SDE 1(UI)

Job Title: Lead Frontend Developer (ReactJS/NextJS/Typescript)

Location: Chennai (Work From Office, yes, we love seeing your face!)

Experience: 5+ years 

About the Company:

F22 Labs is a startup software studio based out of Chennai. We are the rocket fuel for other startups across the world, powering them with extremely high-quality software. We help entrepreneurs build their vision into beautiful software products (web/mobile). If you're passionate about creating stunning web experiences and solving real problems, you’ll fit right in with us. Let’s make cool things happen!

Position Overview:

As a Lead Frontend Developer at F22 Labs, you will take charge of designing, building, and maintaining scalable web applications using React, Next.js, and Typescript. You will lead a talented team of frontend developers while working alongside product and backend teams to deliver innovative solutions. You’ll ensure that we adhere to best practices in UI design, performance optimization, and code quality. Your leadership will help us shape the future of our web products, while continuously improving the user experience and pushing the boundaries of what’s possible.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and mentor a team of frontend developers, providing technical guidance, reviewing code, and ensuring the team follows best practices.
• Architect and design scalable, high-performance web applications using ReactJS, NextJS, and Typescript.
• Drive the development process with a focus on performance, optimization, and maintainability.
• Implement and manage CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions to streamline the development lifecycle.
• Oversee the integration of GraphQL to ensure smooth data management between the frontend and backend.
• Create high-quality, responsive UI/UX using Tailwind CSS, delivering exceptional user experiences.
• Ensure that the team follows best practices for testing (Jest, Vitest, Cypress) and continuously improve our test coverage.
• Take ownership of state management using tools like Redux or Zustand, ensuring consistency and performance across the app.
• Optimize web performance by implementing best practices, improving load times, and enhancing the overall user experience.
• Guide the team in implementing SEO best practices to ensure applications are discoverable and performant.
• Collaborate closely with product managers and backend teams to deliver features that meet both technical and user requirements.
• Troubleshoot, debug, and resolve UI/UX issues quickly and effectively.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement, encouraging innovation and ensuring the team remains at the forefront of frontend technologies.

Qualifications and Requirements:

• 5+ years of experience working with ReactJS, NextJS, and Typescript, with a proven track record of leading frontend projects.
• Strong understanding of DOM manipulation and best practices for building interactive, dynamic user interfaces.
• Expertise with module bundlers such as Webpack or Vite for optimizing the build process.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and GitHub Actions for automating deployment processes.
• Extensive experience working with GraphQL and integrating it into frontend applications.
• Expertise in Tailwind CSS for building responsive and visually appealing web applications.
• Solid experience in unit testing (Jest, Vitest) and end-to-end testing (Cypress).
• Advanced experience with state management frameworks like Redux or Zustand.
• Deep knowledge of performance optimization techniques and how to apply them in real-world scenarios.
• Strong understanding of SEO principles and implementing them in frontend projects.
• Proven leadership and mentorship skills, with the ability to guide teams and foster growth.
• Excellent communication skills to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams.

Good to Have Skills (Extra Cool Points!):

• Familiarity with Websockets for real-time communication.
• Experience with WebRTC for building real-time video/audio applications.
• Familiarity with Framer Motion for creating animations in React.
• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes for containerization and orchestrating deployment processes.

Why Join Us (Perks & Benefits):

• Health insurance (because we want you at your best, inside and out).
• Flexible work timings (get your work done, but do it your way).
• Better-than-market compensation (we know you’re worth it!).
• A supercharged learning culture—grow your skills fast.
• Rapid career growth opportunities—move up faster than a rocket in the sky.
• Work with interesting, fun, and quirky colleagues who make every day feel like an adventure.
• Learn from the best in the industry (and maybe teach us something cool too).

Selection Process:

• Online Assessment
• 1-2 rounds of interviews (no need to stress, we’re all about getting to know you).

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Computer Science.
• 2+ years' experience in frontend development.
• Proficient understanding of HTML5 CSS3 and JavaScript.
• Deep knowledge of cross-browser compatibility issues and ways to work around them.
• Familiarity with one or more frameworks, such as Angular, React, or Knockout.
• Experience with TypeScript, ES6/ES2015 a plus.
• Familiarity with Node.js, npm, and build systems such as webpack, Grunt, or gulp a plus.
• Familiarity using Scrum/Agile development methodologies.

Designation: Senior Software Engineer

Years of experience: Minimum 5 years of relevant experience

Skills: 5+ years of hands on experience in Angular 6/7/8/9 (mandatory). Experience also in Angularjs is preferred but not mandatory.

• 4-5 years of overall experience and 2+ years of experience as full stack developer with skills on Python, Javascript and databases.
• Excellent programming skills and hands-on experience in Python, Java Script, HTML, and CSS.
• Experience of working in Data Science domain is an advantage, but not mandatory.
• Ability to positively contribute to a team and willingness to quickly complete large volumes of work with high quality.
• Excellent analytical and critical thinking skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• BE/BTech or MCA Degree or any graduate with desired skills.

The Role

We are looking for full-stack developers with experience in building user interface components for serverless applications using React. 

The role involves working with the product management team, understand the business requirements, and take full responsibility of design, development, test and release of the applications. 

Requirements:

• Passion for building and delivering great software with a strong sense of ownership. 
• 2+ years of experience in building web applications using React with strong CSS skills.
• Independently develop new user-facing features from designs and wireframes
• Experience with common front-end development tools such as Babel, Webpack, NPM, etc.
• Experience with popular React.js workflows (such as Flux or Redux)
• Building reusable components and front-end libraries for future use

Good to have:

• Knowledge of modern authorization mechanisms, such as JSON Web Token
• Knowledge of AWS platform and scalable application architecture
• Experience with Build and Release, Agile processes and Estimation/Planning
• Knowledge of CSS pre-processors like SCSS and LESS

Job Location : Hyderabad,

Hiring Mode : Permanent.

Job description:

1.  3 - 6 yrs of IT Industry experience in Front-end technologies,