We specialise in global development; we build partnerships and technology that help development organisations to change the way the world works. Every line of code we write at YoungInnovations has an impact, which is appropriate, given that our key goal is to increase the impact of the work that global development organisations do. We build products, tools and websites that focus on solving problems by providing tailored and innovativ ... e solutions which work for your local context. By taking the time to understand the real needs of your end users, we never fail to build products which will be both used and useful.
View Company ProfileFrontend Engineer (Mid/Senior)
Job summary
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No. of Vacancy
: 2 -
Job Type
: Full Time -
Offered Salary
: Negotiable -
Gender
: Both -
Career Level
: Mid Level -
Experience
: 2-4 Years -
Apply Before
: 2021-11-12 Closed -
Skills
:Node.jsBasic HTMLCSSGitJavascriptUser Interface DesignAWS
Job Description:
About the job
Young Innovations builds custom products across several languages - PHP, Python, Node JS and Javascript - for a broad range of clients in different parts of the world. As part of front-end development team at YoungInnovations, you will be part of an elite group of User Experience and Interaction experts, tasked with delivering innovative solutions to a broad and challenging range of client problems. Working from the concept phase through to product release, you will focus on ensuring that your deliverables are of the highest quality.
You will work closely with designers, software engineers and product leads to ensure that each user experience is well thought out, executed to perfection and that implementation matches the designs provided both by the client and your designers. You will keep up to date with and employ the latest front end technologies, including tools such as CSS preprocessors like SASS, automated task builders such as Gulp, Elixir, and many more.
Key responsibilities
- Translate requirements, designs and mockups into an interactive page using JavaScript and HTML/CSS
- Ensure implementation works across different browser widths and devices
- Work with different Content Management Systems and popular programming language frameworks
- Collaborate with engineers and designers
- Continual research and learning on leading frontend technologies
- Build reusable code and libraries for future use.
- Write well-designed, testable, efficient code using the latest development best practices.
- Optimize applications for maximum speed and scalability.
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Expert knowledge of HTML5, CSS3.
- Strong knowledge of JavaScript.
- Experience in JS frameworks, e.g. Angular.
- Familiarity with Software version control systems e.g. Git
- Knowledge of CSS Preprocessor technologies including SASS.
- Experience in Grunt, Rollup or Webpack is a plus.
- Experience in Node.js is a plus.
- Able to quickly transform visual designs into accurate HTML/CSS.
- Ability to write high-performance, reusable code for UI components.
- Strong understanding of security and performance fundamentals required.
- Familiarity with the whole web stack, including protocols and web server optimization techniques.
- AWS is a plus.
Education + Experience:
- 2-4 years of experience as a frontend engineer
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