Web Application Developer

We are seeking Surat based Frontend Engineer with over 1 year of experience to join our team. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience building dynamic and responsive web applications using React.js. This role requires a strong understanding of front-end development principles and the ability to deliver high-quality, scalable solutions in a collaborative environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop, maintain, and optimize web applications using React.js.
• Create reusable and modular components to ensure consistency and efficiency in development.
• Collaborate with designers and backend developers to implement user-friendly features.
• Debug and troubleshoot application issues to enhance performance and user experience.
• Integrate APIs and manage state effectively using tools like Redux, Context API, or React Query.
• Ensure responsive design and cross-browser compatibility for seamless user experiences.
• Write clean, well-documented, and maintainable code.
• Stay up-to-date with the latest React and front-end development trends.

Core Proficiency:

• Strong understanding of JavaScript (ES6+).
• Proficiency in React.js and its core principles, including JSX, hooks, and lifecycle methods.
• Experience with state management libraries like Redux, Context API, or React Query.
• Proficiency in styling in the component.
• Familiarity with Tailwind CSS for efficient UI development and responsive design.
• Experience with CSS-in-JS libraries like Styled-Components or Emotion is a plus.
• Familiarity with Next.js for server-side rendering (SSR), static site generation (SSG), and routing capabilities.
• Hands-on experience integrating RESTful APIs or GraphQL into React applications.
• Proficient in Git for version control and collaborative development.
• Basic understanding of testing frameworks like Jest, React Testing Library, or Cypress.
• Understanding of code splitting, lazy loading, and performance optimization techniques.

About us:

HappyFox is a software-as-a-service (SaaS) support platform. We offer an enterprise-grade help desk ticketing system and intuitively designed live chat software.

We serve over 12,000 companies in 70+ countries. HappyFox is used by companies that span across education, media, e-commerce, retail, information technology, manufacturing, non-profit, government and many other verticals that have an internal or external support function.

To know more, Visit! - https://www.happyfox.com/

We’re looking for an experienced Technical Lead – Frontend Engineer to join our growing engineering team to help build and maintain HappyFox’s product offerings. 

What you can expect as a Technical Lead at HappyFox:

• You will consistently ship features and improvements and lead a team of engineers working on our product roadmap.
• You will oversee software architecture, Git workflows, and CI/CD processes and perform code reviews to ensure exceptional code quality.
• You will actively work towards identifying, minimizing, and managing technical debt in the codebase.
• You will improve the development experience and the quality of the codebase. 
• You will define our internal standards for coding style, maintainability, and best practices for a large-scale web application. 
• You will uphold the best practices and coding standards for the team through code review and technical feedback.
• You will take responsibility for key technical architecture and design decisions.
• You will take ownership of the stability and performance of the services that you work on.
• You will contribute to the strategic vision and long-term roadmap in your area of expertise.

You should apply if:

• You have 2+ years of experience in a technical lead role designing and building single-page web applications.
• You have 8+ years of relevant professional experience in building web applications with javascript frameworks like Ember.js or React.js.
• You have deep knowledge of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
• You have experience building single-page apps and a good understanding of the best practices and coding patterns.
• You have a passion to dig into technically complex problems to troubleshoot and figure out a solution.
• You have a desire to continuously improve and ship the best quality product.
• You have a pragmatic approach to making sure technical decisions align with actual business needs.
• You have a good understanding of the trade-offs when building for product value, reliability, or performance.
• You have excellent communication skills with the ability to discuss and explain your point of view clearly and effectively.

Skills:

• Strong proficiency in JavaScript, including DOM manipulation and the JavaScript object model
• Thorough understanding of React.js and its core principles
• Experience with popular React.js workflows (Redux)
• Familiarity with newer specifications of ECMAScript
• Experience with data structure libraries (e.g., Immutable.js)
• 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
• 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)

React JS & AWS

• Proficient working knowledge of React JS,Redux, ES6, Node JS, VSCode, ES Lint, HTML5, CSS3, Javascript, jQuery, Bootstrap 4
• Ability to learn and adapt on customer expectations
• Passion for user experience and user - centric development
• Strong communication skills that include leading design - related conversations, ability to build and nurture good relationships and foster an environment for collaboration
• Self - starter and passionate learner
• Creative problem - solver with a strong eye for detail
• Experience with version and source control, preferably Git Lab
• Should have knowledge on micro services.
• Overall experience between 4 yrs to 8 yrs.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Use markup languages like HTML to create user-friendly web pages
• Optimize applications for maximum speed
• Design mobile-based features
• Collaborate with back-end developers and web designers to improve usability
• Get feedback from, and build solutions for, users and customers
• Write functional requirement documents and guides
• Create quality mockups and prototypes
• Ensure high quality graphic standards and brand consistency
• Stay up-to-date on emerging technologies

Requirements:

• Minimum 1 year of work experience as a front end developer.
• Positive attitude, great energy, and a desire to learn more about web development
• Skills in troubleshooting and debugging
• A desire to keep current and use the most up-to-date best practices
• An understanding of testing and quality control
• Has a strong interest in design and technology.

Kvantum is a career-changing opportunity where you will get to learn the latest and greatest marketing analytics for CPG, Retail, eCommerce, Pharma industry (to name few). At Kvantum, you will be part of a rapidly growing company. You will be able to make your mark; you’ll help write the story.  You will get the chance to go above and beyond, being a hero to your clients and to your team. You will get the chance to make a big impact, applying your coding skills, domain expertise to ready the most innovative marketing science product to Fortune 1000 customers.

What you’ll be doing in your new job:

 As a  Front End/UI Developer at Kvantum you will be working with incredibly talented, optimistic people in an environment that fosters innovation builds trust, and frequently erupts into laughter. You are a natural developer and enjoy helping team members in coding and development. You command respect from your superiors and also from peers. In this role, you’ll demonstrate a proven track record of developing enterprise-grade web frontends using technologies such as JavaScript, Ajax, XHTML and JSON. You'll join a team of exponential application developers who are working hard to develop our next generation SaaS marketing applications.

 Primary Responsibilities includes:

• Develop Proof-of-Concept and prototype applications using new technologies and frameworks. In addition to collaborating with internal teams and clients to create innovative solutions.
• Help establish GUI best practices and JavaScript frameworks for web development.
• Provide context and guidance for integration and implementation of Front-End Interfaces
• Translate wireframes, comps, and functional requirements into functional HTML/ CSS / Javascript.
• Develop standards-compliant mark-up and code for web sites and applications
• Develop JavaScript using standard Frameworks (jQuery, etc.)
• Develop small to medium size custom JavaScript libraries for reuse across the application
• Provide technology and implementation expertise to the domain, projects, or client
• Maintain leading-edge knowledge in emerging technologies and frameworks
• Participate in knowledge sharing and lessons learned sessions from project experiences

For this position, you must have:

• Expert JavaScript/HTML/CSS coding skills.
• 2-4 years of professional experience 
• Minimum 2 years of relevant experience in javascript 
• Minimum 1 year of relevant experience in React.js
• Hands-on experience with the implementation of different design patterns
• Proven experience of developing software using the Agile/SCRUM development methodology
• Command of web standards, CSS based design, cross-browser compatibility
• Experience to optimize the performance of the web application;
• Good understanding of page rendering, DOM manipulation, caching, REST API
• Experience of developing the application using  Test-driven Development(TDD)
• Experience of working on LINUX environment
• Attention to detail, Dedication, and Problem-Solving skills.

Nice to Have: 

• Working experience in any of  these technologies and frameworks: D3.js, Node.js, Express.js, Elasticsearch, GraphQL, Redis
• Experience working with start-ups.
• A good learning curve for new technologies.

We provide a competitive stipend and abundant opportunity for talented people to grow faster. Our people (as we call them Kvants) know how to celebrate success (monthly team events, quarterly company events, employee awards, etc.) and work smart to achieve desired goals.

Disclaimer:

Outside Recruiters: Kvantum prefers to recruit candidates directly. We do not accept unsolicited agency resumes. Please do not contact Kvantum employees with unsolicited resumes. Any resume sent by an outside agency without an explicit signed Kvantum generated agency agreement in place will be considered unsolicited and will not be eligible for payment.