Senior/Lead Front-end Engineer at VideoKen · Bengaluru (Bangalore) · 3 - 5 years · ₹12L - ₹20L / yr (ESOP available) · Raised funding · Posted 3 Dec 2020
We are on a mission to help e-learning companies and L&D leaders in enterprises to deliver engaging video experience to their end users and customers. VideoKen’s patented AI-powered video discovery, indexing, engagement and analytics platform is used by 30+ customers across the world including marquee brands like Bosch, Oracle, Accenture, TCS, Upgrad, Kaplan Test Prep etc.,
**WE BELIEVE IN**
Enabling better learning outcomes: Video interactivity and analytics powered by VideoKen delivers better learning outcomes for our customers, enabling them to expand their business.
Building a large profitable business: We envision building a large profitable business to achieve our mission of democratizing quality learning experiences.
Innovative culture with personal growth: We have a culture of innovation, and pay attention to each team member’s individual growth. VideoKen’s technology is covered by 8 US granted patents and several pending patent applications.
**OUR IMPACT SO FAR**
* 3 millions minutes of videos processed.
* 7 million minutes of videos delightfully experienced with the VideoKen AI player.
* 1.5K+ websites embedded with videos powered by VideoKen.
* Top AI conferences such as NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, etc. use VideoKen for discovery and deep search.
**WHAT AN IDEAL CANDIDATE WOULD LOOK LIKE: **
* 5+ years of working on JavaScript/HTML/CSS
* Good understanding of modern JavaScript features like ES Modules, Promises, Async/Await, Symbols, Generators, Iterators, Microtasks etc.
* Experienced with a web framework like React or Vue
* Good understanding of DOM and modern Web APIs
* Good understanding of browser rendering pipeline and performance optimizations
* Familiarity with front-end build tools, like Webpack or Rollup
* Good understanding of CI/CD processes
* Experience working with NodeJS
* Good knowledge and understanding of data structure and algorithms
* Previous work experience at a product-based company or startup would be a bonus.
PERSONALITY TRAITS WE REALLY ADMIRE
* Great attitude to ask questions, learn, and suggest process improvements.
* Pays great attention to detail and helps identify edge cases.
* Gives equal importance to planning, coding, code reviews, documentation, and testing.
* Highly motivated and coming up with fresh ideas and perspectives to help us move towards our goals faster.
* Follows release cycles and absolute commitment to deadlines.
Our tech stack is Django framework (python), ReactJS, VueJS, PostgreSQL, Redis, COSMOS DB, and Elasticsearch.
**WHY JOIN US **
Freedom and Responsibility: If you are a person who wants to take up challenging work and push your boundaries with no one monitoring you, then this is the right place for you. There are no hierarchies. No managers to please.
Great Salary and Equity: For our top performers and leaders, we grant stock options. As VideoKen continues to grow, you’ll have a real opportunity to create wealth for yourself and your family. We pay industry competitive salaries too!
Holistic Growth and Flexible work schedule: Building a career doesn’t have to be at the cost of missing out on your personal front. We have flexible timings, work from home, and leave policy.
Transparency: If you ever wanted to know what it’s like to be on an entrepreneurial journey, then working with VideoKen gives you that opportunity to experience it from the front seat.

About VideoKen
About
ABOUT VIDEOKEN
We are on a mission to help e-learning companies and L&D leaders in enterprises to deliver engaging video experience to their end users and customers. VideoKen’s patented AI-powered video discovery, indexing, engagement and analytics platform is used by 30+ customers across the world including marquee brands like Bosch, Oracle, Accenture, TCS, Upgrad, Kaplan Test Prep etc.,
WE BELIEVE IN
Enabling better learning outcomes: Video interactivity and analytics powered by VideoKen delivers better learning outcomes for our customers, enabling them to expand their business.
Building a large profitable business: We envision building a large profitable business to achieve our mission of democratizing quality learning experiences.
Innovative culture with personal growth: We have a culture of innovation, and pay attention to each team member’s individual growth. VideoKen’s technology is covered by 8 US granted patents and several pending patent applications.
OUR IMPACT SO FAR
- 3 millions minutes of videos processed.
- 7 million minutes of videos delightfully experienced with the VideoKen AI player.
- 1.5K+ websites embedded with videos powered by VideoKen.
- Top AI conferences such as NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, etc. use VideoKen for discovery and deep search.
WHY JOIN US
- Freedom and Responsibility: If you are a person who wants to take up challenging work and push your boundaries with no one monitoring you, then this is the right place for you. There are no hierarchies. No managers to please.
- Great Salary and Equity: For our top performers and leaders, we grant stock options. As VideoKen continues to grow, you’ll have a real opportunity to create wealth for yourself and your family. We pay industry competitive salaries too!
- Holistic Growth and Flexible work schedule: Building a career doesn’t have to be at the cost of missing out on your personal front. We have flexible timings, work from home, and leave policy.
- Transparency: If you ever wanted to know what it’s like to be on an entrepreneurial journey, then working with VideoKen gives you that opportunity to experience it from the front seat.
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- Hands-on development experience on ReactJS, React Native.
- Excellent front-end development skills - JavaScript ES6, HTML5, CSS3, Bootstrap/Flex.
- Excellent understanding of web browsers, mobile browsers and responsiveness.
- Experience in UI Build using Webpack/ Gulp.
- Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git, Bitbucket, GitHub.
- Proficient understanding of the performance of web and mobile applications.
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- Develop new user-facing features, web and mobile applications.
- Use HTML, CSS, and JS to deliver the front-end of projects on time.
- Work with UI & UX designers and project managers to ensure timely delivery of code.
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- Ensure the technical feasibility of UI/UX designs.
- Optimize website for maximum speed and scalability.
- As part of the core team, you will work on cutting-edge technologies such as Spark, Flume, online backtesting, data visualisation, and machine learning.
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- Salary on par with the industry, with company equity.
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- Research, design, implement and manage front end applications Integrating and testing with Restful APIs.
- Identify the areas for modification in existing programs and subsequently developing these modifications
- Writing and implementing efficient code Determining operational practicality
- Work in an agile team Maintaining and upgrading existing systems.
- Delivering a complete front end application from scratch or extendinapplication
- Proficiency in React JS and React Native
is a must ensure high performance on Mobile and desktop. Writing high quality JavaScript, HTML and CSS. - Work experience in creating progressive and responsive web applications ensures the best possible performance, quality and responsiveness of the web application.
- Identify and correct bottlenecks and fix bugs.
- Familiarity with RESTful APIs to connect to back-end services and data parsing using XML, JSON.
- Thorough understanding of the responsibilities of the platform, database API, caching layer, proxies and other web services used in the system.
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Experience • 1-3 years.
Skill to Test
• ReactJS
• JavaScript, jQuery
Primary Skills
• Frontend frameworks (ReactJS and/or Angular)
• Pure JavaScript, jQuery
• Bootstrap, HTML5, CSS, SASS
• CRM Development (Salesforce, Dynamics, ServiceNow)
• Working with third-party APIs
Secondary Skills (nice to have)
• Java EE (Servlets, JSTL, JSP, JDBC)
• Passionate about Implementing UX\UI of web applications
• API Design (REST)
• Understanding of browser technologies and limitations
Soft Skills
• Thrives collaborating in a team environment with a diverse range of people
• Passionate about delivering an amazing customer experience
• Able to have a change of mind, and able to change the minds of others
• Writes clearly and concisely
• Capable of working without a company office, with a fully remote team
Growth Skills
• Possesses a good work ethic; a self-starter with a desire to grow
• Always looking for better ways to get the job done
Your primary role will be the implementation of the application for either desktop or mobile devices with a focus on performance. With your understanding of AngularJS / React JS best practices you will create modules and components with which you architect the application. You will take existing design and front-end templates and enhance them with CSS animations and implement idiomatic markup. You will team up with the back-end developers to connect to.
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- Programming Expertise In JavaScript/HTML5 / Angular JS v7+ / React JS v16, Express JS, Bootstrap.
- Hands-on Working Experience Of MVC Frameworks Like Angular.js & React.js.
- Excellent Communication Skills.
- Exposure To Sass, Grunt, Node Js.
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CSS and its pre-processors like SASS/LESS.
Excellent command over web fundamentals
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Familiarity with benchmarking and optimization techniques
Eye for animation and understanding of motion principles.
Experience with Agile Development, SCRUM methodologies
Experience in DevOps - AWS, S3, API Gateway, CI/CD
Native development experience in React Native (Android and iOS)
Experience in NodeJs
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Experience with Mongo DB, Redis, Firebase, NodeJs and its framework/ libraries like Express.
Experience with PostgreSQL.
Experience in NoSQL (CouchDB, Cloudant, MongoDB) datastores.
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Experience in coding & hosting on GitHub.
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