Sr Front End Developer

Job Summary:

We are seeking a highly skilled and hands-on UI Developer with strong expertise in React.js and JavaScript to join our front-end engineering team. The ideal candidate will have at least 5 years of experience in developing scalable, high-performance, and user-centric web applications. You will be expected to contribute immediately, owning development tasks end-to-end — from design and coding to performance tuning and deployment.

 Key Responsibilities:

• Design and develop responsive, high-quality user interfaces using React.js, JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS3.
• Collaborate closely with UX designers, backend developers, and product managers to translate business requirements into technical implementations.
• Write clean, efficient, and reusable code following best practices and modern front-end standards.
• Optimize components for maximum performance and scalability across various browsers and devices.
• Participate in code reviews, ensuring adherence to coding standards and best practices.
• Troubleshoot, debug, and resolve UI-related performance or compatibility issues.
• Stay up to date with emerging front-end technologies and continuously enhance the development process.

 Required Skills & Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 5+ years of professional experience in front-end/UI development.
• Deep hands-on experience with React.js and core JavaScript (ES6+).
• Strong understanding of HTML5, CSS3, and modern UI frameworks/libraries.
• Experience with React hooks, state management (Redux or Context API), and component-based architecture.
• Familiarity with RESTful APIs and integration of front-end applications with backend services.
• Experience with Webpack, Babel, NPM/Yarn, and modern build tools.
• Solid understanding of version control systems (Git).
• Strong debugging and performance optimization skills.
• Ability to deliver results in a fast-paced, agile environment.

 Good to Have Skills:

• Experience with TypeScript, Next.js, or React Native.
• Knowledge of testing frameworks such as Jest, Mocha, or React Testing Library.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps tools.
• Understanding of UI/UX design principles and ability to collaborate effectively with designers.
• Exposure to cloud environments (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
• Experience in performance profiling and accessibility (a11y) best practices

Position Overview:

As a Frontend Developer, you will be responsible for creating and implementing innovative user interfaces and ensuring the seamless integration of design and functionality. The ideal candidate should have a minimum of 1.5 years of experience in front-end development, with a strong proficiency in React, JavaScript, SCSS, HTML, frontend architecture design, and design concepts

Responsibilities:

Collaborate with the design and development teams to translate UI/UX designs into interactive web pages or applications.

Develop responsive web interfaces and ensure cross-browser compatibility.

Write clean, modular, and maintainable code using best practices and coding standards.

Optimize application performance and ensure scalability.

Conduct thorough testing and debugging to identify and fix issues.

Collaborate with backend developers to integrate frontend interfaces with server-side logic.

Stay up-to-date with the latest front-end technologies, trends, and frameworks.

Participate in code reviews and provide constructive feedback to improve code quality.

Work closely with stakeholders to understand requirements and propose effective technical solutions

Qualifications:

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

Minimum 1.5 years of experience as a Frontend Developer.

Strong proficiency in React, JavaScript, CSS, and HTML.

Solid understanding of frontend architecture design patterns and concepts.

Experience with frontend frameworks like Redux, Vue.js, or Angular is a plus.

Familiarity with RESTful APIs and asynchronous request handling.

Knowledge of version control systems (e. g., Git) and project management tools (e. g., Jira).

Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.

Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Roles and Responsibilities :
- To  analyze business requirements, prepare design and implementation recommendations and estimate development effort
-  Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new features
- Lead or participate in design reviews, code reviews and architecture evolution discussions
- Unit-test code for robustness, including edge cases, usability, and general reliability
- Work on bug fixing and improving application performance
- Continuously discover, evaluate, and implement new technologies to maximize development efficiency

Skills Required :
- Experienced with front end programming language with React JS.
- 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).
- Knowledge of modern authorization mechanisms, such as JSON Web Token.
- Familiarity with modern front-end build pipelines and tools.
- Familiarity with code versioning tools (such as Git, SVN, ).
- Candidates with Good communication Skills. 

FirstFiling is a FinTech startup that is managed, operated, and driven by Chartered Accountants, Company secretaries, IT engineers, and Lawyers. We provide registration and financial compliance services to businesses and individuals across India.

Our aim is to simplify the lives of people by helping individuals and businesses with mandatory compliances, filings, and statutory requirements while promoting financial literacy among the masses. 

Technology Profile-

The candidate must have experience in the following technologies (the more the better):

Frontend:

Core - JavaScript, CSS, Bootstrap, etc.

Frameworks - ReactJS, Angular, Vue, etc.

Requirements:

• Ability to reuse components
• Proven experience in working with Git and Github 
• Creating and consuming a RESTful API
• You must have clear concepts of client-server architecture
• Familiarity with MVC (Model-View-Controller) design patterns
• Understanding of OOP concepts

Furthermore, the candidate must have built or published any web app or project through which they can demonstrate their experience and knowledge of the aforementioned technologies and requirements. 

Responsibilities:

• Work on a day-to-day basis to deliver software to solve real world problems.
• Participate in the design of new features.
• Work with Product Managers to come up with technical solutions.
• Improvise and analyse current code base to come up with improvements.

Requirements:

• 3+ Years of Frontend Development Experience.
• 2+ years of hands-on ReactJS experience.
• Strong skills in object-oriented design, data structures, algorithm design and complexity analysis.
• Strong organisational and problem solving skills with great attention to detail.
• Experience working in fast paced environments cutting across diverse tech-stacks.
• Passionate about Web Development.
• Experience in modern web app development.

• Experience mentoring junior developers.
• Worked with data intensive UI.
• Have worked with early stage startups.
• Have experience with GraphQL.