Technical Specialist

• 5+ years of relevant experience as an individual contributor working on the frontend technologies
• Strong technical foundation and experience building user interfaces for complex applications.
• Deep proficiency in JavaScript, including DOM manipulation and the JavaScript object model
• Thorough understanding of React.js core principles and experience with latest React concepts like hooks, context APIs
• Experience with popular state management libraries like Redux, Flux
• Familiarity with newer specifications of ECMAScript and knowledge of modern authorization mechanisms, such as JSON Web Token
• Experience with common front-end build tools such as Babel, Webpack, NPM, etc.
• Familiarity with Git
• Hands on experience with markup languages
• Background contributing best-practices and architectural leadership to front end applications
• Demonstrable understanding, and experience in dismantling large, abstract problems into smaller, workable tasks.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to effectively collaborate cross functionally with designers, product managers and other engineers.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATION AND SKILLS:

In depth knowledge of VUE.JS

• In depth knowledge of HTML5 • In depth knowledge of CSS3 (Less, Sass, Stylus is a plus), knowledge of BEM methodology is preferred

• Detailed knowledge of JavaScript (ES2015 is a plus)

• Experience in any JS framework(Angular, React + Redux, Vue, etc.,) is must

• Understanding of Web Accessibility WCAG guidelines.

• Must be able to mentor and guide junior technical resources.

• One who is proactive and come forward with technology related initiatives. Motivated selfstarter.

 • Good Communication skills. English - Oral and Written.

Requirements

• 3.5+ years of experience in React JS and Redux
• Expert in React.j, ideally using TypeScript language extensions
• Good understanding of JavaScript Design Patterns
• Good experience writing front-end test cases
• HTML5, CSS3 and Responsive web design are mandatory
• Exposure to Scrum methodology and XP technical practices such as unit testing, pair programming, test-driven development, continuous integration or continuous delivery
• Self-motivated, fast learner, detail-oriented, team player and a sense of humour

Overview

We are seeking a dedicated React.js front-end developer to join our growing company. You will work as part of our product team to design and develop high-quality software solutions for web applications using React JS.

As a React.js developer, you will implement new features and maintain existing code using React and other standard tools in the React ecosystem. Your duties will include designing software solutions to meet product requirements, maintaining and refactoring existing code, writing tests, and fixing bugs.

Responsibilities:

1. Maintain existing React systems, including fixing bugs Design and develop new custom components to meet product requirements Install and configure server environments for React deployments

2. Maintain and update project dependencies as well as fix any conflicts

3. Working with other JavaScript developers and software engineers to develop front-end and back-end architecture that's well-structured and flexible, along with the APIs to support it

Job Qualifications and Skill Sets:

1. Proficient with the latest versions of React JS, JavaScript as well as HTML and CSS

2. Knowledge of common tools used in the wider React ecosystem, such as npm

3. Familiarity with common programming tools such as Redux, IDES, RESTful APIs, Git repositories, TypeScript, version control software, and remote deployment tools

4. An understanding of common programming paradigms and fundamental React principles, such as React components, hooks, and the React lifecycle

Who are we?  

Whatfix is the #1 Digital Adoption Platform (DAP) for Enterprises. We are disrupting the way Learning, Training and Application Support content is consumed. We provide large enterprises with a SaaS platform that helps accelerate product adoption and reduce support & training efforts by providing contextual and step by step guidance inside any web application at the exact time a task is being performed. The product has redefined the way companies onboard, train, and provide support to users. 

What sets us apart from the rest?

With over 100 of the Fortune 500 companies already onboard as customers, Whatfix has been named among the top 20 B2B tech companies alongside the likes of Adobe, PayPal, and Cisco.

With a YoY growth of 300%, we have also been recognized among the top 50 fastest growing SaaS companies worldwide in the SaaS 1000 list and as a Market Leader by Gartner in the Digital Adoption space. 

We are pleased to have an Employee rating of 4.6 on https://www.glassdoor.co.in/Reviews/Whatfix-Reviews-E1016569.htm" target="_blank">Glassdoor and our Customer obsession can be seen in our reviews on platforms like https://www.g2.com/products/whatfix/reviews" target="_blank">G2 Crowd & https://www.gartner.com/reviews/market/customer-communications-management-software/vendor/whatfix/product/whatfix" target="_blank">Gartner Peer Insights.

The employees are happy, the customers are happy, but what about the investors? Take a look for yourself - http://www.sequoiacap.com/" target="_blank">Sequoia Capital || http://www.stellarisvp.com/whatfix-what-we-learnt-from-series-a-to-series-b-in-a-saas-business/" target="_blank">Stellaris || https://blogs.cisco.com/innovation/tomorrows-customer-experience-why-cisco-invested-in-whatfix" target="_blank">Cisco || https://eightroads.com/en/news/our-investment-in-whatfix" target="_blank">Eight Roads || http://www.helionvc.com/blog/we-are-pleased-collaborate-whatfix.html" target="_blank">Helion Ventures

“Hustle Mode ON” is something we live by.

Our Team:

The Engineering team at Whatfix provides end-to-end engineering throughput that forms part of core platforms and services that drive Whatfix's business.

Our team is responsible for creating the Customer Platform and everything around it - be it Analytics, Infrastructure, or Core Algorithms. The team owns and is responsible for all pieces that we design, build and support end to end for Whatfix product/ business.

Our product is built around a core of JAVA with enterprise businesses using the Whatfix system. On a monthly basis, millions of interactive guides are processed. Building, testing, and deploying to any of our environments are as simple as pushing a commit to a git branch. We like to keep our technology up-to-date. All of the technology is built and maintained by this small development team, so from day 1, the software you write will be used by people from all over the world.  

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Design and develop highly scalable, reliable, and fault-tolerant systems for one of the world’s fastest-growing startups
• Work with business to define requirements
• Perform technical design and hands-on coding for development and enhancement efforts
• Develop new user-facing features
• Building reusable code and libraries for future use
• Ensure the technical feasibility of UI/UX designs
• Optimize applications for maximum speed and scalability
• Assure that all user input is validated before submitting to back-end services
• Promote best practices in design and coding
• Conduct design and code reviews
• Understand the customer needs & implement
• Articulate complex problems communicating viable architecture and design approaches in a clear and concise manner
• Enhance the agile SDLC within the Development Team through new learning, continued growth, and applying industry best practices and processes
• Occasionally participate in customer demos & provide inputs wherever required
• Keep optimizing & automating mundane tasks

You'll be a core member of the team.

Individual growth is important to us. We schedule time every week to explore an interest or learn something new. Team members have also used it to do everything from learning new algorithms to playing with the new framework, to exploring what the new analytics layer could be used for. We also take some time each day to discuss what we're working on, and even pair programs to teach each other about parts of the codebase. There's no risk of stagnation in this job, you would still be hands-on after a few years.

REQUIREMENTS:

We are looking for a Front-End Engineer to help us scale and go deep on our technical capabilities.

• 4 -12 years of professional front-end development experience
• Hands-on experience with Front end technologies - JavaScript, Typescript, HTML, CSS
• Experience with React Ecosystem (React Router, Styled-components, Server-side rendering, Context API, React Hooks) is strongly preferred
• Experience with state management libraries such as Redux is a huge plus.
• Proficient understanding of cross-browser compatibility issues and ways to work around such issues
• Experience in backend programming languages such as Java is strongly preferred 
• Experience in building Web applications using frameworks like Spring, Microservice architecture
• Work experience, preferably from internet companies, products, or startups
• Expertise in design principles and their application
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Fast Learner & a Team Player

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

• Develop new user-facing features
• Build reusable code and libraries for future use
• Ensure the technical feasibility of UI/UX designs
• Optimize application for maximum speed and scalability
• Assure that all user input is validated before submitting to back-end
• Collaborate with other team members and stakeholders

• Proficient understanding of web markup, including 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 and knowledge of advanced JavaScript libraries and frameworks, such as AngularJS, KnockoutJS, BackboneJS, ReactJS, DurandalJS etc.
• 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
• Proficient understanding of cross-browser compatibility issues and ways to work around them.
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git
• Good understanding of SEO principles and ensuring that application will adhere to them