React.js Developer

What we want to accomplish and why we need you?

Haptik is one of the world's largest Conversational AI companies, having reached over 500 + million devices, and processed over 5 billion+ conversations till date. Haptik has been at the forefront of the paradigm shift of interaction from clicks to conversations. We have built a robust set of technology and tools that can enable any kind of conversational application. With a 400+ member strong team that is set to double in the coming year, Haptik is truly poised to lead the Conversational AI revolution with some of the best minds in the industry.

We are a full-stack conversational AI company from building products to delivering bots for our clients. We are looking for a front-end engineer who can help us build the next generation of enterprise-grade conversational AI platform.

What will you do every day?

As a front-end tech lead you will be responsible for building the Haptik platform which is used by people across the globe. You will be working closely with the product, design and platform team on a day to day basis and be responsible for the look and feel of the product. While you know how to work hard, you also know how to have fun at work and make friends with your colleagues.

Ok, you're sold, but what are we looking for in the perfect candidate?

- Have a keen eye for detail and passionate about UI and UX

- Has worked with a team of FE engineers to set tech processes and standards.

- Has experience in mentoring junior engineers.

- Have a solid understanding of front-end technologies especially React

- Build, maintain and gate-keep the platform tools

- Work closely with the PM and designers to deliver high-quality features

- Work closely with the backend engineers to understand the Interkat Platform and build for scale

- High-level estimating and scoping/breaking down of tasks

- Document features to make them easily understandable to clients

- Participate in code reviews, automated and functional testing, and other aspects of our quality assurance process

- Use and promote standard good coding practices

- Fully participate in a scrum-based, agile development team

- Maintain up-to-date knowledge of technology standards, industry trends, emerging technologies, and software development best practices

- Work experience around optimizing build artifacts and performance monitoring

- Following security standards when using cookies/others to store user information etc.

Requirements :

- 5+ years of experience working on React.js

- Prior experience of leading/mentoring a team is a plus

- Knowledge of flux and redux

- Must have extensive experience working on Javascript, HTML, CSS, animations and UI/UX principles.

- Knowledge of backend technologies is a plus

- Good attention to detail, pixel perfect designs

- Bachelor's Degree in computer science or equivalent

- Good Communication skills

- Hustler with the passion for writing good code

- Team player

- Must have experience in working in an agile environment, exposure to tools like Jira would be an added benefit.

Requirements is such a strong word. We don't necessarily expect to find a candidate that has done everything listed, but you should be able to make a credible case that you've done most of it and are ready for the challenge of adding some new things to your resume.

• Job Title - Software Engineer - Frontend
• Reports Into - Lead Frontend Web Developer
• Location - Hybrid/Bangalore

A Little Bit about Kwalee….

Kwalee is one of the world’s leading multiplatform game developers and publishers, with well over 900 million downloads worldwide for mobile hits such as Draw It, Teacher Simulator, Let’s Be Cops 3D, Airport Security and Makeover Studio 3D. We also have a growing PC and Console team of incredible pedigree that is on the hunt for great new titles to join TENS!, Eternal Hope, Die by the Blade and Scathe.

What’s In It For You?

• Hybrid working - 3 days in the office, 2 days remote/ WFH is the norm
• Flexible working hours - we trust you to choose how and when you work best
• Profit sharing scheme - we win, you win 
• Private medical cover - delivered through BUPA
• Life Assurance - for long term peace of mind
• On site gym - take care of yourself
• Relocation support - available
• Quarterly Team Building days - we’ve done Paintballing, Go Karting & even Robot Wars
• Pitch and make your own games on Creative Wednesdays! 

Are You Up To The Challenge?

As our Software Engineer - Frontend you’ll be designing and producing excellent web interfaces, working closely with the server and analytics teams. 

Your Team Mates

The frontend team consists of both our frontend developers and designers, we work closely with all parts of the business to create tools that vary across the whole company, from the publishing team to create a portal for people to submit games, the marketing team on things like our website, all the way to our internal teams for things like administration and analytics.

What Does The Job Actually Involve?

• You'll be working directly with the server and client teams to create our games server admin interfaces. And closely with the analytics team developing features for our analytics platform.
• A portion of the work involves maintaining/improving our extensive games server admin interface and our in-house Analytics platform.
• You will be working with a lot of different technologies that make up our worldwide cluster where we support millions of daily players.
• On some projects specific gameplay features rely on server side counterparts and complex web UI interfaces making for a good change of pace from Analytics and Data entry interfaces.

Your Hard Skills

• Minimum 2 years browser-based programming experience
• A proven track record of programming high quality and innovative web pages using Javascript, HTML5 & CSS3 and relevant frameworks (ideally ReactJS but could also be others e.g. AngularJS, NodeJS, Handlebars, jquery, gulp)
• An excellent working knowledge of various programming languages, databases and scripting tools including at least one of bash, MySQL, CouchBase, Python, Java, C#, JSP, PHP
• A creative mindset motivated by challenges and constantly striving for the best
• Interest in mobile games

Your Soft Skills

Kwalee has grown fast in recent years but we’re very much a family of colleagues. We welcome people of all ages, races, colours, beliefs, sexual orientations, genders and circumstances, and all we ask is that you collaborate, work hard, ask questions and have fun with your team and colleagues. 

We don’t like egos or arrogance and we love playing games and celebrating success together. If that sounds like you, then please apply.

A Little More About Kwalee

Founded in 2011 by David Darling CBE, a key architect of the UK games industry who previously co-founded and led Codemasters, our team also includes legends such as Andrew Graham (creator of Micro Machines series) and Jason Falcus (programmer of classics including NBA Jam) alongside a growing and diverse team of global gaming experts.

Everyone contributes creatively to Kwalee’s success, with all employees eligible to pitch their own game ideas on Creative Wednesdays, and we’re proud to have built our success on this inclusive principle.

We have an amazing team of experts collaborating daily between our studios in Leamington Spa, Lisbon, Bangalore and Beijing, or on a remote basis from Turkey, Brazil, Cyprus, the Philippines and many more places around the world. We’ve recently acquired our first external studio, TicTales, which is based in France. 

We have a truly global team making games for a global audience, and it’s paying off: - Kwalee has been voted the Best Large Studio and Best Leadership Team at the TIGA Awards (Independent Game Developers’ Association) and our games have been downloaded in every country on earth - including Antarctica!

Be a part of one of the best IT companies that is making it easier for businesses and customers to interact with each other, efficiently and economically too.

Our client is a global platform that provides exceptional customer engagement through chatbots and various channels for their business clients. They have made their presence known across verticals, small and large businesses and even in emerging markets. The objective of their messaging platform is to create a rich experience for the marketing, sales and support teams using messaging channels, device manufacturers and operators.

They are currently working with nearly 40 thousand brands, serving almost 6 billion messages per month. Their clientele includes well-known giants such as HDFC Bank, Twitter, FB, Whatsapp, Google, LinkedIn, Zomato, Citibank, Vogue and many more. With offices based in the USA, Brazil, Mexico and India, their team has become an integral part of their clients’ numerous customer success stories.

As a Frontend Developer, you will be required to be an expert in technologies such as HTML, CSS, Javascript, ReactJS, UI Design tools, Wireframe tools etc. and work on the Frontend development of our products/ services.

What you will do:

• Designing and developing a UI framework that can be used across multiple products and website
• Working on optimization of the web application/ websites and keeping knowledge of tools used to benchmark the performance.
• Being aware of agile development (short sprints) and helping the team with debugging and troubleshooting issues.
• Learning newer technologies in UI/UX and guiding the team in delivering quality results.

What you need to have:

Designation: React.js Developer (Frontend)

Department: Software Engineering Team

Location: Bangalore

Qualification: Any Computer (Graduate or Post Graduate)

Experience: 5+ years of relevant experience in developing and implementing user interface components using React.js concepts and workflows (Redux, Flux, and Webpack).

Responsibilities:

1. Developing and implementing highly-responsive user interface components using React concepts.
2. Developing and implementing front-end architecture to support user interface concepts.
3. Building reusable components and front-end libraries for future use
4. Optimizing components for maximum performance across a vast array of web-capable devices and browsers
5. Monitoring and improving front-end performance.
6. Prepare technical documentation
7. Collaborate with UX/UI designers to implement design into the code
8. Coach junior team members
9. Implement software enhancements and suggest improvements

Skills Required:

1. Strong proficiency in JavaScript, including DOM manipulation and the JavaScript object model
2. Thorough understanding of React.js and its core principles
3. Experience with popular React.js workflows (such as Flux or Redux)
4. Preferred to have experience in Javascript, CSS, HTML, and Photoshop (any wireframing tool)
5. Knowledge of isomorphic React is a plus
6. Familiarity with RESTful APIs
7. Familiarity with React Native, NodeJS is a plus
8. Knowledge of modern authorization mechanisms, such as JSON Web Token
9. Good communication skills. Ability to understand business requirements and translate them into technical requirements
10. Good understanding of computer science fundamentals - data structures, algorithms, memory management, performance.
11. Enjoys coding and problem solving
12. Familiarity with code versioning tools (such as Git, SVN, and Mercurial)

Salary: Upto 18LPA (Negotiable)

IMMEDIATE JOINING PREFERRED!

1. Work closely with our customers to understand their needs and build high-quality user interfaces.
2. Build, test and ship dashboards using frameworks like React, ES6, and Webpack.
3. Work with engineers and senior leadership to turn our vision into a tangible roadmap every quarter.
4. Add positive energy in every meeting or interaction with your coworkers.

Minimum Qualifications

1. B.E/B.Tech/M.Tech in CS/CE/IT
2. Must-have requirements for candidates include proficiency in the following areas/aspects:
3. Git version control system
4. Ability to collaborate and communicate complex technical concepts.
5. Experience working with charting libraries (i.e. ChartJS, Chartist, Grafana).
6. Experience with ReactJS 
7. Experience building highly scalable, high performance, responsive web applications
8. Experience in fundamental front end web technologies including but not limited to HTML, CSS, JavaScript - Minimum work experience 2 years

Languages/Frameworks

Javascript, React, HTML/CSS

Preferred Qualifications

1. Experience building, adopting and maintaining RESTful APIs.
2. A passion for all things UI and Front End
3. Ability to work in a fast-paced and agile development environment
4. Strong customer focus and obsession with quality
5. Experience working with UI for data-heavy products. 

Skills Required:

• Deep understanding of React.js and its fundamentals, ideally including modern features like hooks
• Excellent understanding of TypeScript/Javascript including the OOP concept and how shadow DOM and DOM work
• Experience with widely used React.js state managers like Flux/Redux
• Knowledge of RESTful APIs
• Familiarity with modern front-end build pipelines and tools like Webpack, Babel, NPM etc
• Knowledge of the overall browser rendering behaviour and measuring and optimising performance
• Strong hands-on experience with source code management systems like Git

Experience in implementing UI using DHTML, HTML5, CSS3, Bootstrap. Ability to interact with APIs based on HTTP and REST architecture and handle dynamic data on frontend. Experience in writing unit test cases for UI components. Knowledge about securing application and vulnerabilities such as XSS & CSRF.