Senior Front-End Engineer

Your Role as a Senior Front-End Engineer:

We are seeking a Senior Frontend Engineer who is eager to make a significant impact on people’s lives and will go the extra mile. Are you an innovative and experienced engineer with a passion for every aspect of front-end development and a personal mission to enhance the user experience of our clients? The ideal candidate has an ambitious drive for the continuous improvement and evolution of Appspace’s product.

A Day in the Life of a Senior React Front-End Engineer: 

• Write clean, maintainable, and scalable code.
• Design and build reusable, adaptable UI components that can be seamlessly integrated across various applications.
• Collaborate closely with Product Managers, Designers, and Backend Engineers to deliver the best possible UX for our customers, ensuring accessibility (A11y)  standards are met.
• Maintain, optimize, and evolve existing features to ensure high performance and scalability.
• Mentor junior developers and contribute to the overall growth of the engineering team.

Our Tech Stack is:

• Frontend Frameworks:  React, Angular (legacy), TypeScript, Styled Components, SCSS, GraphQL, React Query, etc.
• Build Tools:  Webpack, Yarn Workspaces.
• Testing:  React Testing Library with Jest.
• Design Tools:  Figma, Storybook for our design system.
• Project Management:  JIRA.

What You’ll Need:

• Proven Experience:  Minimum of 5 years of professional experience in frontend development using modern frameworks such as React, Angular, Vue, or other relevant technologies like Backbone.
• Frontend Architecture:  Extensive knowledge of frontend architecture principles, including component-based design, state management, and performance optimization.
• Testing Expertise:  Hands-on experience with testing frameworks and methodologies (unit testing, integration testing, end-to-end testing).
• Accessibility (A11y):  Strong understanding of accessibility standards and how to implement them in web applications
• Problem-Solving Skills:  Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills to address complex technical challenges.
• Communication:  Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain technical concepts clearly and concisely to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Mentorship:  A collaborative mindset with the ability to provide constructive feedback and mentor junior developers to improve their skills.
• Adaptability:  Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment and capable of adapting to new tools, technologies, and processes.

The Perks of Working for Appspace:

For all our team members, we offer a variety of benefits from competitive salaries, employer paid medical, dental and vision coverage and mental health resources.

Additional perks include:

• Flexible work schedules
• Remote work opportunities
• A casual dress work environment 
• Reduced working hours in August 
• Appspace Quiet Fridays (No non-essential internal meetings scheduled)
• Gym allowance
• Training allowance
• Training days off