Senior Software Engineer - Frontend

1. Strong proficiency in JavaScript, including DOM manipulation and the JavaScript object
model.
2. Thorough understanding of React.js and its core principles.
3. Experience with popular React.js workflows (such as Flux or Redux).
4. Deep understanding of Restful APIs(consume).
5. Experience with Redux, Context API.
6. Experience with data structure libraries (e.g., Immutable.js).
7. Familiarity with modern front-end build pipelines and tools.
8. Excellent in building reusable components and front-end libraries for future use.
9. Optimizing components for maximum performance across a vast array of web-capable
devices and browsers.
10. Knowledge of isomorphic React is a plus.

We are seeking a highly experienced and skilled React/Next.js developer to join our team. The ideal candidate will have a strong track record of building and maintaining web applications using React and Next.js, as well as a strong understanding of front-end development. 

Responsibilities: 

• Develop and maintain web applications using React and Next.js 
• Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code 
• Collaborate with the design team to implement visually appealing and user-friendly interfaces 
• Work with the back-end team to integrate with APIs and other server-side functionality 

• Troubleshoot and debug issues as they arise 
• Write and maintain comprehensive documentation 

Requirements: 

• Experience with Tailwind CSS to create custom, responsive user interfaces 
• Experience with CSS-in-JS libraries 

• Experience with Git, npm, and webpack 
• Familiarity with RESTful APIs and GraphQL 
• Strong debugging and troubleshooting skills 
• Ability to work well in a team environment and communicate effectively with other developers and designers. 

Preferred: 

• Experience optimizing performance and scalability of web applications 
• Familiarity with testing frameworks such as Jest 
• Experience with deploying and maintaining web applications 
• Experience with TypeScript 
• Familiarity with other JavaScript libraries and frameworks such as Redux, GraphQL, and Apollo, react-query

We are looking for a Product Engineer - Senior or Lead Frontend Engineer to join our early stage startup with experience in building B2C products. 

If you have experience of working in product based companies (preferably startups), good to excellent coding skills in react js and typescript, have a keen eye for details in the UI, and are looking to build exciting things that children across the world will use - come talk to us!

What you get to do:

• Design and build advanced applications from scratch keeping scalability and performance in mind
• A good handle on both client and server architecture.
• Work on bug fixing and improving application performance.
• Comfortable in owning large scale products and continuously re-evaluating and innovating.

Who are we looking for:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Computer Science
• 5+ years' experience in frontend development
• Familiarity using Scrum/Agile development methodologies
• Experience building object oriented web applications in React JS, Typescript, HTML5, and CSS3
• Should be a quick learner and willing to go the extra mile in delivering the projects.
• Should be able to mentor junior folks whenever necessary.

Frontend Developer
Responsibilities:

● Take end to end ownership of products.
● You're able to work with Product Managers, Designers and call out things upfront
from an engineering perspective.
● Always keeps end customers in mind while building the solutions.
● Always takes a step forward towards code quality and better approaches instead
of quick and short term implementations in terms of hacks.

Requirements:

● Zeal to learn and make an impact.
● You should be solving for problems and not reasons.
● Able to drive problem statements from design to implementation.
● Open to give and take feedbacks.
● Should be able to work independently with little or no hand holding.
● You have prior experience of working with JavaScript especially React and it's
ecosystem.
● It'll be a bonus if you've worked with GraphQL.
● You're an engineer by heart and not just a developer.
● You're innovative and able to pitch ideas to your colleagues.
● You're not hesitant to come up with solutions.
● You care about product as if its your own.
● You're able to communicate well.
● You love hanging out.

Primary Skills:
1. Core Java.
2. Thorough understanding of React.js and its core principles.
3. Strong proficiency in JavaScript, JQUERY, including DOM manipulation and the JavaScript
object model.
4. Experience with popular React.js workflows (such as Flux or Redux).
5. Knowledge of modern authorization mechanisms, such as JSON Web Token, SSO
authentication.
6. Familiarity with RESTful APIs.
7. Familiar with Linux
8. Experience with common front-end development tools such as Babel, Webpack, NPM, etc.
9. Familiarity with Spring Boot, Hibernate (JPA)
10. Oracle or any other DB experience
11. Any J2EE server or Tomcat container experience required

Experience : 2-8 Years

Roles & Responsibilities:
 Take ownership of a product feature and build it end to end or enhance existing features.
 Understand issues like slow loading, security, the response time of site, scalability, user
engagement, and write code considering these paradigms.
 Contribute to the ways the platform can be made much more engaging and can reach out
to a larger audience.
 Developing a new feature that is responsive and reliable on short notice.

Requirements:
 2-8 years of professional experience in responsive Web Application development.
 Working experience in React (Minimum 2+ years).
 Good expertise in working with MVC architecture (Client-side).
 Hands on experience in HTML5 CSS3 AngularJs, JavaScript (ECMAScript 5 & 6), Jquery,
Struts/Spring, Linux.
 Proficiency in the design and development of responsive Web Applications.
 Strong CS fundamentals in Object-Oriented Design, Data Structures, Algorithm Design,
Problem Solving, and Complexity Analysis.
 Expertise in implementing highly interactive, multi-layered Web Applications.
 Expertise in JSON & working with Web Services.
 Ability to work on a given product/module in its entirety.

Nice To Have:
 Basic knowledge in working with databases.
 Good experience in working with server-side template rendering engines.
 Experience in working with Search Engine Optimized pages.
 Keen to learn & ready to adopt any new technologies.
 Hands-on J2EE experience.

About Vedantu
If you have ever dreamed about being in the driver’s seat of a revolution, THIS is the place for you.
Vedantu is an Ed-Tech startup which is into Live Online Tutoring. We are a platform which aggregates
best teachers of the country and provide them with tools to deliver LIVE lectures to students anytime,
anywhere.
What drives us is a vision of bringing about a paradigm shift in the way people teach and learn. We
believe that education in today’s world is highly generalized with classroom teaching being done in a
“One Size Fits All” manner. We believe it is not effective and this should change. We are disrupting the
very notion of classrooms by making Quality Education Accessible. Our vision is to create a 'Knowledge

Network' where a learner and a learned can get connected with a click of a button and can learn-teach
in the most personalized way possible.
Vedantu is India’s leading online education company which specializes in LIVE interactive classes for
students across grades K1-12. It offers individual and group classes delivered by experienced Master
Teachers in a LIVE real-time, virtual learning through their patented platform. The indigenous platform
built for revolutionizing online learning captures 70+ parameters, helps drive high engagement and
interaction in a virtual class, and give students their personalized learning reports to help them
understand the knowledge gaps. Students can also access free content, take tests, and play a LIVE quiz
every day. 1Million+ students study LIVE every month on the platform and more than 25 Million users
every month from 1000+ cities and 40+ countries access free content, tests, doubts, videos on
Vedantu's platform, and its channels on YouTube. To know more about Vedantu log on to
www.vedantu.com or download the App on your Android or iOS device.
The platform WAVE: India’s first and only patented, revolutionary, interactive LIVE online learning
platform has been created after multiple years of deep research and experimentation in the field of
Live online teaching & Learning. Wave uses AI (Artificial Intelligence) and ML (Machine Learning) to
personalize teaching and learning for each child and is designed to make the Live class extremely
engaging and fun. At the heart of Wave platform are algorithms for which we have been granted an
extremely powerful and comprehensive IP Patent in the US for - ‘Measuring the Effectiveness of An
Interactive Online Learning System’. The biggest usp, besides its own patented platform are the quality
Master Teachers. We have 1000+ teachers who have taught more than 1 Million hours to 40,000+
students spread across 1000+ cities from 30+ countries. Founded by IITian friends Vamsi Krishna (CEO
& Co-Founder), Pulkit Jain (Co-Founder & Head of Product) and Anand Prakash (Co-Founder & Head of
Academics) have been teachers themselves with over 13 years of teaching experience, have taught
and helped over 10,000 students for a better future.
Vedantu caters to 1st grade to 12th grade and prepares for school exams, competitive examinations
and co-curricular courses as well.
More Background:
Vedantu is the second venture in education by Vamsi Krishna, Anand Prakash and Pulkit Jain. Their first
venture in education, Lakshya was an offline coaching class for JEE opened in Patiala, 2006. The
successful venture was acquired by a listed company Mahesh Tutorial in 2012. As part of Lakshya the
founders taught and mentored more than 10,000 students and trained more than 200+ teachers.
Started in 2014, Vedantu was the first company to start with LIVE interactive teaching in the country.
Today, Vedantu is a market leader in K-12 online LIVE tutoring space. It offers LIVE interactive classes
to students across grades K1-12, for all major boards and top competitive exams like JEE and NEET.
Vedantu has recorded a growth of 220% during lockdown with more than 2 Mn students attending
LIVE classes and teachers delivering 8 Mn+ hours of LIVE classes. With this definitive shift in consumer
behavior from offline to online, Vedantu is investing to scale impact, expand into new categories, and
firmly establish itself as the leading brand in the online LIVE tutoring space.
During the pandemic, Vedantu entered the early learner segment with the launch of its coding
program for 6-12 years called Vedantu Super Coders. The company has plans of launching more
programs in this category.

Our Leaders :
Vamsi Krishna – CEO & Co-founder: https://www.linkedin.com/in/profilevamsikrishna/
Pulkit Jain – Co-founder & Head of Products: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jainpulkit/
Ranjan Sakalley – Head of Technology & Engineering: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rnjns/
Krishna Mohan Gadi – VP-Products: https://www.linkedin.com/in/krishna-mohan-gadi-416b156/
Funding :
We are a Series-D funded start-up with a total funding of $ 200 million from Coatue( invested
Swiggy) global VCs like Accel Partners, Tiger Global and GGV Capital.
Know more about Vedantu:

Recent Interview by Vamsi: https://yourstory.com/video/money-matters-build-grow-vedantu-journey-
second-valued-edtech-startup-india-vamsi-krishna

TedX talk by Vamsi:
Everyone is a teacher! | Vamsi Krishna | TEDxWalledCity
Articles for reference:
- https://www.cbinsights.com/research/report/future-unicorn-startups-billion-dollar-companies/

- https://yourstory.com/video/money-matters-build-grow-vedantu-journey-second-valued-edtech-
startup-india-vamsi-krishna

- https://yourstory.com/2020/02/ys-exclusive-edtech-startup-vedantu-vamsi-krishna-online-tutoring

- http://bweducation.businessworld.in/article/Vedantu-Organise-3-Day-Revision-Camp-From-20th-
To-22nd-Feb-/20-02-2020-184651

- https://www.forbesindia.com/article/edtech-special/the-huge-investment-opportunity-in-
edtech/57733/1

- https://www.forbesindia.com/video/coronavirus/startup-circle-how-vedantu-became-indias-
second-most-valued-edtech-firm/61229

- http://bweducation.businessworld.in/article/Vedantu-s-Usage-Soars-During-Coronavirus-
Pandemic-/19-05-2020-192538

- https://inc42.com/buzz/indias-hike-meesho-vedantu-emerge-as-2019s-best-apps-on-google-play/

- https://www.buzzincontent.com/story/vedantu-single-s-21dayslearningchallenge-garners-more-
than-40-million-views-on-instagram/

Awards and Recognition:
 Vedantu: CNBC Young Turks 2016
 TedX Delhi Speaker on Education
 Vedantu: KINSES (Kaisen & Insead & NYU Stern Education Symposium)) 2016 EduAwards
 Vedantu: DNA & Stars 8th Innovative Education Awards on “Best Organization to Develop
Technology For Education”
 Vedantu: 5th ELETS World Education Summit award 2015

 Vedantu: 'Best Education Startup' by Indian Startup Entrepreneurship & Disruptive Innovation
Awards 2015
 Vedantu: Sutra HR: Featured as one of the Top 100 Startups to Watch in 2016
 Lakshya: TATA-NEN Hottest startup award in 2010
 Lakshya: FYSE Top 100 startups in South East Asia
Join in - let’s together solve some real Challenges
The real challenge lies in making something groundbreaking. To take on the status-quo and defeat it. To
follow what is already been done, where’s the fun in that? We are on to some big challenges which are
just waiting to get solved. Also, because we are not an extensively big team, you will be owning more
than just a position, you will be owning huge ideas and features from the very start.
We put the willingness and passion to learn & build above anything else and if you think you
have got it in you, don't let these skill requirements deter you from applying.

We are looking for a 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.

 

Requirements:

• 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 (such as Flux or 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.
• Experience with common front-end development tools such as Babel, Webpack, NPM, etc.
• 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).

An ideal Front End Engineer would have 2+ years of experience in building highly scalable UI on the Web/Mobile Good understanding of how the web works and it's underlying communication protocols. Experience with broad range of UI frameworks, libraries and tools including AngularJS, JQuery, SASS etc. Experience in creating complex dashboards and charts working with huge data from backend. Good understanding of asynchronous request handling, partial page rendering, UI performance and security. Good in conceptualizing and coming up with UI designs. Should have good communication skills.