Lead Frontend Typescript Engineer (Ecommerce)

TL;DR

Lead Frontend Typescript Engineer (Ecommerce): Developing maintainable frontend applications for a highly customizable SaaS product utilized by brands across the globe, with an accent on modern JavaScript frameworks, HTML5, and CSS3. Focus on architecting solutions, building CI/CD pipelines, and ensuring high-quality code delivery through TDD and E2E testing.

Location: Birmingham, Utrecht or remote

Company

hirify.global is a company actively seeking a Lead Frontend Engineer to join their Canopy Development team.

What you will do

• Utilize frontend technologies such as Angular, ES6 JavaScript, HTML5, SASS, CSS3 to deliver maintainable frontend applications in a test-first approach.
• Collaborate with Principal Engineers to architect solutions and work closely with DevOps to build comprehensive CI/CD pipelines.
• Implement measures to ensure work is delivered to a high level of quality and manage technical debt.
• Mentor and coach a team of frontend engineers through regular 121 sessions.
• Matrix manage front-end developers across all teams to ensure they operate using the same coding standards.
• Develop and evolve coding standards within the team and wider department.

Requirements

• Expert-level understanding of modern JavaScript frameworks, preferably Angular.
• Expertise with HTML5, CSS3, and writing cross-browser compatible code.
• Expertise with JavaScript, ES5, ES6, and TypeScript.
• Experience with CSS pre-compilers like Sass and LESS.
• Experience with NodeJS, Grunt, and NPM.
• Experience consuming RESTful APIs in applications and building the infrastructure for serving front-end app and assets.
• Highly proficient in TDD and E2E testing with a focus on building testable high-quality code.
• Experience building mobile and responsive design applications.
• Creating self-contained, reusable, and testable modules and components.
• Knowledge of W3C AA guidelines and how to build compliant UIs.
• Knowledge of common application vulnerabilities and the strategies and techniques used to combat them.

Culture & Benefits

• 25 days’ holiday + bank holidays.
• Annual Wellbeing Day.
• Pension Scheme and Corporate Medical Cash Plan.
• Smart Working Options - spend up to 40% of the working week from home.
• Employee Assistance Programme and Wellbeing Programme.
• Enhanced Family Friendly Leave.