Senior Front-End Developer (React + Python)
Responsibilities:
In general, you’ll work closely with the design team, product management, and development teams to create elegant, usable, responsive and interactive interfaces across multiple devices. You will, therefore:
Determining the structure and design of web pages.
Ensuring user experience determines design choices.
Developing features to enhance the user experience.
Striking a balance between functional and aesthetic design.
Write reusable code and libraries (with matching documentation) to a standard which makes it quick and easy to maintain the code in the future
Collaborate with back-end developers and web designers to improve usability
Discuss with the Product Owner to define the implementation with the best value/effort ratio
Develops and document the Stories of the Sprint with other team members
Create automated tests (unit, api, integration, function) in a continuous integration environment
Ensure that the best practices are in place in accordance with the Lead Developer guidance and promotes new ones
Optimizing web pages for maximum speed and scalability.
Maintaining brand consistency throughout design.
Lead for team and other discussions of technical solutions and product ideas in design reviews, pair programming, and code review
Competencies:
Proven work experience as a Front-end REACT developer ( 5 years +)
In-depth understanding of the entire web development process (design, development and deployment)
Profound knowledge of HTML5 and CSS3
Expert proficiency in TypeScript
A high level of proficiency with JavaScript frameworks such as React
Solid experience in using a complex REST API from the client-side
Good understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git, Mercurial, or SVN
Good understanding of asynchronous request handling and partial page updates
Good experience with state management and good understanding of reactive state
Significant experience of debugging
Some exposure to Continuous Integration/Delivery pipeline for cloud, including SonarQube, Docker, etc.
Strong knowledge of Python and experience working with Python frameworks like Django or Flask
Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in a team environment.