UI Developer

We are looking for a highly motivated individual that can help us solve interesting and complex problems for our clients. You will be working closely with product and engineering teams based out of the USA, Europe, and India to build proof-of-concepts, validate strategic architecture decisions, and develop modern and scalable solutions. We firmly believe that your success is our success, and we are willing to take a stake in that.

About Altir

Altir is a product engineering company that builds top-notch software products for very select companies across various industries and stages of their lifecycle. We help start-ups to Fortune 500 companies nurture and transform validated ideas into successful products by amalgamating efficient business & technology strategy, development, and engineering capabilities. We are a team of entrepreneurs, engineers, product leaders, and designers who are builders and systems thinkers coming from some of the most iconic technology companies like Microsoft, Accenture, Apple, Google, and Salesforce. We exercise thorough attention to detail at every stage – from product exploration to delivery, integrating technology, automation, and our teams' expertise into the mix. We infuse our prowess from the consumer and enterprise worlds into every client's business. Our customers work with us to be their force multipliers, disrupters and to help them create unfair advantages.

Hailing from some of the world’s most innovative technology companies, we’re a team of seasoned entrepreneurs and makers. We’ve learned what it takes to build paradigm-shifting technology and companies, but we learned it the hard way. That’s why we created Altir - to be disruptive by design. By generating a suite of knowledge resources, category-defining playbooks, and reusable technology components, we’ve productized the launch and scale of transformational companies for maximum impact.

Company Link:

http://www.altir.co

Requirements

*5-10 years of software engineering experience with at least 4 years of experience in react.

*Programming languages (Typescript, JavaScript, Reactjs , redux)

*Creating fluid visual interactions. Developing and implementing mobile user experience patterns.

*Developing and maintaining iOS/Android applications from the requirements to the App Store.

Unit Test (Jest, Mocha), software design patterns and data structures.

*Excellent leadership, stakeholder management and program management skills.

*Successful experience in a properly functioning agile team would be extremely advantageous.

Required

*Design and develop user interface components using React.js This includes creating reusable components and front-end libraries for future use.

*Optimize components for maximum performance across a vast array of web-capable devices and browsers.

*Redux for state management.

*React JS developers should be proficient in modern web development.

*Implement automated testing platforms and unit tests.

*Develop and maintain user interfaces using React.js.

Must have

*Strong understanding of web technologies, including HTML, CSS, and JavaScript

*Experience with code migration and refactoring

*Strong problem-solving skills and ability to troubleshoot technical issues

*Excellent communication skills and ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams

*Strong attention to detail and ability to deliver high-quality code

*Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment

Benefits

*Participation in profit sharing

*Parental leave

*Opportunity to travel and work with our global team

*Flexible PTO and work timings

*Premium health insurance

*Teammate recognition awards

*Company get together, off sites and events

PREFERRED QUALIFICATION AND SKILLS:

• 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) is a must

• Good knowledge of Node.js & npm

• Gulp or Grunt experience is a plus • Experience with Atomic design paradigm 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.

About the company:

NowPurchase is transforming the 140B$ Metal Manufacturing industry. The metal industry forms the backbone of the economy and the fundamental block of the physical world - be it transportation, construction and every machinery. NowPurchase is building a rich, digital marketplace where Metal Manufacturers can procure high quality raw materials in a trusted manner. At the same time we are building the OS (Operating System) that will supercharge their productivity and processes to ultimately make procurement autonomous. Now Purchase raises USD 2.4 million in Nov 2021, led by Orios Venture Partners, InfoEdge Ventures.

About you: 

We are looking to add an immensely talented Senior Front End Engineer that will help us invent, design, refine and deliver products that will meet our vision. Expect to build a lot of web interfaces and dashboards both for the browser as well as native IoT enabled terminals that will be placed at the manufacturers' premises. You need to lead the front end team to make sure they are delivering high quality code and are constantly inspired to experiment with tools to push out MVPs.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• You are empowered to work directly with leadership and the product team to make decisions about your code and future of the product.
• Deliver high quality modular code deployed over web, mobile and native IoT enabled terminals that leverage REST-based services and real time sockets.. This would include visual dashboards and real time optimizations that are critical for the manufacturing process.
• Have a strong emphasis on shipping features quickly without sacrificing code quality. Be ready to build a lot of MVPs that will go through iteration or be completely scrapped depending on the outcome at the customer end.
• Own your Agile projects and lead the team from software design to implementation and deployment. Maintain sprints, delivery timelines and contribute to better managing the engineering team.
• Transform UI designs and mockups into pages and flows using CSS3 and JavaScript frameworks. Be ready to do the mockups yourself sometimes.
• Build a culture of simplicity and pragmatism, which is reflected in your elegant code that other developers emulate and you ensure through thorough code reviews and processes.
• Have an exceptional understanding of asynchronous request handling, partial page updates, and service workers and command over the internals of JavaScript, React and Redux.
• Continuously evaluate existing engineering processes and recommend improvements.

Required Skills and qualification:

• 4+ years’ experience developing rich UI/Front-end for user-facing web applications.
• Strong experience with React or similar frameworks, TypeScript, SSR (Server Side Rendering), SPA (Single Page Application), PWA (Progressive Web application), OOP (Object Oriented Programming), Reactive programming, and Unit tests.
• Demonstrated ability to function as a project leader as well as an individual contributor.
• Excellent communication and facilitation skills.

Tech Stack skills required:

• React/Redux
• Python/Django/Celery
• Git, AWS, ELB (Elastic Beanstalk), Netlify
• PostgreSQL/Redis/S3

Location: 

On- site: Kolkata, West Bengal

Compensation & Benefits:

• Cash Compensation: As per industry standards & pedigree of candidate
• ESOPs: 10% of NowPurchase is dedicated to current & future team members. Your package would entail some ESOPs so that you own a part of the company and grow along with it.
• Medical Insurance: Benefits of group insurance of 3 lakhs for family including parents, spouse, children
• Generous leave structure and WFHs including Marriage, Maternity & Paternity leaves
• Complete Relocation Expenses: We are building a unicorn out of the city of Joy (Kolkata). We will pay for everything you spend to relocate here.

Company Link: https://nowpurchase.com">https://nowpurchase.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/nowpurchase/">https://www.linkedin.com/company/nowpurchase/

Responsibilities

• Work closely with the design and backend team to build and develop web applications for our forward-thinking products.
• Design large-scale systems with high complexity to support our high throughput applications.
• Understand how to leverage infrastructure for solving such large-scale problems.
• Develop tools and contribute to open source wherever possible.
• Adopt problem-solving as a way of life - always go to the root cause.
• Develop scalable front-end engineering, for the largest FinTech companies in India who use our product.
• Actively think about improving UX and UI.
• Collaborate with the team to discuss and implement ideas.
• Build responsive, robust, and optimized applications.

• Professional development experience with Angular 10
• At least 1-2 years of JavaScript development experience for web applications.
• Strong eye for design, UI, and UX.
• Passion for front-end development.
• Willingness to learn and experiment with new technologies.

We are looking for a creative, skilled UI developer to design websites with functionality and aesthetics in mind. The UI developer will work with back-end developers and web developers to ensure that the website is optimized for several devices and presented in an attractive way.

To be successful as a UI developer you should have excellent knowledge of HTML, JavaScript, and CSS. In addition to this, you must work well in a team as there are several individuals involved in the development process.

• Work with other developers to ensure that the website is functional and visually appealing.
• Liaise with the client to gauge their needs and expectations.
• Plan the layout of the website.
• Ensure that the website is optimized for various devices.
• Use analytics to test client enjoyment.

• Proficiency in HTML, JavaScript, jQuery, and CSS.
• Knowledge of Adobe Illustrator.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Understanding of key design principles.
• Good problem-solving skills.