Lead Javascript
Software Engineer

• Job Responsibilities:

  • Collaborate with designers and act as the bridge between design and engineering to ensure the brand, design vision, and UX best practices are properly translated into the browser.

  • Take ownership of the offshore team and liaison between the offshore team and the North America team.

  • Build reusable UI components and have authored documentation for its API and usage so other developers can easily understand how to use the part.

  • Create cascading style sheets (CSS) that are consistent across all browsers and platforms.

  • Write CSS code that controls the look and feel of the web experience that implements typography, responsive layout, animation, and other visual aspects of the UI with a focus on modularity, flexibility, compatibility, and extensibility.

  • Craft semantic HTML markup with a strong focus on accessibility.

  • Collaborate with the Design System team on enhancements to the central design system library.

  • Write unit tests to ensure components keep an elevated level of quality and consistency as they are improved and iterated on.

  • Identify challenges and opportunities as it relates to the delivery of UI during planning and execution and has worked with design and product to solve and deliver superior solutions.

  • Actively participate in the code review process, receiving and providing constructive feedback on ways to improve code execution.

  • Test across browsers and devices to ensure a consistent user experience.

  • Create lightweight and fast-loading experiences through optimization of front-end code.

  • Use an Agile approach to iteratively maintain and develop new functionality.

  • Stay up to date on emerging technologies, and willingness to grow understanding and expertise in Node.js.

  • Promote and implement usability best practices.

  • Promote and implement accessibility best practices.

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• Qualifications:

  • Proficient in HTML5 and CSS3

  • Proficient in JavaScript

  • Proficient with any JavaScript SPA client-side frameworks such as Vue.js, React or modern angular. Able to curate single file components, implement pages and routing.

  • Proficient with SASS/SCSS

  • Proficient in build process management tools like Webpack.

  • Experiences of working with technologies such as Node.js, Nuxt.js or Next.js.

  • Ability to work with pre-defined design system and attention to details.

  • Building data visualizations with libraries like d3.js and Chart.js is a plus.

  • Experience working in Scrum-based methodologies is a plus.

  • Highly motivated individual with the potential and desire to learn new technologies and take on an increasing level of responsibility within the technology team.

  • Ability to work independently, communicate effectively, and produce superior results.

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• Nice To Have:

  • Financial Services background

  • Experience with AWS Cloud, including serverless Technologies

  • Understanding Micro-frontend pattern.

  • Experience with Jira and Confluence

  • Experience working in an Agile software development environment