MERN FRONTEND Product Engineer

We are looking for a React JS Developer responsible for developing and maintaining rich user interfaces for modern internet-based web applications. Your primary focus will be to implement a complete user interface for a web application, with a focus on performance. Your main duties will include creating modules and components and coupling them together into a functional application following the design patterns and best practices. You will work in a team with the back-end developers and communicate with the API using standard methods. A thorough understanding of all of the components of the platform and infrastructure is required.

Experience Required : 3 + Years

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

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

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

• Familiarity with RESTful APIs

• 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.

• A knack for benchmarking and optimization

• Familiarity with code versioning tools (such as Git )

• Solid expertise in using cloud platforms (AWS, Google Cloud, and others)

• Great knowledge of Javascript
• Minimum experience of 6 months to 1 year
• After 3 months, assured permanent job.
• Must have knowledge of Three.js 
• Energetic and eager to tackle new projects and ideas

● Design and develop responsive and visually appealing web applications and user interfaces using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, React frameworks.

● Collaborate with UX designers, product managers, and software engineers to understand project requirements and translate them into interactive, user-friendly interfaces.

● Ensure the technical feasibility of UI/UX designs and optimise applications for maximum speed and scalability.

● Conduct code reviews and provide constructive feedback to team members, fostering a culture of continuous improvement.

● Stay updated with the latest industry trends, best practices, and emerging technologies in UI development, and recommend their integration to enhance our products.

● Identify and address performance and compatibility issues across different browsers and platforms.

● Champion UI development best practices, standards, and guidelines within the development team.

● Collaborate with backend developers to integrate front-end interfaces with server-side logic and APIs.

● Troubleshoot and debug UI-related issues and provide timely resolutions.

● Mentor junior developers, assisting them in enhancing their skills and knowledge in UI development.

● Write and encourage other engineers to write automated tests.

Skills/ Experience

● Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field (or equivalent practical experience).

● Proven experience as a UI Developer or Front-End Developer, with at least 3+ years of hands-on experience in building user interfaces for web applications.

● Proficiency in front-end technologies such as TypeScript, Tailwind, React, Redux.

● Strong understanding of responsive design principles.

● Solid knowledge of web performance optimization techniques and best practices.

● Familiarity with Figma and other UI/UX design tools, to collaborate effectively with designers.

● Demonstrated experience in writing UI components to corresponding backend APIs and Databases.

● Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to troubleshoot complex UI-related issues.

● Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in a team-oriented environment.

Experience: 4-7 years

Location: Mumbai or Bangalore

Job Responsibilities:

• Developing new user-facing features using React.js
• Building reusable components for future use
• Translating designs and wireframes into high quality code

Required Skills:

• Knowledge and experience in Java Script, ReactJS, Redux, HTML5, CSS3.
• Strong proficiency in JavaScript, including DOM manipulation and the JavaScript object model
• Good experience in UI design and development
• Good experience and thorough understanding of React.js and its core principles
• Familiarity with modern front-end build pipelines and tools
• Familiarity with code versioning (version control) tools, such as Git, SVN, and Mercurial
• Preference will be given to those who have worked on libraries such as Bootstrap, Material js.
• Knowledge ofGraphQL and CSS preprocessor like SASS

About the company:

The E Commerce vertical has developed online consumer platforms for Future Group’s portfolio of retail brands -Easy day, Big Bazaar, Central, Brand factory, aLL, Clarks, Coverstory. Backed by our network of offline stores we have built a new retail platform that merges our Online & Offline retail streams. We use data to power all our decisions across our products and build internal tools to help us scale our impact with a small closely knit team.

Our wide spread store network, robust logistics and technology capabilities have made it possible to launch a ‘2-Hour Delivery Promise’ on every product across fashion, food, FMCG and home products for orders placed online through Big Bazaar mobile app and portal. This makes Big Bazaar the first retailer in the country to offer instant home delivery on almost every consumer product ordered online.

We are looking for a seasoned frontend developer to join our product team. This role requires you to be a tech-savvy contributor in translating the customer needs and user expectation into interactive web apps. You’ll be an exceptional problem solver and take responsible actions in ensuring the application is optimized both in technology and in delivering best user experience.

Responsibilities:

• Work closely with design, product management and development teams to create elegant, usable, responsive and interactive interfaces across multiple devices.
• Turning UI/UX designs into prototypes, creating awesome interactions from designs, writing reusable content modules and maintainability of the code.
• Implement UI development principles to ensure that the product client-side serves at scale.
• Review and optimize the app usage by monitoring key metrics and rectifying the issues proactively.
• An ability to perform well in a fast-paced environment and bring in optimal flow for rapidly changing design/ technology.

Requirements:

• 2 to 5 years of relevant work experience as a web developer, UI developer, JavaScript expert or frontend engineer
• Experience in Frontend Technologies 
  • Typescript - the right way. Ie, not using it exactly like Javascript, instead using it in the way it was intended to be used.
  • React
  • GraphQL (Relay Specification is a plus)
  • Apollo Client for React OR React-Relay
• Worked in large React Projects preferably in TypeScript, with proper usage of Typing.
  • Familar with React Contexts and Hooks
  • Should have a very good understanding, and practical knowledge in Advanced Guides in React (https://reactjs.org/docs/forwarding-refs.html" target="_blank">https://reactjs.org/docs/forwarding-refs.html) 
• Familiar with UI layouts, SASS, bootstrap and the CSS GRID system
• Experience with a GraphQL backend using either Apollo Client for React or React Relay is a plus
• Experience using any one React UI Framework: Ant UI, Elastic UI, Material Framework for React, Blueprint UI or Bootstrap for React

• Strong development experience of 2 years using front end technologies such as HTML,  JavaScript, CSS, JQuery, HTML5, React JS, Angular 4 or higher , Type Script
• Skilled at Object Oriented JavaScript and having a working knowledge of at least one of  the following MVC Frameworks (Angular, Ember, React etc.)
• In-depth understanding of the entire web development process (design, development, and deployment) 
• Understanding of common frontend design patterns for developing high performance, user friendly and robust applications