Front End Developer

Role & responsibilities

• Developing new user-facing features using JavaScript, React.js, that are highly responsive
• Building reusable components and front-end 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
• Construct visualizations that are able to depict vast amounts of data
• Work and collaborate with the rest of the engineering team
• Work with product team and graphic designers
• Learn and understand user interactions
• Research, analyze and recommend upgrades to our data systems
• Prepare documentation and specifications for all deployed queries/routines/processes
• Support the Development and Quality Assurance teams with their needs for database development and access
• Be a team player and strong problem-solver to work with a diverse team
• Research and suggest new database products, services and protocols

Preferred candidate profile

• Strong proficiency in JavaScript, including DOM manipulation and the JavaScript object model
• Thorough understanding of UI development frameworks and its core principles.
• Expertise in using JQuery and other JavaScript frameworks.
• Familiarity with RESTful APIs
• Knowledge of modern authorization mechanisms, such as JSON Web Token
• Familiarity with modern front-end build pipelines and tools
• Any kind of understanding of React.js and its core principles will be an added advantage
• 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}}
• Proficiency with browser based debugging and performance testing
• Must possess analytical skills and be detailed oriented
• Strong multi-tasking skills
• Minimum experience of 3-6 years in the above.
• BE/B.Tech/MCA/MSc Computer Science or equivalent