Department: Product Research & Development
Employment Type: Permanent
Location: India, Bangalore
Reporting To: Sebastian Donder
You design, build, maintain and test commercial frontend software that meets customer and business needs. You work independently on complex UI features and maintenance including bugfixing of existing applications and contribute to team delivery. You apply broad engineering knowledge across the frontend lifecycle and integrate effectively with backend services. You continuously improve code quality, accessibility, performance, and reliability. You explain technical solutions to stakeholders and influence at the operational level. You coach less experienced engineers when needed. Experience with Vue.js and Polymer.js is an advantage. Experience with CI/CD Pipelines is an advantage.
This role follows Forterro’s hybrid working model. Employees are expected to work from the office during onboarding and follow the local hybrid policy thereafter.
- Build and maintain responsive, accessible, and high-performance user interfaces using modern JavaScript.
- Implement component-based architecture and reusable frontend patterns.
- Integrate frontend applications with backend APIs and authentication mechanisms.
- Write clean, maintainable, and secure code with strong test coverage.
- Deliver end-to-end frontend features, from requirements analysis and design to implementation, testing, and release.
- Diagnose and resolve UI, browser compatibility, and performance issues using data and analysis.
- Participate in code reviews and raise the quality bar for frontend engineering.
- Collaborate with Product, UX, QA, and backend engineers to ensure customer value and product quality.
- Improve engineering processes, frontend tooling, and CI/CD pipelines.
- Produce clear technical documentation for internal and external audiences.
- Coach, review, and delegate work to less experienced engineers when required.
- Strong experience building frontend software products with modern JavaScript frameworks.
- Proven delivery of complex frontend features and maintenance tasks across the full software development lifecycle.
- Solid knowledge of frontend architecture, state management, API integration, and web security.
- Experience with automated frontend testing, code review, and continuous integration.
- Practical understanding of performance optimization, accessibility, and responsive design.
- Ability to analyze issues, propose options, and make sound trade-offs with limited guidance.
- Clear communication skills with the ability to explain technical topics to non-engineering stakeholders.
- Hands-on experience with Vue.js and/or Polymer.js is a plus.
- DevOps experience (CI/CD, deployment automation, observability, containerization) is a significant plus.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience.
Founded in 2012, Forterro has grown to become a category leader software solutions for the industrial market – with strongholds in Europe’s top production economies, as well as regional service hubs and development centres around the world. From more than 40 office locations, our 2,500 employees provide and support software for more than 25,000 industrial businesses. Our products are deeply rooted in the demands of their local geography. And each is designed to strengthen and accelerate our customers’ ability to operate efficiently and compete effectively.
