Lead ReactJs Developer

About Sun King

Sun King is the world’s leading off-grid solar energy company, providing affordable and reliable solar power to over 20 million homes across Africa and Asia, with 200,000 new connections each month. Through innovative ‘pay-as-you-go’ financing, Sun King enables low-income households and businesses to access solar products, saving over $4 billion in energy costs and reducing reliance on kerosene and diesel. With a range of solar solutions, from home lighting to robust systems for powering appliances, Sun King addresses diverse energy needs while expanding into clean cooking, electric mobility, and more. Supported by 2,800 staff in 12 countries, Sun King integrates cutting-edge product design, fintech, and field operations to serve underserved families, with a strong commitment to gender diversity, as 44% of its workforce are women.

About the role:

As a Software Engineer - Frontend, you will be at the forefront of creating exceptional user experiences, building responsive and scalable web applications. 

You will own and lead the end-to-end development of the product, from comprehending requirements to delivering a polished solution, ensuring it meets high standards of quality and performance. 

In this role, your ability to think critically and analytically, partner effectively, and deliver scalable solutions will play a key part in shaping the product's success and delighting our users.

What you will be expected to do

• Work to understand requirements and design and implement frontend solutions using modern frameworks like ReactJS while working closely with cross-functional teams, including backend developers, designers, and stakeholders.
• Partner with the backend team to create the infrastructure required for production/QA and development.
• Completely own the product, contribute to architectural decisions, advocate for best practices and continuously innovate in the UI/UX domain to create user-centric applications.
• Work primarily in client side technologies and comfortable with the server side whenever required.

You might be a strong candidate if you have/are

• A Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent
• At least 2 years experience in UI/UX, frontend development.
• Proficiency in HTML5, CSS3, ReactJS with ES6+
• Experience with responsive design
• Experience with designing, building, and deploying scalable, highly available and distributed systems
• Good knowledge in different architectural styles/patterns
• Knowledge of best software engineering practices such as TDD, continuous integration, delivery, and deployment and implementing them
• A team player, with attention to detail and critical thinking skills.

What Sun King offers

• Professional growth in a dynamic, rapidly expanding, high-social-impact industry
• An open-minded, collaborative culture made up of enthusiastic colleagues who are driven by the challenge of innovation towards profound impact on people and the planet.
• A truly multicultural experience: you will have the chance to work with and learn from people from different geographies, nationalities, and backgrounds.
• Structured, tailored learning and development programs that help you become a better leader, manager, and professional through the Sun Center for Leadership.

React Native Developer

  - Experience: 3-5 years

  - Industry experience: IT, preferably service-based

  - Budget: 6-8 LPA

  - Openings: 1 Opening

Expertise in JavaScript.

Experience with React Native.

Ability to work in collaborative team environment.

Solid understanding of asynchronous programming, ES6, closures, and types.

Be autonomous and self-driven.

“ Front End Developer-React JS”

  Job Description –

Preferred skills  

• Experience in front end development, with knowledge in advanced JavaScript features
• HTML/CSS experience, including concepts like layout, specificity, cross-browser compatibility, and accessibility
• Experience with browser APIs and optimizing front end performance
• Proficient in a broad range of software design approaches and common UX patterns 
• Understand the usage of various front end software design patterns  
• Extensive experience working on highly scalable web applications (5+ years) 
• Experience in front end libraries and frameworks such as Reactjs or Angular is an added advantage 

Strong proficiency in JavaScript, including DOM manipulation and the JavaScript object model

● Thorough understanding of React.js and its core principles

● Experience with popular React.js workflows (such as Flux or Redux)

● Familiarity with newer specifications of ECMAScript

● Experience with data structure libraries (e.g., Immutable.js)

● Knowledge of REACT tools including React.js, Webpack, Enzyme, Redux, and Flux.

● Experience with user interface design.

● Knowledge of isomorphic React is a plus

● Familiarity with RESTful APIs

• At least 4+ years experience in Angular.js / React.Js
• 4+ years of strong programming experience in UI/Web development using HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, and Bootstrap.
• 2+ years of strong programming experience in Unit Test Code Coverage using Jasmine / Karma.
• Strong in OOAD, design concepts & software engineering fundamentals.
• Strong inclination towards delivering quality software.
• Should be a good team player. Should have experience working in Agile Scrum Teams.
• Excellent communication skills
• Strong experience in defining & implementing software quality improvement measures: CI/CD setup, Jasmine, Karma Unit Testing
• Experience in working with tools like TFS, GIT.
• Should have strong problem-solving skills.

• Experience in UX will be good to have.

• 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
• Use markup languages like HTML to create user-friendly web pages
• Design mobile-based features
• Collaborate with back-end developers and web designers to improve usability
• Maintain and improve website
• Develop new user-facing features
• Build reusable code and libraries for future use
• Optimize applications for maximum speed
• Get feedback from, and build solutions for, users and customers
• Write functional requirement documents and guides
• Create quality mockups and prototypes

• Proven work experience of 2+ years as a Front-end developer
• 1+ years experience of working in ReactJS
• Hands on experience with markup languages, including HTML5, CSS3
• Experience with JavaScript, CSS and jQuery
• Good understanding of asynchronous request handling, partial page updates, and AJAX
• Familiarity with browser testing and debugging
• In-depth understanding of the entire web development process (design, development and deployment)
• Understanding of layout aesthetics
• Knowledge of SEO principles
• Familiarity with software like Adobe Suite, Photoshop and content management systems
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• Write, test, debug and ship code and gather feedback on the scale, performance, security to incorporate back into the platform. 

• Work with the founders to identify complex technical problems and solve them. 
• Work with the product design and client experience development team to support 

them with scalable services 

• Feed into the overall mission and vision of the eParchi’s platform over the period of the coming months and years. 

• An ability to perform well in a fast-paced environment 
• Excellent analytical and multitasking skills.