UI Lead - React.js

Job Title : Lead Web Developer / Frontend Engineer

Experience Required : 10+ Years

Location : Bangalore (Hybrid – 3 Days Work From Office)

Work Timings : 11:00 AM to 8:00 PM IST

Notice Period : Immediate or Up to 30 Days (Preferred)

Work Mode : Hybrid

Interview Mode : Face-to-Face mandatory (for Round 2)

Role Overview :

We are hiring a Lead Frontend Engineer with 10+ Years of experience to drive the development of scalable, modern, and high-performance web applications.

This is a hands-on technical leadership role focused on React.js, micro-frontends, and Backend for Frontend (BFF) architecture, requiring both coding expertise and team leadership skills.

Mandatory Skills :

React.js, JavaScript/TypeScript, HTML, CSS, micro-frontend architecture, Backend for Frontend (BFF), Webpack, Jenkins (CI/CD), GCP, RDBMS/SQL, Git, and team leadership.

Core Responsibilities :

• Design and develop cloud-based web applications using React.js, HTML, CSS.
• Collaborate with UX/UI designers and backend engineers to implement seamless user experiences.
• Lead and mentor a team of frontend developers.
• Write clean, well-documented, scalable code using modern JavaScript/TypeScript practices.
• Implement CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, deploy applications to CDNs.
• Integrate with GCP services, optimize front-end performance.
• Stay updated with modern frontend technologies and design patterns.
• Use Git for version control and collaborative workflows.
• Implement JavaScript libraries for web analytics and performance monitoring.

Key Requirements :

• 10+ Years of experience as a frontend/web developer.
• Strong proficiency in React.js, JavaScript/TypeScript, HTML, CSS.
• Experience with micro-frontend architecture and Backend for Frontend (BFF) patterns.
• Proficiency in frontend design frameworks and libraries (jQuery, Node.js).
• Strong understanding of build tools like Webpack, CI/CD using Jenkins.
• Experience with GCP and deploying to CDNs.
• Solid experience in RDBMS, SQL.
• Familiarity with Git and agile development practices.
• Excellent debugging, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Bachelor’s/Master’s in Computer Science or a related field.

Nice to Have :

• Experience with Node.js.
• Previous experience working with web analytics frameworks.
• Exposure to JavaScript observability tools.

Interview Process :

1. Round 1 : Online Technical Interview (via Geektrust – 1 Hour)

2. Round 2 : Face-to-Face Interview with the Indian team in Bangalore (3 Hours – Mandatory)

3. Round 3 : Online Interview with CEO (30 Minutes)

Important Notes :

• Face-to-face interview in Bangalore is mandatory for Round 2.
• Preference given to candidates currently in Bangalore or willing to travel for interviews.
• Remote applicants who cannot attend the in-person round will not be considered.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and implement user-centric features on web platforms to enhance overall experience and usability.
• Collaborate with designers, backend engineers, and product teams to deliver cohesive and scalable products.
• Solve diverse technical and integration challenges by building efficient solutions that connect with automation systems.
• Apply best practices to create reusable, testable, and maintainable components and frameworks.
• Optimize application performance and ensure responsive and adaptive design across multiple devices and browsers.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of modern front-end development frameworks and architecture.
• Hands-on experience building interactive, high-performance web applications.
• Proficiency with:
• React, Redux, html, css, javascript
• Build tools like Vite, CSS preprocessors such as Less/Sass
• Solid grasp of UI/UX principles, responsive design, and accessibility standards.
• Experience integrating front-end solutions with REST APIs or automation systems is a plus.
• Strong problem-solving skills and a collaborative mindset.

Key Responsibilities

• Build and maintain high-quality, responsive web applications

• Collaborate with designers and product managers to translate requirements into intuitive UI/UX

• Optimize applications for performance, security, SEO, and scalability

• Write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code

• Debug, troubleshoot, and fix issues across the frontend stack

• Stay updated with the latest frontend trends and tools to improve development practices

Requirements

• 2–4 years of professional experience as a Frontend Developer

• Strong proficiency in JavaScript/TypeScript with modern frameworks like React.js/Next.js

• Experience consuming REST/GraphQL APIs

• Strong understanding of HTML5, CSS3, Tailwind/Styled Components and responsive design principles

• Knowledge of version control (Git)

• Familiarity with build tools and CI/CD pipelines

• Understanding of web performance,accessibility and SEO best practices

• Strong problem-solving and debugging skills

What is in it for you

• Very high ownership role in a fast-paced environment

• Closely work with the founder & a super passionate team of people in building Eternz

• Competitive salary commensurate

• Fast career growth & appraisals

• A dynamic and collaborative work environment- No hierarchy/Politics!

• Health insurance

Additional Details

• We are an early-stage start-up and valuable achievements take time & efforts. And hence it is a 6 day work week & we strongly believe there is no substitute for hard work & passion!

• Location: HSR layout, Bangalore

What does the core role include?

• Designing and developing high-volume, low-latency applications for mission-critical systems and delivering high-availability and performance
• Designing stateless components in React Native
• Contributing in all phases of the development lifecycle
• Working with the developers to create and maintain a robust framework to support the apps
• Working with the developers to build the interface with a focus on usability features
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What else can you expect in the role?

• Prepare and produce releases of software components
• Optimizing performance for the apps
• Problem-solving skills, analytical mind, and positive attitude
• Ability to think from end users perspective and focused on improving the overall product experience.
• Deliver across the entire app life cycle concept, design, build, deploy, test, release to app stores and support
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What can fetch you brownie points?

• Hands on experience with React Native is required
• Hands-on experience in React Native APIs, ReactJS, Javascript, ECMAScript (OOJS) and JSX.
• Strong understanding of JavaScript ecosystem
• Hands on experience on Android in creating Hybrid / Native applications
• Demonstrable UI/UX experience on a large-scale app.
• Thorough understanding of React Native development tools like IDEs (Nuclide, Atom, Sublime Text, or Visual
• Good knowledge of JS frameworks like ReactJS is a plus.

Desired Skills and Experience

Hybrid Apps,React Native, Native iOS and Android Architecture understanding

•  Excellent Communication Skills.
• Working knowledge of React libraries such as Redux, Redux Thunk, Redux Saga, Redux Forms, Immutable etc.
• Highly proficient in JavaScript and ReactJs
• Good understanding of design libraries such as Material, Ant and Semantics etc.
• Basic understanding of front-end technologies, such as HTML5, and CSS3.
• Sound knowledge of Testing frameworks such as Jest, Enzyme, Mocha, Protector etc.
• Experience of writing unit, integration and E2E tests.
• Experience of integrating third party APIs.
• Good understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git.

Roles & 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.

React.js Developer Requirements:

• 1-3 Years Previous experience working as a React.js Developer.
• In-depth knowledge of JavaScript, CSS3, HTML5, bootstrap and material design.
• Knowledge of REACT tools including React.js, Webpack, Enzyme, Redux, and Flux.
• Experience in Next.js, Ant design, Node.js and Python will add extra advantage but not mandatory
• 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.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of high quality, innovative, flexible, cost-optimized and scalable technical solutions that meet business requirements
• Design, Develop, test and maintain software applications with MVC architectures, Micro services and scalable cloud native apps.
• Perform hands-on coding and provide thoughtful code reviews
• Mentor and lead team members to continuously improve quality and productivity of deliverables
• Demonstrate ability to work within an agile team as well as collaborate with many other teams on design and implementation strategies. Follow SCRUM Agile Development methodology
• Effective Communication Skills- An ability to express your ideas to the recipient & Co-ordinate and communicate with cross functional team along with client's team
• Problem Solving, Hustler - Get Stuff Done, Self-Disciplined Open-minded, User Focused, Adaptive
• Lean Principles & Analytical Thinking
• Project planning, timelines and milestones for execution and deliverables
• Participate into the Evaluation Review of your team member

Desired Candidate Profile

• Experience in building enterprise web application using ReactJS as the frontend framework
• Experience with Redux and React Hooks
• Expert in HTML5, CSS3
• Experience in Bootstrap4 or CSS pre-processor like Less or Sass is highly desirable
• Strong knowledge of best practices and modern web design trends is necessary.
• Some experience with modern web-based typography.
• Excel at rapid prototyping and at writing good code.
• Experience with testing/debugging in multiple browsers and platforms.
• Expertise in using Javascript
• Should have worked on REST client and WebSockets
• Should be able to write Unit testing using any one of the frameworks like Cypress, Jasmine, Karma, Jest , Enzyme or any other similar framework.
• Should have experience in either one of the Build scripts like Gulp or Grunt or Webpack
• Low-Latency UI, Page optimization, and bundle build+caching
• Problem-solving and debugging skills
• Component-based architecture

• Build responsive web-pages
• Experience in Javascript, jQuery, CSS, HTML5
• Expert in JavaScript who can build up a JavaScript framework from scratch.
• Possess good knowledge in front-end performance tuning.
• Understands how to use the page speed tool and tackle on issue based on its suggestions.
• Consume REST API's provided by the backend team
• Experience in some modern JavaScript framework like easyUI or reactJS would be a plus