Sr. Frontend Developer

About Us

GradRight is an Ed-fintech startup focused on global higher education. We are committed to enabling global youth aspirations by helping students find the "right education" at the "right cost". We aim to assist students in discovering their best fit universities and funding plans.

Our flagship product - FundRight is the world’s first student loan bidding platform. GradRight won the HSBC Fintech Innovation Challenge supported by the Ministry of Electronics & IT, Government of India & was among the top 7 global finalists in The PIEoneer awards hosted by The PIE News, UK. Since September 2020, we have received over US$500 million in loan requests and successfully secured over US$75 million in loan approvals for more than 1600 students.

Brief:

We are pursuing a complex set of problems that involve building for an international audience and for an industry that has largely been service-centric. As an SDE at GradRight, you’ll bring an unmatched customer-centricity to your work, with a focus on building for the long term and large scale.

You’ll build beautiful front-end experiences and enable flexible customer journeys while focusing on an international audience.

Responsibilities:

1. Lead design discussions and decisions around building a scalable and modular front-end architecture
2. Write clean and modular code
3. Participate in sprint ceremonies and actively contribute to scaling the engineering organization from a process perspective
4. Stay on top of the software engineering ecosystem and propose new technologies/methodologies that can be adopted
5. Contribute to engineering hiring by conducting interviews
6. Manage and mentor a small team of junior engineers

Requirements:

1. At least 6 years experience as an SDE, with at least 2 years experience leading teams
2. Strong experience with vue.js
3. Able to write maintainable, scalable and unit-testable code
4. Strong understanding of software design principles and patterns
5. Excellent command over data structures and algorithms
6. Passion for solving complex problems
7. Experience with team management
8. Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Good to have:

1. Experience with GraphQL and micro-frontend architectures
2. Worked on products that addressed an international audience
3. Worked on products that scaled to millions of users

Job Description

• 2+ years of relevant programming experience in an online environment, preferably in the gaming industry.
• Good knowledge of HTML5 and Javascript.
• Should have worked on Phaser.io HTML5 framework.
• Should have worked on at least one HTML5 game.
• Good knowledge of HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, AJAX, SVG, XML.
• Knowledge of HTML5 porting into Android and iOS through available plug- in.
• Ability to develop and deploy HTML5 on iOS, Android and Web.
• Strong attention to detail and knowledge of robust quality assurance practices.
• Strong testing, debugging, and analytical skills.

Skills:-

Javascript, HTML, CSS, Angular.

Responsibilities: -

• Developing and maintaining all server-side network components.

• Ensuring optimal performance of the central database and responsiveness to
front-end requests.

• Collaborating with front-end developers on the integration of elements.

• Designing customer-facing UI and Front-end services for various business
processes.

• Developing high-performance applications by writing testable, reusable, and
efficient code.

• Implementing effective security protocols, data protection measures, and
storage solutions.

• Running diagnostic tests, repairing defects, and providing technical support.

• Documenting Node.js processes, including database schemas, as well as
preparing reports.

• Recommending and implementing improvements to processes and
technologies.

• Keeping informed of advancements in the field of Front-end development.

Required Skills and Professional Expertise:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, information science, or similar.

• Proven hands-on- experience on Software Development.

• At least one year of experience in Angular js.

• Hands-on-experience in designing application using  Angular js, HTML, CSS, Javascript.

• Profound insights of Angular (Class loading, Memory Management,
Transaction Management etc.)

• Experience in developing Web applications using at least one popular web
framework (MVC)

• Experience with test-driven development.

• Superb interpersonal, communication, and collaboration skills.

• Exceptional analytical and problem-solving aptitude.

• Availability to resolve urgent web application issues outside of business hours.

Who are we looking for? 

• Someone who is a skilled front-end developer looking to develop new skills and expand their professional horizons
• Candidate having Creative Thinking and Original Approach
• Professionals who take ownership to drive solutions and are a self-starter
• Professionals interested in working in a start-up environment with fast growth potential that prioritizes innovation
• Candidates without prior experience of Vue.JS can also apply

• Work on http://www.faveohelpdesk.com/" target="_blank">www.faveohelpdesk.com
• You will act as the subject matter expert for all best practices regarding Vue.JS
• You will work directly with the UX design team to continuously improve our clients/customers  experience
• You will develop new components and products which will broaden our product suite
• You will document each Vue component

• Vue.js
• Basic Adobe Photoshop
• Any IDE such as Netbeans
• HTML5
• CSS3
• Twitter Bootstrap
• jQuery
• JavaScript

•  Strong academic track record; ability to demonstrate superior work performance and a commitment to outstanding results
• 1 year to 3 years of hands-on experience in front-end and cross-platform development
• Strong experience developing enterprise scale applications in Vue.js, JavaScript, Angular JS or any MVC framework
• Expert understanding of core front-end web technologies (JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3, jQuery)
• Strong JavaScript development skills including unit testing, packaging (e.g. Webpack), version management (e.g. Git), etc.
• Experience with UI design, a strong eye for clear layout and presentation both on-screen and on-paper, and the ability to implement such layouts using HTML, CSS, SCSS, and Bootstrap across different browsers and on mobile
• Expert understanding of responsive web design
• Ability to write clean, well-structured code
• Excellent command of the English language, both written and verbal.
• Strong analytical/ problem-solving skills
• Attention to detail and the ability to work to tight deadlines