Job Title: Jr Front End Developer

Company Name: Encora

Job Url: https://careers.encora.com/application?5095256007&gh_jid=5095256007

Job Description: Jr Front End Developer
USA

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Are you a developer who has embraced modern web technologies and is happy writing TypeScript and JavaScript in frameworks like React, Angular, and Vue deployed in a cloud platform such as AWS? Do you enjoy working on a team, on the full breadth of web application development, from APIs to enterprise grade user-interface development? Do you keep up to date on emerging technologies to help with your career growth? Are you growing your skillset by participating in educational opportunities, reading professional publications, maintaining personal networks, and participating in professional organizations? 

 

If this sounds like you, we can’t wait to meet you. We’re actively seeking a Cloud Native Web Developer to join our talented team of consultants.  You will be operating as a lead developer helping make design decisions and recommendations for our customer. 

 

What’s in it for you? 

As a Junior Front End Web Developer, you’ll be creating web-based solutions using best-in-class cloud technologies to solve our clients’ challenges. You’ll tap into your extensive experience with web-based tools and cloud services to take a central role in the construction of intuitive web-based applications.  Along the way, you will rapidly augment your existing experiences with additional experience across industries and disciplines.  You won’t be focused on one technology or application layer.  Rather, you’ll be an invaluable asset to your team by taking responsibility for application components and developing across all layers of client solutions. 

 

You will be working with cross functional teams supporting the portfolio of web applications highlighting our customers products and brands. 

  

Your Responsibilities 

Coding, debugging, and supporting cloud-based applications 
Performing unit, integration, and system testing 
Designing, implementing, and consuming RESTful web APIs 
Creating elegant user interface solutions 
Collaborating with fellow team members to help solve technical challenges they’re facing 
Taking ownership of individual components within an application 
Complete in-depth peer code reviews following industry best practices to ensure that all code bases remain clean, maintainable, and efficient 
Your Qualifications 

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field (or equivalent experience)  
 experience as a Software Engineer or Associate Software Engineer 
 web development technologies and tools (HTML5, CSS3, CSS frameworks, Responsive Web Design, JavaScript frameworks, etc.)  
Proficient in object-oriented development and design patterns 
Extensive experience with React (or similar technologies such as Next, Nuxt, TypeScript, Vue, or similar) 
Experience using build tools like Grunt, Gulp, Webpack, Bower, or similar 
Working knowledge of automation tools such as GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, Jenkins, Bitbucket Pipelines, or similar 
Proficient in the review of source code 
Well-versed in the art of Git source control or similar 
Exposure in the use of serverless technologies such as AWS S3, ECS, Cloudfront (or similar technologies such as GCP Cloud Functions or Azure Functions) 
Understanding of using RESTful web APIs  
Superb written and oral communication skills  
Experienced in Test-Driven Development, unit testing, and clean code 
Outstanding interpersonal skills, strong work ethic, self-motivated and excellent presentation skills   
Ability to effectively work both autonomously as well as on a team 
Preferred Qualifications 

Consulting experience 
Experience pulling content from Content Management Systems such as Adobe Experience Manager, Contentful or others. 
Deep background working in an Agile methodology to develop software 
Knowledge of software architecture design patterns  
Proven ability to assist in leading small to medium sized development teams 
 

 

Notes: 

Heavy front end development - see description 

Plus the following skills for backend: React, AWS, and Node or Python   

Working with React Router would be a huge plus