Software Engineer L2, Frontend

What we want to accomplish and why we need you?

Having reached over 500 million devices, and processing over 7 billion conversations till date, Haptik is one of the world's largest Conversational Commerce companies. We have built a robust set of technology tools that can enable any kind of conversational application, and are at the forefront of the paradigm shift of interaction from clicks to conversations. With a 400+ member strong team that includes some of the best minds in the industry, we’re truly poised to lead the Conversational Commerce revolution.

In 2019, we announced a major strategic partnership with Jio and are now a part of $65 billion internet conglomerate Reliance Jio Platforms.

To know more about the Life-at-Haptik, do check out this :3.5 minutes video :Life at Haptik

What are Haptik's Core Company Values:

• Ownership: You ensure things get done, get done on time, and get done correctly.
• Perseverance: You are resilient against setbacks, sticking with things until you succeed.
• Agility: You are able to adapt to change without losing momentum and vision.
• Impact: You deliver the highest-quality work and nothing short of excellence gives you work fulfilment.
• Integrity: You are trustworthy and always do the right thing, no matter how easy or hard.
  
  
  

What does a typical day look like for a Software Engineer L2- Frontend?

As a front-end tech lead you will be responsible for building the Haptik platform which is used by people across the globe. You will be working closely with the product, design and platform team on a day to day basis and be responsible for the look and feel of the product. While you know how to work hard, you also know how to have fun at work and make friends with your colleagues.

What responsibilities will you be trusted with for the Software Engineer L2- Frontend Role:

• Have a keen eye for detail and passionate about UI and UX
• Have a solid understanding of front-end technologies
• Build, maintain and gate-keep the platform tools
• Work closely with the PM and designers to deliver high quality features
• Work closely with the backend engineers to understand the Haptik system and build for scale
• High level estimating and scoping/breaking down of tasks
• Document features to make them easily understandable to clients
• Participate in code reviews, automated and functional testing, and other aspects of our quality assurance process
• Use and promote standard good coding practices
• Fully participate in a scrum-based, agile development team
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of technology standards, industry trends, emerging technologies, and software development best practices
• Work experience around optimizing build artifacts and performance monitoring
• Following security standards when using cookies/others to store user information etc.
  
  
  

What skills,expertise and experience are we looking for?

• 3+ years of experience working on React.js
• Prior experience of leading/mentoring a team is a plus
• Knowledge of flux and redux
• Must have extensive experience working on javascript, HTML
• CSS, animations and UI/UX principles.
• Knowledge of backend technologies is a plus
• Good attention to detail, pixel perfect designs
• Bachelor's Degree in computer science or equivalent
• Good Communication skills
• Hustler with the passion for writing good code
• Team player
• Must have experience in working in an agile environment, exposure to tools like Jira would be an added benefit
  
  
  

Working hard for things that we don't care about is stress, but working hard for something we love is called passion! At Haptik we passionately solve problems in order to be able to move faster and each Haptikan imbibes our key values of honesty, ownership, perseverance, communication, impact, curiosity, courage, agility and selflessness.