ReactJS Lead

Software Engineer - Frontend

Experiencing the world we live in is fundamental to our collective happiness and progress as a society. Headout’s mission is, and will always be, to unlock this happier world by connecting amazing in-person experiences with people all over the globe, giving them the opportunity to be entertained, educated and inspired. We are evolving the way people discover the world by connecting them with exceptional experiences at the push of a button. By combining delightful product experience, data-driven decisions, sophisticated supply side logistics network, and world-class operations, our single minded focus is on solving a huge basic human problem: how do we have a good time? On this mission, we've already served 7M+ guests from 190 countries who have headed out to an experience with us. While building scale that drives $200M+ in annualised sales, we hit profitability that is such a rarity on the back of our superior model.

As travel and in-person experiences recover, Headout is playing a critical role in our return to our way-of-life. With pent-up demand, generation and digitisation of experiences having been pushed forward by a decade, there is no better time to build than NOW.

We at Headout, like to solve real-world problems in the simplest & most elegant manner possible. We're seeking Frontend Engineers with the ability and passion for building solutions to people-centered problems that are created at the intersection of human behavior and technology. We also love folks who have a sense of humor and know how to have fun. ;-)

👩‍💻 The Role

• Craft the front-end architecture, develop our core features, and collaborate with our Product & Design teams to build something useful and beautiful.
• Build slick UI interfaces to provide the best user experience.
• Get your hands dirty with cross-platform architectural challenges, new frameworks, design patterns, and technologies.
• Build and contribute to open-source libraries and components.

🌟 Our Dream Engineer

• A penchant for learning and building with new technologies and frameworks.
• A knack for writing the most performance optimized code along with it being modular and scalable.
• No challenge is too big to solve; love thinking product and excited to ideate & build stuff all by yourself.
• You're interested in being an early employee at a growing company, with the influence and responsibility that entails.
• You have broad and deep knowledge across a variety of contemporary technologies.

💝 We like

• 2+ years of experience developing front-end platforms preferably in a high-growth startup.
• Solid hands-on experience with Javascript ES5 and ES6.
• Experience with NodeJS, Typescript, browser dev-tools etc.
• An opinion and preferably hands-on experience of CSS in JS vs old school style of writing CSS.
• Experience developing responsive designs using open source frameworks or even better, an attempt at your own framework.
• Solid understanding of how the web works and it's underlying communication protocols.
• People who give up anything to optimize that animation that they just created.
• Nice to Haves: An interest in UX, travel, local experiences & hospitality.

We are seeking a highly skilled Frontend Tech Lead with extensive experience in React.js developmentand team leadership. As a Tech Lead, you will be responsible for leading a team of developers while alsocontributing to the development of high-quality software solutions using React.js and related technologies.

Responsibilities :

● Lead a team of software developers in the design, development, and implementation of React.js-based software solutions.

● Provide technical guidance and mentorship to team members, ensuring best practices are followed and code quality is maintained.

● Collaborate with product managers, designers, and other stakeholders to understand requirements and translate them into technical solutions.

● Architect and design scalable, maintainable, and high-performance software systems using React.js and related technologies.

● Implement and maintain coding standards, code reviews, and other processes to ensure high-quality deliverables.

● Stay up-to-date with the latest trends and best practices in React.js development and incorporate them into the development process.

● Troubleshoot and debug complex technical issues, providing timely resolutions to ensure project deadlines are met.

● Work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment on project goals, timelines, and deliverables.

● Participate in Agile/Scrum ceremonies such as sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and retrospectives.

Requirements :

● Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.

● Minimum of 8 years of professional experience in software development.

● Extensive hands-on experience with React.js and related libraries/frameworks.

● Minimum 2-3 years of experience in leading and managing software development teams, with a proven track record of overseeing teams of at least 5-6 members.

● Strong understanding of software engineering principles, design patterns, and best practices.

● Experience with implementing or contributing to design systems, which helps maintain consistency across large applications.

● Experience with modern front-end development tools and workflows.

● Proficiency in HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.

● Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.

● Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams.

● Understanding and application of security best practices in React applications, such as preventing XSS attacks, managing authentication/authorization securely, and understanding common vulnerabilities.

● Experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies is a plus.

We are looking for a Lead UI Engineer to design and build multiple channels for user interaction.

‍

• Design/Architect and develop core features of the UI/frontend.
• Design/Architect and develop policy framework to provide rich UI for various features of the solution.

‍

Requirements:

• Must have 6+ years of experience in working in frontend technologies
• Must have at least 2-3 years. of experience with Angular2 or above versions.
• Must have at least 5+ years of experience with HTML/CSS/JavaScript/TypeScript.
• Experience with PrimeNG and Vega is a plus
• Strong background in developing UI for Monitoring and Management systems, dealing with topology, and different telemetry such as metrics, traces and logs
• Familiar with containerization solutions like Docker/Kubernetes etc.
• Familiar with serverless technologies like AWS Lambda.
• B.E/B.Tech/MS degree in Computer Science, or equivalent

Responsibilities :

·         In-depth knowledge in web markup, including HTML5, CSS3, client-side scripting, and JavaScript frameworks, including jQuery

·         Good understanding of asynchronous request handling, partial page updates, and AJAX

·         Deep knowledge of Angular 2+ (Typescript)

·         Strong knowledge of CSS3 extended languages such as SASS / LESS

·         Implementing responsive design for mobile sites

·         Ability to write high-performance, reusable code using JS best practices.

·         Experience in code optimization and refactoring.

·         Experience working with theme frameworks like Bootstrap or any Material Design libraries

·         Comfortable with JSON data manipulations

·         Good understanding of cross-browser compatibility issues and ways to work around    them

·         Experience with version control, such as Git

·         Testing the site during development for usability and fixing any bugs.

·         Cooperating with web designers to match visual design intent.

·         The role requires constant interaction with other developers in the team

Kindly revert with your updated resume

THANK YOU

● Work experience as a front end developer
● Good Understanding of Angular/React and Javascript
● Experience working with SQL & NoSQL Databases
● Hands on experience with front-end languages and technologies, such as JavaScript,
HTML5, CSS3, etc.
● Solid understanding of object-oriented development and design patterns.
● Experience in Version Control Systems like GIT, Bitbucket.

Ideal Candidates will:
● Possess Strong sense of ownership
● Have an ability to work in high energy teams and drive results
● Have Good communication and documentation skills
● Enjoy sharing knowledge and eager to keep developing themselves

UI Developer :

Experience in developing Web Applications/websites using HTML5, CSS3, and Bootstrap4 or above is essential

Experience in CSS preprocessors like Less, Sass

Experience in developing Responsive and Mobile First design products/websites using wireframes & mock-ups is essential

Experience in tailwind CSS is a must (config, create custom util function)

Experience in the latest design principles and animations is essential

Experience in Photoshop / Sketch tools and collaborative products like Invision / Figma is desirable

A fair understanding of JavaScript programming / Jquery is essential

Experience in working with React

Good knowledge of web standards and SEO principles is desirable