Frontend Engineer

WHO YOU ARE

To be successful in this role, you’ll need to have the following skills:

• Love for coding: A fanatic about writing beautiful and scalable code.
• Sense of analytics: Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills. Should be resourceful, innovative and inventive.
• Dynamic: Should be comfortable in dealing with lots of moving pieces. Have exquisite attention to detail, and are comfortable learning new technologies and systems. 
• Team player: Knack for influencing without being authoritative. Pitch in wherever the team needs help, from writing blog posts to supporting customers.
• Accountability: High sense of ownership for your code and relentlessness to deliver projects with high business impact. 

KEY QUALIFICATIONS

• BE/BTech in Computer Science or related field. 
• Minimum 3+ years of UI/Frontend development and a strong understanding of building complex layouts using JavaScript, CSS and HTML.

KEY SKILLS

• Strong computer system analysis and design skills in current methodologies and patterns including vanilla JavaScript, some experience with ReactJS, Redux, React Native, Webpack, and Typescript or similar library/tools.
• Obsessed with WPO (Web Performance Optimization) and web/mobile performance analysis.
• Experienced with web standards and protocols such as HTTP, DNS, TCP/IP, and socket APIs in general.
• Familiar with web security, SEO, accessibility and internationalization.

Job Description

As a React Native Developer at Marmeto, you will play a critical role in building high-performance, cross-platform mobile applications for iOS and Android. You will collaborate with UX/UI designers, backend engineers, and product stakeholders to deliver intuitive and scalable mobile experiences. This role demands a developer with a deep understanding of mobile architecture, native modules, and modern development best practices.

Skills:

• Minimum 4 years of hands-on experience with React Native for Android and iOS development.
• Strong proficiency in JavaScript, TypeScript, and ES6+ features.
• Solid understanding of React Native architecture, including Hooks, Redux/MobX, and Context API.
• Experience with native module integration (Android/iOS) and third-party libraries.
• Proficient in using React Navigation, AsyncStorage, and mobile design patterns.
• Familiarity with debugging tools like Flipper, Chrome DevTools, and React Native Debugger.
• Experience in publishing apps to the App Store and Google Play.
• Good understanding of mobile performance optimization and memory management.
• Proficiency with version control systems like Git.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain cross-platform mobile applications using React Native.
• Collaborate with UI/UX designers to implement pixel-perfect interfaces and interactions.
• Work closely with backend teams to integrate APIs (REST/GraphQL) seamlessly.
• Write clean, modular, and scalable code following best practices and design patterns.
• Troubleshoot, debug, and optimize mobile apps for maximum performance.
• Stay updated on emerging trends in mobile development and bring innovation into the team.

Requirements

Mandatory

• Should have built solutions/applications end-to-end, not just contributed as part of a larger team.
• Should envision continuing in a deep mobile development role 5+ years down the line.
• Strong command over JavaScript, TypeScript, and React Native internals.
• Experience working with Redux, React Hooks, and lifecycle methods in mobile contexts.
• Deep understanding of platform-specific limitations, capabilities, and mobile UI/UX standards.

Essential

• Proficiency with Git and collaborative workflows (e.g., branching, PRs).
• Familiarity with CI/CD for mobile.
• Understanding of offline storage, background sync, and performance monitoring.

Good to Have

• Knowledge of native development (Swift/Kotlin) to bridge native modules when needed.
• Exposure to tools like Figma, Sketch, or Zeplin for design collaboration.
• Experience with e-commerce platforms like Shopify, BigCommerce, or similar.

Headless Development: Lead the frontend development of our Shopify app, including

building new features, revamping existing functionalities, and optimising performance.

User Interface Design: Collaborate with the design team to implement responsive,

pixel-perfect UI components that align with our brand’s aesthetic and provide an intuitive

user experience.

Custom Theme Development: Create and customise Shopify themes to enhance the

visual appeal and functionality of our online store, ensuring compatibility with various

devices and browsers.

Integration and API Management: Work with third-party APIs and Shopify's API to integrate

necessary functionalities, such as payment gateways, shipping solutions, and marketing

tools.

Performance Optimization: Continuously monitor and improve the app’s performance,

ensuring fast load times, seamless navigation, and a smooth user experience.

Collaboration: Work closely with cross-functional teams, including backend developers,

designers, marketers, and product managers, to deliver high-quality solutions on time.

Code Review and Best Practices: Maintain clean, modular, and reusable code. Participate

in code reviews and ensure adherence to best practices in frontend development.

Troubleshooting and Debugging: Identify and resolve issues, bugs, and performance

bottlenecks in a timely manner to ensure a seamless user experience.

Documentation: Create and maintain comprehensive documentation for code, processes,

and development workflows.

Responsibilities:

• Developing new user-facing features using JavaScript framework React JS.
• Building reusable components and front-end libraries for future use.
• Translating designs and wireframes into high-quality code which works across platforms.
• Optimizing components for maximum performance across a vast array of web-capable devices and browsers.
• Should be able to take initiatives and ownership and build the products from scratch.
• Maintain code and write automated tests to ensure the product is of the highest quality.

Requirements:

• Strong proficiency in JavaScript, including DOM manipulation and the JavaScript object model.
• Thorough understanding of React.js, JavaScript, HTML, CSS and its core principles.
• Experience with popular React.js workflows (such as Flux or Redux).
• Familiarity with newer specifications of ECMAScript.
• Experience with data structure libraries (e. g., Immutable.js ).
• Knowledge of isomorphic React is a plus.
• Familiarity with RESTful APIs.
• Knowledge of functional and object-oriented programming.
• Knowledge of modern authorization mechanisms, such as JSON Web Token.
• Familiarity with modern front-end build pipelines and tools.
• Experience with common front-end development tools such as Babel, Webpack, NPM, etc.
• Ability to understand business requirements and translate them into technical requirements.
• A knack for benchmarking and optimization.
• Familiarity with code versioning tools such as GIT.

We are looking for a passionate hands-on engineer to join our Engineering team.

• To build next-generation web applications which are efficient, reusable front-end abstractions and systems.
• Work closely with Product Managers, UX designers, and back-end engineers to implement front-end solutions while embracing emerging standards and pushing the limits of what a browser can do.
• Explore and design dynamic and compelling consumer experiences.
• Command an impressive portfolio of the latest UI technologies
• Analyze system function and performance requirements to support design concepts.
• Actively participate in design and code reviews to build robust applications and prototypes.
• Interacting with other team members to passionately collaborate our innovations.
• Constantly and consistently implementing new features and optimizing existing ones from controller-level to UI. Vigilantly and rapidly fix bugs.
• Create and maintain software documentation
• Endorsing upcoming standards, launching, iterating, and making a difference.

Ideal Candidate

• Proficiency with HTML5, Javascript, Angular JS, React JS and CSS3
• Ability to write well-abstracted, reusable, highly performant code for Website and Web applications.
• Experience with scripting languages (PHP) will be preferable.
• Excellent communication skills, good visual design sense, in-depth experience in developing web-based applications.
• Architecting, configuring, and automating the build process.
• A solid understanding of how web applications work including security, session management, and best development practices
• Aggressive problem diagnosis and creative problem-solving skills
• Ability to work and thrive in a fast-paced startup environment, learn rapidly, and master diverse web technologies and techniques.
• Knowledge in WordPress will be a plus
• Flexibility to work under ambiguous conditions

Job Summary
We are looking for a Front End Developer who will be responsible for implementing visual elements that users see and interact with in a web application. They are usually supported by back-end web developers, who are responsible for server-side application logic and integration of the work front-end developers do. 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 and Duties
- Develop highly interactive web applications utilising JavaScript, HTML5, CSS, JSON, Vue js / Nuxt js, and integrating Restful API’s, external web services ensuring high performance on Mobile and Desktop.
- Create custom general use modules and components extending the elements and modules of core Nuxt.js / Vue.js
- Write non-blocking code using advanced techniques such as multi-threading, javascript dependency management.
- Work with the web app development team in continuing to add features in creating innovative solutions.
- Conceptualize, design and develop user interface designs in a fast-paced online/mobile environment. Consumer applications as well as enterprise platforms
- Understand UI/UX best practices and drive improvements in designs and methodology.
- Establish a high-level vision for the solution.

Key Skills
Vue.js, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Nuxt.js, Integrating REST APIs, UI/UX Designing, Git

Required Experience and Qualifications
Portfolio of Vue.js/Nuxt.js project(s)

Expected Start Date: 10/9/2020

Job Type: Full-time