Frontend Developer - Senior at Swing Development

Introduction
Swing’s Frontend Devs design, build and maintain frontend applications using the appropriate coding and scripting languages, content management tools and other related software applications. 

Duties & Responsibilities

• Work closely with a team of developers and designers building frontends for Silicon Valley startups.
• Care and fight for the end-user experience and contribute to raising the baseline of what is the UI/UX industry standard.
• Take ownership and responsibility  for what you do, the huge creative freedom and ability to influence the project allows for this
• Build relationships with Swing Dev developers in Poland,San Francisco, Cape Town and Brazil.

Desired Experience & Qualification
Requirements

• Bachelor Degree/Diploma in Computer Science, Engineering, IT or related fields,
• 7+ years of experience as Frontend Developer,
• Experience in React (other frameworks like Angular, Vue also possible, but React will be required at the end),
• Skilled in vanilla JavaScript (Es5 /6 / 7, Object Oriented Programming, Design Patterns),
• Familiarity with Git, front-end tools and bundlers,
• Good knowledge of CSS and CSS pre-processors,
• Independent problem solving, but also being an excellent team player,
• Good command of English (written & spoken),
• Commercial experience

Skills:

• Independent efficient problem solving, but also being an excellent team player
• Good command of English, written and spoken
• High attention to detail
• Strong ability to clearly communicate concepts and ideas to team members as well as clients

You will get extra points for:

• TypeScript, Flux knowledge,
• Backend technology knowledge (Node.js, Python, Java, C++),
• Familiarity with Docker / Kubernetes / AWS / deployment process,
• Experience in creating projects from scratch,
• State / data management patterns and solutions (Redux / Mobx),
• Knowledge of testing JavaScript code (Enzyme, Jest, Karma, Mocha, etc.),
• Knowledge how to make well-designed APIs.

Package & Remuneration

• Salary Range: R850,000 and R990,000 Total Cost per annum. 
• The salary offered to the candidate who successfully completes our Technical Screening and Coding Assessments will be commensurate to the level exertise displayed in these assessments

Benefits

• Working with US-based startups and Fortune 500 clients on demanding but at the same time rewarding projects,
• Non-corporate work environment
• Experienced PM and QA support
• Regular code reviews policy
• Trendy work space at Cape Town CBD and surrounds/JHB Office
• You will have a lot of chances to develop your programming skills as well as learn a lot about how tech business is done in the US
• International links with teams on 4 continents.