Senior Software Engineer - React JS, Native (Web)

Founded in 2014, Circles is a global technology company reimagining the telco industry with its innovative SaaS platform, empowering telco operators worldwide to effortlessly launch innovative digital brands or refresh existing ones, accelerating their transformation into techcos.

Today, Circles partners with leading telco operators across multiple countries and continents, including KDDI Corporation, Etisalat Group (e&), AT&T, and Telkomsel, creating blueprints for future telco and digital experiences enjoyed by millions of consumers globally.

Besides its SaaS business, Circles operates three other distinct businesses:

• Circles.Life: A wholly-owned digital lifestyle telco brand based in Singapore, Circles.Life is powered by Circles’ SaaS platform and pioneering go-to-market strategies. It is the digital market leader in Singapore and has won numerous awards for marketing, customer service, and innovative product offerings beyond connectivity.

• Circles Aspire: A global provider of Communications Platform-as-a-Service (CPaaS) solutions. Its cloud-based Experience Cloud platform enables enterprises, service providers and developers to deliver and scale mobile, messaging, IoT, and connectivity services worldwide.

• Jetpac: Specializing in travel tech solutions, Jetpac provides seamless eSIM roaming for over 200 destinations and innovative travel lifestyle products, redefining connectivity for digital travelers. Jetpac was awarded Travel eSIM of the Year.

Circles is backed by renowned global investors, including Peak XV Partners (formerly Sequoia), Warburg Pincus, Founders Fund, and EDBI (the investment arm of the Singapore Economic Development Board), with a track record of backing industry challengers.

Job Title: Senior Software Engineer (React Js)

Location: Sri Lanka (Colombo)

• Functional availability of the software developed, enhancing the product based on functional requirements.

• Managing web applications and frontend applications for their functional correctness, availability and security.

• Own and provide detailed solutioning for given requirements/enhancements working closely with the Solution Architecture team.

• Own the engineering excellence and operational readiness of the services driving engineering SLI, SLO and SLA.

• Take full ownership of developed applications for the quality, security, availability, scalability etc.

• Produce architectural documentations for the assigned applications.

• Assist other Support Engineers on complex RCA issues. 

• Acting as a change agent within the engineering organization to drive delivery & quality excellence in an agile manner.

• Provide L3 engineering support to field teams to keep the SLAs in-tact.

• Working in a collaborative, agile environment with multiple cross functional teams distributed across different geographical locations. 

What’s on offer

We provide a great environment and platform for employees to build their career. In this role, you can expect:

• Unique opportunity to be a part of innovating the telecommunications industry.

• Once in a lifetime chance to help shape a brand from the ground up.

• Autonomy in the role and in managing your own portfolio.

• Exposure to the fast-paced world of high-tech start-ups.

• Attractive experience and compensation.

• Working with passionate, smart and driven colleagues in a vibrant environment.

• Get continuous mentoring to fast-track your career.

Requirements

• 5+ years industrial experience with a focus on front end engineering.

• Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or equivalent. MSc in Computer Science / Software Engineering will be beneficial.

• Excellent communication skills.
  In depth understanding in at least one modern frontend development framework with a focus on ReactJS, NextJS. Experience in Vanilla JS, CSS and JQuery.

• In depth understanding in creating and maintaining highly responsive and performant user interfaces for web applications.

• Work closely with product managers, UX/UI designers, and backend engineers to deliver cohesive and engaging user experiences.

• Write clean, maintainable, and scalable code while following best practices and coding standards.

• Hands on experience in maintaining scalable, extensible and testable code.

• Deep dive, problem-solving, RCA and systematic thinking to reach to the cause of issues.

• Stay up to date with modern frameworks & practices.

• Able to work independently and multi-task effectively.

Circles is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, disability or age.

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