Front-end Developer at Carter SA

About the job

Carter Front-end Developer 

Carter is looking for a Front-end Developer to join our dynamic team. Carter is strongly technology centric business; We use React extensively for our main company website and internal CRM functionality. Our development team aims to deliver fast, feature-rich, reliable, and beautiful front-end experiences for our customers and staff.  

Company background: 

Carter aims to significantly and drastically improve the customer experience related to buying and owning a car by using distinctive technology.  

We have a culture centered around our purpose and learning. It is important that any new hires have good values and are keen to learn and contribute to the learning of others within the business. 

Front-end developer responsibilities will include (but are not limited to): 

• Contribute to the compilation of business specifications in collaboration with senior management, the development team, operations and other stakeholders 

• Contribute to the creation of and comprehend the necessary technical specifications, wire-frames, application maps and other preparation documentation to ensure solid definition of requirements and alignment before development commences 

• Provide steering to ensure the technical feasibility of UI/UX designs 

• Manage and perform development in CSS, JavaScript, HTML5, REACT 

• Retrieving and posting data using web API’s (MS SQL, PHP and .Net are nice-to-haves) 

• Develop new user-facing features with limited support from development team / management for structuring / architecture and problem solving 

• Build reusable code and libraries for future use 

• Optimize application for maximum speed and scalability 

• Collaborate with other team members and stakeholders 

• Fully document the code base and help maintain healthy code repository 

• Adhere to and continually develop code and change management processes and protocols 

Candidate Requirements 

• Complete and pass the Carter Front-end Developer Assessment / Mini-project 

• A minimum of 1 year of front-end coding experience in a working environment, especially with REACT or similar Javascript based frameworks is required 

• Demonstrated successful delivery of large / complex front-end projects 

• Strong affinity for learning and growth 

• Strong communication skills and work ethic 

Carter does not have expansive minimum requirements. We rather test for the intrinsic ability to do the job and manage ongoing performance. Tertiary qualifications in Computer Science / Information Systems, B.Com Informatics, B-Tech or related IT Qualification will be advantageous in passing the test and being successful in the role.   

Conditions: 

• This is a full-time role. The role will require a commitment of 5 days per week  

• This is a work-from-home friendly role; Although the successful candidate will ideally be able to attend any in-person company events, meetings, team building events, etc. These events will be in Johannesburg and are infrequent.  

• Interviews for this role will be held online  

• Only South Africans or individuals with an existing valid South African work permit need apply 

Start Date:  

Flexible 

Salary: 

Salary is between R 30 000 and R 50 000 per month, based on level of experience. 

Application Process: 

Please complete the following form and we will be in touch via email to discuss the test and potential interview.