Web UI Developer

At Shipthis, we work to build a better future and make meaningful changes in the freight forwarding industry. Our team members aren't just employees. We are comprised of bright, skilled professionals with a single straightforward goal—to Evolve Freight forwarders towards Digitalized operations, enhance efficiency, and drive lasting change.

As a company, we're just the right size for every person to take initiative and make things happen. Join us in reshaping the future of logistics and be part of a journey where your contributions make a tangible difference.

Learn more at www.shipthis.co

JOB DESCRIPTION

What you’ll be doing:

• Lead the design, development, and maintenance of the frontend of Shipthis's suite of SaaS products
• Drive the implementation of new technologies and architect frontend solutions to ensure scalability and maintainability.
• Work closely with backend developers to ensure seamless integration of APIs and data between the front and back end.
• Define and enforce coding standards, guidelines, and best practices for the team, ensuring high code quality and performance.
• Actively participate in planning and strategy discussions, contributing to technical decisions that influence the product roadmap.
• Troubleshoot and resolve high-priority technical issues, ensuring the stability and performance of the system in production environments.
• Collaborate with UI/UX designers and product managers to shape the user experience, ensuring that complex data workflows are intuitive and accessible.
• Mentor and guide junior developers within the team, providing code reviews and feedback to ensure quality and best practices are followed.
• Stay current with industry trends and developments, recommending tools, libraries, and processes to improve the frontend development workflow.

Desired qualifications include:

• 2+ years of experience in frontend development with a solid track record of delivering successful web applications.
• Experience leading frontend teams or working as a senior developer in a collaborative environment.
• Proficiency in modern JavaScript frameworks (preferably Angular 12+), along with a strong understanding of TypeScript, HTML, and CSS.
• Proven ability to architect scalable frontend solutions for large, complex web applications.
• Experience with performance optimization techniques, code-splitting, lazy loading, and browser rendering behavior.
• Familiarity with frontend testing frameworks and methodologies (e.g., Jest, Jasmine, or Cypress).
• Strong problem-solving skills, and the ability to work effectively across teams and with stakeholders at all levels.
• Solid understanding of web development principles, including responsive design, cross-browser compatibility, and accessibility standards.
• Knowledge of backend / ionic apps for android/iOS
• A strong portfolio of previous frontend work that demonstrates technical depth and design skills.

We welcome candidates

• Who is Immediate Joining
• Female candidates returning to work after a career break are strongly encouraged to apply.

We are an equal opportunity employer and are committed to fostering diversity and inclusivity. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability status.

JOB SYNOPSIS:

• Job Role: Frontend Engineer
• Location: Bangalore
• Job type: Full-time, permanent
• Experience (2-3) years
• Industry Type: Software Product
• Functional Area: Software Development

Front end Developer : (Group Manager )

Job Description

Join our product development team to develop our web applications

You are a creative web programmer that will focus on the front-end development and design, but also assist as needed with back-end development if needed.

Design, production, modification, and maintenance of web application’s user interface

Assist with the development and implementation of new features

Work with back-end developers to implement front-end and user interface requirements

Work with team on designing new interfaces to programs

Thoroughly document design and implemented code

Qualifications

- B.E. or B. Tech or MCA

- 5 to 8+ years of overall experience

5 years of frontend web application development

Proficient understanding of web markup, including HTML5, CSS3

Proficient understanding of client-side scripting and JavaScript frameworks, including jQuery. Strong understanding of JavaScript

Good working experience of any of advanced JavaScript libraries and frameworks such as AngularJS, KnockoutJS, BackboneJS, ReactJS

Good understanding of asynchronous request handling, partial page updates, and AJAX

Proficient understanding of code versioning tools GIT/SVN

Good understanding of browser rendering behavior and performance

Good knowledge of charting any frameworks like Highcharts, Highmaps or D3JS

Working with and leveraging cloud PaaS components for front end delivery

Experience in any server-side programming is a plus

Familiarity with Visio, Basic knowledge of image authoring tools, to be able to crop, resize, or perform small adjustments on an image is a plus.

• You have a strong appreciation for design and interaction, as well as an intimate understanding and appreciation for presentation layer code.
• You love puzzles, problem-solving and have proven in-depth knowledge in a variety of tech stacks.
• You are passionate about being precise in the implementation of designs and do not compromise on quality.
• You are comfortable working in a high-pressure environment and are able to adapt to the needs of the day.
• You are open-minded and curious to learn

Expectations and Responsibilities

• See a project through from conception to finished product
• Strong organizational skills. You should not need someone to “manage” you
• Excellent verbal communication skills
• Good problem-solving skills
• Attention to detail
• Be able to push the boundaries of technology to deliver an unparalleled product
• Able to research and use cutting edge tools to deliver seamless experiences for users

We expect you to have some exposure to the following technologies

• HTML5, CSS, SASS, JS
• CSS Libraries - Boostrap, CSS Grid
• Front-end frameworks (React/Angular/Vue)
• Git

🔎 We are looking for a software engineer who,

• 👨🏻‍💻 has good hands-on experience with JavaScript. Our current stack is Nuxt / Fastify / Objection.js.
• 🤤 has a good product and design taste.
• 🙋🏻‍♀️ is curious and asks a lot of questions!
• ⚡️ is passionate about writing clean code.
• 🕵🏻‍♂️ has strong problem-solving skills.
• 🖥 can turn 1-pager specs into detailed features.
• ❣️ loves/appreciates automated testing!
• 😇 is humble, kind and has a good taste of sarcasm. 🤪

☀️ Non-mandatory, but nice to have

• 👶🏻 worked in an early-stage startup.
• 🤟🏻 built and led a small engineering team.
• 3️⃣ + years of experience.
• 👩🏻‍💻 open source enthusiast.
• 👩🏼‍🏫 You are passionate about teaching, learning and the creator economy.

⁉️ What's the interview process like?

• Get in touch with Dhaval or Navneet and understand the mission of the company in detail.
• Take us through what excites you the most about this role/challenge.
• A flexible project round in the programming language of your preference.
• Provide us with at least 2 references who would help us learn more about you.

🍫 Perks

• You will be a part of the founding team and will get to lead a lean team in the future.
• Working with a hands-on tech co-founder has a different vibe of its own! 😃
• Remote-friendly culture.

Responsibilities :

• Manage product milestones, deployment cycles & overall product roadmap 
• Understanding of the threading limitations of AngularJs, reactjs, and multi-process architecture 
• Hands-on experience with cloud technologies like AWS 
• Familiar with various design and architectural patterns 
• Sound knowledge of Databases Postgres is a must including Performance Tuning, Designing and optimized Postgres databases and queries 
• Ability to communicate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audience 
• Understanding of fundamental design principles behind a scalable application 
• At least 3-5 years of experience in consumer product engineering and architecture, with proven track record of architect impactful products in the internal CRMand consumer domain. 
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git 
• Ship great products under stringent deadlines and in the face of ambiguous requirements and changing business priorities 
• Maintain Code Quality, Implement Standards & improve overall understanding

What lands you in this role :

• Exceptional leadership skills and proven experience in shaping team culture
• Strong grasp of full-stack networking, scalable web back-end, and all genres of platforms
• Must have Bachelor degree in computer science from a Tier-1 College
• Multitasking & problem solving approach

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