Senior Frontend Developer

Photon; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 3,000,000 - 5,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Photon is seeking a Senior Vue.js Frontend Engineer in Bengaluru to own front-end architecture and deliver scalable, high-performance enterprise web applications. You will work with Vue 2/3, Composition API, and state management, mentoring juniors and collaborating with product, design, backend, and QA teams to drive quality and performance.

The role emphasizes owning technical solutions, leading low-level designs, and implementing robust testing with Jest, Vue Test Utils, and Cypress to ensure

Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional front-end development experience.
• Strong hands-on experience with Vue.js (Vue 2/3) and Composition API.
• Experience building scalable enterprise web applications and front-end architecture.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, release, and maintain web applications using Vue.js.
• Collaborate with product managers to translate requirements into scalable solutions.
• Present and discuss low-level designs and architecture before development.
• Build reusable, maintainable front-end components with Vue 2/3.
• Ensure responsive, accessible, and user-friendly interfaces.

Skills

Vue.js

JavaScript/ES6+

TypeScript

Composition API

Options API

Vuex/Pinia

Vue Router

Testing (Jest, Vue Test Utils, Cypress

RESTful APIs

Git/version control

Tools

Jest

Vue Test Utils

Cypress

Git

Job description

Senior Vue.js Frontend Engineer

Location:Bangalore
Experience:8+ years
Employment Type:Full-time
Mode: WFO

About the Role

We are looking for a highly skilledSenior Vue.js Frontend Engineerwith 8+ years of experience in front-end development and strong hands-on expertise inVue.js.

The ideal candidate will have experience buildingscalable, high-performance enterprise web applications, strong knowledge of Vue 2/3, Composition API, state management, automated testing, and front-end architecture.

This role requires someone who can independently own technical solutions, participate in low-level design discussions, collaborate with product/design/backend/QA teams, and mentor junior engineers.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, release, and maintain new and existing web applications usingVue.js.
• Work closely with product managers and stakeholders to understand requirements and translate them into scalable technical solutions.
• Present and discusslow-level designs, technical approaches, and solution architecturebefore development.
• Build reusable, maintainable, scalable, and high-quality front-end components.
• Develop responsive, dynamic, accessible, and user-friendly web interfaces.
• Work extensively withVue 2 and Vue 3, including bothComposition API and Options API.
• Design and manage application state usingVuex and/or Pinia.
• Implement routing and navigation usingVue Router.
• Write clean, readable, deterministicunit and integration tests.
• Work with testing frameworks such asJest, Vue Test Utils, and Cypress.
• Troubleshoot complex UI and production issues across browsers and devices.
• Analyze and improve application performance, page-load time, rendering performance, bundle size, and overall user experience.
• Use production monitoring and error-tracking tools such asSentry, LogRocket, Datadog, or similar platforms.
• Collaborate with UX/UI designers, backend engineers, QA engineers, product managers, and other stakeholders.
• Participate actively in Agile ceremonies and follow engineering best practices.
• Conduct code reviews and contribute to coding standards and front-end best practices.
• Mentor junior and mid-level developers and provide technical guidance.
• Contribute to CI/CD, deployment, and release processes.

Mandatory Technical Skills

• 8+ years of professional front-end development experience
• Strong hands-on experience withVue.js
• Strong experience withVue 2 and/or Vue 3
• Strong practical experience withComposition API
• Good understanding ofOptions API
• Strong knowledge ofJavaScript / ES6+
• Strong knowledge ofTypeScriptpreferred
• Hands-on experience withVuex and/or Pinia
• Strong knowledge ofVue Router
• Strong understanding of Vue component lifecycle and reactivity
• Experience withJest, Vue Test Utils, Cypress, or equivalent testing frameworks
• Experience buildingscalable and resilient enterprise web applications
• Strong understanding of reusable component architecture
• Experience withRESTful APIs and third-party integrations
• Strong Git/version-control experience
• Experience troubleshooting and optimizing front-end performance

Enterprise & Architecture Experience

The ideal candidate should have experience with:

• Large-scale or enterprise web applications
• Front-end architecture and component design
• Low-level/technical design
• Reusable component libraries
• State management architecture
• Performance optimization
• Code quality and review processesProduction debugging and monitoring
• Cross-browser and responsive development
• Working with multiple engineering teams

Good to Have

• Experience withReact or Angular
• Experience withAWS, Azure, or GCP
• CI/CD experience withGitHub Actions, Jenkins, Bitbucket Pipelines, Azure DevOps, or similar
• Experience withSentry, LogRocket, Datadog, New Relic, or similar monitoring tools
• Knowledge ofweb accessibility / WCAG
• Experience with CDN and caching strategies
• Knowledge ofCore Web Vitals and web performance optimization
• Experience with SSR/Nuxt.js
• Experience with micro-frontends
• Experience with web analytics and logging platforms