Skills Required: 

• Min 3+ Years in Web Application Development
• Write clean, solid and testable code while keeping the user experience fast and reliable
• Strong understanding of HTML, CSS, JS, JQuery, Reach, Redux 
• Proficient in Web Interface designing
• Experience in developing reusable UI components
• Deep functional knowledge or hands on design experience with Web Services 
• Strong grasp of security principles and how they apply to E-Commerce websites.

• Collaborate with product, design, and other engineering teams to brainstorm and resolve complex problems.
• Ensure the quality of code is up to the highest standard of readability, conciseness, efficiency, modularity, and extensibility.
• Experience with the entire Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
• Solid communication skills: Demonstrated ability to explain complex technical issues to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Talking to customers and business teams to suggest improvement areas in product flows.
• Create peer learnings for team members and build context for new teammates
• Help with building the company's tech team and iterating on the hiring framework.
• Provide regular feedback to your team (peers and managers) to ensure continuous improvement.
• Keeping abreast with the latest technologies and working on your skills regularly.

Must-haves

• At least 3 years of experience working in frontend for desktop and mobile web.
• Familiar with design tools and convert them to actual code (HTML+CSS+JavaScript)
• Mastery in DOM Manipulation (including Jquery) and understand components, CTAs.
• Well-versed in other non-vanilla languages (ex. TypeScript)
• Well-versed in standard frontend framework (ex. ReactJS)
• Understanding of GraphQL APIs.
• Deep understanding of web technologies in various mobile systems
• Have empathy for the users you build for

Good to have

• Experience in the fintech industry
• Experience leading design and implementation of robust and secure web services.

GALE is a business agency that helps brands solve complex challenges through our integrated consultancy and agency offering. Headquartered in New York with offices in Toronto and Bangalore, our teams are connected by a set of core values that inform everything we do, from how we hire to how we work together: values like Everyone Matters, No Silos, and Masters of Our Craft. If you’re driven by a passion to build something great, a desire to innovate, and a commitment to achieve excellence in your craft, GALE is a great place for you. As a Sr Front End Developer you are both technical and creative. You are the glue that holds the design and the technology together by bringing to life the killer creative and experiences that we design. You create pixel perfect, reusable, extensible, flexible, high-performing front-end experiences that integrate seamlessly with back-end code. You are passionate about coding in ReactJS, HTML5, CSS3 and JavaScript … especially JavaScript frameworks and UI Libraries. You have experience working with one or more of these modern frameworks and libraries like VueJS, ReactJS and Angular you know the landscape changes in lightning speed so you constantly keep yourself up-to-date experimenting with new frameworks. Who you are: Post-secondary education in Computer Science or equivalent In-depth understanding of asynchronous code, call backs, and promises Strong experience using front-end frameworks (React.js, React Native, Redux, HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, Node etc.) Familiarity with the MVC pattern Some Knowledge of web standards, SEO and accessibility Asset if you have experience integrating front-end code with backend services (web services, RESTful services, JSON, XML, web sockets) Knowledge of responsive design methodologies Knowledge of CSS pre-processors like LESS or SASS is an asset JavaScript unit testing frameworks like Jasmine is an asset Ability to articulate and explain details around web development basics like browser security issues, iframe to iframe communication, https requests, CORS What you will be doing: Design and develop front-end and mobile applications using React.js and React Native Develop front-end code that adheres to architectural guidelines (secure, high-performing, scalable, extensible, flexible, simple) Understand business requirements and turn them into technical designs Understand style guides and turn them into front-end code- Understand information architecture and visual designs and turn them into front end code Understand backend interfaces and develop front-end code that integrates with those interfaces- Execute in a test driven development environment, writing unit tests and building code to pass unit tests Execute in an agile environment using industry standard tools and delivering weekly code releases- Understand cross browser, cross platform development issues and solutions Estimate for design and development effort

1. Have worked on Vue/React.JS/AngularJs
2. Have a minimum of 2 years of strong domain experience in frontend.
3. Understand how Single page apps work, Routing and Store work.
4. Familiar with Web pack build and commonly used plugins.
5. Understand how CI/CD works and how to set it up.
6. Rest API, Ability to create a robust and resilient connection to the backend.
7. Experience in debugging JavaScript applications using developer tools.
8. Learnability and a good team player.

What you can expect from Kuvera 

1. Opportunity to learn and gain experience in the Fintech domain.
2. Autonomy within a fast-moving early-stage startup.
3. A flat structure and no hierarchy. No politics.
4. Mentorship from an experienced all-star founding team.
5. Market competitive remuneration and ESOP.

Company Profile: QuantInsti (QI) is one of the pioneer institutes to learn Algorithmic & Quantitative Trading. We have a structured Executive Program (EPAT) to help the professionals gain expertise in this field. You can read about our Alumnis and their success stories here. QuantInsti has launched its own EdTech Platform, Quantra (https://quantra.quantinsti.com/). Quantra is a self paced learning portal that focuses on imparting quantitative & algorithmic trading concepts through highly interactive exercises developed under the expert guidance of successful practitioners. This portal is positioned to be the one stop solution ‘for everything algo’! This is an industry which is seeing billions of dollars poured in year after year. With Quantra being at the heart of both EdTech and FinTech, it provides great opportunity to grow exponentially. • Growth, period. We are a highly growth focused organization for all stakeholders, including the most valuable stakeholder: You • Open office culture, no cabins or cubicles, We believe in team building • The pioneer in the algorithmic trading education domain in Asia • Huge opportunities to learn about the hotbed of algorithmic trading • Regular fun/adventure events including treks, informal competitions, CSR activities, sports, parties, etc. • Work along with an energetic and young team who has internalized our better aligned motto: party hard, work harder! • Working with this company in it's early days will allow for rapid growth, while providing you the opportunity to contribute to important business decisions and shape the product. Responsibilities: • Develop simple, elegant solutions to complex UI problems using clean, modular code. • Mentor team members on best practices • Have ownership of your work, accountable for your results • Work with the trading advisory team, designers and engineering team to build products with good UX • Write unit tests for the code • Blog about what you've achieved • Understand, use and contribute to open source