Frontend Developer

Role Description

The position is for a Full-stack NodeJS development engineer in the product development for Scitara working with the global engineering team.

Key Responsibilities

• Design of components in line with the overall product architecture.
• Development of backend components using Node JS and related stack as well as UI/dashboard using Angular and React.
• Development of test harnesses and unit-level test code.
• Mentor peer development team members.
• Work with peer development, automation and UX engineers and architect on the product development.
• Assist the test engineers in identification of test scenarios and development of automation.
• Participate in backlog grooming, sprint planning, daily scrum, sprint review and sprint retrospectives.

MUST HAVE SKILLS:

• Strong proficiency in JavaScript (ES6+), HTML5, and CSS3, with solid understanding of browser behavior and modern web development practices.
• Extensive experience with React.js, including Hooks, functional components, component lifecycle, and reusable component design.
• Hands-on experience with state management solutions such as Redux / Redux Toolkit / Context API and integrating REST APIs.
• Experience with TypeScript, unit testing frameworks (Jest / React Testing Library), and maintaining high-quality, testable code.

Strong understanding of frontend architecture, performance optimization, and modern tooling such as Git, Webpack/Vite, and npm/yarn.

Ideal Candidate

Educational Qualifications

Bachelor/ Master of Engineering or equivalent in Computer Engineering, IT or related field.

Experience

• 8-12 years of experience in development on the MEAN (Mongo-Express-Angular-NodeJS) or MERN (Mongo-Express-React-NodeJS) stack.
• Knowledge of working with cloud frameworks (AWS, Azure, GCP), container technologies (Docker, Kubernetes), CI/CD tools (Jenkins, Travis)
• Knowledge of working with unit test tools/strategies (Mocha, Chai, Cucumber)
• Experience with agile software development lifecycle.

Desired Skills

• Experience with Atlassian suite of tools.
• Experience with informatics applications of GxP compliant applications.
• Experience with windows-based applications (C#, C++)
• Messaging/queuing protocols (i.e socket.io, rabitMQ)
• Experience with scientific instrumentation and/or data.
• Instrumentation interfacing techniques (i.e. RS232, GPIB, Bluetooth, TCP/IP, USB)
• Working with laboratory informatics systems (i.e. LIMS
• Understanding of IoT technologies.
• Enterprise IoT device management (i.e. strategies for provisioning, updating, deployment of large number of IoT devices)