UI Software Engineer - React.JS and Ext.JS

Overview

Blue Yonder Defense Solutions (BYDS) is hiring a UI Software Engineer, primarily a front-end engineer who builds user-facing applications, with enough backend experience to integrate with databases and services independently.

What you'll do

• Build responsive, intuitive UI components using React.js, with a strong focus on user experience
• Design, develop, and maintain a cross-platform desktop application built with Electron.js
• Develop and maintain Node.js backend logic and system-level integrations within the desktop application
• Build and deliver new features for an Android mobile application
• Design and manage lightweight local databases using SQLite (or similar embedded SQL solutions), including schema design, migrations, and query optimization
• Collaborate closely with multiple internal teams to analyze feature/story requirements, triage feature requests, and deliver solutions quickly
• Context-switch effectively between competing priorities and team needs
• Conduct UX reviews and iterate on interface designs based on user feedback
• Participate in code reviews and contribute to engineering best practices

What you'll need

• 3 to 6 years of professional software development experience
• 2+ years of Android development experience using Android Studio, with the ability to build and ship new app features
• Deep experience with React.js, including component design, hooks, and state management (MobX, Redux, or similar)
• Strong proficiency with Electron.js, including main/renderer process architecture and packaging/distribution
• Strong working knowledge of Node.js, including building APIs, handling file system operations, and writing clean asynchronous code
• Hands-on experience with SQLite or other lightweight embedded databases (e.g., better-sqlite3)
• Demonstrated UX/UI design sensibility, with the ability to produce clean, user-friendly interfaces without relying on a dedicated designer
• Comfortable working in an agile, multi-stakeholder environment with shifting priorities
• Strong communication skills to translate team requirements into technical solutions quickly
• Capable Java developer, able to read, debug, and write Java APIs to fulfill their own requirements or contribute to shared backend needs across teams
• Proficient enough with Oracle SQL to independently write and analyze queries needed to deliver on requirements
• Immediate joiners

Nice to have

• Experience with desktop app packaging tools such as Electron Forge or electron-builder

Details

• Location: Pune office