UI developer

Only 10% of India speaks English and 90% speak over 25 languages and 1000s of dialects. The internet has largely been in English. A good part of India is now getting internet connectivity thanks to cheap smartphones and Jio. The non-english speaking internet users will balloon to about 600 million users out of the total 750 million internet users in India by 2020. This will make the vernacular segment one of the largest segments in the world - almost 2x the size of the US population. The vernacular segment has very
few products that they can use on the internet. One big need is that of sharing thoughts. Twitter serves this need globally through a micro-blogging platform. However most of the Tweets are in English and the vernacular Indian feels out of place on it. To solve that problem, we started this company.

It is is a micro-blogging platform in Indian languages. It is an app built in India, for Indians, to share their thoughts and opinions on any topic in their mother tongue using Audio/Video/Text.It gives a voice to Indians and enables the “Best of India” to share their thoughts with the “Rest of India”. It provides a personalized feed to users by letting people select the people they want to follow. The user is then shown content from these people. Some of the top minds of India are invited on Koo to share their thoughts and opinions on various topics. Users can follow such personalities and follow what they are talking about, and share their opinions too.

It is a Series A venture funded company. It has raised $6.5 million from stellar investors like Accel Partners, Shunwei Capital, Kalaari Capital, 500startups and Blume Venture Partners. 

Founding Team consists of veteran internet entrepreneurs - Aprameya Radhakrishna (CEO, Taxiforsure) and Mayank Bidawatka (Co-founder, Goodbox & Coreteam, redBus).

Technology skill sets required for a matching profile

Work Experience between 3 to 7 years in web development with desire to work in fast paced startups.
● Should be capable of handling a couple of high traffic websites without much of a guidance. Good at debugging and solving cross browser issues.
● Must have experience with Express, ReactJs, Redux, Webpack etc. First hand knowledge of building PWA is preferred.
● Must understand how to optimize web page performance for SEO and snappy user experience.Must have used tools like light-house etc.
● Must be adept in using REST APIs and defining best suited contracts and schema for interacting with them.
● Knowledge of building isomorphic (with some parts of the page as server side rendered) web applications
● Desire to work in fast paced startups

1.       Strong knowledge in Front end scripting like EJS, JavaScript, Jquery

 

2.       Proficiency with fundamental front-end languages such as HTML, CSS.

 

3.       Familiarity with JavaScript frameworks such as Angular JS, React, and Amber.

 

4.       Proficiency with server-side languages such as Python / Ruby / Java / PHP/ .Net

 

5.       Good Understand with database technology such as MySQL, Oracle, and MongoDB.

Skills Required:  Must have- 2 to 4 years of hands-on experience: - Javascript – Minimum 2 years of experience. - Minimum 1.6 years of experience on Angularjs Framework - Exposure to PHP, HTML, CSS will be an added advantage - Minimum 1 year experience in PHP will be added advantage. - Good communication and ability to capture client’s requirements Qualifications:  Experience range 2 to 4 years hands on experience on Javascript – Angularjs.  B-Tech / M-Tech / MCA preferred.

• 4+ years Experience in HTML / CSS (Sass/Less) / JS / Jquery and recently worked on the related projects. • 2 years’ experience in using modern frontend technologies like ES6, Sass, Less, npm, etc. • Experience with modern frontend frameworks React, Angular, Vue, Backbone, etc. • Expert level knowledge of HTML and CSS 3 • Proficient understanding of client-side scripting and JavaScript frameworks, including jQuery • Experience and knowledge of Cross-browser compatibility and debugging • Know the advantages of using SVG's over images • Experience in mobile design and designing responsive websites • Experience scaling frontend engineering through component driven development – delivering re-usable modules, and efficient web applications. • Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git

Job Profile: The UI / UX Developer provides clear, pragmatic and forward facing direction for GALT’s web based products. The UI / UX Developer must work closely with various teams on the creation and implementation of various UI / UX elements. To accomplish this, he/she must be able articulate and illustrate solutions to these challenges. The ability to prototype and implement proposals combined with industry practices and focus group research is also critical to the success of this role and a high level of HTML and CSS expertise is required. The UI / UX Developer reports to the Product Manager. Responsibilities of the position: • Participate in all phases of front end projects including requirements gathering, design, development, usability testing, deployment, and maintenance • Ensure development is in accordance with corporate branding; style guides and other requirements • Create wireframes for various use cases and display requirements • The ability to create interactive mockups and wireframes using HTML / CSS and JavaScript • Provide expertise to our creative and production teams to balance usability and visual appeal • Improve and optimize GALT’s CSS and HTML standards for production and creative teams, using the principles of progressive enhancement for modern and legacy browsers • Research and recommend CSS / JavaScript frameworks such as bootstrap, foundation, with the aim of improving the quality, consistency and speed of our production process • Communicating scenarios, end-to-end experiences, interaction models, and screen designs with other members of the team • Understanding GALT products and end user workflows that enable productivity and task completion Candidate Profile: Education: B.Tech or equivalent from reputed University Key Technology Skills: At least 3 years of experience in UI development with Angular or Angular 4, JavaScript, HTML5, CSS Job Type: Full time, permanent Job Location: Bangalore Who are we? Atlas-GALT Software Technologies Private Limited is a Technology Company made up of young, enthusiastic and energetic talent pool and backed by a Management consisting of Technology Evangelists, Business Process specialists and SMEs each with more than 22 years of industry experience. We are committed to customer satisfaction, proactive and timely service support and delivery on par with our promise. Our clients are mainly in the US and we provide Software Development and QA services to them. GALT is a diversified offshore IT solutions company offering world-class application services to help organizations exceed its technological expectations. Our competencies lie in onshore and offshore software development, maintenance and offshore project management services. A subsidiary of Atlas Software Technologies Inc., Chicago, USA, we specialize in SharePoint Development, Application development and QA services. We are located at HSR Layout Sector 7, Bangalore What does working with Galt Software Technology Pvt. Ltd. mean to you? • Working in a high energy and challenging environment • Work with International clients • Work in your own space-you are given authority along with responsibility • Flat hierarchy

What is the Job and Team like? Opportunity to develop game-changing, globally distributed, internet advertising products used by millions worldwide. Contribute hands-on, own, collaborate and deliver new features and services at a fast pace. Build platforms, frameworks, APIs, libraries & automated tools to facilitate rapid issue resolution and development & deployment of new features and changes. Own the prioritization, scoping and scheduling processes for new products and features. Work with and advise management on technical aspects, make well-informed decisions. Improve processes, technology & the applications you own continuously by showing the team better ways of doing things and help improve skills in the team. Prioritize tech-debt and ensure the platforms and applications meet the latest industry standards. Learn new technology & practices, coach the team and conduct training sessions – devote time for learning and continuous improvement of self and team. Imbibe and maintain a strong customer service oriented attitude while designing and building products. Recruit the best by owning the recruitment processes for your teams. Location: Mumbai (strong preference) and Pune Who should apply for this role? Requirements: Strong interpersonal communication skills, a positive attitude and a hunger for growth. Empathy and the ability to work well in a diverse, team-focused environment with other Engineers, Product Managers, etc. We like people with strong educational qualification (B.Tech, BE, BSC.IT, MCAs) but we won’t ding you if you’re self taught or just born brilliant. 5+ years of demonstrable experience developing software using modern Frontend technologies (ES6, React, Webpack/Babel etc) Ability to understand and resolve issues with dependencies. Expertise in building complex layouts with modern CSS (Grid/Flexbox) and HTML. Experience building and debugging complex, real-time systems in a team environment. Strong UX and design sensibilities, and a desire to sweat the small stuff. Self-­awareness and a desire to continually improve. Bonus Points: Experience working with Babel/Webpack/Gulp. Experience investigating and improving JavaScript performance. Experience with WebSockets, Local Storage and ES6. Familiarity with scalable, real-time distributed systems. We highly value contributions to open source projects; is there a public source repository or project that you are particularly proud of? Testing frameworks (Chai, Mocha, Enzyme, or Jasmine)