Front-End Developer Ninja at Kofa

Responsibilities

• Design a framework for creating apps that grows with the need of the company
• Develop features to enhance the user experience and build reusable code for future use and shared among front end applications
• Use a variety of mark-up languages to develop both web and mobile apps and also enhance applications for maximum speed and scalability
• Consistently ship small features and improvements with minimal guidance and support from other team members. Collaborate with team members (backend developers, product manager etc.) and other stakeholders on larger projects
• Understand and promote usability best practices
• Bridge the gap between graphic design and technical implementation
• Maintain brand, layout and graphic consistency throughout design
• Assist in the development of applications and features for both internal and external use
• Take ownership of the overall direction and architecture of the front-end, recommending whatever frameworks or libraries are relevant
• Shape the direction of the product by participating in feature scoping sessions

Nice to have:

• Experience working with of microservice architectures
• Experience in a peak performance organisation, preferably a tech startup
• Experience with Cloud Platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure)
• Enterprise software company experience
• Developer platform/tool industry experience
• Experience working with a global or otherwise multicultural team

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field. Equivalent experience may be considered in lieu of a formal degree
• 4+ years hands-on web development experience and 2+ years hands-on mobile app development experience required
• Proficiency with HTML, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery, TypeScript, Dart and Bootstrap
• Hands-on experience with modern front-end frameworks (React Native, ReactJS, VueJS, AngularJS, Node, ES6+)
• Experience in mobile development using any of these tools (Flutter, Ionic, React Native, Android Studio, XCode etc.)
• Experience in graphic design applications and mock up tools (Adobe Illustrator etc.)
• Experience with responsive and adaptive design
• Experience in one or more programming languages: Java, PHP, JavaScript/NodeJS, Python, C#, C++ etc.
• Experience using formal software management and source control tools (JIRA, Confluence, Git, SVN, Bitbucket etc.)
• Self-motivated, curious, creative and passionate about technology with the ability to learn new technologies as needed
• Strong communication skills, good interpersonal skills and ability to be a team player in an agile environment
• Experience in data visualisation and creating of dashboards is a plus
• Demonstrated ability to onboard and integrate with an organisation long-term