UI Developer

React.js Developer:

Job Description:

We are looking for a skilled react.js developer to join our front-end development team. In this role, you will be responsible for developing and implementing user interface components From Figma using React.js concepts and workflows such as Redux, Flux, and Webpack. You will also be responsible for profiling and improving front-end performance and documenting our front-end codebase.

To ensure success as a react.js developer, you should have in-depth knowledge of JavaScript and React concepts, excellent front-end coding skills, and a good understanding of progressive web applications. Ultimately, a top-class react.js developer should be able to design and build modern user interface components to enhance application performance.

Responsibilities:

• 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.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, or a similar field.
• Previous experience working as a react.js developer.
• In-depth knowledge of JavaScript, CSS, HTML, and front-end languages.
• Knowledge of REACT tools including React.js, Webpack, Enzyme, Redux, and Flux.
• Experience with user interface design.
• Knowledge of performance testing frameworks including Mocha and Jest.
• Experience with browser-based debugging and performance testing software.
• Excellent troubleshooting skills.
• Good project management skills.
• Experience with Figma

Responsibilities:

• Work on design and develop scalable solutions using efficient Design Patterns
• Adept in handling Non-functional requirements (performance etc.)
• Excellent aesthetic capability with UX designing and development experience
• Have a good understanding of all aspects of the application like rendering big datasets, fetching data using and authentication.
• Identify improvement areas within the application and work to implement the same
• Flexibility in adapting to team requirements

Requirements:

• Comprehensive knowledge of UX and responsive UI design with an emphasis on intuitive design
• Ability to write cross-browser and standards-compliant code that meets flexibility, scalability, and performance requirements
• Highly skilled at front-end engineering using a client-side technology stack including AngularJS, JQuery, HTML, CSS
• 5+ experience in Angular developing responsive Single Page application
• Experience working with REST API
• Experience working with JSON
• Experience with SVN/Git, Node.JS
• Knowledge of Agile and/or SCRUM methodologies
• Dedicated, self-driven and willing to take responsibility and ownership of the application
• Strong Problem identifying and solving ability and excellent communication skills

Job Type: Full Time, Onsite

• Developing new user-facing features using React.js.
• Build reusable components and front-end libraries for future use.
• Translate designs and wireframes into high-quality code.
• Optimize components for maximum performance across a vast array of web-capable devices and browsers.
• Design a modern highly responsive web-based user interface.

Skills and Competencies;

• Bachelor's degree in computer science preferred.
• 3-5 years of demonstrated experience.
• Good knowledge of HTML5, CSS3.
• Strong proficiency in Javascript.
• Strong working knowledge of React JS and web apps.
• Good working experience using API in UI development.
• Should be able to do responsive design and cross-browser compatibility.
• Willingness to experiment and take complete responsibility for projects.
• Work independently and remote, with excellent follow-up, time management, and organization skills.
• Any additional knowledge of/familiarity with programming, in general, would be a great added bonus.
• Knowledge of Jira/confluence.
• Familiarity with code versioning tools such as Git.
• A team player with a problem-solving aptitude.
• Fluent in a second language preferred, good level of verbal English required.

1. Work closely with design, product management, and development teams to create elegant, usable, responsive, and interactive interfaces across multiple devices.
2. Turning UI/UX designs into prototypes, creating awesome interactions from designs, writing reusable content modules, and maintainability of the code.
3. Implement UI development principles to ensure that the product client-side serves at scale.
4. Review and optimize app usage by monitoring key metrics and rectifying the issues proactively.
5. An ability to perform well in a fast-paced environment and bring in optimal flow for rapidly changing design/ technology.
6. Developers should be team player or should work individually when required.
7. Developer should work parallel to backend developers.

1. 1 to 2 years of relevant work experience as a web developer, UI developer, JavaScript expert, or frontend engineer
2. Proficiency in HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and jQuery.
3. Good understanding of APIs and how to use them to get the work done fast.
4. Proficiency in writing clean and optimized code.
5. Familiar with UI layouts, SASS, Bootstrap, and the CSS GRID system.
6. Experience debugging using popular JavaScript-based tools like Chrome Developer Console.
7. Knowledge of ReactJs/VueJs & Python will be a plus

About us:  

We are a fiercely restless creative studio with a broad vision across design & product experiences. Big brands and startups approach us because they find a cool team of committed individuals with great taste, obsessed with technology, originality, music, art & quality. We believe in independence, curiosity, experimentation and reinvention as the beacons to navigate the world. Learn more about us: ​https://grappus.com/">https://grappus.com/ 

About the role:

We are seeking a Frontend developer who has a knack for coming up with creative solutions to unique problems. You should have good time management skills and be able to work both autonomously and collaboratively with a cross-discipline team of product managers, strategists, UX designers, art directors, and developers. Most importantly, you have an eye for detail and the ability to make beautiful designs come to life through code. 

What we’d like to see:

• Developing new user-facing features using React Native
• Building reusable components and 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
• Developing and implementing strong algorithms/techniques for solving problems in a high-volume, high-availability environment
• Good knowledge of User Interface patterns and techniques to solve common UI problems
• Solid understanding of building scalable, maintainable and efficient user interfaces

Must Have:

• Strong proficiency in JavaScript , the JavaScript object model and ES6
• Thorough understanding of React.js and its core principles
• Experience with state management libraries like Redux, Mobx etc.
• Familiarity with Android / iOS platforms and ability to link native libraries with React Native
• Familiarity with newer specifications of EcmaScript 6
• Experience with data structure libraries (e.g., Immutable.js, immer)
• 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
• Experience with common front-end development tools such as Babel, Webpack, NPM, etc.
• 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
• Familiarity with frameworks like Bootstrap, Backbone, Angular,  React JS, and libraries like jQuery, LESS and Ajax

Nice to Have:

• Personal projects or contributions to the open source community
• Strong organizational skills to juggle multiple tasks within the constraints of timelines
• Team player (those great personality types that people love to work with)
• Great communication skills 

Benefits of being part of our amazing team:

• Flexible working hours
• We don’t track your leaves & work-from-home
• Freedom to implement latest technologies & new ideas
• Lots of in-house training sessions &  an in-house product lab
• A pretty unique & unconventional culture and a damn cool office space
• Lots of ways to have fun - TT,  Indoor basketball, PS4, board games and variety of books to read