Job Description

We are looking for a talented and experienced Lead Frontend JavaScript Engineer with a strong command in AngularJS and ReactJS, and expertise in modern Frontend engineering. The successful candidate will be responsible for leading the transformation of a legacy AngularJS project into ReactJS, with large-scale complexities. This is a great opportunity to have a big impact as part of a growing team who is in the midst of technology and product transformation.

Responsibilities:

• Participate in, or lead design reviews with peers and stakeholders.
• Work with Principal Architects to plan and develop the Architectural Runway in support of new business features.
• Lead the development and implementation of high-quality and scalable Frontend solutions.
• Provide technical guidance and leadership to a team of young and bright ReactJS engineers.
• Contribute individually to research and explore new areas to deliver complex solutions.
• Write code when needed, also strategically/thoughtfully delegate coding tasks to team members.
• Identify and analyze complex software problems and provide possible approaches and justifications for the solution to adapt.
• Review code developed by other developers, providing feedback on style, functional correctness, testability, and efficiency.
• Train and mentor, team(s) on Frontend development with general approaches, best practices, and coding standards.
• Build transparent systems with proper monitoring, observability, and alerting.
• Continually monitor and improve the performance of the Frontend team and ensure timely delivery of projects.
• Triage system-wide issues, perform root cause analysis, and come up with short- & long-term solutions.
• Identify and resolve the existing critical technical debt.
• Plan for robust build, test, and deployment automation.

Requirements:

• At least 9 years of experience in FrontEnd development, with a focus on AngularJS and ReactJS.
• Deep understanding and absolute hands-on of modern FrontEnd engineering principles and best practices.
• Expertise in using FrontEnd technologies such as HTML5 CSS3 Sass, and JavaScript frameworks/libraries.
• Experience in designing and implementing scalable and maintainable FrontEnd architectures.
• Knowledge of REACT tools including React.js, Webpack, Enzyme, Redux, and Flux.
• Experience with user interface design.
• Knowledge of performance testing frameworks including Mocha and Jest.
• Strong command of Agile development methodologies.
• Solid experience in cross-functional team management and leadership.
• Strong problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills.
• A self-starter who is passionate about staying up-to-date with the latest trends and emerging technologies in the FrontEnd space.
• Experience with browser-based debugging and performance testing software.
• Excellent troubleshooting skills.
• Good project management skills.
• Experience working with cloud environments, such as AWS.
• Desire to work within a team of engineers at all levels of experience.
• Desire to mentor junior developers, maximizing their productivity.
• Good written and spoken communication skills.
• Past experience of executing FrontEnd transformation projects.
• Contribution and learning activity on the likes of StackOverflow.
• Demonstratable personal projects live or on the likes of GitHub.
• Publicly accessible write-ups on any aspect of FrontEnd engineering.