Senior Frontend Engineer

We are hiring an experienced Frontend Engineer to help us keep growing. We develop AI enabled products and solutions that are geared to help accelerate the development of new cures and reduce inefficiencies in how healthcare information is managed. If you're dedicated and ambitious, Applied Informatics is an excellent place to grow your career. Don't hesitate to apply.

As a frontend developer who is proficient with React.js, HTML, CSS, SASS, your primary focus will be on developing user interface components and implementing them following well-known React.js workflows (Redux). You should have experience in technologies like JavaScript, React JS & Redux, HTML and CSS.

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 CSS,SASS, 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

- Familiarity with RESTful APIs

- Experience with common front-end development tools such as Babel, Webpack, NPM, etc.

- Ability to understand business requirements and translate them into technical requirements.

- Ability to learn new technologies quickly.

The process: a quick phone screen, technical interview, take-home exercise then a zoom call with the team.

Required Skills and Experience:

• 8-12 years of experience in front-end development, with a strong focus on React.js.
• Proven experience with React.js and related technologies (e.g., Redux, React Router, Hooks, Context API).
• Strong proficiency in JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3, and modern front-end build tools (e.g., Webpack, Babel, etc.).
• Hands-on experience with RESTful APIs, Server Sent Events, WebSockets
• Hand’s on experience with web components, microfrontends
• Deep understanding of browser apis like history, intersectionobserver, event handling, virtual panes, drag and drop etc
• Ability to work on a complex and fast moving code base.
• Familiarity with TypeScript and its integration with React applications.
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.

What you’ll do: 

● Own and build next-generation web applications which are efficient, reusable front-end abstractions 

and systems. 

● Explore and design lively and compelling consumer experiences. 

● Ensure that all the assigned systems are performing to scale. 

● Actively participate in design and code reviews to build robust applications and prototypes 

● You will mentor junior engineers on design and proper coding practices 

What you will need: 

● A deep expertise in Angular / React, Javascript, HTML5 and CSS3. 

● Understanding of browser internals and a basic understanding of the network stack. 

● Understanding of common design patterns followed in front-end projects. 

● Basic awareness of application security practices and deployment techniques for front-end projects. 

● Should have sound knowledge in computer science fundamentals like data structure, object-oriented 

programming and possess excellent communication skills. 

We are looking for a highly motivated individual that can help us solve interesting and complex problems for our clients. You will be working closely with product and engineering teams based out of the USA, Europe, and India to build proof-of-concepts, validate strategic architecture decisions, and develop modern and scalable solutions. We firmly believe that your success is our success, and we are willing to take a stake in that.

About Altir

Altir is a product engineering company that builds top-notch software products for very select companies across various industries and stages of their lifecycle. We help start-ups to Fortune 500 companies nurture and transform validated ideas into successful products by amalgamating efficient business & technology strategy, development, and engineering capabilities. We are a team of entrepreneurs, engineers, product leaders, and designers who are builders and systems thinkers coming from some of the most iconic technology companies like Microsoft, Accenture, Apple, Google, and Salesforce. We exercise thorough attention to detail at every stage – from product exploration to delivery, integrating technology, automation, and our teams' expertise into the mix. We infuse our prowess from the consumer and enterprise worlds into every client's business. Our customers work with us to be their force multipliers, disrupters and to help them create unfair advantages.

Hailing from some of the world’s most innovative technology companies, we’re a team of seasoned entrepreneurs and makers. We’ve learned what it takes to build paradigm-shifting technology and companies, but we learned it the hard way. That’s why we created Altir - to be disruptive by design. By generating a suite of knowledge resources, category-defining playbooks, and reusable technology components, we’ve productized the launch and scale of transformational companies for maximum impact.

Company Link:

http://www.altir.co

Requirements

*5-10 years of software engineering experience with at least 4 years of experience in react.

*Programming languages (Typescript, JavaScript, Reactjs , redux)

*Creating fluid visual interactions. Developing and implementing mobile user experience patterns.

*Developing and maintaining iOS/Android applications from the requirements to the App Store.

Unit Test (Jest, Mocha), software design patterns and data structures.

*Excellent leadership, stakeholder management and program management skills.

*Successful experience in a properly functioning agile team would be extremely advantageous.

Required

*Design and develop user interface components using React.js This includes creating reusable components and front-end libraries for future use.

*Optimize components for maximum performance across a vast array of web-capable devices and browsers.

*Redux for state management.

*React JS developers should be proficient in modern web development.

*Implement automated testing platforms and unit tests.

*Develop and maintain user interfaces using React.js.

Must have

*Strong understanding of web technologies, including HTML, CSS, and JavaScript

*Experience with code migration and refactoring

*Strong problem-solving skills and ability to troubleshoot technical issues

*Excellent communication skills and ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams

*Strong attention to detail and ability to deliver high-quality code

*Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment

Benefits

*Participation in profit sharing

*Parental leave

*Opportunity to travel and work with our global team

*Flexible PTO and work timings

*Premium health insurance

*Teammate recognition awards

*Company get together, off sites and events

Who are we?  

Whatfix is the #1 Digital Adoption Platform (DAP) for Enterprises. We are disrupting the way Learning, Training and Application Support content is consumed. We provide large enterprises with a SaaS platform that helps accelerate product adoption and reduce support & training efforts by providing contextual and step by step guidance inside any web application at the exact time a task is being performed. The product has redefined the way companies onboard, train, and provide support to users. 

What sets us apart from the rest?

With over 100 of the Fortune 500 companies already onboard as customers, Whatfix has been named among the top 20 B2B tech companies alongside the likes of Adobe, PayPal, and Cisco.

With a YoY growth of 300%, we have also been recognized among the top 50 fastest growing SaaS companies worldwide in the SaaS 1000 list and as a Market Leader by Gartner in the Digital Adoption space. 

We are pleased to have an Employee rating of 4.6 on https://www.glassdoor.co.in/Reviews/Whatfix-Reviews-E1016569.htm" target="_blank">Glassdoor and our Customer obsession can be seen in our reviews on platforms like https://www.g2.com/products/whatfix/reviews" target="_blank">G2 Crowd & https://www.gartner.com/reviews/market/customer-communications-management-software/vendor/whatfix/product/whatfix" target="_blank">Gartner Peer Insights.

The employees are happy, the customers are happy, but what about the investors? Take a look for yourself - http://www.sequoiacap.com/" target="_blank">Sequoia Capital || http://www.stellarisvp.com/whatfix-what-we-learnt-from-series-a-to-series-b-in-a-saas-business/" target="_blank">Stellaris || https://blogs.cisco.com/innovation/tomorrows-customer-experience-why-cisco-invested-in-whatfix" target="_blank">Cisco || https://eightroads.com/en/news/our-investment-in-whatfix" target="_blank">Eight Roads || http://www.helionvc.com/blog/we-are-pleased-collaborate-whatfix.html" target="_blank">Helion Ventures

“Hustle Mode ON” is something we live by.

Our Team:

The Engineering team at Whatfix provides end-to-end engineering throughput that forms part of core platforms and services that drive Whatfix's business.

Our team is responsible for creating the Customer Platform and everything around it - be it Analytics, Infrastructure, or Core Algorithms. The team owns and is responsible for all pieces that we design, build and support end to end for Whatfix product/ business.

Our product is built around a core of JAVA with enterprise businesses using the Whatfix system. On a monthly basis, millions of interactive guides are processed. Building, testing, and deploying to any of our environments are as simple as pushing a commit to a git branch. We like to keep our technology up-to-date. All of the technology is built and maintained by this small development team, so from day 1, the software you write will be used by people from all over the world.  

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Design and develop highly scalable, reliable, and fault-tolerant systems for one of the world’s fastest-growing startups
• Work with business to define requirements
• Perform technical design and hands-on coding for development and enhancement efforts
• Develop new user-facing features
• Building reusable code and libraries for future use
• Ensure the technical feasibility of UI/UX designs
• Optimize applications for maximum speed and scalability
• Assure that all user input is validated before submitting to back-end services
• Promote best practices in design and coding
• Conduct design and code reviews
• Understand the customer needs & implement
• Articulate complex problems communicating viable architecture and design approaches in a clear and concise manner
• Enhance the agile SDLC within the Development Team through new learning, continued growth, and applying industry best practices and processes
• Occasionally participate in customer demos & provide inputs wherever required
• Keep optimizing & automating mundane tasks

You'll be a core member of the team.

Individual growth is important to us. We schedule time every week to explore an interest or learn something new. Team members have also used it to do everything from learning new algorithms to playing with the new framework, to exploring what the new analytics layer could be used for. We also take some time each day to discuss what we're working on, and even pair programs to teach each other about parts of the codebase. There's no risk of stagnation in this job, you would still be hands-on after a few years.

REQUIREMENTS:

We are looking for a Front-End Engineer to help us scale and go deep on our technical capabilities.

• 4 -12 years of professional front-end development experience
• Hands-on experience with Front end technologies - JavaScript, Typescript, HTML, CSS
• Experience with React Ecosystem (React Router, Styled-components, Server-side rendering, Context API, React Hooks) is strongly preferred
• Experience with state management libraries such as Redux is a huge plus.
• Proficient understanding of cross-browser compatibility issues and ways to work around such issues
• Experience in backend programming languages such as Java is strongly preferred 
• Experience in building Web applications using frameworks like Spring, Microservice architecture
• Work experience, preferably from internet companies, products, or startups
• Expertise in design principles and their application
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Fast Learner & a Team Player

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

What You Will Be Doing:

• Create highly responsive B2C web-app using a wide range of open source frontend and backend technology.
• Create single page applications using a wide range of javascript & cutting edge libraries/frameworks.
• Responsible for the full lifecycle of a project, including development, unit testing, system testing and change management.
• Research technical issues and provides recommendations to enhance JavaScript products.
• Manage/Lead a team of 10+ javascript fullstack developers to handle a wide range of projects across different products.
• Code reviews, Overall project estimations, Estimation reviews, Project planning.
• Interact with stakeholders for the development requirements gathering.
• Layout a technical career growth plan for the team members.
• Working with multiple projects.

 What we are looking for:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent preferably from IIT,NIT & other premier institutes.
• Rockstar Javascript developer, who appreciates the intricacies of JS as well as passionate to follow new trends in JS.
• Experience with product companies.
• 9-12 yrs of software development on advanced JavaScript stack (Native Javascript, Asynchronous Request Handling, AJAX, HTML5, CSS3, etc).
• 2-4 yrs of experience in leading and mentoring a team. 
• In-depth knowledge in ReactJS & NodeJS
• Proficiency in any other modern web frameworks will be a plus.
• A solid knowledge of advanced data structures & algorithms.
• Proficient in Computer Science fundamentals & object-oriented design.
• Solid understanding of cross-browser compatibility issues and ways to tackle those.
• Must possess a track record of building Single Page responsive UI.
• Experience with Databases such as NoSQL and any RDBMS will be a plus.
• Experience with transport protocols such as TCP, HTTP & WebSocket.
• Expressing and appreciating design patterns is a real addition.
• Critical of coding practices and development methodologies.

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Responsibilities

• Work closely with the design and backend team to build and develop web applications for our forward-thinking products.
• Design large-scale systems with high complexity to support our high throughput applications.
• Understand how to leverage infrastructure for solving such large-scale problems.
• Develop tools and contribute to open source wherever possible.
• Adopt problem-solving as a way of life - always go to the root cause.
• Develop scalable front-end engineering, for the largest FinTech companies in India who use our product.
• Actively think about improving UX and UI.
• Collaborate with the team to discuss and implement ideas.
• Build responsive, robust, and optimized applications.

• Professional development experience with Angular 10
• At least 1-2 years of JavaScript development experience for web applications.
• Strong eye for design, UI, and UX.
• Passion for front-end development.
• Willingness to learn and experiment with new technologies.