Senior Frontend Developer

Job Description:

We are looking for a good JavaScript developer who is proficient with React.js. Your primary focus will be on developing user interface components and implementing them following well-known React.js workflows (such as Flux or Redux). You will ensure that these components and the overall application are robust and easy to maintain. You will coordinate with the rest of the team working on different layers of the infrastructure. Therefore, a commitment to collaborative problem solving, sophisticated design, and quality product is important.

Responsibilities

• Developing new user-facing features using React.js
• Building reusable components and front-end libraries for future use
• Translating designs and wireframes into high-quality code
• Optimizing components for maximum performance across a vast array of web-capable devices and browsers

Skills:

• Strong proficiency in JavaScript, including DOM manipulation and the JavaScript object model
• Thorough understanding of React.js and its core principles
• Experience with popular React.js workflows (Redux)
• Familiarity with newer specifications of ECMAScript
• 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
• 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)

Why LiftOff? 

We at LiftOff specialize in product creation, for our main forte lies in helping Entrepreneurs realize their dream. We have helped businesses and entrepreneurs launch more than 70 plus products.

Many on the team are serial entrepreneurs and have had a history of successful exits.

• 5+ years of experience, working on frontend technologies
• Individual contributor - responsible for the design, coding, and unit testing
• Should have good working experience in React and React Native
• Should have a good understanding of state management in frontend/UI applications
• Proficiency in Javascript / ECMAScript 6+
• Creating custom, general-use modules, and components that extend the elements and modules of React
• Good knowledge of data structures, problem-solving / algorithms
• Knowledge of creating custom / reusable components
• Should know OOP Concepts

We are a group of passionate people driven by a set of core values. We strive to make every process transparent and have flexible work timings along with great startup culture and vibe. There are no job designations because its a flat hierarchy.

Work Responsibilities

• What You’ll Do:
• Engineers will develop and improve features for products such as WebView pages called from within Mercari’s web version and native app, along with tools used by the Customer Support Team for answering user inquiries and providing transaction support.
• Senior engineers in the Frontend Team are expected to use their technical skills to lead the team and product development, train members through design and code reviews, and make contributions and improvements to the hiring process, including technical tests.
• Development Environment:
• Languages: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, TypeScript, React, Gatsby, Next.js, GraphQL, Apollo Client, Redux, Cypress, Rendertron, Lit, Playwright
• Infrastructures: Google Cloud Platform (Compute Engine, Kubernetes Engine, App Engine)
• Configuration management tool: Terraform
• Other: Circle CI, GitHub, Slack, JIRA, Crowi, Spinnaker, Datadog

Minimum Requirements

• Shared understanding and belief in Mercari Group's mission and values
• At least 3 years of experience in development related to frontend fields such as web browsers, JavaScript, TypeScript, React.js, Next.js, or Redux
• Experience with developing and operating large-scale products
• Ability to design and develop with performance and scalability in mind
• Ability to use HTML and CSS to implement solid user interfaces
• Knowledge of JavaScript and experience developing with UI libraries or frameworks such as React, Vue.js, and Angular
• Able to understand and explain web operation principles and browsers
• Understanding of version management and ability to participate in development via Git
• Effective communication skills, needed for product development with team members and with other teams

Preferred Requirements

• Extensive knowledge of standard web technologies and specialized knowledge in some areas, like TypeScript, React.js, Next.js, Redux
• Understanding of the characteristics of different libraries/frameworks and the ability to introduce them to projects where necessary
• Ability to design architecture based on the characteristics of the app
• Ability to consistently take initiative in implementing improvements to the app
• Project management and/or team leadership
• Cloud development experience (preferably GCP or AWS)
• Experience contributing to an open-source project
• Familiarity with CI systems and the release process

Working Conditions

Employment Status

Full-time

Office

Bangalore

• Hybrid Workstyle

Tech Lead – Software Development

Tech Lead will be responsible for development and project delivery. She will also provide technical and team leadership through coaching and mentorship.

Job Responsibilities:

• Guide team development efforts towards successful project delivery
• Provide technical leadership to teammates through coaching and mentorship
• Maintain high standards of software quality within the team by establishing and coaching team member in best practices in development
• Collaborate with other software developers, business analysts and software architects to plan, design, develop, test, and maintain web- and desktop-based business applications built on new and legacy technologies.
• Assist in the collection and documentation of user’s requirements, development of user stories, estimates and work plans
• Design, develop, and unit test applications in accordance with established standards
• Participate in peer-reviews of solution designs and related code
• Package and support deployment of releases
• Analyze and resolve technical and application problems
• Assess opportunities for application and process improvement and prepare documentation of rationale to share with team members and other affected parties
• Adhere to high-quality development principles while delivering solutions on-time and on-budget
• Ensure Team member adhere to the SDLC requirements

Qualifications:

• B.E./B.Tech./MCA or equivalent
• 12+ years’ experience as a Software Developer with at least 3+ years in a similar role
• Prior experience in a technical leadership position
• Proficient with .NET/Angular/React/Node JS and SQL
• Extensive hands-on Experience in ASP.Net Core, MVC.

• Excellent understanding of database tuning, design, optimization, and scaling using MS SQL and NoSQL databases

• In-depth knowledge and experience with developing web applications with service-oriented framework, Microservices and Rest APIs
• Extensive experience designing and developing enterprise grade software
• Experience with source control management systems and continuous integration/deployment environments
• Experience with agile development methodologies including Kanban and Scrum
• Experience with multi-threading and concurrency
• Experience with debugging, performance profiling and optimization
• Comprehensive understanding of object-oriented and service-oriented application development techniques and theories
• Strong communication skills with both internal team members and cross team stakeholders
• Strong initiative to find ways to improve solutions, systems, and processes

• Building Progressive Web App components and features for the companys advanced health-tech platform using React Js, Node Js
• Communicating effectively in a cross-functional product development team and presenting ideas and solutions effectively.

• Collaborate with engineering, design and product teams to build and ship new features.
• Seeing through a project from conception to finished product using Agile methodologies.
• Maintain and improve web applications. Optimize applications for maximum speed
• Design mobile-based features
• Self-contribution & able to manage and execute work through team members.
• Developing features to enhance the user experience.
• Create quality mockups and prototypes
• Translate application storyboards and use cases into functional applications.
• Create proof of concepts to demonstrate feasibility of proposed solution
• Continuously discover, evaluate and learn new technologies to stay at the forefront of technology innovation
• Write good quality, modular, reusable, well documented, unit-tested code.

Job Description:

• We are looking for a seasoned front-end developer to join our product team. This role requires you to be a tech-savvy contributor in translating the customer needs and user expectation into interactive web apps. You’ll be an exceptional problem solver and take responsible actions in ensuring the application is optimized both in technology and in delivering the best user experience. You’ll be working on various projects in collaboration with different teams.

Responsibilities:

• Work closely with design, product management, and development teams to create elegant, usable, responsive and interactive interfaces across multiple devices.
• Turning UI/UX designs into prototypes, creating excellent interactions from designs, writing reusable content modules and maintainability of the code.
• Implement UI development principles to ensure that the product client-side serves at scale.
• Review and optimize the app usage by monitoring key metrics and rectifying the issues proactively.
• An ability to perform well in a fast-paced environment and bring in optimal flow for rapidly changing design/ technology.
• Responsible for the development of a complete set of architectural views for an enterprise in accordance with numerous open-source technologies, messaging/web service protocols (REST, JSONRPC, SOAP, etc.) and one of the more common architecture frameworks.
• Understanding and presenting the immediate/tactical and strategic benefits of adopting a consistent architectural approach within the context of the client’s business to help the stakeholders justify investments. 
• Assessing the requirements and presenting architectural recommendations that are in line with the strategic vision for the enterprise and wider best practice. 

Requirements:

• 5 to 7 years of relevant work experience as a UI developer, JavaScript expert or front-end engineer
• Sound knowledge in HTML and CSS
• Familiar with UI layouts, SASS, Bootstrap, and the CSS GRID system
• Proficient with JavaScript frameworks such as jQuery, Angular 2+ and Ionic framework
• Experience debugging using JavaScript-based tools like Chrome Developer Console
• Passionate to create good design and usability
• Knowledge of Pixi js (is plus)
• Strong business analysis skills and experience, including development of business vision and strategies, functional decomposition, requirements capture, process modeling. 
• Strong knowledge of design and architectural patterns. 
• Experience of software development methodologies and structured approaches to system development. 
• Write high quality source code to program complete applications within deadlines

Person Specification: 

• Should have strong communication and interpersonal skill
• Bright and enthusiastic, self starter
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Outstanding presentation skills
• Implemented CI and Automated frameworks in Enterprise environment 
• Past experience in CI/CD/DevOps practices 
• Qualified in any technical skill assessment platform (Eg: Hacker Ranker, member, stars) in respective technical capabilities