Lead Software Developer (Frontend)

Role Overview:

We’re hiring a WebGL/Three.js Engineer who is passionate about 3D rendering and browser-based visual experiences. This is a hands-on WebGL/Three.js role where you’ll own the rendering pipeline - from 3D asset ingestion to advanced shaders and real-time lighting.

You will build high-performance, photorealistic, and smooth 60fps experiences across devices, crafting custom rendering solutions that push the limits of WebGL.

What You’ll Build:

1. 3D Rendering & Visualization:

• Develop and optimize real-time 3D viewers running at 60fps across all devices
• Implement advanced rendering: PBR, IBL, shadows, reflections
• Create custom shaders for metals, glass, fabrics, transparency, and complex materials
• Build dynamic lighting systems for photorealism
• Implement AR placement and real-world environmental rendering
• Add post-processing effects: bloom, AO, depth of field, color grading
• Build interactive 3D configurators with real-time customization

2. Performance Optimization:

• Optimize 3D asset loading for near-instant initial render
• Implement LOD systems, shader optimization, and efficient resource usage
• Use compression pipelines: geometry, textures, KTX2/Basis
• Implement frustum & occlusion culling, instancing, and batching
• Profile GPU memory, draw calls, and shader performance
• Build adaptive quality settings based on device capabilities

3. 3D Asset Pipeline & Tools:

• Build loaders/parsers for glTF, USDZ, OBJ, FBX
• Implement asset optimization: UV mapping, normal maps, texture atlasing
• Create mesh-processing tools: decimation, smoothing, tangents
• Build progressive loading, caching, and streaming systems
• Develop debugging and visualization tools for asset inspection

4. Interactive Controls & UI Features:

• Implement camera systems: orbit, pan, zoom, animated transitions
• Build gestures for mobile: pinch, rotate, drag
• Create 360° product viewers with fluid interactions
• Add hotspots, annotations, measurement tools, and view presets
• Enable screenshot and recording functionalities

5. WebXR & AR Experiences:

• Implement WebXR VR/AR experiences directly inside browsers
• Build AR Quick Look integration for iOS
• Integrate AR.js / 8th Wall for seamless web AR
• Implement environment lighting estimation and hit testing
• Build cross-platform AR for iOS + Android

6. Graphics Systems Architecture:

• Architect custom WebGL rendering solutions from scratch
• Build material/shader libraries and rendering modules
• Create scene graph management systems
• Build modular systems with reusable rendering utilities
• Design APIs for frontend integration and customization

Technical Stack:

1. Graphics & Rendering:

• WebGL 1.0/2.0, OpenGL ES, GLSL
• 3D formats: glTF 2.0, USDZ, OBJ, FBX, Collada
• Tools: Blender, RenderDoc, Spector.js
• Texture tools: Sharp, ImageMagick, compression utilities

2. Frontend & Web:

• JavaScript / TypeScript
• React, Next.js, familiarity with Vue
• Webpack, Vite, Rollup
• Jest, Cypress

3. Performance:

• Chrome DevTools, WebGL Inspector, GPU profilers
• Draco, meshoptimizer, KTX2/Basis
• Cloudflare, AWS CloudFront

4. Collaboration:

• Git/GitHub
• Technical documentation: shaders, specs, APIs

What We’re Looking For:

1. Must-Haves:

• 5-8+ years in graphics programming with deep WebGL/Three.js knowledge
• Strong understanding of the full rendering pipeline
• Expert in GLSL: vertex, fragment, compute shaders
• Mastery of PBR, material systems, and physically accurate lighting
• Proven experience building high-performance 3D web apps
• Strong JavaScript/TypeScript skills
• Solid understanding of 3D math: matrices, vectors, quaternions
• Experience with 3D formats, UV mapping, texture workflows
• Ability to debug GPU issues and optimize across browsers/devices
• Ability to build custom WebGL engines from scratch

2. Highly Desirable:

• Experience with Three.js/Babylon.js (plus, not required)
• E-commerce and 3D configurator experience
• WebXR development experience
• Strong mobile optimization knowledge
• Experience with GPU compute, GPGPU
• Familiarity with Unity/Unreal internals
• Background in advanced rendering research
• Knowledge of ray tracing, path tracing
• Experience with photogrammetry or 3D scanning
• Open-source graphics contributions

Technical Challenges You’ll Tackle:

• Achieving photorealistic 60fps rendering on mobile browsers
• Sub-second loading for complex 3D models
• Realistic shaders for different materials (jewelry, fabric, metal, glass)
• Adaptive rendering across low-end to high-end devices
• Seamless AR blending of virtual + real environments
• Managing thousands of product SKUs with diverse materials
• Debugging GPU issues across browsers, devices, and GPU vendors

Why Join the Company:

• Pure graphics engineering — not generic frontend work
• Solve deep rendering challenges that push WebGL limits
• Create visually stunning work seen by millions
• Work with modern WebGL 2.0 capabilities
• Freedom to experiment with advanced graphic techniques
• High-performance engineering culture
• Your rendering work directly influences customer engagement
• Access to high-end GPUs, devices, and graphics tools
• Backed by NVIDIA, Microsoft, Google

Location & Work Culture:

• Bengaluru (HSR Layout)
• 6 days a week, (5 days-in-office, Saturdays WFH)
• Culture: performance-focused, graphics craftsmanship, high attention to detail
• Small, senior engineering team with deep expertise
• Access to GPUs, testing devices, and 3D tools

About the Role

We are seeking a creative and technically strong Frontend Developer with expertise in 3D animations to join our team. You will play a key role in building interactive, visually engaging, and high-performance web applications using modern frameworks and 3D libraries. This role involves close collaboration with designers, product managers, and backend engineers to deliver immersive digital experiences.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain responsive, user-friendly web applications.
• Implement 3D models, animations, and interactions using Three.js, WebGL, or Babylon.js.
• Collaborate with UI/UX designers to transform creative concepts into smooth, interactive experiences.
• Optimize performance for real-time rendering and animations across devices and browsers.
• Integrate backend APIs for data-driven 3D visualizations and dynamic content.
• Stay updated with the latest trends in frontend development, 3D frameworks, and animation tools.
• Ensure cross-browser compatibility, scalability, and maintainability of code.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional experience as a Frontend Developer.
• Strong proficiency in HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript (ES6+).
• Experience with React.js / Next.js (or other modern frontend frameworks).
• Hands-on expertise in 3D libraries: Three.js, WebGL, Babylon.js (or similar).
• Knowledge of animation frameworks: GSAP, Framer Motion, Anime.js.
• Strong understanding of rendering performance optimization (shaders, textures, lighting).
• Familiarity with design tools: Figma, Adobe XD, Blender, or similar.
• Excellent problem-solving, debugging, and communication skills.

Position:  React/Frontend Developer

Location: Chennai and Exp : 3 to 5 Yrs

We are looking for a great JavaScript developer who is proficient with React.js or VueJs. Your primary focus will be on developing user interface components and implementing them following well-known React.js workflows (Redux). You will ensure that these components and the overall application are robust and easy to maintain. You will coordinate with the rest of the team working on different layers of the infrastructure. Therefore, a commitment to collaborative problem solving, sophisticated design, and quality product is important.

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
• Monitoring and improving front-end performance.
• Troubleshooting interface software and debugging application codes.
• Documenting application changes and developing updates.

Skills

• Strong proficiency in JavaScript, including DOM manipulation and the JavaScript object model
• In-depth knowledge of JavaScript, CSS, HTML, and front-end languages.
• Thorough understanding of React.js and its core principles
• Experience with popular React.js workflows (such as Flux or Redux)
• Should have recent experience with React projects (min. 2 years)
• Experience in VueJs is an added advantage
• Familiarity with newer specifications of EcmaScript
• Familiarity with RESTful APIs
• Knowledge of modern authorization mechanisms, such as JSON Web Token
• Knowledge of performance testing frameworks including Mocha and Jest.
• Experience with common front-end development tools such as Babel, Webpack, NPM, etc.
• Ability to understand business requirements and translate them into technical requirements
• Familiarity with code versioning tools. 

● 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

● 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 as well as HTML and CSS

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

● Working knowledge and integration knowledge with RESTful APIs

● Knowlegde of websockets implementation is a must.

● Knowledge of modern authorization mechanisms, such as JSON Web Token

● Familiarity with modern front-end build pipelines and tools

● Experience with common front-end development tools such as Babel, Webpack, NPM, etc.

● 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}

● Added advantages if you have working knowledge of AWS

Job Description

Experience should have minimum 2 years.

Proficient with ReactJS/Redux

Designing and developing user interface solutions for websites, web and Mobile applications.

Design product and website layouts, assets, flows, sitemaps etc.

Create and maintain UI guidelines and templates.

Extensive knowledge of web technologies and building large scale web applications.

Expertise in JavaScript, HTML5 and CSS3 and Adoptive / Responsive web Design & Cross browser experience.

Expertise with cross-browser, cross-platform, and design constraints on the web.

Interact with other team members to incorporate innovations and vice versa.

Experience in working with Agile Methodology.

Ability to solve problems creatively and effectively.

Should possess excellent communication skills.

• Build fluid, scalable, responsive, and consumer-centric web platforms that target users across a wide array of devices
• Collaborate closely with designers & backend developers and contribute to the full product development life-cycle from design and development to roll out
  Take ownership of work and deliver quality results consistently
• Own the delivery of multiple features in a fast-paced work environment
• Build optimized and modular components to provide performance-oriented solutions
• Work in a dynamic and collaborative culture ensuring good teamwork and communication with remote team members when needed

• 4+ Years of experience in frontend web development (1+ in ReactJS)
• Strong past experience of building, scaling and maintaining feature-rich customer-facing single-page applications
• Ability to translate designs into UI elements with accuracy and an eye for fluidity and responsiveness; strong grasp of any of CSS / sass / less
• Proven ability to implement key concepts of state management, security, and caching practices in enterprise-level web applications used at scale
• Proficient understanding of compatibility issues across different browsers and web and mobile devices and available ways to work around them
• Familiarity with the react ecosystem and popular libraries in that ecosystem
• Strong grasp over core web development concepts like HTML5, JavaScript, CSS3, general Web 2.0 techniques, and working without modern component libraries
• Experience with designing secure web applications with a strong understanding of common security vulnerabilities and best practices
• Understanding of data structures, algorithms and object-oriented programming
• Strong grasp over concepts of performance, optimization, lighthouse, etc
• Strong handle over Git, following best practices to facilitate collaboration

• Hands-on experience with supporting payments and integrating payment gateways
• Experience with progressive web apps, service workers
• Strong grasp over frontend unit and end-to-end testing frameworks