Frontend Developer

Location: Fully remote 

Company: StrategyConnect - Dubai based startup backed by Techstars 

As a Front-end Developer, you will be responsible for building user-friendly, responsive, and visually appealing web applications. You will work closely with our design team and senior developers to create high-quality web applications using modern front-end technologies such as React. 

Key Responsibilities: 

• Build user-friendly, responsive, and visually appealing web applications using React, NodeJs and Tailwind. 
• Collaborate with the design team to turn mockups into pixel-perfect web applications. 
• Implement designs and create reusable UI components using React and Tailwind. 
• Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code. 
• Debug and troubleshoot issues as they arise. 
• Ensure the application is optimized for performance, scalability, and usability. 
• Continuously learn and keep up-to-date with the latest front-end development trends and technologies. 

Requirements: 

• Strong proficiency in React, NextJS, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. 
• Experience with modern front-end development tools such as Webpack, Babel, and Git. 
• Familiarity with Agile development methodologies. 
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail. 
• Ability to work collaboratively in a remote team environment. 
• Excellent communication skills in English. 

If you are passionate about front-end development, have a strong focus on React, and want to work with a dynamic team of talented individuals, please apply to this exciting Front-end Developer position today! 

Job Description :

We are looking for a Front-End Web Developer who is motivated to combine the art of design with the art of programming. Responsibilities will include translation of the UI/UX design wireframes to actual code that will produce visual elements of the application. You will work 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

- Build reusable code and libraries for future use

- Ensure the technical feasibility of UI/UX designs

- Optimize application for maximum speed and scalability

- Assure that all user input is validated before submitting to back-end

- Collaborate with other team members and stakeholders

Skills :

* Proficient understanding of web markup, including HTML5, CSS3.

* Basic understanding of server-side CSS pre-processing platforms, such as LESS and SASS.

* Proficient understanding of client-side scripting and JavaScript frameworks, including jQuery.

* Good understanding of asynchronous request handling, partial page updates, and AJAX.

* Basic knowledge of image authoring tools, to be able to crop, resize, or perform small adjustments on an image.

* Familiarity with tools such as Gimp or Photoshop is a plus.

* Proficient understanding of cross-browser compatibility issues and ways to work around them.

* Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git / Bitbucket.

* Good understanding of SEO principles and ensuring that application will adhere to them.

• Core Javascript, HTML, CSS, JSON understanding is mandatory
• Expertise of functional programming using JavaScript (ES5, ES6)
• Expertise of UI framework - React / Redux, RXJS
• Preferred experience with new generation of Web Programming - using Micro Service, REST/JSON, GraphQL and Component UI models
• Expertise with data visualization flow development along with usage of modern charting and graphical java script libraries
• React / Redux, RXJS, HTML, CSS, Javascript (ES5, ES6), Data visualization and Chart Libraries
• Data Structure and Design Pattern
• Strong knowledge of JSON data handling, GraphQL and their working

• Develop user interfaces with the latest frontend technologies
• Research, analyze, and develop product features of increasingly complex nature
• Code tested and documented JavaScript, HTML, PUG and CSS
• Make design and technical decisions for ReactJs projects.
• Develop application code and unit testing in the ReactJs with REST APIs
• Ensure high performance of all systems developed
• Experience in ReactJS project deployments and hosting on AWS/Google Cloud/Azure servers
• Good understanding of Linux based systems.
• 3+ years’ experience with ReactJs
• Strong expertise with HTML, CSS, and writing cross-browser compatible code.
• Experienced in Typescript is a plus
• Familiarity with testing frameworks
• Experience in building highly reusable and decoupled components
• Experience in State management Libraries like Redux, mobx
• Critical thinking and problem-solving skills
• Good time-management skills
• Great interpersonal and communication skills.

Job Description:

Design skills

Strong working knowledge on various design patterns such as MVC, MVVM, DDD and any custom/hybrid framework as designed by the Architects.
Strong uderstanding in building Single Page Application

Process skills

Built application leveraging Agile DevOps principles and Azure DevOps toolset as part of SCRUM team


Technical skills

• Strong coding and work experience in Front End coding using Angular 8, BackBone, Bootstrap.
• Should have experience on 3rd party tools like PDF.Js (Generate PDF), SheetJS (Export Excel sheet), HighCharts or CharJS (Generate Charts and Graph).
• Should have good understanding of web servers such as IIS and Front-end runtimes using Node.js/NPM.
• Strong debugging skills using browser based Front end application written in Angular 8
• Strong knowledge and understanding of data sharing medium using JSON, XML.
• Should have used IDE such as Visual Studio and Visual Studio Code for Front-end development.
• Create Unit test cases using Jasmine and have all critical flows covered.
• Understanding of MS Build and MS Test as part of Azure DevOps pipelines
• Ability to triage defects in QA, UAT and Production and provide fix with quick turn around time.

• 5+ years of building SPA web solutions using Angular 8 , BackBone, Bootstrap
• 5+ years building HTML5 complaint pages
• 3+ years of experience using TypeScript
• 3+ years of writing automated testing using Jamine or others
• 3+ years of using TFS for Build and automated testing
• 1+ years of experience using Security Assessment Tool like Fortify 360 or IBM APP Scan
• 1+ years of experience using code quality assessment tool like SonarQube
• 1+ years of experience using API Management tool like Swagger
• 1+ years of experience on APM tools like DynaTrace
• 1+ years leveraging Azure DevOps

• Understanding of cloud based deployment using containers is plus
• Understanding of JS frameworks like Vue or React is plus

• Ability to design the overall architecture of UI components of the web application.
• Maintain quality and ensure responsiveness of applications.
• Collaborate with the rest of the engineering team to design and launch new features.
• Maintain code integrity and organization.
• Experience working with graphic designers and converting designs to visual elements using JavaScript, HTML, and CSS.
• Understanding and implementation of security and data protection.
• Good problem-solving skills and willingness to learn new technology

Qualifications:-

• 2+ year track record of relevant work experience and a Computer Science or a related technical discipline is required
• Excellent knowledge of JavaScript
• Proficient experience in ReactJS.
• OOPS, Concept, and Data Structure like Queue, Stack, Tree, Linked List, etc.
• Good knowledge in working with REST APIs
• Knowledge of converting designs to working web pages using HTML and CSS.
• Experience in Architecture and delivery of web applications.
• Knowledge of code versioning tool – Git

Good to have:

• Experience in AngularJS
• Experience in server-side programming

• Delivering a complete Front-end application
• Ensuring high performance on mobile and desktop
• Writing tested, idiomatic, and documented JavaScript, HTML and CSS
• Coordinating the workflow between the graphic designer, the HTML coder, and yourself
• Cooperating with the back-end developer in the process of building the web service/ application
• Communicating with external web services

Technical/Functional Skills:

• 3 to 5 yrs of experience working as an Angular Developer
• Experience in Angular 7,8,9 versions are mandated.
• Proficiency in CSS, HTML, javascript
• Experience on Multi-Language is preferable
• Knowledge on Arabic design is a plus
• Experience on Components based Architecture
• Experience on CSS Grids and Flex Layout mandatory
• Well versed with coding standards
• Be able to provide effort estimations based on the customer requirements
• Experience of implementing enterprise level Angular applications and the related Architecture
• Implementation knowledge on Agile, working experience on Continuous Integration (CI) process is required
• Experience of integration with SAP is highly desirable
• Working knowledge with databases ORACLE, SQL Server, mySQL
• Be hands-on technical and should work as either individual contributor or team member
• Must have knowledge in code version mechanism using tools like TeamCity, GitHub
• Knowledge on Agile scrum and waterfall methodology
• Optimizing performance of code and reviewing code of junior developers
• Work closely with the architecture team and provide architecture inputs
• Experience with understanding of mobile related frameworks like Cordova is a plus
• Comfortable dealing with APIs and utilizing oDATA/REST / JSON interfaces
• End-to-End experience - Discovery to Deployment of Angular applications Soft Skills Required
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Candidates should be independent thinkers, thought leaders, good presentation and communication skills and great at solving problems

Responsibilities :

• Manage product milestones, deployment cycles & overall product roadmap 
• Understanding of the threading limitations of AngularJs, reactjs, and multi-process architecture 
• Hands-on experience with cloud technologies like AWS 
• Familiar with various design and architectural patterns 
• Sound knowledge of Databases Postgres is a must including Performance Tuning, Designing and optimized Postgres databases and queries 
• Ability to communicate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audience 
• Understanding of fundamental design principles behind a scalable application 
• At least 3-5 years of experience in consumer product engineering and architecture, with proven track record of architect impactful products in the internal CRMand consumer domain. 
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git 
• Ship great products under stringent deadlines and in the face of ambiguous requirements and changing business priorities 
• Maintain Code Quality, Implement Standards & improve overall understanding

What lands you in this role :

• Exceptional leadership skills and proven experience in shaping team culture
• Strong grasp of full-stack networking, scalable web back-end, and all genres of platforms
• Must have Bachelor degree in computer science from a Tier-1 College
• Multitasking & problem solving approach