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eightfold.ai Staff /Lead Engineer- Frontend in Bangalore, India
About Eightfold:
Eightfold (https://eightfold.ai/) was founded with a vision to solve for employment in our society. For decades, the connection between individuals and opportunities has been based on who they are and their network's strength vs. their potential. Eightfold leverages artificial intelligence to transform how to think about skills and capabilities for individuals and how jobs and career decisions are made. Eightfold offers the industry’s first AI-powered Talent Intelligence Platform to transform how organizations plan, hire, develop and retain a diverse workforce, enabling individuals to transform their careers.
To date, Eightfold AI has received more than $410 million in funding and a valuation of over $2B (https://eightfold.ai/blog/eightfold-ai-raises-220m/) from leading investors to further our mission of finding the right career for everyone in the world. If you are passionate about solving one of the most fundamental challenges of our society - employment, working on hard business problems, and being part of an amazing growth story - Eightfold is the place to be!
Founders:
Varun Kacholia (https://www.linkedin.com/in/varunkacholia/ ) &
Ashutosh Garg (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashutoshgarg893/)
Our Engineering Leaders:
Vineet Abraham (https://www.linkedin.com/in/vineet-a-9264707/)
Vinodh Ravindranath (https://www.linkedin.com/in/vinodhkumarr/)
Chandra (https://www.linkedin.com/in/sivasankaran-chandrasekar-31803624/)
Our customers- https://eightfold.ai/customers/
Press- https://eightfold.ai/press/
You may want to refer to the media coverage on TechCrunch and Reuters.
About the Team :
This role is for the 'Talent Management' platform.
Eightfold’s Talent Management product is used in organizations to improve retention and employee experience, including upskilling/reskilling and opportunities for advancement, to develop and retain employees by giving them the power to drive their career paths, to identify internal talent with the potential to take on management roles, to take a skills-based approach to talent planning with AI-powered insights.
What you’ll do:
Being in a senior technical position, responsible for architecture, design, code, and delivery of multiple features/projects/products.
Build modern & rich UI, frontend web applications, design and develop reusable components and front-end libraries
Work closely with Product managers, UX designers, and backend engineers to address all the technical dependencies.
Lead cross-team efforts to improve our frontend code base across the company and lead a few frontend engineering citizenship initiatives
Mentor/coach other engineers to help them perform at their best by performing code/design reviews, and providing all the technical directions.
Being hands-on, get into the ground-level technical details/depth whenever required.
Actively participate in interviewing & hiring top talent.
Innovate and suggest industry best practices, and participate in internal/external technical presentations.
What we need:
Excellent track record of building responsive frontend web applications
Experience in TypeScript is must, ReactJS is good to have. Solid foundation in HTML5, CSS3 is required.
Experience in various JS frameworks, libraries, design patterns, and architecture qualities of front-end applications like usability, accessibility, performance, etc.
Cares about the details in the user experience
10 or more years of industry experience working with product companies.
Startup experience and SaaS product development experience are added advantages.
Excellent communication skills with a can-do attitude/Self-starter.
Our Frontend Stack:
TypeScript, React, Redux, Webpack
HTML5, CSS3
Jquery, VanillaJS, Jinja templates (Limited)
Eightfold Engineering Values:
We are a team of self-starters who excel in their fields. We believe in giving you responsibility, not a task. We want you to have ownership and pride in the work you are doing, and see the positive impact of your work on your colleagues, our customers, and people around the world. We have a mindset of continuously improving. There is no detail that is beneath us, and we can dive into anything needed. We focus on executing fast and delivering value to our customers every single day. We believe in providing transparency and support, so you can do the best work of your career.
Hybrid Work @ Eightfold: We embrace a hybrid work model that aims to boost collaboration, enhance our culture, and drive innovation through a blend of remote and in-person work. We are committed to creating a dynamic and flexible work environment that nurtures the collaborative spirit of our team. Starting February 1, 2024, employees residing near Santa Clara, California, or our Bangalore and Noida offices in India will return to the office twice a week.
Eightfold.ai provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, or disability.