frontend developer

Software Engineer - Frontend

Experiencing the world we live in is fundamental to our collective happiness and progress as a society. Headout’s mission is, and will always be, to unlock this happier world by connecting amazing in-person experiences with people all over the globe, giving them the opportunity to be entertained, educated and inspired. We are evolving the way people discover the world by connecting them with exceptional experiences at the push of a button. By combining delightful product experience, data-driven decisions, sophisticated supply side logistics network, and world-class operations, our single minded focus is on solving a huge basic human problem: how do we have a good time? On this mission, we've already served 7M+ guests from 190 countries who have headed out to an experience with us. While building scale that drives $200M+ in annualised sales, we hit profitability that is such a rarity on the back of our superior model.

As travel and in-person experiences recover, Headout is playing a critical role in our return to our way-of-life. With pent-up demand, generation and digitisation of experiences having been pushed forward by a decade, there is no better time to build than NOW.

We at Headout, like to solve real-world problems in the simplest & most elegant manner possible. We're seeking Frontend Engineers with the ability and passion for building solutions to people-centered problems that are created at the intersection of human behavior and technology. We also love folks who have a sense of humor and know how to have fun. ;-)

👩‍💻 The Role

• Craft the front-end architecture, develop our core features, and collaborate with our Product & Design teams to build something useful and beautiful.
• Build slick UI interfaces to provide the best user experience.
• Get your hands dirty with cross-platform architectural challenges, new frameworks, design patterns, and technologies.
• Build and contribute to open-source libraries and components.

🌟 Our Dream Engineer

• A penchant for learning and building with new technologies and frameworks.
• A knack for writing the most performance optimized code along with it being modular and scalable.
• No challenge is too big to solve; love thinking product and excited to ideate & build stuff all by yourself.
• You're interested in being an early employee at a growing company, with the influence and responsibility that entails.
• You have broad and deep knowledge across a variety of contemporary technologies.

💝 We like

• 2+ years of experience developing front-end platforms preferably in a high-growth startup.
• Solid hands-on experience with Javascript ES5 and ES6.
• Experience with NodeJS, Typescript, browser dev-tools etc.
• An opinion and preferably hands-on experience of CSS in JS vs old school style of writing CSS.
• Experience developing responsive designs using open source frameworks or even better, an attempt at your own framework.
• Solid understanding of how the web works and it's underlying communication protocols.
• People who give up anything to optimize that animation that they just created.
• Nice to Haves: An interest in UX, travel, local experiences & hospitality.

Company Description

We are a leading technology and design company that stays ahead of the curve, with over a decade of experience and 400+ successful projects, we offer business-to-business solutions that create engaging digital experiences for large enterprises across industries. Our solutions are built on development expertise, design thinking, and innovative technologies. We follow an agile methodology to deliver exceptional user experiences. Our creative solutions not only look amazing but also produce measurable results.

Our team of experts in development, design, and technology possess diverse skill sets, including UX/UI design, quality engineering, JavaScript frameworks, content strategy, branding, AI and machine learning, and product engineering.

We believe in the pursuit of excellence, building strong partnerships, taking ownership of our work, and embracing feedback every step of the way. We prioritize the personal and professional success and well-being of our team members, and our culture is centered around purposefully connecting design, code, and people to make a meaningful impact across the world 🌎

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Job Description

What you will be doing :

• Building high-performance mobile apps with React Native.
• Responsible for architecting and building these applications, as well as coordinating with the teams responsible for other layers of the product infrastructure.
• Building a product that is a highly collaborative effort
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (.e.g. Backend, Product Manager and UX Designer) to define design and ship new features
• Mentor other developers
• Ensure the performance, quality and responsiveness of the applications

What we are looking for:

• 4-7 years of relevant experience in React-Native
• Hands-on experience in the full life cycle of Android or iOS application development and
• Hand on experience in React-Native.
• Experience with third-party libraries and APIs.
• Hands-on experience of creating mobile app GUI
• Strong knowledge of product development life cycle and mobile app deployments
• Knowledge of version control (Git) and coding best practices
• Minimum 2 Live mobile applications on Playstore to showcase.

Qualifications

• UG: BCA in Computers, B.Tech/B.E or any relevant specialization
• PG: MCA, M.Tech

Additional Information

What you will get:

• An open and collaborative work environment where you will be respected, challenged, and valued for your merits.
• Strong leadership and mentorship, a clear career path, and a supportive environment.
• A company that is proud of the quality of its work and invested in your personal development & well-being.
• A team that respects openness, does its job well, values customers, and plays fairly.
• Individuals who are fun to work with are invested in each other's growth and take their values seriously.
• Flexible work schedule so long as you uphold your commitments to your family, team, and clients.
• Competitive salary, incentives, insurance, and other perks.
• An online portfolio showing multi-platform, standout work.

Job Role –

React Developer

Location- Hyderabad

Job Description-

• Develop end-to-end features (full stack) for users and be proficient with aspects of design and coding.

• Proficiency in automated testing/testing methodologies is a must.

• Create, maintain, and modify (where necessary) the data structure.

• Work with product owners to handle backlogs and new requests.

• Work on React projects using specifies tools and databases.

• Should have very good understanding of the technical approach and its viability.

• Should be able to push back and accurately assess the viability of their solutions.

• Should be comfortable adopting testing frameworks and developing with common industry practices such as test-driven development.

Person Specifications/ Requirements

• Good understanding and proven experience of web development and basic languages such as HTML and JavaScript.

• Strong programming experience.

• Must have experience with React.js, Node.js.

• Experience with Vue.js and Go is required.

• Strong understanding of software development tools, data structures and data modelling.

• Strong Data Analytical Skills.

• Should have Knowledge and experience of databases, e.g., MS SQL, MongoDB.

• Comfortable with optimizing your code and refactoring where necessary, researching ways to have responsive solutions.

• Good understanding of Test-Driven Development (TDD), including benchmarking and refactoring during the TDD process.

• Familiarity with popular authorization techniques such as JSON Web Tokens (JWTs) is required.

• Strong understanding of the software development lifecycle and awareness of commercial deadlines.

• Strong self-discipline and detail-oriented, important to meet client requirements in pressured timelines to a high quality.

• Bachelor's level business related qualification or 2+ years relevant experience in a similar environment.

• Strong understanding of the software development lifecycle.

• Strong verbal and written communications skills.

• Inquisitive, enthusiastic, passionate, and diligent.

• Keen to develop a broad range of business, technical and soft skills

• Should have hands-on experience in advanced JavaScript libraries and frameworks, such as AngularJS, KnockoutJS, Bootstrap, BackboneJS, ReactJS, DurandalJS, etc. (ReactJS is Mandatory) 
• Proficient in web markup, including HTML5, CSS3
• Good understanding of server-side CSS pre-processing platforms, such as LESS and SASS and experience in building/using REST APIs    
• Proficient understanding of client-side scripting and JavaScript frameworks, including jQuery
• Good understanding of asynchronous request handling and partial page updates.

• Firm grasp of the JavaScript / Typescript language and its nuances,
• including ES6+ syntax
• Knowledge of Object oriented programming
• Ability to write well-documented, clean Javascript code
• Rock solid at working with third-party dependencies and debugging dependency conflicts
• Understanding of REST APIs, the document request model, and offline storage

Job description

Responsibilities and Duties:

· Use a variety of languages in order to create user-friendly web pages

· Define visual interfaces that adhere to and extend wireframes and specifications

· Build, maintain and improve company and client websites

· Work in a creative environment with a team of other professionals

· Optimize web applications for maximum speed, usability, and accessibility

· Actively seek to understand business requirements to develop solutions

· Keep up to date on the latest and emerging technologies as it relates to the position

· Use strong problem-solving skills with the drive to find solutions prior to escalation

Desired Candidate Profile

· At least 4-7 years of experience as a Web Developer

· Proficiency with HTML5, CSS3, Sass or LESS, Bootstrap 4, jQuery, JavaScript.

· Translate UI/UX design to actual code

· Person have basic knowledge of Adobe Photoshop.

· Person should be in good practices to develop clean, short and optimized html/css code.

· Basic Knowledge of Backend framework (Laravel, Codeigniter, etc) to work on view part

· Understanding of version control (GitHub, bitbucket, SVN)

· Proficient in Optimize Website for maximum speed and scalability

· Person should have expert in Responsive website designing.

· Must have expertise to make SEO compatible html codes.

· Strong critical thinking, troubleshooting and problem-solving skills

· Sense of ownership and pride in your performance and its impact on success

· A positive and friendly attitude

· Good time-management skills

· Great interpersonal and communication skills