Technical Lead

About Company: 

Espressif Systems (688018) is a public multinational, fabless semiconductor company established in 2008, with headquarters in Shanghai and offices in Greater China, India, and Europe. We have a passionate team of engineers and scientists from all over the world, focused on developing cutting-edge Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, low-power IoT solutions. We have created the popular ESP8266 and ESP32 series of chips, modules, and development boards. By leveraging wireless computing, we provide green, versatile, and cost-effective chipsets. We have always been committed to offering IoT solutions that are secure, robust, and power-efficient. By open-sourcing our technology, we aim to enable developers to use Espressif’s technology globally and build smart connected devices. In July 2019, Espressif made its Initial Public Offering on the Sci-Tech Innovation Board (STAR) of the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE). 

Espressif has a technology centre in Pune. The focus is on embedded software engineering and IoT solutions for our growing customers.

About Role: 

https://rainmaker.espressif.com/">ESP RainMaker provides a complete solution to makers to develop connected devices with ease. It also focuses on solving a major challenge about how the quality of connected devices can be improved. It constitutes device-side SDK, mobile apps and a cloud application. This role requires product engineering for the web UI for the RainMaker cloud.

Minimum Qualification: 

• BE/B.Tech in Computer Science with 5 to 10 years of experience
• Strong Computer Science Fundamentals

• Excellent understanding of UX and design sensibilities

• Design, develop, and test UI for web applications
• Experience with one or more of these: React, Redux, Webpack, ES6, Async JS Communication, WebSockets
• Strong debugging and troubleshooting skills
  
  

Desired Qualification:

• Significant experience with JavaScript, React and Redux.
• Experience in consumption of cloud services and REST interfaces (implementation experience would be added advantage)
• Experience with CSS pre-processors like LESS or SASS
• Expertise with cross-browser, cross-platform, and responsive design
• Solid understanding of user interactions required for Single-Page Applications
• Experience with modern browser technologies

Responsibilities: 

• Designing and developing User Interface for web applications
• Write code based in HTML, CSS, JavaScript and ReactJS
• Accurately translate user and business needs into functional, secure and efficient frontend design and code
• Experience and desire to take product/feature ownership from delivery and customer support perspective
• Collaborate with backend and quality engineers to spec, write, test, and deploy code that integrates with data streams and API endpoints
• Utilise responsive design techniques and ensure cross-browser compatibility
• Perform code reviews and improve/ensure the quality of product

What to expect from our interview process

• The first step is to email your resume or apply to the relevant open position, along with a sample of something you have worked on such as a public GitHub repo or side project etc.
• Next, post shortlisting your profile recruiter will get in touch with you via a mechanism that works for you e.g. via email, phone. This will be a short chat to learn more about your background and interests, to share more about the job and Espressif, and to answer any initial questions you have.
• Successful candidates will then be invited for 2 to 3 rounds of the technical interview as per the previous round feedback.
• Finally, Successful candidates will have an interview with HR.

What you offer us

• Ability to provide technical solutions, support that fosters collaboration and innovation.
• Ability to balance a variety of technical needs and priorities according to Espressif’s growing needs.

What we offer

• An open-minded, collaboration culture of enthusiastic technologist.
• Competitive salary
• 100% company paid medical/dental/vision/life coverage
• Frequent training by experienced colleagues and chances to take international trips, attend exhibitions, technical meetups and seminars.

We are looking for a Lead UI Engineer to design and build multiple channels for user interaction.

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• Design/Architect and develop core features of the UI/frontend.
• Design/Architect and develop policy framework to provide rich UI for various features of the solution.

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Requirements:

• Must have 6+ years of experience in working in frontend technologies
• Must have at least 2-3 years. of experience with Angular2 or above versions.
• Must have at least 5+ years of experience with HTML/CSS/JavaScript/TypeScript.
• Experience with PrimeNG and Vega is a plus
• Strong background in developing UI for Monitoring and Management systems, dealing with topology, and different telemetry such as metrics, traces and logs
• Familiar with containerization solutions like Docker/Kubernetes etc.
• Familiar with serverless technologies like AWS Lambda.
• B.E/B.Tech/MS degree in Computer Science, or equivalent

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)

Key aspects of this role:

• Meeting with the development team to discuss user interface ideas and applications.
• Reviewing application requirements and interface designs.
• Identifying web-based user interactions.
• Developing and implementing highly-responsive user interface components using React
concepts.
• Writing application interface codes using JavaScript following React.js workflows.
• Troubleshooting interface software and debugging application codes.
• Developing and implementing front-end architecture to support user interface concepts.
• Monitoring and improving front-end performance.
• Documenting application changes and developing updates.

To be the right fit, you'll need:
• Minimum 4+ years relevant experience in application development and React JS.
• Knowledge of React hooks such that use Context, use Reducer, use Effect.
• Knowledge of React props and state management (both functional and class component)
• Strong understanding of Error boundary concept of react.
• Work experience with any react based UI library or Redux is preferable
• Experience in building cross-browser layouts with CSS and HTML

• Contribute to front-end development of web applications
• Handle production incidents
• Working closely with stakeholders to ensure a smooth user experience
• Build reusable components and front-end libraries for future use
• Translate designs and wireframes into high-quality code

Job Requirements:

• 2+ years experience in front-end web development is required
• Strong proficiency in JavaScript, including DOM manipulation and the JavaScript object model
• Extensive experience in working with HTML5, CSS, Bootstrap and JavaScript
• Thorough understanding of React.js and its core principles
• Familiarity with newer specifications of EcmaScript
• Experience with common front-end development tools such as Babel, Webpack, NPM, etc
• Ability to understand business requirements and translate them into technical requirements 
• Familiarity with code versioning tools (such as Git, SVN, etc)
• Experience in developing an application with cross-browser compatibility in IE, Firefox, Safari, Chrome, including tablets, phone, etc 

• Develop user-facing features, while building reusable code & libraries for future use
• Optimize application for maximum speed & scalability
• Ensure the technical feasibility of UI/UX designs
• Ensure that all user input is validated before submitting to the back-end

Experience

• 1-3 Years work experience in Frontend
• Experience working with libraries/frameworks like ReactJS, AngularJS, KnockoutJS, BackboneJS, DurandalJS, etc.
• Experience with common front-end development tools such as Babel, Webpack, NPM, etc
• Proficiency with HTML5, CSS3. Basic understanding of server-side CSS pre-processing platforms, such as LESS and SASS
• Proficient understanding of client-side scripting and JavaScript frameworks, including jQuery
• Good understanding of asynchronous request handling, partial page updates, and AJAX
• Basic knowledge of image authoring tools, to be able to crop, resize, or perform small adjustments on an image. Familiarity with tools such as Gimp or Photoshop is a plus.
• Proficient knowledge of cross-browser compatibility issues & ways to work around them.
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tool - GIT
• Good understanding of SEO principles and ensuring that application will adhere to them

• 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.

Work Nature:

1. Understanding Business Requirements and converting those requirement in to Web Pages using HTML, CSS, JS and Photoshop/Illustrator.

2. Should have minimum 5 Web Page Designed/Shipped/Live

3. Can mentor/lead junior webpage designers regarding best practices

Desired Traits

1. Coachable, Flexible, and Embracing of Suitable Practices and Feedback as a means of
continuous improvement.

2. Ability to take initiative and work independently as well as in a team environment.

3. Able to demonstrate Integrity, Drive, and Natural Curiosity.

4. Experience in a good web agency is a plus.