Senior Software Engineer - Knowland

Job Overview We are seeking an experienced Frontend Developer with expertise in Angular 18+, React, Modern CSS Frameworks (eg Bootstrap), HTML5, Git (Gitlab,GitHub, or Bitbucket), AI Coding Tools (GitHub Copilot), GraphQL and REST APIs. The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of frontend development technologies, a passion for building responsive, dynamic, and high-performance web applications, and experience working with modern frontend frameworks.

Key Responsibilities

• Frontend Development: Design, develop, and maintain highly interactive, dynamic, and scalable frontend applications using Angular 17+, Angular 18+, and React.
• Responsive Design: Collaborate with UX/UI designers to implement and enhance the user interface and user experience of web applications using Bootstrap and custom CSS frameworks.
• API Integration: Work closely with backend developers to integrate and consume RESTful and GraphQL APIs, ensuring smooth data flow and interaction between frontend and backend systems.
• Version Control: Manage code using Git on GitHub and Bitbucket, ensuring proper versioning, pull requests, code reviews, and collaboration.
• AI-powered Development: Leverage tools like GitHub Copilot to assist in code generation and to increase productivity, while ensuring code quality and maintainability.
• Clean code: Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code while utilizing Typescript, where appropriate, to ensure proper structure and type safety across the frontend code.
• Testing and Debugging: Follow best Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) practices, including testing, debugging, and performance optimization as a first priority.
• Cross-browser Compatibility: Ensure applications work consistently across multiple browsers and resolve any issues related to browser-specific behaviour.
• Continuous Learning: Stay up-to-date with the latest technologies, trends, and best practices in frontend development.

Required Technical Skills

• Core Skills: Angular 18+ & Angular 17+:
• GraphQL + REST APIs
• In-depth knowledge of Angular architecture, modules, services, components, directives, and dependency injection.
• Experience with Angular CLI, state management (NgRx, Akita), Signals, and building reusable components
• Familiarity with Angular Forms (Reactive and Template-driven) and form validation, as well as handling asynchronous data using RxJS and Observables.
• Experience with Angular’s change detection mechanisms, routing, and API integration.

React

• Proficiency in React.js including state management with React Hooks, Context API, or Redux.
• Experience using React Router for client-side routing and React Query or Axios for handling data fetching.
• Familiarity with functional components and class components, and understanding the component lifecycle.
• Knowledge of unit testing with Jest, React Testing Library, or similar tools.
• Bonus for NextJS knowledge.

Bootstrap

• Expertise in Bootstrap 4/5 for responsive web design and mobile-first development.
• Strong ability to customize Bootstrap themes, grids, and components, ensuring the design is adaptable across devices.
• Experience using Bootstrap’s utility classes to quickly prototype and implement modern UI components.

Html5 & Css3

• Proficient in HTML5, with knowledge of semantic HTML elements and accessibility best practices.
• Solid understanding of CSS3, including Flexbox, Grid Layout, transitions, animations, and responsive design principles.
• Experience using CSS preprocessors like Sass or LESS.
• Knowledge of CSS methodologies for scalable and maintainable styling.

GitHub & Bitbucket

• Experience using Git for version control, working with GitHub and Bitbucket repositories, branching strategies, and resolving merge conflicts.
• Proficiency in managing pull requests, code reviews, and managing issues within Git-based repositories.
• Ability to effectively use GitHub’s project management features (e.g., Issues, Actions, Projects) and integrate it into the CI/CD pipeline.

GitHub Copilot

• Familiarity with GitHub Copilot or other AI-powered coding assistants for code generation, refactoring, and troubleshooting.
• Ability to leverage Copilot to accelerate development while maintaining code quality and best practices.

REST APIs

• Experience in working with RESTful APIs, understanding of HTTP methods (GET, POST, PUT, DELETE), and error handling.
• Familiarity with API authentication techniques such as JWT (JSON Web Tokens), OAuth, or API Keys.
• Knowledge of API documentation tools like Swagger or Postman for testing and documenting API endpoints.
• Proficiency in async data handling in Angular (via Http Client) and React (via Axios or Fetch API).

GraphQL

• Experience consuming data from a GraphQL API
• Familiarity with Queries, Mutations, and Subscriptions
• Fragments/Variables/Directive knowledge
• Working with GraphQL subscriptions using subscribe()
• Apollo Client caching strategies (cache-first, network-only, no-cache)

Additional Skills

• Version Control: Deep experience with Git, GitHub, Bitbucket, and collaboration tools like GitLab.
• Testing Frameworks: Proficiency in testing tools such as Jest, Mocha, Cypress, Karma, Jasmine, or Enzyme.
• CI/CD Pipelines: Familiarity with CI/CD (Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment) tools, and setting up automated build and deployment processes with GitHub Actions, Bitbucket Pipelines, or Jenkins.
• Agile Development: Experience working in an Agile/Scrum development environment, including sprint planning, daily standups, and retrospectives.
• Cross-Browser Compatibility: Understanding of browser quirks and testing techniques to ensure uniform behavior across different web browsers.
• Cloud/Serverless: Exposure to cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure) and serverless architecture.

Preferred Experience

• TypeScript: Advanced understanding and usage of TypeScript in large-scale applications.
• UI/UX Design: Familiarity with UI/UX design principles, or experience collaborating closely with design teams to ensure high-quality, user-friendly applications.
• SEO Optimization: Knowledge of SEO principles for Single-Page Applications (SPAs) and server-side rendering techniques.
• Progressive Web Apps (PWA): Experience in building Progressive Web Apps for enhanced user experiences.

Required Soft Skills

• Strong problem-solving and critical-thinking abilities.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, to interact with cross-functional teams.
• Ability to work independently, take ownership of projects, and meet deadlines.
• Detail-oriented and focused on delivering high-quality, maintainable code.
• Team player with a collaborative mindset, able to work well in both remote and in office team environments.
• Passion for continuous learning and staying up to date with the latest frontend technologies.

Education And Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• 7+ years of frontend development experience with Angular, React, Bootstrap, HTML5, CSS3, REST APIs, GitHub, Bitbucket, and experience using GitHub Copilot.
• A portfolio or GitHub repositories highlighting your previous work, code samples, and contributions to open-source projects (if applicable)

Work Timings Monday through Friday from 12 PM to 9 PM IST to provide healthy overlap between India team and US team and supporting both to ensure adequate collaboration. This role will be working in Hybrid Mode and will require at least 2 days’ work from office at Hyderabad. Occasional evening and weekend work may be expected in case of job-related emergencies or client needs.

EEO Statement Cendyn provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Cendyn complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. Cendyn expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of Cendyn’s employees to perform their job duties may result in discipline up to and including discharge.

Other Duties Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.