Technical Lead- Front end

Role Summary:

Front-end Developer who would contribute towards building a highly flexible and scalable front-end by bringing deep core technology expertise.

Job Description:

- Ensure proper offline access using service workers and PWA

- Develop components which are SEO friendly

- Have experience in server-side rendering

- Drive evolution of application performance

- Ensure project scalability by having good project architecture

Skill Requirements:

- Good experience in HTML5, CSS3, JS - React

- React native

- Angular - Redux exposure - Have handled service workers and PWA caching and updates - CSS pre-processors knowledge like sass - Knowledge of webpack, parcel, grunt etc.

-Knowledge of pre-processors like SASS/LESS, CSS-Modules.

- Architecting and automating the build process for production, using task runners or scripts (Gulp / Grunt)

-Have an eye for good UI/UX, Progressive Web Apps, Responsive Design

-Interested in writing code, actively experimenting along with learning new things.

Individual applying to the role should ideally have the following attributes

-Passionate about Frontend Development and continually follow the platform & innovations

-Strong and innovative approach to problem solving and finding solutions

-Interested in working on fast-paced

- Excellent communicator (written and verbal, formal and informal)

- Flexible and proactive/self-motivated working style with strong personal ownership of problem resolution

- Ability to multi-task under pressure and work independently with minimal supervision.

- Ability to prioritize when under pressure.

About us:

Astra is a cyber security SaaS company that makes otherwise chaotic pentests a breeze with its one of a kind Pentest Platform. Astra's continuous vulnerability scanner emulates hacker behaviour to scan applications for 8300+ security tests. CTOs & CISOs love Astra because it helps them fix vulnerabilities in record time and move from DevOps to DevSecOps with Astra's CI/CD integrations.

Astra is loved by 650+ companies across the globe. In 2023 Astra uncovered 2 million+ vulnerabilities for its customers, saving customers $69M+ in potential losses due to security vulnerabilities. 

We've been awarded by the President of France Mr. François Hollande at the La French Tech program and Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi at the Global Conference on Cyber Security. Loom, MamaEarth, Muthoot Finance, Canara Robeco, ScripBox etc. are a few of Astra’s customers.

Role Overview:

As an SDE I Front-End Engineer at our company, you will play a crucial role in the development of the dashboard for our SaaS security platform.

Your primary focus will be on utilising Next.js, React, TypeScript, shadcn/ui (built on Radix UI), Tailwind CSS & TanStack Query to create an intuitive and efficient dashboard that meets the evolving needs of our users.  You will have the opportunity to work alongside talented individuals, collaborating to deliver innovative solutions and pushing the boundaries of what's possible in web development. The role requires deep collaboration with the leadership, product, design, back-end and QA teams.

Join our team and contribute to the development of a cutting-edge SaaS security platform, where high-quality engineering and continuous learning are at the core of everything we do.

Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with product managers, product designers, and backend engineers to understand project requirements and translate them into code.
• You will research, design and code. What you create is also what you own.
• Develop consistent and user-friendly web interfaces based on Figma designs, using Next.js, React and shadcn/ui
• Utilize TypeScript for type safety and enhanced development workflows, ensuring code quality and reliability.
• Implement designs using shadcn/ui design kit (built on Radix UI) for consistent and modern UI components + utilize Tailwind CSS to style components and ensure a cohesive visual experience across the dashboard.
• Integrate Tanstack Query & Jotai for efficient data fetching and state management.
• Optimize web performance and ensure compatibility across different browsers and devices.
• Write clean, modular, and maintainable code while adhering to best practices, security and coding standards.
• Participate in code reviews, providing constructive feedback and ensuring code quality.
• Troubleshoot and debug issues pre/post production, ensuring timely resolution to minimize impact on users. Identify and correct bottlenecks and fix bugs.
• Ensuring timely delivery of the features/products
• Stay updated on emerging technologies and industry trends, incorporating them into the development process when appropriate.

Requirements

• 3+ year of work experience with Next.js (preferred) or React
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent work experience).
• Strong proficiency in Next.js and React, with demonstrable experience building web applications.
• Experience working with design systems and UI libraries, preferably shadcn/ui (built on Radix UI).
• Proficiency in CSS, particularly with Tailwind CSS, for styling and layout.
• Familiarity with state management libraries such as Tanstack Query(React Query)/Jotai.
• Familiarity with version control systems such as Git.
• Understanding of basic UX principles and what makes a great user experience
• Solid understanding of web development concepts such as HTML, JavaScript, and responsive design principles.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in a remote team environment.
• Eagerness to learn and adapt to new technologies and methodologies.

Benefits

• Embrace the cosy remote work lifestyle.
• Feel the startup adrenaline pumping through your veins.
• Revel in our open, growth-centric ambiance; it's like a digital playground.
• Dive deep into the captivating world of cybersecurity.
• And yes, get ready for some unforgettable workcations—think Chikmagalur & Jim Corbett. 

 Frontend Engineer - React.js

About the Job:-

We are looking for a competent Frontend Engineer to join our growing company. You will be working on transmuting ongoing production-level enterprise projects into functional and appealing interactive applications.

If you have got a knack for creating a user-friendly product and are eager to learn trending tech with a growing company while enhancing your entrepreneur mindset, then we are looking for you. We hope you are as tech-savvy as us and are hungry for challenging projects.  

Experience required - 1+ year

Job Type - Full time (Remote)

Responsibilities:-

• Communicating with the client for day to day activity
• Gather and understand the technical requirement of the client
• Building reusable components and front-end libraries 
• Translating designs and wireframes into high-quality code
• Developing and implementing front-end architecture to support user interface concepts.
• Optimize applications for maximum speed
• Collaborate with back-end engineers and web designers 
• Stay up-to-date on arising technologies

Must Have

• React.js, Redux
• HTML, CSS
• Bootstrap or Tailwind or Material UI
• JavaScript - Es6 or Es7 Syntax

Good to Have

• SSR - Next.js
• Gatsbby (SSG)
• Typescript
• Hooks/Flux/context API
• GraphQL
• SASS or SCSS
• knowledge of Deployment process

Benefits

• Positive work environment
• Remote work option
• Encourage and sponsor for learning and development programs
• Chance to work with advance technology 
• Opportunity to reveal hidden talent

• Participate heavily in the brainstorming of UI/UX architecture and feature design
• Interface with external customers and key stakeholders to understand and document design requirements
• Work cross-functionally with Engineering, Data Science, Product, UX, BD, and Infrastructure teams
• Drive best coding practices across the company (i.e. documentation, code reviews, coding standards, etc)
• Perform security, legal, and license reviews of committed code
• Complete projects with little or no supervision from senior leadership

• Must have at least 2+ years experience in front-end web development with the following tools: HTML5, CSS, Webpack, Responsive web design, ReactJS (Components, Router, Redux, Flux, Chart Libraries i.e. Google Charts), Node.js, REST APIs, and other essential features)
• Built and deployed customer-facing services and products at scale
• Developed unit and integration tests
• Solid instruction-level understanding of Object Oriented design, data structures, and software engineering principles

• You have a strong background in natural language processing, statistical modeling, and/or machine learning
• Experience with open source projects in a startup environment
• Experience with large-scale distributed systems that have thousands of microservices and manages millions of transactions per day
• Worked on products where experimentation and data science are core to the development
• Experience with Python and API frameworks (Flask)
• BS, MS or equivalent

• Strong MVCC frontend development experience in Angular, React, Vue, Angularjs, REDUX, or similar frameworks
• Strong foundation skills in HTML, CSS, SASS, LESS, SCSS, Javascript, OO Javascript (OOJS), and JQuery 
• Responsive design techniques, highly proficient with strong security and performance optimization techniques.
• Experience building reusable components using modern techniques
• Experience building PWA and Hybrid applications using Ionic, React Native, etc. is a plus
• If you don’t have experience with MVCC frameworks like Angular, we will still consider if your fundamental skills (HTML, CSS, JS) are strong

We are looking for a passionate hands-on engineer to join our Engineering team.

• To build next-generation web applications which are efficient, reusable front-end abstractions and systems.
• Work closely with Product Managers, UX designers, and back-end engineers to implement front-end solutions while embracing emerging standards and pushing the limits of what a browser can do.
• Explore and design dynamic and compelling consumer experiences.
• Command an impressive portfolio of the latest UI technologies
• Analyze system function and performance requirements to support design concepts.
• Actively participate in design and code reviews to build robust applications and prototypes.
• Interacting with other team members to passionately collaborate our innovations.
• Constantly and consistently implementing new features and optimizing existing ones from controller-level to UI. Vigilantly and rapidly fix bugs.
• Create and maintain software documentation
• Endorsing upcoming standards, launching, iterating, and making a difference.

Ideal Candidate

• Proficiency with HTML5, Javascript, Angular JS, React JS and CSS3
• Ability to write well-abstracted, reusable, highly performant code for Website and Web applications.
• Experience with scripting languages (PHP) will be preferable.
• Excellent communication skills, good visual design sense, in-depth experience in developing web-based applications.
• Architecting, configuring, and automating the build process.
• A solid understanding of how web applications work including security, session management, and best development practices
• Aggressive problem diagnosis and creative problem-solving skills
• Ability to work and thrive in a fast-paced startup environment, learn rapidly, and master diverse web technologies and techniques.
• Knowledge in WordPress will be a plus
• Flexibility to work under ambiguous conditions

• Experience in functionally and technically leading teams while contributing hands-on on design and code.
• Solid hands-on experience in software development covering Angular 4 to Angular 8 version
• Solid understanding of Node js
• Solid understanding of Jasmine , Karma , protractor
• Solid understanding of agile development model and strong communication, collaboration skills