Sr. Frontend Engineer

Headquartered in Ahmedabad, Appitsimple is better known for its innovative "Digital Products" - SoftwareSuggest and CallHippo. It is an IT company that has been revolutionizing & simplifying the way organizations do business since Jan 2014.

We are a growing team of 160+ professional experts coming from diverse backgrounds who have keen expertise in dealing with Digital Products. A flexible work environment, a high level of empowerment, involvement in the company's business decisions, leadership development through mentoring, and skills development initiatives are the big takeaways at Appitsimple Infotek.  

URL:  https://appitsimple.com/about">https://appitsimple.com/about

Product: CallHippo.

URL: https://callhippo.com/

CallHippo was launched in 2017. It is an intelligent VoIP (voice over Internet protocol) service provider for business organizations and call centers. The main objective behind launching CallHippo was to provide easy-to-adopt, cost-effective, scalable, and accessible phone systems to businesses. Customized pricing plans, 24/7 available support, and innovative top-of-the-line features make CallHippo stand out from market competitors. With 2000+ customers across 25+ countries, the company is just getting started and is sure to scale greater heights in the future.

Appitsimple prides itself on a flexible work environment that empowers employees to be key decision-makers to grow personally and professionally. The company strives to develop leaders through an active mentoring program and skill development initiatives. An inclusive workplace, Appitsimple encourages freedom, and independent thinking and aims to create thought leaders in the business ecosystem.

Experience -2+ Years

Responsibilities:

• Design, implement and manage websites using WordPress
• Manage front-end and back-end website development
• Customize WordPress plug-ins and themes
• Optimize website for maximum speed
• Maintain well-documented, reusable, and transferrable code
  
  

Requirements: 

• Proficiency using WordPress
• Be proficient in coding languages such as HTML, CSS, JavaScript, React and jQuery
• Experience using debugging tools such as Firebug and Chrome Inspector
• Strong understanding of front-end and back-end website development

Job Description:

We are looking for a good 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.

Responsibilities

• 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

Skills:

• 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 (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
• 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)

• You have a minimum of 6 years of experience building high-performance consumer-facing mobile applications at Product companies of a decent scale.
• You have founded/worked in a start-up and have worked in an enterprise environment You have a keen eye for mobile architecture and have led/participated in architectural discussions.
• You have a passion for mentoring and helping people on your team grow and achieve their goals and work with cross teams.
• You practice test-driven development and you are able to drive agile practices.
• You have worked with multiple languages/frameworks and have expertise in any one programming language/framework/stack.
• You have published reusable packages.
• You have worked with building automation, devise farms, multi-target testing.
• You are able to optimize the application for performance and speed.
• You are an excellent collaborator & communicator.
• You know that start-ups are a team sport.
• You listen to others, aren’t afraid to speak your mind and always try to ask the right questions.
• You are excited by the prospect of working in a distributed team and company

Tech Stack

• HTML5 (DOM)
• CSS 3
• Javascript (E6)/Typescript
• React Native/React/Angular/NativeScript/Vue
• In-depth knowledge of how frameworks works
• GraphQL
• Javascript ecosystem
• Linters
• Code formatters
• Transpilers
• Bundlers
• Testing tools(Jest, Enzyme)
• You are comfortable with caching, performance optimization, etc
•  You are comfortable with native mobile development
• Java/Kotlin/Android
• Swift/iOs

• Responsible for the implementation of end-to-end modules starting from user interface, business logic layer and database layer.
• Proficient in HTML, javascript.
• React JS experience is an added advantage.
• Assists in research, design, documentation, and modification of software specifications throughout the software development life cycle.
• Analyzes, troubleshoots, and optimizes code.
• Participates in requirements gathering meetings and produces technical documentation as needed.

Must Have

Degree in Computer Science or related field.
3 - 4 years’ experience in Angular or React.
Expertise in responsive and adaptive front end design and development. Proficiency in HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and jQuery.
Experience is RESTful web services.
Understanding of key design principles.
Experience in version control using Git, CI-CD principles.
Good problem-solving skills.
Excellent verbal communication skills.
Good interpersonal skills.

Nice to have

Experience with graphic design applications such as Adobe Illustrator. Understanding of SEO principles.
Knowledge of Cloud technologies like AWS or Azure. 

• Experience, preferably with web applications and not websites
• Experience with HTML5, CSS3, JQuery & Javascript
• Experience with JSON data structures