Front End Engineer

Company Description

BlueOptima is a company built on transparency, collaboration, and accountability. We provide organizations with an objective, data-driven insight into developer efficiency, and how we operate internally is a direct reflection of this.

We are a team made up of tenacious, ambitious, and hungry individuals, who strive to constantly improve and pull together to achieve our ambitious goals. Our company values, and genuine family-feel working relationships, lead to a working culture of collaboration, learning, autonomy, and high performance.

Our Product
BlueOptima provides industry-leading objective metrics in software development using our proprietary Coding Effort Analytics; enabling Fortune 500 organizations to deliver better software, faster and more efficiently.

We currently are located in 4 countries: London (our HQ), Mexico, India, and the US. A total number of 110+ employees (and increasing every day) from different nationalities and with over 25 languages spoken.

Location: Bangalore/ Gurgaon 
Department: Engineering

Job Description

Key Responsibilities

• Leadership: Lead the end-to-end implementation of web applications, and plugins, ensuring quality, performance, and usability.
• Scalable Architecture: Define scalable and maintainable architecture for web applications, and plugins, adhering to industry best practices.
• UI/UX Implementation: Build responsive, accessible, and user-friendly interfaces using modern frontend frameworks.
• Plugin Development: Design, develop, and maintain frontend-driven plugins for various Version Control Systems (VCS) such as Atlassian Jira, Bitbucket, Azure DevOps, GitHub, GitLab, or similar platforms.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Collaborate with stakeholders to understand high-level, moderately structured requirements, translate them into detailed technical specifications, and ensure alignment throughout the development lifecycle
• Code Reviews: Conduct thorough code reviews and share best practices
• Documentation: Develop comprehensive technical and user documentation for the solutions delivered
• Continuous Improvement: Stay updated with platform updates, new front-end technologies, and evolving plugin development standards
• Cross-functional Collaboration: Work closely with product and client-facing teams to ensure seamless delivery to users

Technical Skills Required

• JavaScript/TypeScript Expertise: Strong command of JavaScript, TypeScript, and modern ES6+ features
• Styling & UI Implementation: Experience with CSS, SCSS, styled-components, or Tailwind CSS for consistent and visually appealing UI
• Frontend Plugin Development: Experience in building plugins/extensions for at least one VCS platform such as Jira, Bitbucket, Azure DevOps, GitHub, GitLab, or similar
• Experience with Atlassian Forge, Connect, or similar frameworks is a plus, especially for developing frontend-heavy applications
• Modern Frontend Frameworks: Proficiency in React.js (preferred), Angular, or Vue.js for building UI components within plugins
• API Handling & State Management: Experience in integrating REST APIs/Webhooks and managing state using Redux, Zustand, or React Query
• Testing & Debugging: Familiarity with unit and integration testing using Jest, React Testing Library, or Cypress
• Version Control & CI/CD: Understanding of Git workflows and experience with CI/CD pipelines for deployment automation
• Problem Solving: Ability to troubleshoot and resolve technical issues in a structured and timely manner

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related fields.
• 4+ years of experience in software development with a focus on plugin or integration development.
• Specific experience developing with Atlassian Forge and/or Atlassian Connect frameworks is required
• Prior experience with Atlassian, Azure DevOps, or Github ecosystems is highly desirable
• Demonstrated ability to deliver complex projects independently

Behavioral and Soft Skills Required

• Autonomy: Capable of working independently and making decisions to drive projects forward without constant supervision
• Stakeholder Engagement: Strong communication and interpersonal skills to engage with technical and non-technical stakeholders effectively
• Analytical Thinking: Ability to distill complex problems into actionable solutions
• Adaptability: Comfortable working in a dynamic, fast-paced environment with changing priorities
• Detail-Oriented: Strong focus on quality and accuracy in all aspects of work.
• Collaboration: Team player with a proactive attitude towards knowledge sharing and collective problem-solving

Additional Information

Why join our team?
Culture and Growth: 

• Global team with a creative, innovative and welcoming mindset.
• Rapid career growth and opportunity to be an outstanding and visible contributor to the company's success.
• Freedom to create your own success story in a high performance environment.
• Training programs and Personal Development Plans for each employee

Benefits: 

• 33 days of holidays (this includes public and religious holidays)
• Contributions to your Provident Fund which can be matched by the company above the statutory minimum as agreed
• Gratuity payments
• Private Medical Insurance provided by the company (Employee + Spouse + 2 Children + 2 Parents)
• Personal Accident Insurance (Employee Only)
• 12 Weeks Paid Paternity Leave, 6 months Maternity leave
• Support with childcare costs (50%)
• Work from Home Equipment allowance
• Flexible Work from Home policy - 2 days home p/w
• Flexible Work from Long Distance - 4 weeks a year
• Sponsored Learning Opportunities
• Team Socials

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