JioStar

Software Development Engineer II - (Frontened Web) Cricinfo

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Bengaluru, Bengaluru Urban, Karnataka

In-Office

2-4 Annually

Mid level

Consumer Web • Digital Media • News + Entertainment

A legacy of entertainment, now united as one. Welcome to JioStar - where stories and experiences are infinite!

The Role

As a Software Development Engineer II, you will build and maintain Cricinfo's customer portal and core systems, focusing on user-facing features and operational excellence.

Summary Generated by Built In

Job Summary: As a Software Development Engineer II, you will play a key role in building Cricinfo’s next-generation customer portal and core systems that operate at massive scale. Your work will power the Cricinfo website, mobile apps, and backend services that serve hundreds of millions of cricket fans worldwide.

You will design, build, and maintain distributed systems that deliver seamless and reliable experiences across our digital and broadcast platforms. Beyond fan-facing experiences, your work will also enable the editorial and commentary teams behind Cricinfo’s global coverage.

This role demands strong technical expertise, deep ownership, and a focus on operational excellence to ensure our systems perform flawlessly at global scale

About the team: The Cricinfo & Sports Experience team is redefining how fans experience sports. We blend rich stats, social features, and fandom layers to go beyond passive viewing, making JioHotstar a destination for passionate sports communities. Whether it's live match stats, fan polls, or community hubs, we are creating the next evolution of connected sports experiences.

Key responsibilities:

Own and deliver end-to-end features, ensuring high performance, accessibility, and cross-browser compatibility
Collaborate with stakeholders of the product to deliver new user-facing features on the apps.
You will ensure the technical feasibility of UI/UX designs and implement them
You will build reusable code and cross-functional libraries in contributing to our extensive in-house Design system
Document and demonstrate solutions by creating documentation, DFDs, code comments
Write clean, efficient, and maintainable code using best practices and participate in code reviews

Skills and attributes for success:

Strong experience in building web-apps and openness to various frameworks with a code-is-code mindset.
Deep knowledge about how browsers work
Deep understanding about design & architecture patterns
Highly enthusiastic and enjoy learning new technologies and frameworks
You know why a framework is necessary and have worked with any one framework
Open-source contribution is good to have
Proficient understanding of code versioning tools (e.g. Git)
Familiarity with front-end build tools, such as Grunt or Gulp

Preferred education and experience:

Bachelors/master's in computer science or a related field with 2-4 years of professional experience as a frontend developer with hands-on experience on JavaScript.

About Us

Perched firmly at the nucleus of spellbinding content and innovative technology, JioStar is a leading global media & entertainment company that is reimagining the way audiences consume entertainment and sports. Its television network and streaming service together reach more than 750 million viewers every week, igniting the dreams and aspirations of hundreds of million people across geographies.

JioStar is an equal opportunity employer. The company values diversity and its mission is to create a workplace where everyone can bring their authentic selves to work. The company ensures that the work environment is free from any discrimination against persons with disabilities, gender, gender identity and any other characteristics or status that is legally protected.