Front End Developer at Babylonstoren

Job description

We’re looking for a frontend developer to join our growing e-commerce team at Babylonstoren.

This is a Junior - Mid position, so we don’t expect you to have all the skills. Ideally, you will have at least a year or two of experience and some form of tertiary education.

Technical Requirements

• HTML & CSS
• Javascript / Jquery
• Fluent in both Afrikaans and English

Beneficial (or what you can expect to learn on the job)

• React (or other javascript frameworks like Angular / Vue)
• Pattern Libraries / Atomic Design
• Git / Bitbucket
• Experience with any of the following:
• RESTful API’s
• Task managers (gulp / grunt)
• Bundlers (webpack)
• Package managers (npm / yarn / bower)
• Testing Frameworks (Jest)
• HTML Newsletters
• An understanding of basic Agile methodologies
• Experience in and ecommerce environment

What we expect from you

• You are honest and diligent
• You have a strong urge to create and build things
• You’re curious and keep up to date with the latest frameworks and tools
• You recognise code as a craft
• You take pride in your work and get things done (not 98% done)
• You’ve got loads of grit and you’re eager to learn
• You are a proactive problem solver
• You are a team player, that works well independently
• You learn fast!

What you can expect

We’re a young, ambitious team. Our mission is to expand our current e-commerce solution into a world-class system that will enable us to provide our customers with a delightful experience, regardless of their location.

This will be a really great opportunity for you to grow and evolve with the team, both technically and strategically.
Interview process

We will get in touch via email / telephonically to setup an interview with the e-commerce manager and at least one of our developers.

If that goes well we do both a development exercise and a psychometric test.

The primary purpose of the development exercise is to review your coding style and the psychometric test will really help us to determine whether or not you’ll be a good fit in the long term.