Sr. Lead Engineer (react)

Job Title

Responsibilities:

• Developing the latest user-facing features using React.js

• Designing a modern highly responsive web-based user interface

• Building reusable components and front-end libraries for future use

• Translating designs and wireframes into high-quality code

• Learn and understand user interactions

• Optimizing components for maximum performance across a vast array of web-capable devices and browsers

• Coordinating with various teams working on distinct layers

• As a React.js Developer, you will be involved from conception to completion with projects that are technologically sound and aesthetically impressive.

Technical skills:

• Solid understanding of frontend build tools, package managers, and bundlers (Webpack, NPM, etc.)

• Strong proficiency in JavaScript, including DOM manipulation and the JavaScript object model

• Thorough understanding of React.js and its core principles

• Prior experience with popular React.js workflows (such as Flux or Redux)

• Hands-on experience working with Object Oriented JavaScript (OOPS) and practical uses in building complex interactive experiences, primarily with ECMA Script.

• Prior experience with data structure libraries (e.g., Immutable.js)

• Knowledge of isomorphic React is a plus

• Familiarity with RESTful APIs

• Familiarity with HTML / CSS

• Knowledge of Responsive design using Material design, Bootstrap etc.

• Knowledge of modern authorization mechanisms, such as JSON Web Token

• Familiarity with modern front-end build pipelines and tools

• In depth debugging skills on different browsers

• 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 bench-marking and optimization

• Familiarity with code versioning tools such as Git, SVN, and Mercurial

• Good to have: TypeScript, Boilerplate, Storybook, Domain driven design and Unit test writing utilizing Jest and other tools

Non-technical skills:

• Team player

• Excellent time-management skills

• Great interpersonal and communication skills

Relevance work experience of 7+ years

Location:

This position can be based in any of the following locations:

Chennai

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