Job Vacancies at Crayon

Role Description

A passionate and driven web developer with in-depth knowledge of UI/UX design who will join a team of experts. You will be required to improve the visual and user experience of existing applications using JavaScript/TypeScript, Vue.js, HTML and CSS. You should be comfortable dabbling in code, with a core focus of updating and upgrading the look and feel of current platforms and advising on how the user experience can be improved moving forward.

Salary

• R65,000 per month

Responsibilities

• Build UI/UX designs
• Building useful, ergonomic, and aesthetically pleasing UIs that feature complex data visualisations
• Conduct customer-focused research including user interviews, field visits and surveys to deconstruct users’ digital interactions and habits
• Create UI and UX strategies based on company goals
• Create and maintain digital assets, such as interface design files, wireframes, and interactive mock-ups using modern design and prototyping tools such as Sketch, Pencil Project, Figma etc.
• Conduct user tests of applications and prototypes; create and maintain style guides
• Work closely with the Front-end Developers to design, build, implement and maintain highly reusable JavaScript, HTML and CSS code
• Guide and upskill other developers on how to create and build quality UX/UI systems

Requirements

• 5+ years’ experience as a web developer
• A portfolio that demonstrates both JavaScript, UX and UI proficiency and understanding
• Expert knowledge of; and extensive experience with CSS, CSS extension languages (Less, Sass), and CSS pre-processor tools
• Expert knowledge of; and extensive experience with Vue.js or similar, TypeScript/JavaScript, HTML5 and its best practices
• Proficiency in designing interfaces and building clickable prototypes using Sketch, Pencil Project, Figma etc.
• Experience with version control tools such as Git

Beneficial skills

• Relevant bachelor’s degree (BSc/BEng)
• Experience in the cyber security field
• Comfortable on the command line
• Linux/Unix experience
• Experience working with AWS/Azure/GCP