Swiggy - Frontend Software Development Engineer III - Javascript (5-8 yrs)

Job Profile : Frontend - Software Development Engineer III - Revenue and Growth team

Location : Bangalore | Karnataka

Years of Experience : 5 - 8

ABOUT THE TEAM & ROLE :

As part of the Revenue and Growth team, the New Initiatives vertical targets Swiggys uber vision of being Kings of Convenience by providing the on-demand guaranteed deliveries for the newer business lines including Instamart (groceries) and Genie (pick up and drop). This technical vertical inside the Swiggy Tech ecosystem focuses on building new platforms (including warehousing solutions for supply chain management), and distributed systems to solve multiple business use cases for increasing Swiggy's revenue and providing growth in terms of monthly orders, new customer acquisitions, customer retention, etc. We try to understand our customer behavior and build smart products using cutting edge technologies to solve these problems at scale. We operate on a scale of millions of customer interactions on Swiggy App daily.

SDE III in Swiggy plays a key role in owning end to end design/Architecture of a complex system/team they are assigned to. They co-own the technology vision of the respective team and significantly contribute to the overall success of the team. They partner with the product/business teams to understand the product features and specifications, translate them into high level and low-level design thereby facilitating the team in design and development of mission critical applications.

What qualities are we looking for :

- Proficient understanding of Web Fundamentals - HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript

- Basic understanding of CSS pre-processing platforms in JS

- Proficient understanding of at least one of the UI frameworks viz React, Angular 4+, Vue, Polymer etc

- Good understanding of ES6 and above.

- Experience with Typescript is a plus.

- Understanding of web bundling tools like Webpack, ParcelJS, Rollup.

- Sound knowledge of design patterns and practices for writing clean, linted, maintainable and reusable code.

- Proficient understanding of cross-browser compatibility issues and ways to work around them.

- Understanding of Version Control

- Systems like Git Experience in using supplementary libraries like Redux, Redux Saga, Emotion, Lerna etc is a plus.

- Experience in TDD (Test Driven Development) for Unit Testing with libraries like Jasmine, Mocha, Simon, Karma etc.

What will you get to do here :

- To build next-generation web applications which are efficient, reusable front-end abstractions and systems.

- Explore and design dynamic and compelling consumer experiences.

- Work closely with designers to implement versatile front-end solutions while embracing emerging standards and pushing the limits of what a browser can do.

- Actively participate in design and code reviews to build robust applications and prototypes.

- Interacting with other team members to passionately collaborate our innovations with teams across Swiggy.

- Analyze system function and performance requirements to support design concepts.

- Command an impressive portfolio of the latest UI technologies

- Constantly and consistently implementing new features and optimizing existing ones from controller-level to UI Vigilantly and rapidly fix bugs.

- Continuously solving problems to give our customers a delightful shopping experience.

- Work closely with Product managers, UX designers and back-end engineers to implement frontend solutions.

- Endorsing upcoming standards, launching, iterating and making a difference.

- Optimize application for maximum speed and scalability

Visit our tech blogs to learn more about some the challenges we deal with :

https://bytes.swiggy.com/the-swiggy-delivery-challenge-part-one-6a2abb4f82f6

https://bytes.swiggy.com/swiggy-distance-service-9868dcf613f4

https://bytes.swiggy.com/the-tech-that-brings-you-your-food-1a7926229886

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by the law.