Founding Engineer - ReactJS Developer | Only IIT/NIT/BITS

About Univlane

Univlane is building an AI-powered enrollment and engagement platform that enables universities to operate faster, smarter, and at scale. Our frontend applications power critical user experiences across the

platform supporting university teams, students, and internal operators through complex, high-volume workflows.

We are early in our journey, which means frontend engineers at Univlane play a foundational role in shaping user experience, frontend architecture, and engineering best practices as the product scales.

The Role

We are looking for a Senior Frontend Engineer to design and build high-quality, scalable user interfaces for the Univlanes platform. This role focuses on creating clean, reliable, and performant frontend systems that work seamlessly with backend services and AI-driven workflows.

You will collaborate closely with product, design, and backend teams to translate complex functionality into intuitive, well-crafted user experiences.

What You'll Do

Frontend Engineering

• Design, build, and maintain frontend applications using React.js and Next.js
• Implement reusable, well-structured UI components and frontend architecture
• Translate product and design requirements into high-quality user interfaces
• Ensure applications meet high standards for performance, accessibility, and usability

Platform & Integration

• Integrate frontend applications with backend APIs and AI-powered workflows
• Handle complex UI state, async data flows, and error scenarios gracefully
• Work with data-rich and workflow-heavy screens such as dashboards and forms
• Ensure consistent behavior across browsers and devices

Ownership & Quality

• Own frontend features end to end: design, implementation, testing, and release
• Contribute to frontend standards, tooling, and best practices
• Review code, mentor engineers, and raise the frontend engineering bar
• Collaborate closely with design and product to refine UX details

What You'll Bring

• Strong experience building frontend applications using React.js
• Experience with Next.js and modern frontend patterns
• Solid fundamentals in JavaScript or TypeScript, HTML, and CSS
• Strong understanding of component-driven development and frontend architecture
• Experience integrating frontend systems with APIs and backend services
• Ability to work independently with high ownership in an evolving environment
• Clear communication skills and attention to detail

Nice to Have

• Experience building B2B SaaS or workflow-heavy applications
• Familiarity with frontend performance optimization and accessibility standards
• Exposure to analytics, experimentation, or feature measurement
• Experience working closely with design systems
• Prior experience mentoring engineers or leading frontend initiatives

Why Join Univlane

• Build foundational frontend systems for an AI-powered platform
• Work on real, complex product problems with visible user impact
• High ownership and influence over frontend architecture and UX decisions
• Small, focused team with strong product and engineering standards
• Opportunity to grow quickly as the product and team scale