React & React Native Developer

About us:

Astra is a cyber security SaaS company that makes otherwise chaotic pentests a breeze with its one of a kind Pentest Platform. Astra's continuous vulnerability scanner emulates hacker behaviour to scan applications for 8300+ security tests. CTOs & CISOs love Astra because it helps them fix vulnerabilities in record time and move from DevOps to DevSecOps with Astra's CI/CD integrations.

Astra is loved by 650+ companies across the globe. In 2023 Astra uncovered 2 million+ vulnerabilities for its customers, saving customers $69M+ in potential losses due to security vulnerabilities. 

We've been awarded by the President of France Mr. François Hollande at the La French Tech program and Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi at the Global Conference on Cyber Security. Loom, MamaEarth, Muthoot Finance, Canara Robeco, ScripBox etc. are a few of Astra’s customers.

Role Overview:

As an SDE I Front-End Engineer at our company, you will play a crucial role in the development of the dashboard for our SaaS security platform.

Your primary focus will be on utilising Next.js, React, TypeScript, shadcn/ui (built on Radix UI), Tailwind CSS & TanStack Query to create an intuitive and efficient dashboard that meets the evolving needs of our users.  You will have the opportunity to work alongside talented individuals, collaborating to deliver innovative solutions and pushing the boundaries of what's possible in web development. The role requires deep collaboration with the leadership, product, design, back-end and QA teams.

Join our team and contribute to the development of a cutting-edge SaaS security platform, where high-quality engineering and continuous learning are at the core of everything we do.

Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with product managers, product designers, and backend engineers to understand project requirements and translate them into code.
• You will research, design and code. What you create is also what you own.
• Develop consistent and user-friendly web interfaces based on Figma designs, using Next.js, React and shadcn/ui
• Utilize TypeScript for type safety and enhanced development workflows, ensuring code quality and reliability.
• Implement designs using shadcn/ui design kit (built on Radix UI) for consistent and modern UI components + utilize Tailwind CSS to style components and ensure a cohesive visual experience across the dashboard.
• Integrate Tanstack Query & Jotai for efficient data fetching and state management.
• Optimize web performance and ensure compatibility across different browsers and devices.
• Write clean, modular, and maintainable code while adhering to best practices, security and coding standards.
• Participate in code reviews, providing constructive feedback and ensuring code quality.
• Troubleshoot and debug issues pre/post production, ensuring timely resolution to minimize impact on users. Identify and correct bottlenecks and fix bugs.
• Ensuring timely delivery of the features/products
• Stay updated on emerging technologies and industry trends, incorporating them into the development process when appropriate.

Requirements

• 3+ year of work experience with Next.js (preferred) or React
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent work experience).
• Strong proficiency in Next.js and React, with demonstrable experience building web applications.
• Experience working with design systems and UI libraries, preferably shadcn/ui (built on Radix UI).
• Proficiency in CSS, particularly with Tailwind CSS, for styling and layout.
• Familiarity with state management libraries such as Tanstack Query(React Query)/Jotai.
• Familiarity with version control systems such as Git.
• Understanding of basic UX principles and what makes a great user experience
• Solid understanding of web development concepts such as HTML, JavaScript, and responsive design principles.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in a remote team environment.
• Eagerness to learn and adapt to new technologies and methodologies.

Benefits

• Embrace the cosy remote work lifestyle.
• Feel the startup adrenaline pumping through your veins.
• Revel in our open, growth-centric ambiance; it's like a digital playground.
• Dive deep into the captivating world of cybersecurity.
• And yes, get ready for some unforgettable workcations—think Chikmagalur & Jim Corbett. 

We are seeking an experienced UI Developer with a strong background in Next.js to join our dynamic development team. The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of front-end technologies, particularly React and Next.js, and will be responsible for creating high-performance, user-centric web applications. If you're passionate about building intuitive, scalable, and responsive UI components, we'd love to meet you!

Key Responsibilities:

Design and develop responsive and visually appealing user interfaces using Next.js, React, HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript.

Collaborate closely with designers, product managers, and back-end developers to implement and refine user experiences.

Build reusable components and front-end libraries for future use.

Optimize web applications for maximum speed and scalability.

Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code while adhering to best practices.

Stay up to date with the latest trends, tools, and techniques in web development.

Troubleshoot and debug application issues.

Ensure cross-browser and cross-device compatibility.

Participate in code reviews and mentor junior developers.

Skills & Qualifications:

Experience: 5–8 years of hands-on experience in front-end development with a focus on Next.js.

Proficiency in Front-End Technologies:

Strong knowledge of Next.js, React.js, and other JavaScript libraries and frameworks.

Expertise in HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript (ES6+).

Familiarity with TypeScript is a plus.

Experience in building responsive, cross-browser compatible websites.

Familiarity with RESTful APIs and integration with back-end systems.

Knowledge of modern web development practices like Webpack, Babel, CSS preprocessors (Sass/SCSS), etc.

Understanding of web performance optimization techniques.

Experience with version control systems such as Git.

Familiarity with agile development methodologies.

UPCRED powers AI-Recommendation on Social Content Creators, helping them discover content monetisation and helping Brands/Businesses explore Influencer Marketing.

The company’s advert platform is powered by artificial intelligence, which is used by businesses for Influencer Discovery, Campaign Management, and Campaign Analytics through UPCRED Pixel Management.

Our technology visions to have one-third of the world's social consumers discover new things through recommendation feeds from their favourite social media creator and which connects advertisers to these audiences to grow their business.

UPCRED Social has long-term partnerships with a variety of digital content creators and has the vision to democratize the social earning for content creators in India.

UPCRED Advert wants to be an all-in-one influencer marketing platform designed to help businesses own their influencer relationships.

Responsibilities:

The React Developer will own and drive web development—including decisions about tools, technologies, and processes - for UPCRED.

This is an incredible opportunity for anyone interested in being a part of a high-performing, fast team with a massive learning curve. Our team moves fast and develops world-class products by pushing the boundaries of React development. If hired, you will be part of UPCRED's in-house Product & Engineering team.

Develop cross-browser & cross platform supported web applications in React which customers love using.

Work with product, design, backend teams to develop features.

Work on bindings and integrations required with react libraries & REST api's.

Plan, estimate, and delivery your project with minimal supervision.

Skills:

1 - 5 years of React experience with some hands-on experience with web application development.

Experience with React Ecosystem (React Router, Styled-components, Server-side rendering, Context API, React Hooks) is strongly preferred.

Experience with state management libraries such as Redux or MobX is a huge plus.

Proficient understanding of cross-browser compatibility issues and ways to work around such issues

Understanding of REST APIs, the document request model, offline storage, state

management.

Experience with Content/Video-based website.

Understanding of Social Video-based web Architecture

HOW?

Apply, and let us know your interest?

UPCRED, that's how we grow, fair and transparent!

Note: Candidates who is having a notice period of more than 45 do not apply

Learn from the best: Learn from leaders who have built Comm100 from ground up. Work under other engineers who handle different layers of the infrastructure.

Work in a data-driven team: Understand the importance of validating assumptions about user behaviour. Use various types of testing to ensure we're right (or discover where did we go wrong). Utilize data collection, enrichment, analytics, and visualizations to improve our systems.

WHO YOU ARE

To be successful in this role, you'll need to have the following skills:

Love for coding: A fanatic about writing beautiful and scalable code.

Sense of analytics: Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills. Should be resourceful, innovative, and inventive.

Dynamic: Should be comfortable in dealing with lots of moving pieces. Have exquisite attention to detail and are comfortable learning new technologies and systems.

Team player: Knack for influencing without being authoritative. Pitch in wherever the team needs help, from writing blog posts to supporting customers.

Accountability: High sense of ownership for your code and relentlessness to deliver projects with high business impact.

KEY SKILLS

• Strong computer system analysis and design skills in current methodologies and patterns including vanilla JavaScript,
• Rich experience with ReactJS, Redux, React Native, or similar library/tools.
• Obsessed with WPO (Web Performance Optimization) and web/mobile performance analysis.
• Familiar with web security, SEO, accessibility, and internationalization.
• Experience with W3C standards, HTTP protocol and web browsers.
• Experience with common tools such as front-end compilation, construction, testing, etc. (Babel, Rollup, Webpack, Jasmine, etc.)