Senior Frontend Engineer

Job Title: Senior Frontend Engineer
Location: Islamabad
Work Model: OnSite

Role Summary

We are looking for experienced senior Frontend resources who can own product development and deliver high-quality technical designs and code in an agile scrum-based environment and are capable of communicating /working closely with other teams.

The ideal candidate likes to think outside the box, is constantly improving by learning and feedback, loves tackling new problems, deploying frequently, thinking on the feet, and coming up with new ideas.

Responsibilities:

• Deliver features in an end-to-end manner: technical design, architecture, development, and solving team blockers.
• Provide technical leadership and own specific areas of the platform.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams to meet the project objectives.
• Lead code review efforts and quality efforts in your area of ownership.
• Participate in product discussions, taking ownership and initiative.
• Work independently in a fast-paced environment.
• Mentor and guide junior engineers.

Requirements:

• At least 5+ years of experience in developing scalable web applications
• Experience working on a medium to large web application and experience working in at least one of the modern front-end web frameworks such as React mainly and Vue.
• Expert in HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
• Expert in TypeScript.
• Expert in design patterns and architecture.
• Expert in building web projects from scratch and refactoring existing projects.
• Expert in technology upgrades, especially in web applications.
• Expert in writing unit tests.
• Good to have Sencha Ext JS experience.
• Strong computer science and programming fundamentals.
• Strong, hands-on web development experience. The ideal candidate would be a full-stack engineer with a good command of critical front-end web technologies.
• Strong understanding of modern web architecture behind scalable web applications.
• A good understanding of agile development methodologies and techniques and event-driven programming.
• A proven ability to take projects from ideas and experiments through to robust solutions.
• A desire to work in a fast-paced environment within a close-knit team with a love of clean code.
• A passion for constantly learning new ideas and technologies, and for leveling up your skills.
• Must have an excellent understanding of how the web works.
• Experience with responsive web design, media queries, and delivering functionality that works with a range of client devices/browsers from desktops and laptops to mobile platforms.
• Experience with UI design patterns, security, performance, and usability.
• Familiar with modern engineering practices: code reviews and continuous deployment.
• Must be willing to constantly learn new things.
• Passionate about joining a small team and building a company.

Personality traits & interpersonal skills:

• Ability to Lead — You have already successfully led teams and delivered products and can manage stakeholders and their expectations.
• Respect for other team members.
• Empathetic to customers.
• Ambitious & proactive.
• Excellent communication & writing skills.
• Attention to detail and due diligence will be extremely important.
• Learn-it-all-attitude, instead of know-it-all-attitude.
• Flexible in working with different personalities and projects.
• Adaptable.
• Dependable & responsible.

BENEFITS:

Great compensation package, provident fund, medical benefits for you and your family, an opportunity to participate in company stock ownership plans, meals, frequent performance-tied increments & performance recognition awards, super-cool team members to learn with, and a great lean and agile work culture