Groupon India
Delhi/Gurgaon
About Groupon
Groupon is a global leader in local commerce, offering consumers incredible deals on the best stuff to eat, see, do, and buy in over 47 countries. Naturally, when it came to India – a country on the constant lookout for ‘paisa vasool’ bargains - Groupon was an unmitigated success (and there goes modesty, straight out of the window).
Groupon India is now 3 years old and like any 3-year-old, we’re full of energy and easily excited. Which means working at Groupon is like a rollercoaster ride – it’s fast-paced, fun and sometimes makes you feel wobbly in the stomach.
Fun @ Groupon
Think casual Fridays are fun? Bahahaha, you deprived soul you.
At Groupon, fun takes all kinds of bizarre turns. Whether it’s odd events (read Twin Day, Halloween Parties, Fashion Disaster, Retro Day), unexpected cake, random photo shoots (if you own a DSLR, you are our new best friend), stand-up comedy one-offs, well, you get the gist. Oh, and we take a very out-of-the-box approach to work. In this case, the box being the office… Because we have tons of team outings, get-togethers and trips. And this is not including the annual offsite where employees from all over the country come together for a weekend of activities, talent shows, dancing, awards, discussions and much more.
Still think wearing a T-shirt to work on one day of the week is fun?
Culture @ Groupon
Imagine being surrounded all day by street-smart, confident and quirky people. Even if you’re not standing on the sets of ‘How I Met Your Mother’. That’s the Groupon office in a nutshell. It’s a place where formality dies a slow death, much like Amrita Rao’s career. (Seriously, the last time a Groupon employee called someone Sir, s/he was probably standing in front of a professor explaining the doodle on the note they were passing in class.)
It’s also a place where people like to build new stuff (not necessarily out of Lego) and believe in odd things – like there’s something new to be learned every day and that ideas can come from anywhere. Honestly, we love exchanging ideas and everyone has an ‘open-door’ policy, whether it’s your reporting manager or the friendly CEO next door.
Actually, that was a lie – we don’t have an open-door policy. We don’t even have doors. We’re cool like that.
UI Developer:
About the Role/Opportunity:
The incumbent will have an opportunity to be a part of the Design team
The work location would be Gurgaon
Role Summary:
The Developer contributes towards a particular module/s of work by bringing their expertise and innovative ideas to the table. Who is unafraid of taking ownership of work and is open to thinking out of the box and be responsible to see it through!
Job Description:
Team player that will help creat the most awesome app and website
Contributing to the designing and implementing off the project , is not affraid to take risks and work out side the box. Understands, and practices Continuous Integration.
Implements (hands-on) the module components based on industry best practices.
Mentors the team (people working on the module and other project team members) on design, implementation and other processes
Skill Requirements:
- HTML 5 (clean, well structured, easily maintainable format)
- CSS (LESS aka named styles/rules with meta langs)
- Responsive Design frameworks such as Bootstrap, Foundation
- Deep understanding of Mobile versus web patterns
- Knowledge of JS frameworks such as jQuery, Angular JS (Desirable but not a blocker, I am assuming a good guy should have some knowledge for it to help team build interactive prototypes, especially lead.)
- Excellent in browser compatibilities (across devices as well)
- Mentor team mates to solve and earn new patterns, and skills
- Knowledge of PS (Desirable not blocker at the same time can be a great combo)
Individual applying to the role should ideally have the following attributes:
1 – 6 years of experience
Strong and innovative approach to problem solving and finding solutions
Excellent communicator (written and verbal, formal and informal)
Flexible and proactive/self-motivated working style with strong personal ownership of problem resolution
Ability to multi-task under pressure and work independently with minimal supervision.
Ability to prioritize when under pressure
What we are looking at is a two way deal. The individual will be given all the opportunities possible to understand the business and details about the function for which he/she is selected. In return we want the individual to put their creative hats/thinking caps on and adopt an out of the box thought process.
Selection Process:
The selection process is fairly simple.
The resume of the candidate will be screened
The selected candidates will go through and 1-2 rounds of discussion
What would be Awesome:
You are a Dilbert fan and a Batman fan and are not in therapy because of this.
You can live on Maggi (and have a well-guarded private recipe for it).
You do a little dance every time you get a good deal in the vegetable market.
You love fast-paced work environments. Like emergency wards. Only, you know, without people dying and stuff.
Tips from a Groupon Veteran:
Everyone needs a friend to stay by their side through late nights. Make coffee yours.
That report you stayed up all night preparing? There’s a good chance it’s going to be scrapped – we love reinventing and soon you will too (insert evil laugh here).
We believe in casual dressing. But just to be clear, casual doesn't include boxers, feathers, oh god, we're giving you ideas!!!
It may be a bit difficult separating your professional life from your personal life – because at Groupon, it’s like working with family. But in a good way.
So.. if you are up for the challenge…
then jump aboard and we can promise you an exhilarating ride!