Senior Software Development Engineer

Key Responsibilities 

• Design, develop, and test responsive web application interfaces across devices. 

• Build user interfaces that are functional, simple, and aesthetically appealing. 

• Collaborate with UX and UI designers and contribute during brainstorming/design sessions. 

• Deep understanding of APIs, services, and integration points. 

• Work on modern UI frameworks like AngularJS and ReactJS. 

• Optimize application performance, scalability, and availability. 

• Deploy static and dynamic sites on various web servers. 

• Follow Agile product principles and contribute to extreme programming practices like Pair Programming, TDD. 

• Ensure code quality by aligning with SOLID principles and design patterns. 

Required Skills 

• Proficiency in Angular (AngularJS, Angular 2+, Angular 4+), ReactJS 

• Strong knowledge of HTML5, JavaScript (ES6), and CSS3 

• Experience with design tools like Adobe XD, Figma, Invision, Sketch 

• Experience with testing tools like Jasmine, Karma, Gatling, Cypress 

• Ability to write integration and usability test cases 

• Strong understanding of frontend architecture and clean code principles

About us:
Equal parts creative agency, engineering firm, and consultancy, Grappus has a reputation of doing things differently. We work with brands big and small, far and wide, helping them understand, prototype and deploy a broad range of custom tech. We value design and we cringe at bad UX. Each project is a clean slate, we don’t have frameworks, or any pre-made formulas. We’re not here to just grow big, make money and win awards. We’re here to crack the process of building truly innovative products from scratch. Products that make people say ‘damn’.

People at Grappus usually experience a highly accelerated career growth well beyond the narrow constraints of their ‘job description’. Here, the growth ladder is tailored to you. It operates exactly as fast as you can manage to grow. We think it's a waste when smart people are unable to make an impact. Our aim is to unleash your potential by giving you massive challenges and the freedom to solve them.

We’re in a fluid world, where we don’t know what technologies we’ll use next, or the projects we’ll work on. We’re actively searching for ways to shine a light on our blind spots, whether it is in the products we want to build, the problems we like to solve, or the company culture we try to create. That’s what makes life at Grappus so exciting. Grappus is an ongoing experiment and you are a part of it. We'll be a different company a few years from now because you are going to change it for the better. We can’t wait to see where you take us.

About the role:
We are seeking a Sr. Frontend Developer who has a knack for coming up with creative solutions to unique problems, planning development cycles and writing technical documentation while leading a team of developers. You can get in where needed to write clean, reusable, and performant code, with creative sensibilities to push projects towards perfection. You should have good time management skills and be able to work both autonomously and collaboratively with a cross-discipline team of product managers, strategists, UX designers, art directors, and developers. Most importantly, you have an eye for detail and the ability to make beautiful designs come to life through code.

What we’d like to see:
● Ability to write elegant and readable code
● Excellent problem solving skill and love technical challenges
● Lead a team of developers and showcase managerial skills
● Comfortable working in a team-oriented and collaborative environment
● Strong understanding of Agile and Lean software development processes and practices
● Stays plugged into emerging technologies/ industry trends and applies them proactively
● Knowledge of software best practices, like test driven development and continuous integration

Must have:
● BE/ B.Tech in Computer Science or a related field or equivalent practical experience
● Proven working experience in frontend programming for a minimum of 3 years
● Good understanding of frameworks like Bootstrap, Backbone, ReactJS, Redux and libraries like jQuery, LESS and Ajax
● Knowledge of performance testing frameworks including Mocha and Jest
● Experience with browser-based debugging and performance testing software
● Strong understanding of server-side scripting and Javascript frameworks, including jQuery
● Aggressive problem diagnosis and creative problem solving skills and client handling skills
● Ability to work and thrive in a fast-paced environment, learn rapidly and master diverse web technologies and techniques
● Experience with coaching and mentoring junior web developers
● Experience in working with a variety of external frameworks and libraries
● Proven experience integrating with, along with a deep understanding of, service-based Web APIs including REST and/or GraphQL
● Good knowledge of User Interface patterns and techniques to solve common UI problems

Nice to have:
● Familiarity and experience using a variety of architectural design patterns
● Personal projects or contributions to the open source community
● Knowledge of modern authorization mechanisms, such as JSON Web Token
● Experience with common front-end development tools such as Babel, Webpack, NPM, etc.
● Strong organizational skills to juggle multiple tasks within the constraints of timelines
● Team player (those great personality types that people love to work with)
● Great communication skills

Why you’ll love it here:
(Besides working with our team with infinite charm)

● We have no fixed work timings or leave policy, you can take unlimited leaves and start your day whenever you want. (Just make sure others in your team don’t suffer)
● We don’t track these hours you put in or ask you to fill time sheets. We don’t believe in
micromanaging, if you’re struggling, ask for help. If someone else is, offer some support.
● We never mind if people make mistakes or screw up in any way, and offer full encouragement to help people learn fast by failing fast.
● We always encourage people to be completely candid, raise alarms, or log complaints
anonymously in our feedback tool, no matter how harsh.
● We are a ‘Work from Anywhere’ company, since passionate, driven people can work from
anywhere they want; their homes, or cafes, or mountains, or beaches, anywhere.
● We have a 15-day notice period. We want to build a place where people work willingly and passionately.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of high quality, innovative, flexible, cost-optimized and scalable technical solutions that meet business requirements
• Design, Develop, test and maintain software applications with MVC architectures, Micro services and scalable cloud native apps.
• Perform hands-on coding and provide thoughtful code reviews
• Mentor and lead team members to continuously improve quality and productivity of deliverables
• Demonstrate ability to work within an agile team as well as collaborate with many other teams on design and implementation strategies. Follow SCRUM Agile Development methodology
• Effective Communication Skills- An ability to express your ideas to the recipient & Co-ordinate and communicate with cross functional team along with client's team
• Problem Solving, Hustler - Get Stuff Done, Self-Disciplined Open-minded, User Focused, Adaptive
• Lean Principles & Analytical Thinking
• Project planning, timelines and milestones for execution and deliverables
• Participate into the Evaluation Review of your team member

Desired Candidate Profile

• Experience in building enterprise web application using ReactJS as the frontend framework
• Experience with Redux and React Hooks
• Expert in HTML5, CSS3
• Experience in Bootstrap4 or CSS pre-processor like Less or Sass is highly desirable
• Strong knowledge of best practices and modern web design trends is necessary.
• Some experience with modern web-based typography.
• Excel at rapid prototyping and at writing good code.
• Experience with testing/debugging in multiple browsers and platforms.
• Expertise in using Javascript
• Should have worked on REST client and WebSockets
• Should be able to write Unit testing using any one of the frameworks like Cypress, Jasmine, Karma, Jest , Enzyme or any other similar framework.
• Should have experience in either one of the Build scripts like Gulp or Grunt or Webpack
• Low-Latency UI, Page optimization, and bundle build+caching
• Problem-solving and debugging skills
• Component-based architecture

- Hands-on experience in developing User Interfaces (more than 4 years) using Angular 4+.

- Hands-on experience of using reactive frameworks like Redux, NgRX.

- Strong understanding of using UI testing frameworks like Jasmine, Mocha.

- Focus on building reusable components by employing Design patterns.

- Ability to remote diagnose user issues (With or without tools).

- Strong understanding of Object-oriented concepts.

- Ability to suggest alternative solutions for micro-level problems considering the environment constraints.

- Ability to diagnose development issues independently.

- Self-motivated learner.

• Develop Proof-of-Concept and prototype applications using new technologies and frameworks. In addition to collaborating with internal teams and clients to create innovative solutions.
• Help establish GUI best practices and JavaScript frameworks for web development.
• Provide context and guidance for integration and implementation of Front-End Interfaces
• Translate wireframes, comps, and functional requirements into functional HTML/ CSS / Javascript.
• Develop standards-compliant mark-up and code for web sites and applications
• Develop JavaScript using standard Frameworks (jQuery, etc.)
• Develop small to medium size custom JavaScript libraries for reuse across the application
• Provide technology and implementation expertise to the domain, projects, or client
• Maintain leading-edge knowledge in emerging technologies and frameworks
• Participate in knowledge sharing and lessons learned sessions from project experiences

Experience :  Minimum 1 year to 2 years experience required.

Education: Any Engineering Graduate

Work Location:  Anywhere in India (Remote Work)

Job Requirements:

• 1+ years of professional experience in Information Technology field as Front End Developer
• Strong experience in HTML, CSS, Java Script, JQuery and Bootstrap
• Knowledge of formal methods and techniques in software development
• Experience / Knowledge in the following technologies/languages/libraries/frameworks:
• Exposure server side programming using Python / PHP / Java / C#
• Experience with Version Control Software (GIT)
• Ability to work independently and direct a team of any size (small to medium or large)
• Excellent written and oral communication skills

If the above assignment and work practice are exciting you, then apply.  We will invite video call meeting for shortlisted candidates after assessment.

Learn from the best: Learn from leaders who have built Comm100 from ground up. Work under other engineers who handle different layers of the infrastructure.

Work in a data-driven team: Understand the importance of validating assumptions about user behaviour. Use various types of testing to ensure we're right (or discover where did we go wrong). Utilize data collection, enrichment, analytics, and visualizations to improve our systems.

WHO YOU ARE

To be successful in this role, you'll need to have the following skills:

Love for coding: A fanatic about writing beautiful and scalable code.

Sense of analytics: Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills. Should be resourceful, innovative, and inventive.

Dynamic: Should be comfortable in dealing with lots of moving pieces. Have exquisite attention to detail and are comfortable learning new technologies and systems.

Team player: Knack for influencing without being authoritative. Pitch in wherever the team needs help, from writing blog posts to supporting customers.

Accountability: High sense of ownership for your code and relentlessness to deliver projects with high business impact.

KEY SKILLS

• Strong computer system analysis and design skills in current methodologies and patterns including vanilla JavaScript,
• Rich experience with ReactJS, Redux, React Native, or similar library/tools.
• Obsessed with WPO (Web Performance Optimization) and web/mobile performance analysis.
• Familiar with web security, SEO, accessibility, and internationalization.
• Experience with W3C standards, HTTP protocol and web browsers.
• Experience with common tools such as front-end compilation, construction, testing, etc. (Babel, Rollup, Webpack, Jasmine, etc.)

The Role

• Create fast and functional and intuitive interfaces.
• Create mobile responsive web pages that work on desktop, tablets and smart phones.
• Create well-written JavaScript, as well as expanding current JavaScript code.
• Create and maintain web forms that integrate with our CRM.
• Assist with API integration for dynamic email/web prospect and customer communications.
• Translate designs and style guides provided by the UI/UX team into functional user interfaces, ensure cross-browser compatibility and performance.
• Create functional pages and banners from design mock-ups.
• Test code across platforms and browsers.
• Document work and communicate issues when they arise.
• Assist troubleshooting production issues.

Requirement:

• Associate degree in a technology-related field required (bachelor’s degree preferred).
• 3+ years of experience in front-end development in a start-up or similar work environment.
• 1+ experience with Front End frameworks such as Angular 2.0/React JS/React Native.
• Knowledge of web standards and accessibility (W3C and s508).
• Ability to create production-quality CSS, SASS, and HTML for web applications with support for mobile and tablet devices.
• Good understanding of web-based application architecture.
• Designing/coding to overcome browser/platform constraints.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and JavaScript Knowledge.
• Ability to learn new tasks outside immediate range of skills.
• Able to collaborate effectively with both technical and non-technical colleagues
• Deadline oriented and able to multi-task in a fast pace environment.
• Knowledge of unit test frameworks like karma, Jasmine, Mocha, Chai etc.