Senior R&D Engineer- UI / UX

Are you an exceptional UI Developer with a passion for creating mesmerizing user interfaces? We're seeking a Senior UI Developer who thrives on leveraging the power of React to craft visually stunning and highly interactive user experiences. If you're a trailblazer in the realm of UI design and development, and you're ready to make a substantial impact with your skills, we want you to be a key player in our team.

Your Role and Responsibilities:

UI Enthusiast: Showcase your mastery of user interface design by leading the charge in developing captivating user interfaces for both web and mobile applications. Your UI skills will be the driving force behind creating experiences that resonate across various devices and platforms.

React Expertise: Demonstrate your coding brilliance by harnessing the potential of React. Create UI components that are both aesthetically pleasing and technologically advanced, pushing the boundaries of modern web development.

Design-Driven Development: Collaborate closely with our design team to seamlessly transform wireframes and mockups into tangible UI interfaces that effortlessly embody the union of visual aesthetics and functional excellence.

Performance Sculptor: Dive into the intricacies of front-end code within the React framework, sculpting and optimizing to achieve lightning-fast loading times and seamless user interactions.

Browser Harmony: Ensure uniformity in appearance and behavior across an array of browsers and devices, taking into account the nuances of each platform to create a consistent user experience.

Code Craftsmanship: Exemplify your commitment to code quality by producing elegantly structured, meticulously documented, and easily maintainable code that sets new standards in our development endeavors.

Synergy of Integration: Collaborate seamlessly with our backend developers, bridging the gap between UI components and backend services and APIs to create a holistic and efficient application ecosystem.

Agile Advocate: Embrace and champion agile methodologies, actively engaging in sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and contributing to code reviews to foster a collaborative and iterative development environment.

Creative Problem-Solving: Dive headfirst into complex UI challenges, emerging with innovative solutions that enhance user experiences and keep the development process on track.

Mentorship: Elevate junior developers through your guidance and insights, empowering them to amplify their expertise in UI development and React.

Trendsetter: Stay at the forefront of UI development trends, constantly immersing yourself in the latest front-end technologies, particularly within the React ecosystem.

Key Skills:

Proficiency in HTML, CSS, and JavaScript

Expert-level experience with React and related libraries

Strong UI/UX design understanding

Responsive and mobile-first design principles

Cross-browser compatibility and accessibility standards

Performance optimization for UI components

Agile development methodologies

Strong problem-solving skills

Excellent communication and collaboration abilities

Your Skills and Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Web Design, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience).

Proven track record as a UI Developer or Front-End Developer, highlighted by an impressive portfolio showcasing your React-powered UI design and development prowess.

Expert-level proficiency in HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and React framework, complemented by familiarity with relevant libraries and tools.

UI-focused mindset with a passion for responsive and mobile-first design within the React realm.

Deep appreciation for UI/UX design principles, enabling seamless collaboration with designers to achieve a harmonious user experience.

Comprehensive understanding of cross-browser compatibility and dedication to accessibility standards.

Accomplished in optimizing UI components for superior performance and speed within the React framework.

Resourceful problem solver, adept at swiftly identifying and addressing front-end issues.

Exceptional communicator, fostering a collaborative and inclusive environment within the team.

Proficient in version control systems (e.g., Git) and experienced in contributing to code review processes.

Exposure to Agile/Scrum methodologies is a significant advantage.

Strong leadership skills, with a history of mentoring junior developers in React-based development scenarios.

Join us in reshaping user interfaces through the captivating lens of React. If you're fueled by a passion for UI excellence and have the technical prowess to match, we invite you to share your resume, portfolio, and relevant code samples that reflect your remarkable journey in the realm of UI and React. Your UI skills will be the cornerstone of our dynamic team.

Responsibilities:

• Develop high-quality, reusable, and efficient frontend components using React.js.
• Collaborate closely with UI/UX designers and backend developers to translate design concepts into functional interfaces.
• Participate in architectural discussions and contribute to the overall frontend design and development strategy.
• Optimize applications for maximum speed and scalability, ensuring exceptional performance across various devices and browsers.
• Identify and address performance bottlenecks, troubleshooting and debugging frontend-related issues as they arise.
• Stay current with industry trends, best practices, and emerging technologies, and recommend their incorporation into projects when applicable.
• Mentor and provide guidance to junior developers, fostering a culture of continuous learning and skill development.
• Collaborate with the QA team to ensure the delivery of high-quality software through rigorous testing and code reviews.
• Contribute to the documentation of frontend architecture, coding standards, and best practices.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience).
• Minimum of 3 years of professional experience as a React Developer.
• Strong proficiency in React.js and its core principles, with a solid understanding of state management (e.g., Redux) and component lifecycle.
• Proficiency in JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS3, Bootstrap, JQuery with an eye for design and user experience.
• Knowledge of version control systems, particularly Git.
• Ability to write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work effectively in a collaborative team environment.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Senior Software Engineer (Frontend) – Credit Card Platform (Team Lead)

What you'll do:

• Perform complex application programming activities with an emphasis on mobile development: Angular, Node, TypeScript, JavaScript, Apache Cordova, RESTful APIs and more
• Assist in the definition of system architecture and detailed solution design that are scalable and extensible
• Collaborate with Product Owners, Designers, and other engineers on different permutations to find the best solution possible
• Own the quality of code and do your own testing. Automate feature testing and contribute UI testing framework
• Become a subject matter expert for our mobile applications
• Deliver amazing solutions to production that knock everyone’s socks off
• Mentor junior developers on the team

What we’re looking for:

• Amazing technical instincts. You know how to evaluate and choose the right technology and approach for the job. You have stories you could share about what problem you thought you were solving at first, but through testing and iteration, came to solve a much bigger and better problem that resulted in positive outcomes all-around.
• A love for learning. Technology is continually evolving around us, and you want to keep up to date to ensure we are using the right tech at the right time.
• A love for working in ambiguity—and making sense of it. You can take in a lot of disparate information and find common themes, recommend clear paths forward and iterate along the way. You don’t form an opinion and sell it as if it’s gospel; this is all about being flexible, agile, dependable, and responsive in the face of many moving parts.
• Confidence, not ego. You have an ability to collaborate with others and see all sides of the coin to come to the best solution for everyone.
• Flexible and willing to accept change in priorities, as necessary

Basic Qualifications: 

• Minimum B.S. / M.S. Computer Science or related discipline from accredited college or University
• At least 6 years of experience designing, developing, and delivering web applications with Angular, Node, Typescript, IONIC and JavaScript
• At least 2 years of experience building iOS-based applications utilizing hybrid technologies
• At least 2 years of experience with AWS and/or Openshift
• Experience integrating with native device API’s (iOS)
• Experience with front-end and/or mobile-specific testing frameworks
• Strong experience in object-oriented design and development
• Knowledge of building and consuming RESTful APIs
• Excellent sense of web design, passionate about creating and refining great mobile user experiences.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and consistently meet established timelines  
• Strong collaboration skills
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• Proficient with Apache Cordova framework
• Built or maintained custom Cordova plugin

• Demonstrable knowledge of native coding background in iOS

• Understanding of Apple certificate and profile management
• Experience developing and deploying applications within Kubernetes based containers
• Experience in Agile and SCRUM development techniques

Role

Front-end engineers at AssetSprout work on our products. They include software for Certified Financial Planners, their clients, and also internal admin tools. They work with the founders, product designers, and backend engineers and deliver towards the company’s vision.

Responsibilities

• Develop and own product features end to end in a scalable, secure and maintainable way. The buck stops with you on whatever you own.
• Provide technical solutions through design, architecture and implementation. Wear multiple hats in delivering greenfield projects from concept to production. 
• Work with the product and design team in understanding and shaping the customer experience.
• Establish, advocate and bring your experience on coding styles, best practices, and in scaling the product from MVP to production.
• Iterate fast. Display maturity in prioritizing towards velocity while balancing quality. As a startup, we break or make on how fast we deliver.
• Teach and mentor other front-end engineers. Focus on providing technical expertise and solutions regardless of how long one has been working professionally.

Requirements

• Professional experience working with any of the front-end frameworks such as React, Angular, Vue, Ember etc.
• Solid expert level understanding of Semantic HTML, CSS and JavaScript concepts.
• Have written automated tests with any of the frameworks such as Jest, Mocha, Jasmine, AVA, Karma etc.
• Able to use CI/CD tools such as CircleCI, GitLab, Jenkins etc. and create workflows and pipelines to release to production every other day.
• Good understanding of how a browser parses and renders a web page.
• Understand HTTP requests, Restful APIs and web applications.
• Strong understanding of AWS cloud computing platform and being able to leverage its various services such as CodePipeline, CodeBuild, EKS, ECS etc.

Good-to-haves

• Early or mid-stage startup experience
• Eager to work in a flat organization with no corporate politics
• Positive energy with a get-it-done attitude.
• Worked in a remote environment and high trust and high responsibility role
• Working knowledge of build systems like Gradle, Maven, Bazel, Webpack etc.
• Understand databases, RDMS, and work with SQL

• 5+ years of experience as a Full Stack front end developer
• Proficient understanding of web markup, including HTML5, CSS3.
• Good understanding of client-side scripting and advanced JavaScript libraries/frameworks, AngularJS
• Good understanding of asynchronous request handling, knowledge of AngularJS practices and hand on implementation of complex AngularJS applications, directives, controllers, services.
• Good understanding of AJAX and JavaScript Dom manipulation Techniques.
• Experience in JavaScript build tools like grunt or gulp.
• Proficient with the JavaScript language and its modern ES6+ syntax and features.
• Proficient with .NET framework and its core principles
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as GIT/Bitbucket.
• Critical thinker and problem-solving skills.
• Good time management skills.
• Great interpersonal and communications skills.