Senior TypeScript Developer

About This Role

This senior role involves architecting, developing, and maintaining the VS Code Extension frontend using TypeScript, implementing interactive elements, custom tree views, and workspace editors. It suits a developer with strong TypeScript proficiency and hands-on experience in VS Code extension development, who will collaborate closely with the Python backend/MASAR team.

Responsibilities

• Architect, develop, and maintain the VS Code Extension frontend using TypeScript, implementing interactive elements, custom tree views, and workspace editors
• Collaborate closely with the Python backend/MASAR team to establish clean protocols, APIs, and IPC mechanisms for UI-to-backend communication
• Leverage HTML, CSS, and modern web frameworks (e.g., React, Vue, or Webviews) to build user-friendly and responsive UI panels within VS Code
• Write robust unit and integration tests for TypeScript codebases to ensure high quality and standard compliance
• Utilize GIT for version control, branching, and code reviews, and integrate frontend builds with CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins)
• Participate actively in all Agile Scrum ceremonies, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, backlog grooming, and retrospectives

Requirements

• Deep understanding of modern JS/TS concepts, asynchronous programming, patterns, and Node.js environment
• Hands-on experience developing VS Code extensions, using VS Code Extension APIs, Webviews, Custom Editors, and extension activation models
• Excellent knowledge of HTML5, CSS/SCSS, and modern Webview frameworks (React or similar) to craft professional developer tools
• Hands-on experience with GIT workflows (branching, merging, pull requests) and build automation tools like Jenkins
• Experience building client-server interactions, JSON-RPC, or local IPC communication between an application interface and a backend service
• B.E/ B.Tech / M.Tech in Computer Science, Information Technology, Electronics, or an equivalent engineering field
• 6-8 years of professional software development experience, specializing in TypeScript, modern frontend technologies, and desktop/tooling development
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English, with a strong ability to collaborate effectively with multi-functional and global teams
• Proactive, self-motivated, and detail-oriented, with the ability to work independently and as part of an integrated, agile team to take assignments to completion

Nice to have:

• Experience working in Agile-based projects
• Good knowledge and experience of Python and Angular development
• Hands-on experience with GenAI based Test Automation
• Basic knowledge of MASAR ecosystem (Bodas Studio, MASAR-Config, etc.)