Senior UI Developer

Job Description: 

Why are we here?

We are looking for a Fullstack Developer who is motivated to combine the art of design with the art of programming. Responsibilities will include implementing visual elements and their behaviors with user interactions. You will work with both front-end and back-end web developers to build all client-side logic. You will also be bridging the gap between the visual elements and the server-side infrastructure, taking an active role on both sides, and defining how the application looks and functions. You will be boarded into the team that manages higher secondary school projects on the Salesforce stack. You will be given an opportunity to learn the entire ecosystem of salesforce.

Mandatory skills to have/ Responsibilities:

● Overall 4+ years of experience and a strong understanding of JavaScript, its quirks, and workarounds. 

● Good understanding of web markup, including HTML5 and CSS3. 

● Strong hands-on experience with advanced JavaScript libraries and frameworks such as AngularJS or Angular 2+ etc.

● Understanding of Software Design Patterns. 

● Good understanding of AJAX, REST APIs, Remote functions, and prior development experience in building the same. 

● Proficient understanding of cross-browser compatibility issues and ways to work around such issues. 

● Familiarity with front-end build tools, such as Grunt and GulpJs. 

● Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git.

Good to have:

● Hands-on experience in Python

Are you passionate about crafting seamless and visually appealing websites?

We’re seeking a skilled WordPress Front-end Developer to join our team and elevate our online presence.

As a WordPress Frontend Developer, you’ll play a crucial role in transforming designs into fully functional, responsive, and captivating websites using Elementor and custom themes. Your proficiency in HTML and CSS will be essential for creating stunning front-end experiences. If you’re also familiar with WordPress theme and plugin development, that’s a significant advantage that we highly value.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with our design team to convert visual concepts into interactive and user-friendly websites.
• Utilize Elementor to build and customize page layouts, ensuring consistency and responsiveness across various devices.
• Develop custom WordPress themes that align with project requirements, user experience goals, and brand aesthetics.
• Implement engaging animations, transitions, and interactive elements to enhance user engagement and visual appeal.
• Optimize website performance, ensuring fast load times and smooth user interactions.
• Stay up-to-date with the latest web design and development trends, implementing best practices for modern user experiences.
• Troubleshoot and debug frontend issues to maintain a seamless browsing experience.
• If knowledgeable in WordPress plugin development, contribute to the creation of custom plugins that extend website functionality.

What You Need To Apply (Technical Competency) :

• Minimum 2 years experience in WordPress.
• Strong proficiency in HTML and CSS to create pixel-perfect front-end designs.
• Demonstrated expertise in using Elementor to design and build WordPress pages.
• Proven experience in developing custom WordPress themes from scratch.
• A portfolio showcasing your previous website projects, highlighting your front-end development skills.
• Familiarity with responsive design principles to ensure optimal performance across various devices and screen sizes.
• Excellent attention to detail and a keen eye for design aesthetics.
• Effective problem-solving skills to address front-end issues efficiently.
• Strong communication skills, and ability to collaborate with designers, developers, and other team members.
• Knowledge of JavaScript and its libraries/frameworks is a plus.
• Understanding WordPress plugin development is a significant advantage.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

If you have it all in you, we are happy to have you with us!

We will be even happier if you have:

• Proficiency in PHP
• Being an open-source contributor;
• Ability to discover functional and non-functional requirements of an app, based on various levels of inputs from clients.
• Ability to transform customer ideas into business models and scope understandable by technical experts.
• Having excellent stakeholder management and client-facing skills.

Are you a front-end developer looking to fast-track your learning and growth? Have you looked at world class products like Asana, Notion, or Airtable, and felt “I wish I were part of the early team that built these products”?

We’re a team that has previously built and rolled out globally successful SaaS products used by tens of thousands of customers. We’re laser focused on delivering a world class new product again, and looking for an ambitious front-end engineer to join our existing team of 9 engineers.

If it excites you to think of a fast paced start-up environment, building something big from scratch, breaking down new problems, creating well structured UI components, executing on pixel perfect design, paying great attention to every little interaction detail, and doing demos of your work every Friday with a happy and passionate team, then this is the right opportunity for you.

Some of the tech problems you get to work-on as a front-end developer would include building real-time collaboration experiences across our product, building live document editing and modern spreadsheet experiences from scratch, creating flexible new Kanban-style views of work tasks, and crafting cool new UI components and interactions that we will use across our product.

About you:

• Knowledge in the following areas
• React
• SPA Framework patterns
• Hands-on experience in HTML, CSS, SASS & Object Oriented Javascript
• Worked with features provided by browsers (Caching / Storage / Compatibility etc )
  
  

Nice to have:

• Familiarity with AWS
• Experience with startups or early stage teams
• Knowledge of module bundlers like Webpack 

What’s in it for me?

• Great opportunity: Rocketlane genuinely cares about everyone we hire. You’ll learn new things and grow no matter how experienced you are; you will be working with founders who have more than three decades of collective experience in building significant B2B SaaS startups. 
• Great team: Work with a world-class, high-velocity team that truly embodies the values of empathy, curiosity, and customer-centricity. Check out thehttps://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=rocketlane_meet_the_team"> MTT(Meet The Team) videos on our LinkedIn. 
• Great culture: An open, fun, and exciting startup culture that empowers its people to champion big problems with the freedom to think and innovate.
• Growth:  You could easily and quickly transition into other sales roles you might like.
• Impact: You get to be part of a global, passionate team in a fast-paced and growth-oriented environment. The team has a work philosophy of being high on ambition, ownership, and a bias for action.
• Monetary rewards and benefits: Competitive salary, flexible leave policy, and more!