Software Engineer

We are seeking a highly skilled Frontend Tech Lead with extensive experience in React.js developmentand team leadership. As a Tech Lead, you will be responsible for leading a team of developers while alsocontributing to the development of high-quality software solutions using React.js and related technologies.

Responsibilities :

● Lead a team of software developers in the design, development, and implementation of React.js-based software solutions.

● Provide technical guidance and mentorship to team members, ensuring best practices are followed and code quality is maintained.

● Collaborate with product managers, designers, and other stakeholders to understand requirements and translate them into technical solutions.

● Architect and design scalable, maintainable, and high-performance software systems using React.js and related technologies.

● Implement and maintain coding standards, code reviews, and other processes to ensure high-quality deliverables.

● Stay up-to-date with the latest trends and best practices in React.js development and incorporate them into the development process.

● Troubleshoot and debug complex technical issues, providing timely resolutions to ensure project deadlines are met.

● Work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment on project goals, timelines, and deliverables.

● Participate in Agile/Scrum ceremonies such as sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and retrospectives.

Requirements :

● Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.

● Minimum of 8 years of professional experience in software development.

● Extensive hands-on experience with React.js and related libraries/frameworks.

● Minimum 2-3 years of experience in leading and managing software development teams, with a proven track record of overseeing teams of at least 5-6 members.

● Strong understanding of software engineering principles, design patterns, and best practices.

● Experience with implementing or contributing to design systems, which helps maintain consistency across large applications.

● Experience with modern front-end development tools and workflows.

● Proficiency in HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.

● Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.

● Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams.

● Understanding and application of security best practices in React applications, such as preventing XSS attacks, managing authentication/authorization securely, and understanding common vulnerabilities.

● Experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies is a plus.

About The Firm

The startup is a growth-stage Sequoia-backed early-stage startup ($5.7+ Mn funded) which is building a first-of-its-kind customer collaboration platform. The product enables revenue teams to effectively collaborate with B2B buyers and transparently communicate with all parties involved in the process to retain stakeholders and onboard new clients

About The Role

The firm is seeking a Senior Frontend Engineer to work closely with the founding team. The successful candidate wants to take ownership, has a bias for action, and loves to combine the art of design with the art of

programming. Responsibilities will include translating the UI/UX design wireframes to actual code that will produce visual elements of the application. You will work to bridge the gap between graphical design and technical implementation, taking an active role on both sides and defining how the application looks and works

Responsibilities

1. Develop a user-facing stack from scratch
2. Build reusable code and libraries for future use
3. Ensure the technical feasibility of UI/UX designs
4. Optimize the application for maximum speed and scalability
5. Collaborate with other team members and stakeholders

Technology Skills

1. Proven work experience as a ReactJS Frontend developer
2. In-depth understanding of the entire web development process (design, development, and deployment)
3. Good experience with Typescript and ReactJS (17.x)
4. Tech stack: Webpack 5, Tailwind CSS 3, Redux Toolkit, RTK query, Radix UI library
5. Knowledge of Alerting and Monitoring tools
6. Familiarity with Testing Frameworks, UI Testing, Monorepos, and Graphql principles
7. UI Performance: should have hands-on experience in optimizing page load, rendering, caching
8. Sense for appeal & aesthetics from a usability perspective

Soft Skills

1. Should be updated with the new technologies and trends
2. Obsessed with best practices, structuring, and documentation and have an eye for detail
3. Self-starter with a high level of drive and commitment
4. High energy and drive to work in a startup environment
5. Conceptual thinking, flexibility, and ability to juggle multiple responsibilities
6. Ability to work under pressure and confidence to deal with complex issues
7. Good communication skills
8. Hands-on and detail-oriented

As a member of the development group, you will be primarily responsible for the design, development, and maintenance of the product:  

• Help define and create full stack architecture and deployment using React- Django-AWS in an agile environment with lots of ownership and active mentoring 
• Work with the Product and Design teams to build new features to solve business problems and fill business needs 
• Participate in code reviews to create robust and maintainable code 
• Work in an agile environment where quick iterations and good feedback are a way of life 
• Interact with other stakeholders for requirement, design discussions and for adoption of new features 

• Communicate and coordinate with our support and professional services teams to solve customer issues 
• Help scale our platform as we expand our product across various markets and verticals globally 
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As a young, fresh startup, we are hoping to be joined by self-starting, hardworking, passionate individuals who are committed to delivering their best, who can grow into future leaders of FactWise. 

Functional Experience:

• Expertise in HTML5, CSS3, and solid understanding of Fonts and Encodings

• 4+ years of web development experience

• Expertise in Javascript and well versed with ES6 standards

• Deep understanding of DOM, accessibility standards, SEO and Analytics

• Experience with integrating secured backend APIs with flexible Frontend Components

• Expertise in developing Responsive Design which is compatible with most Browsers

• Experience working with ReactJs and solid understanding of component lifecycle.

• Experience Designing components and building prototypes using Figma is a plus

• Experience working with increasing scale, and it is a big plus if you have worked with product-based companies

• You love coding like a hobby and are up for a challenge!

Cultural:

• Assume a strong sense of ownership of the product : Design, develop & deploy

• Collaborate with senior management, operations & business team

• Ensure Quality & sustainability of the architecture

• Motivation to join an early stage startup should go beyond compensation

● Developing new user-facing features using React.js

● Building reusable components and front-end libraries for future use

● Translating designs and wireframes into high quality code

● Optimizing components for maximum performance across a vast array of web-capable devices and browsers

● 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 as well as HTML and CSS

● Experience with data structure libraries (e.g., Immutable.js)

● Working knowledge and integration knowledge with RESTful APIs

● Knowlegde of websockets implementation is a must.

● 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}

● Added advantages if you have working knowledge of AWS

Senior Full Stack Engineer

• 3+ years of relevant experience in software development building web applications
• Demonstrated technical capability developing applications using Node JS, Express/NestJS/SailsJS, and any industry-standard RDBMS
• Well acquainted with cutting edge front-end frameworks like React, Javascript dialects like ES6, TypeScript
• CSS frameworks like Bootstrap, Foundation HTML5, CSS3 and tools like Gulp/Webpack
• Strong analytical and problem- solving skills paired with the ability to develop creative and efficient solutions
• Enjoys and gets energized by complex problem solving and ability to push the innovation on solutions
• Ability to work both independently and in various team settings