Sr. Lead Engineer (React)

Job Description:

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:

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