Remote Frontend engineer (full stack able) for a US startup

About Plum

 

We are making health insurance - simple, accessible and affordable. Hundreds of businesses of all sizes from startups to large corporates trust Plum for their employee's health protection.

 

Healthcare in India is seeing a phenomenal shift. Healthcare cost is seeing an inflation that is three times the general inflation. Treatments of diseases including Covid-19 can wipe out entire household savings. Majority of Indians won't be able to afford a health insurance on their own. As many as 600mn Indians would depend on employer-sponsored insurance.

 

Enter Plum. Plum is re-imagining the health insurance stack, and accelerating the penetration of health insurance in India to 100%. Plum has forged new underwriting and fraud detection algorithms to enable companies as small as 2 to benefit from a group insurance. The platform enables realtime insurance design & pricing to enable companies to buy insurance in 3-clicks. And offers employees a hassle-free claims experience through an integrated digital process.

 

Plum is backed by leading global investors including Tiger Global, Sequoia Capital, Tanglin Ventures and Incubate Fund (read more https://www.plumhq.com/blog/plum-series-a-funding">here)

 

About the role

 

Having found exceptional product/market fit, we’re in the midst of transitioning from 'start-up' to ‘scale-up’, and looking for a senior frontend engineer to help us scale Plum, and spearhead the frontend of our product.

 

You will have a direct impact on the customer experience through the design and implementation of new features and functionalities in our product. You'll work as part of a small but rapidly growing high-energy team delivering incredible, creative improvements to our product. You'll be in charge of reviewing the implementation of applications following code standards and style guides. You would analyze and build UI Pattern Libraries (Design Systems, UI Kits, etc.)

• Spec, build, test, and deliver new features while improving the performance and quality of the product.
• Run test-harness to guarantee the structure, integrity, and design of the application.
• Solve complex CSS, HTML, and User Interface compatibility issues across browsers.
• Optimize JavaScript implementations to ensure that code remains performant.
• Implement front-end development workflows: build systems, dependency management, quality checkers (linting), etc.
• Ability to push things over the line, ship awesome features, and delight customers.

• 2+ years of hands-on experience building web applications with JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS.
• Comfortable with Responsive Web Design and Development and weave out beautiful code in React.
• Strong product and design sensibilities and has an obsessive attention to detail.
• Write testable, maintainable code that's easy to understand.
• Understand complex problems and break them down into smaller tasks.
• Strong sense of ownership and integrity demonstrated through clear communication and collaboration.

Location: Remote

Overview:

We are looking for a Mid Frontend Engineer to join our fast-paced startup. As a part of our team, you will be responsible for developing and maintaining our front-end web applications. You will have the opportunity to work with a small, dynamic team and have a direct impact on the success of our product.

Responsibilities:

• Develop web applications using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
• Write reusable, testable, and efficient code
• Design and build user interfaces
• Work with various stakeholders to ensure the product meets the requirements
• Ensure cross-browser compatibility
• Perform code reviews
• Troubleshoot and debug applications
• Stay up-to-date on emerging technologies

Requirements:
• 3+ years of experience in web development
• Expert knowledge of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
• Experience with React, Angular, or Vue
• Strong problem-solving and debugging skills
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent communication skills 

This is a contract-based position and all contracts will be made by an Indian partner company. 

Strong on application development using HTML, CSS, angular programming languages.
Strong on typescript/java script.
Strong on agile methodology.
Should have knowledge on writing unit test cases using jasmine/jest

Job Title: Vue.JS Developer
The Job Overview
We are seeking a dedicated Vue.js front-end developer to join our growing company. You will work as
part of a team to develop fast, well-tested, and performant code for various web and mobile
applications using Vue.js. As a Vue.js front-end developer, you will be expected to work with standard
programming tools such as version control and deployment software, follow industry best practices,
write tests for the code you write, and follow all applicable coding guidelines.
Your duties will include taking part in daily scrums, writing and developing modules for existing Vue
applications, integrating Vue into existing projects, writing code and tests for code, taking part in code
review sessions, and using version control software to push and pull code for testing and deployment.

Responsibilities
 Write performant code using core Vue, Vuex, and Vue Router to create websites and web
applications
 Create tests for code written by yourself and other web developers, full-stack developers, and
software engineers
 Integrate Vue into legacy projects
 Diagnose and fix bugs and other software defects in new and existing Vue applications
 Run code optimization tools and analyzers to spot and refactor inefficiencies to create highly
performant code

Skill Sets:
 Bachelor’s degree or several years of experience in e-commerce, computer science, or other
related fields
 Strong understanding of JavaScript and React JS, including the latest revisions of ECMAScript
 Good knowledge of the Vue.js framework and related components such as Vuex and Vue Router
 Experience with standard tools and services in JavaScript front-end development and software
development, such as Git, GitHub, HTML5, Laravel, Angular, Node.js, and npm
 The ability to work as part of a team, taking ownership of individual components and following
coding guidelines to create performant components that fit into more-comprehensive projects
 An understanding of advanced JavaScript concepts, such as dealing with asynchronous requests
and dynamic content
 Experience with integrating and maintaining external software libraries and APIs using a
command-line interface and package managers

5+ years of experience with React js, work closely with design, product management, and development teams to create elegant, usable, responsive, and interactive interfaces across multiple devices; experience with Electron js framework.

Skills & Requirements
 Bachelor’s Degree required, preferably in Computer Science or related field
 3+ years of Experience working on React.js and its core principles
 Experience with popular React.js workflows (such as Flux or Redux)
 Experience with cloud based technologies like AWS
 Experience with data structure libraries (e.g., Immutable.js)
 Knowledge of isomorphic React is a plus
 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.
 Ability to understand business requirements and translate them into technical requirements
 A knack for benchmarking and optimization

 Familiarity with code versioning tools(such as Git, SVN, and Mercurial)

About us:

 

Strata is a commercial real estate investment platform that offers investors the opportunity to invest in pre-leased commercial assets such as offices, warehouses, and retail spaces across India.

We are one of the fastest-growing PropTech platforms in India and are backed by Elevation Capital, Mayfield, Kotak Investment Advisors, Gruhas (a venture by Nikhil Kamath of Zerodha), and DLF Family Office.

Our headquarter is in Bangalore, India.

We are a small yet close-knit team of 35+ people.

About you:

You have a knack for product and strongly equipped with engineering skills to make it a reality. You don’t jump into implementation unless you have clearly understood the problem/requirements. You don’t hesitate asking questions and giving critical reviews while respecting others’ opinions. You are a fearless engineer, and not afraid to fail, not on production though ;) You have a strong sense of ownership. You have a startup experience. You don’t feel annoyed if required to work on off days in case of production incidents (no development).

Your responsibilities:

We have three portals for different types of users and they are written in Angular. Your primary responsibility will be to provide impeccable user experience to the users on all forms of devices. You will be leading the effort of overhaul of one of the portals which we want to partly rewrite. Your Angular, JavaScript and design skills will matter the most here. Apart from this, you will be involved in all design discussions and code reviews and expected to give your inputs to ensure the best frontend development practices are followed. You will support your team members when they are facing challenges, and mentor them when appropriate.

Must-have Skills:

• 4-8 years of total experience
• 2+ years of experience in Angular. You must be pro at it. The team will be looking up to you for making most out of Angular.
• Extensive programming experience in HTML5, CSS3, SASS or LESS, and Bootstrap
• Excellent Javascript knowledge and programming experience with ES5/ES6 and TypeScript
• Experience consuming REST APIs
• Responsive design methodologies and techniques

Good-To-Have Skills:

• Experience with UI testing and automation frameworks
• Experience of Chart.js
• Experience of ReactJS

Mentor To Go is an android and web based platform to help students improve their work readiness through self-learning sessions, personalised mentorship provided by mentor professionals from a range of careers, and work experience opportunities.

The technology platform implements  functionalities such as: screening surveys of mentors and mentees, training content for mentors, matching through an algorithm, and mentorship through the delivery of structured activities. 

The application technology architecture comprises of the following:

o   a Python Django web application with NGinx and Gunicorn

o   PostgreSQL database

o   A React Android and Web app

o   Rest APIs which interact between the Android app and the Django webserver

Our vision at Mentor To Go is to provide career mentorship to young people anywhere, anytime across the length and breadth of India.

We are looking for a frontend software developer who is passionate about using web technologies to solve social problems and creating experiences that are elegant and effective.    You will own the front end development of features  of the Mentor To Go web and mobile platforms, from conceptualisation through design and testing. You will work closely with other developers,the technical project manager, and the program operations team. You are user-centric, continuously demonstrate strategic & analytical abilities, and are laser focused on executing at speed. You must have the ability to succeed in a fast paced environment, where success is dependent on your ability to collaborate with cross-functional team members  in a positive, productive, and transparent way.

Minimum requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering preferably  CS  or related discipline
• 3+ years experience with the development of applications for Android, iOS and  web preferably using React Native/ReactJS

• Experience working in Unix/Linux environments
• Experience with a complete mobile software development life cycle
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Familiarity with version control software such as Git

Desired  requirements

• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Ability to participate in technical discussions and help make technical trade-offs

About Mentor Together

https://mentortogether.org/">Mentor Together is India’s first and largest youth mentoring  non-profit organization with a mission to facilitate empowering mentoring relationships and networks that help young people break the inequalities of opportunity and actualise their potential.

http://bit.ly/mentortogo">Mentor To Go is the world’s first mobile mentoring platform created by Mentor Together with the support of Cisco India, LinkedIn Social Impact, British Telecom and Sterlite Technologies.

Angular JS & Programming expert
Good knowdlege of SDLC
BE in CSE is preferred 
Angular JS & Programming expert
Good knowdlege of SDLC
BE in CSE is preferred