React.js Developer

CK-12 is on the lookout for talented, creative, and dedicated people to join our mission to provide great education to students around the world. We are looking for candidates to join our office in Bangalore.

We have a strong education platform that has served over 265+ million users, has got over 2.33+ billion questions answered, and more than 290,000 customized Flexbooks. We have embarked on an exciting journey to build an AI-powered student tutor and Teacher Assistant to build the next generation of learning platforms.

About CK-12 Foundation:

CK-12’s mission is to provide free access to open-source content and technology tools that empower students as well as teachers to enhance and experiment with different learning styles, resources, levels of competence, and circumstances.

To achieve this noble and ambitious vision, we at CK-12 are challenging the traditional model of education to transform it dramatically. Technology has opened up lots of opportunities to revolutionize education for the benefit of students, teachers, and parents.

We have chosen to be non-profit so that we can effectively realize our mission and do the right thing! It also provides us with the ability to experiment with big and bold ideas. CK-12 is backed by Vinod Khosla, a renowned technology venture capitalist.

At CK-12, you’ll experience the benefits of working in a dynamic, entrepreneurial, innovative, and non-bureaucratic environment where you will get a lot of cool things done you never imagined! We are a small group of passionate folks who are determined to disrupt the current form of education.

Technology is key to scale education and we deeply believe in it. Come develop great solutions on our cloud-based (AWS) and AI-first platform delivering rich and interactive content.

Does our mission, people and technologies excite you? If the answer is YES! and you are a great technologist who will challenge status-quo (no order takers please!) by innovating, please come join us! Together, we will change the world!

Check out our latest product offering: Introducing Flexi 2.0

• Flexi, our AI-powered Student Tutor – https://www.flexi.org/
• AI-powered Teacher Assistant – https://www.ck12.org/pages/teacher-assistant/

Location: Bangalore Office

Position: Frontend UI Developer (React)

Basic:

• Passion for creating great user experiences that are simple and intuitive
• Good understanding of CS fundamental algorithms and Data Structures
• Great problem solver
• Understands and researches different front-end frameworks and patterns to implement great user interfaces
• Implements solutions keeping in mind the user experience, multi-devices, performance across devices, and bandwidths
• Ability to work in an Agile environment with rapid iterations
• Creates and reviews high-level designs
• Creates detailed designs from high-level designs and reviews designs of other team members
• A Code Craftsman who follows the best software development and coding practices delivering understandable and maintainable code with thorough unit test coverage

Required:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent
• At least 2 years of experience
• Hands-on with frameworks like React, Redux, Backbone, Webpack, Lerna
• Expert knowledge of OOP (Object Oriented Programming), design, and development
• In-depth knowledge of browser internals and architecture
• Expert in JS (OOJS), HTML5, CSS3, JSON, REST, XML, W3C standards
• Experience with responsive web design & frameworks media queries
• Experience with UI patterns (security, performance, usability)
• Familiar with version control systems (Git/Subversion) & build tools like Grunt

Desired:

• Experience with ES6, Node.js
• Worked in distributed/agile environments
• Performance optimization for scalable web apps
• Familiarity with LLMs (Large Language Models)
• Familiarity with Storybook (React) or similar frameworks

Job Description

• Experience in UI development using React JS
• In depth knowledge of JavaScript, CSS, HTML and front-end languages
• Excellent front-end coding skills, and a good understanding of progressive applications
• Strong knowledge of UI design principles, patterns, and best practices
• Experience working with JavaScript and Typescript, React, Redux, RxJS, Yarn
• Experience in test driven development using modern source control and continuous integration
• Design, develop, test, deploy and maintain software
• Delivering high quality and well-structured code

Key Responsibilities

• Design and Build complicated Workflow
• Understanding the user persona and deliver slick experience
• Experience in JavaScript (ReactJS / Redux) React Native, HTML, CSS, JQuery, HTTP
• Strong understating of XML, JSON, DOM, and w3c standards
• Providing technical expertise for every phase of the project lifecycle; from concept development to solution design, implementation, optimization and support
• Be an Interface with Stockholder sand architects to create technology specifications from business requirements for one or more modules within the project
• Responsible to prepare the technical design of the components within the module (one or more of client/web presentation tier, server tier, data access and data model, integration component, package function customization)
• Proficient in articulating the pros and cons of using a certain technology stack or component or design pattern versus another to the clients and project team and drives selection of technologies, designs to come up with the optimal architecture
• Drives the performance tuning, re-design and re-factoring for a module
• Contributes to designing and implementing the build, release process as well as system configuration and deployment characteristics of the application
• Implements (hands-on) the module components based on prevailing Framework and Open-source standards & its best practices.
• Mentors the team (people working on the module and other project team members) on technology concepts and best practices for design, implementation and other processes

ROLE REQUIREMENTS

• Expertise level knowledge of  HTML5 : Comprehensive knowledge of tags, HTML API (Geo, Storage, More APIs), Canvas APIs, META Tags and Semantic markup 
• Expertise level knowledge of CSS3 : CSS Object Model, Selectors & Hierarchy, Layouts, Responsive Designs, Build Tools, SASS / SCSS & Flexbox
• Expertise level knowledge of ES6: Object-Oriented programming principles,  DOM Selectors, Event Handlers, Jquery - Functions, Callbacks, Promises, Debugging tools & approach
• Experience in creating build scripts from scratch using Webpack & Gulp with relevant plugins to improve DevOps
• Ability to independently create technical design of an Epic utilising the knowledge of JavaScript design patterns and CSS best practices
• Experience in reviewing the technical design and implementation of other frontend team members
• Ability to Suggest better alternatives to existing solutions for improving the solution quality (both functional and non-functional problems) 
• Ability to coach and line-manage senior frontend engineers, to help them grow their career
• Experience in Typescript and contemporary FE development frameworks like ReactJS, Angular & VueJS is preferred

QUALIFICATIONS & CHARACTERISTICS

• 8+ years of industry experience.
• Analytic and positive mindset with a personable and professional approach.
• Sharp attention to detail and a passion for new technology.
• Professional written and verbal communication.

We are looking for a React Native developer interested in building performant mobile apps on both the iOS and Android platforms. You will be responsible for architecting and building these applications, as well as coordinating with the teams responsible for other layers of the product infrastructure. Building a desired structure is a highly collaborative effort, and as such, a strong team player with a commitment to perfection is required.

Job Requirements:

• Strong development and fundamental knowledge of React Native.
• Minimum 1 year of hands on experience in React Native is required for this position
• Leverage native APIs for deeper integrations with iOS/Android platforms.
• Work with engineers, designers, product managers.

Skills Required : React-Native, JavaScript, ES6, REDUX, API, Firebase, Android setup, iOS Setup

We are looking to add someone to our team of professionals. The ideal candidate will need to have great graphics and content writing experience for SEO purpose. You will be required to build websites with a contact mangement system called wordpress. You will be required to work independently from your home. You must have internet access and a computer. Hours to work is from 2:00 pm to 10:00 M-F. You must be available during that time and you will need to be able to communicate via skype through screen sharing and must speak and understand the English language a plus.
Responsibilities

• English writing skills
• Design, develop and create physical and digital art.
• Develop and maintain web site layouts and designs Wordpress.
• Support in the design of website and web application wireframes, mock-ups and final designs.
• Work with the development team to develop client-side coding.
• Maintain the company social media platforms to include Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Yelp and Google.
• Understanding the client’s needs and business requirements documents.
• Qualifications
• Proficiency in graphic design and layout software such as: Tools within the Adobe Create Cloud.
• Experience with Photoshop, Illustrator and other design and wire-framing tools
• Experience developing images and designs for websites.
• Experience with HTML, CSS and JavaScript
• Understand Content Management System (CMS) such as Drupal or WordPress.
• General knowledge of systems, techniques and processes used in web site design.

Job Type: Full-time