Software Engineer - Frontend

Requirements

• 3.5+ years of experience in React JS and Redux
• Expert in React.j, ideally using TypeScript language extensions
• Good understanding of JavaScript Design Patterns
• Good experience writing front-end test cases
• HTML5, CSS3 and Responsive web design are mandatory
• Exposure to Scrum methodology and XP technical practices such as unit testing, pair programming, test-driven development, continuous integration or continuous delivery
• Self-motivated, fast learner, detail-oriented, team player and a sense of humour

At F5, we strive to bring a better digital world to life. Our teams empower organizations across the globe to create, secure, and run applications that enhance how we experience our evolving digital world. We are passionate about cybersecurity, from protecting consumers from fraud to enabling companies to focus on innovation. 
 

Everything we do centers around people. That means we obsess over how to make the lives of our customers, and their customers, better. And it means we prioritize a diverse F5 community where each individual can thrive.

About the position

F5 is looking for a Software Engineer with expertise in designing Web UI automation solutions to test high-scale distributed systems. You will collaborate with architects and application development teams to vet and validate test automation for an edge computing platform that is used to deploy global, scalable and secure applications.

Responsibilities:

• Understand the product architecture and come up with a frontend testing strategy such that quality is driven into the heart of the development process

• Perform integration tests on web services & APIs using SauceLabs, Postman, Swagger and other testing tools

• Design test and automation infra to test functionality, scale, performance, and reliability to ensure predictable delivery of quality releases

• Design and implement different test strategies - black box, grey box, and white box - to ensure the product is finished, secure, and effective

• Research, recommend and implement tools as needed to ensure quality

• Build test frameworks working within CI/CD pipeline processes, and provide automation expertise to development teams

Minimum Qualifications:

• Experience in designing automation software from the ground up, choosing the right infrastructure components, evaluating both open source and closed source software

• Hands-on experience with JavaScript (TypeScript will be a plus)

• Strong working knowledge of test automation frameworks and tools: Selenium, WebDriver, SauceLabs, Protractor, Gitlab CI, Jenkins, Jasmine, Karma

• Practical experience with CI/ CD methodologies & tools

• Good understanding of Testing fundamentals, Bug life cycle, SDLC, STLC, Smoke testing, Sanity testing, Regression testing

• Prior working experience in Web-based projects with a strong understanding of UI, cross-browser compatibility, general web functions, and standards is a must.

• Good written and verbal communication skills and flexibility to work with teams in different time zones

• BS/MS degree in Computer Science or equivalent with 6-10 years of experience in software development and/or test automation

Desirable:

• Experience with load balancer products such as F5, Envoy, Nginx, HA proxy

• Experience with Kubernetes container technology, Terraform, AWS

• Good understanding of networking protocols, HTTP/HTTPS, Proxies TCP, UDP, IP, HTTP, SSL, DNS, FTP, origin pools, etc

About the company

F5 provides a distributed cloud platform to deploy, connect, secure and operate applications and data across multi-cloud and edge sites. Line-of-business leaders can drive business transformation and automation by distributing workloads closer to business activity. DevOps teams can manage fleets of applications and infrastructure with less complexity. Network teams can simplify application connectivity and security across clouds.

The Job Description is intended to be a general representation of the responsibilities and requirements of the job. However, the description may not be all-inclusive, and responsibilities and requirements are subject to change.

Equal Employment Opportunity

It is the policy of F5 to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and employment applicants without regard to unlawful considerations of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, sensory, physical, or mental disability, marital status, veteran or military status, genetic information, or any other classification protected by applicable local, state, or federal laws. This policy applies to all aspects of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, job assignment, compensation, promotion, benefits, training, discipline, and termination.  F5 offers a variety of reasonable accommodations for candidates. Requesting an accommodation is completely voluntary. F5 will assess the need for accommodations in the application process separately from those that may be needed to perform the job. 

React.js Developer Job Description

We are looking for a skilled react.js developer to join our front-end development team. In this role, you will be responsible for developing and implementing user interface components using React.js concepts and workflows such as Redux, Flux, and Webpack. You will also be responsible for profiling and improving front-end performance and documenting our front-end codebase.

To ensure success as a react.js developer, you should have in-depth knowledge of JavaScript and React concepts, excellent front-end coding skills, and a good understanding of progressive web applications. Ultimately, a top-class react.js developer should be able to design and build modern user interface components to enhance application performance.

React.js Developer Responsibilities:

• Meeting with the development team to discuss user interface ideas and applications.
• Reviewing application requirements and interface designs.
• Identifying web-based user interactions.
• Developing and implementing highly responsive user interface components using react concepts.
• Writing application interface codes using JavaScript following react.js workflows.
• Troubleshooting interface software and debugging application codes.
• Developing and implementing front-end architecture to support user interface concepts.
• Monitoring and improving front-end performance.
• Documenting application changes and developing updates.

React.js Developer Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, or a similar field.
• Previous experience working as a react.js developer.
• In-depth knowledge of JavaScript, CSS, HTML, and front-end languages.
• 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.
• Experience with browser-based debugging and performance testing software.
• Excellent troubleshooting skills.
• Good project management skills.

• Hands-on with contemporary javaScript frameworks(React.js / Angular.js)
• Hands-on with UI layouts, SASS, LESS, Bootstrap
• Developed reusable components and libraries for frontend.
• Frontend optimization techniques to reduce latencies
• Frontend optimization for SEO
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, design thinking
• Practical experience with engineering best practices

Responsibilities

• Build desktop and mobile web applications using contemporary javascript frameworks
• Actively participate in design and code reviews to build robust applications and prototypes
• Explore and design simple and intuitive consumer experiences
• Work closely with Product Managers, UX designers, and back-end engineers to implement frontend solutions
• Build reusable code and libraries for future use, focus on long term code maintainability
• Work in a fast-paced and agile development environment

AutoScheduler is looking for a remote Front-End Full-Stack Developer to join our talented team. The ideal candidate is a self-starter who is interested in constant learning. We want this person to join our dynamic team as we take an established software and re-develop it from scratch as a part of a new start up.

We are looking for a Front-End developer responsible for rebuilding the back-end and front-end components of the AutoScheduler user interface. Your primary responsibilities will be to design and develop these applications and services, and to coordinate with the rest of the team working on different layers of the infrastructure. Therefore, a commitment to collaborative problem solving, robust design, and quality product is essential.