Front End Developer at I&M Bank

Job Purpose:

The role holder will be responsible for building high-performing, scalable, enterprise applications and will be part of a talented software team that works on mission-critical applications. Work closely with the UI/UX designer and bridge the gap between graphical design and technical implementation, taking an active role on both sides and defining how the application looks as well as how it works.

Responsibilities

• Develop new user facing features
• Enhance application for maximum speed and scalability
• Collaborate with team members, back end developers, product owners and other stakeholders in translating business needs to actual code.
• Assure that all user input is validated before submitting to back-end.
• Bridge the gap between graphic design and technical implementation
• Assist other frontend and backend developers with debugging and troubleshooting
• Translate UI/UX design wireframes and mockups to actual code and features.
• Maintain code quality, implement code linters and add unit tests for code implementations.
• Collaborate with Quality Assurance Engineers in testing implementations and writing Automation tests.
• Plan, lead and participate in culture events and activities.
• Collaborate with other team members and internal and external dependencies to resolve both technical and non-technical blockers.
• Liaise with the DevOps engineers in creating, implementing and troubleshooting CI/CD pipelines for web applications.
• Optimize applications for maximum speed and scalability
• Documenting feature implementation, releases and workflows.
• Stay up-to-date on emerging technologies
• Promote usability best practices

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience working as a Frontend Engineer
• Good understanding of Node Js and Webpack configurations
• Proficient understanding of web markup, including HTML5, CSS3
• Expert level understanding of JavaScript programming language
• Expert level understanding of React Js and/or Angular Js and/or Vue.js
• Basic understanding of server-side CSS pre-processing platforms, such as LESS and SASS
• Understanding of Javascript testing tools including Jest, Mocha, Angular Testing Library
• Familiarity with Typescript
• Familiarity with CI/CD using CIrcleCI, TravisCI, Jenkins e.t.c
• Proficient understanding of cross-browser compatibility issues and ways to work around them.
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git and Mercurial
• Understanding of RESTful APIs and asynchronous request handling
• Yearn to learn new technology stacks and accept that learning is forever
• Experience with Scrum/Agile development methodologies
• Pay close attention to the little details that help make our products much better
• Have an ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks competently
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision while achieving benchmarks