SDE II

We are looking for a sharp and experienced SDE-2 Frontend Engineer to join our growing engineering team. This role is ideal for someone passionate about building scalable, high-performance web applications and crafting seamless user experiences using modern frontend technologies. You'll work closely with product, design, and backend teams to deliver customer-facing features end-to-end, improve site performance, and help shape the frontend architecture of a fast-growing luxury commerce platform. As an SDE-2 we expect you to take ownership of frontend systems, make thoughtful technical decisions, and contribute to delivering high-impact features with strong attention to performance, usability, and code quality.
Responsibilities:
Design, develop, and scale modern frontend applications using Next.js, React.js, and TypeScript/JavaScript.
Build responsive, accessible, and reusable UI components and frontend modules.
Collaborate with product, design, and backend teams to define, design, and ship new features.
Optimise frontend performance across Core Web Vitals (LCP, CLS, INP), bundle size, lazy loading, image optimisation, and rendering strategies.
Take ownership of frontend architecture and contribute to scalable design patterns and maintainable code structure.
Integrate frontend applications with REST APIs and backend services.
Write unit and integration tests using Jest and React Testing Library.
Maintain high engineering standards through code reviews, CI checks, and best practices.
Monitor and improve overall user experience, frontend observability, and developer experience.
Contribute to component libraries/design systems and ensure consistency across the platform.
Requirements:
3-5 years of hands-on experience in frontend web development.
Strong proficiency in JavaScript (ES6+), React.js, and Next.js (SSR, routing, data fetching, rendering strategies).
Strong understanding of frontend performance optimisation techniques and Core Web Vitals.
Experience building scalable, responsive, and accessible web applications.
Familiarity with modern AI-powered developer tools (e. g., GitHub Copilot, Cursor, AI code search, code review tools) and ability to use them effectively as productivity multipliers.
Experience integrating frontend applications with RESTful APIs.
Exposure to component libraries/design systems and responsive UI development.
Strong grasp of browser rendering, caching, and frontend debugging tools.
Comfortable with Git workflows and collaborating via pull requests.
Ability to independently drive frontend features/modules end-to-end in collaboration with cross-functional teams.
Good to Have:
Familiarity with Node.js -based services and backend integrations.
Exposure to MySQL, API design, and backend performance concepts.
Working knowledge of Docker, Jenkins, CI/CD pipelines, and AWS services (EC2 RDS, S3).
Experience working in microservices-based environments.
Familiarity with CDN platforms such as Cloudflare.
Experience conducting performance audits using Lighthouse, WebPageTest, or Chrome DevTools.
Exposure to API documentation tools such as Swagger/Postman.

Experience
2-5 yrs