Senior JavaScript UI Developer

The Position:

We are looking for Senior JavaScript UI Developers to work as part of its team to be responsible for the development and maintenance of its web-based projects. Develop new features with its framework and JavaScript development standards. Will spend time creating new objects and unit scripts to test them. Comfortable using agile principles.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Develop new features and maintain existing components based on specifications provided by Product Management.

Create and integrate unit tests for regression testing to support moving the product towards full regression automation.

Design, implement and maintain new features and existing components that conform to existing architecture and JavaScript development standards.

Make suggestions, refactor and improve the maintainability of the codebase.

Solve complex scalability, platform and integration problems

Perform code reviews on other team members code (code reviews are performed on all commits).

Maintain effective communication with the project software engineers on project limitation, capability, performance requirement and hardware interface changes.

Participate in agile planning meetings and stand-up meetings as necessary.

Perform other duties as may be assigned by management.

The selected individuals will work out of the Contour Software Lahore resource center office, as an extension of the division-based R&D department.

Minimum:

Required Education and Experience:

Bachelors Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or equivalent technical Degree; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

4+ years of experience developing and maintaining web applications

4+ years of experience with JavaScript with a strong understanding of JavaScript fundamentals such as prototype inheritance, composition etc.

4+ years of experience with HTML, HTML 5, CSS / CSS3 and CSS compiler knowledge (e.g Sass, LESS)

2+ years of experience with Vue JS/AngularJS

2+ years of experience with JSON

2+ years of experience with integrating with REST based APIs

2+ years of experience with Jest or similar testing framework

2+ years of experience with git

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Passion for developing Responsive UIs that have exceptional user experiences

Knowledge of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)

Knowledge of Agile development methodologies (including Scrum and Kanban)

Have the ability to perform comfortably in a fast-paced, deadline-oriented work environment

Excellent analytical skills

High level of initiative with ability to self-manage

Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work both independently and as part of a team

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Preferred:

Experience with VueJS

Experience with Java

Experience with PostgreSQL

Experience with relational databases

Exciting Benefits we offer:

Market-leading Salary

Medical Coverage – Self & Dependents

Parents Medical Coverage

Provident Fund

Employee Performance-based bonuses

Home Internet Subsidy

Conveyance Allowance

Profit Sharing Plan [Tenured Employees Only]

Life Benefit

Child Care Facility [Karachi & Lahore only]

Company Provided Lunch/Dinner

Professional Development Budget

Recreational area for in-house games [Karachi & Lahore only]

Sporadic On-shore training opportunities

Friendly work environment

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