Front-End Engineer

https://whip.bamboohr.com/jobs/

The Company
WHIP Mobility Sdn Bhd is a SaaS platform focused on delivering digital success for our automotive retail clients. We empower auto retailers to interact, sell and service their customers via a comprehensive digital engagement platform (inclusive of private-label app and web) that significantly improves the end-user experience and lowers costs (Shopify for automotive retailers!).

What's Unique about WHIP Mobility
We are a team of 25 highly effective professionals from six countries; and, we are extraordinarily candid with each other & share information openly, broadly and deliberately. We encourage out-of-the-box thinking to solve complex customer problems and encourage independent decision-making. We value integrity, excellence, respect, inclusivity and collaboration. We are also process-oriented, relying on Click-Up to monitor production; this complements our small, agile, autonomous team structure. We have morning stand-ups followed by complete freedom to discuss creative solutions to that day’s problems. We use BambooHR for our human resource performance management. Key employees can participate in our ESOS programme.

Job Deliverables
Develop new user-facing features based on requirements.
Build reusable code and libraries for future use.
Build innovative user experience in different platforms and screen sizes
Ensure the technical feasibility of UI/UX designs.
Optimize application for maximum speed and scalability.
Assure that all user input is validated before submitting to backend.
Integrating the front-end elements into the backend built by your team members. Collaborate with other team members and stakeholders.

Required skill set:
Proficiency with modern JavaScript (ES6+), CSS (Flexbox/CSS Grid is a plus), and HTML5. Knowledge of JavaScript / ES6 practices and commonly used modules. Strong point of view on modern JavaScript design patterns and experience with frameworks and JS libraries (Angular 4+, VueJS, React or similar), and how they interact with modern CSS architectures and tooling.. Thorough understanding of asynchronous mechanisms used in the modern web development (Promises, Observables, etc)
Hands on experience with state management tools such as NGRX, NGXS, Redux, VueX. Basic Experience in real time application development using real time engine such as: Socket IO, Pusher. Experience in any of the mobile hybrid framework such as: Ionic Framework
Basic Experience in Test Driven Development environment and the use of unit testing suites such as: Jest, Karma, Mocha, Chai, Enzyme
Knowledge of 3rd party grid and charting tools (e.g. ag-grid, Highcharts)
Experience in mobile-web specific technologies like PWA, TWA, AMP, Service Workers, Web Worker and Overall Leveraging caching for a much seamless UI
Web animations such as CSS transitions, SVG animation, WebGL
Basic server management in Linux (Ubuntu/CentOS)
Good understanding of SEO tips, tricks and techniques
Development using a MacOS environment

The Qualified Applicant:
Preferably 3+ years of real-world experience.
Preferably with bachelor's degree in IT/Computer science, professional certification or equivalent.
Proven work experience and coding skills will be considered if without education qualification.
Passionate in helping to drive product development, advise on design choices and tools.
Flexible, proactive, organized, detail-oriented and entrepreneurial.
Self-starters are highly encouraged to apply.