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Salary: Competitive Salary
Job Type: Full time
Experience: Senior Level
Eyewa
Senior Front End Engineer (Remote)
Senior Front End Engineer | Eyewa | United Arab Emirates
Having been founded in 2017, we’re the fastest-growing eyewear company in the Middle East. We have a clear mission here, and that is to provide access to quality eyewear at unmatched value by creating and curating the right designs for the region. We believe that everyone should be able to express themselves authentically and confidently—and we’re on the way to making that happen!
Fast forward to today and we have a retail footprint of 55+ stores across four countries (KSA, UAE, Bahrain and Kuwait) as well as already becoming the largest online eyewear retailer in our space. It’s been a phenomenal journey so far, with more than 650 employees who embody our core values of Integrity, Ownership, Boldness and Optimism, it’s what has allowed us to scale at this pace and culminated in us being a certified ‘Great Place to Work 2023’ across all of our offices.
Our people are our strength, and we have a team of diverse (49% female, 31+ different nationalities), smart thinkers who are encouraged to think creatively and empowered to turn their ideas into actions. To support this growth, we are looking for intelligent, ambitious, and confident individuals that can bring fresh and innovative thinking to eyewa and play a part in driving the company forward on its truly exciting journey.
We are currently recruiting for a Senior Front End Engineer to be based in remotely as part of the growth of our awesome Tech team!
Responsibilities:
- Develop and maintain front-end components and features using ReactJS, NodeJs, HTML, and CSS.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including designers, product managers, and back-end engineers, to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
- Implement responsive designs and optimize web applications for mobile devices to ensure a seamless user experience across platforms.
- Build reusable and scalable code that adheres to best practices and coding standards.
- Perform code reviews and provide constructive feedback to junior team members, promoting code quality and knowledge sharing.
- Optimize web applications for maximum speed and scalability, ensuring high performance and efficient rendering.
- Collaborate with back-end engineers to integrate front-end components with server-side logic and APIs.
- Identify and address performance bottlenecks, debugging and troubleshooting issues as they arise.
- Stay up-to-date with industry trends and advancements in front-end technologies, sharing knowledge and driving innovation within the team.
- Actively participate in Agile development processes, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and
retrospective meetings.
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
- 5+ experience in front-end development with a strong focus on ReactJS and NodeJS.
- Proven track record of developing and scaling complex web applications, preferably in the e-commerce domain.
- Proficiency in JavaScript, HTML, CSS, and related front-end technologies.
- Solid understanding of responsive design principles and mobile web development.
- Experience with performance optimization techniques and tools to ensure fast loading times and smooth rendering.
- Familiarity with version control systems (e.g., Git) and modern development workflows (e.g., Agile, Scrum).
- Strong problem-solving skills and ability to debug complex issues in a timely manner.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills to work effectively within a cross-functional team.
- Passion for learning and keeping up with the latest trends and advancements in front-end technologies.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with e-commerce platforms and technologies (e.g., Shopify, Magento, WooCommerce).
- Knowledge of server-side technologies and APIs, such as Node.js and RESTful services.
- Familiarity with testing frameworks (e.g., Jest, Enzyme) and test-driven development (TDD) principles.
If you are successful, what we can offer is a high learning environment, no day is the same, challenges keep coming with the ability to grow and develop your personal skill set working alongside some of the most talented people in the industry. Having been certified Great Place to Work, we feel we also have a special culture and environment that we have managed to retain even though we have scaled at a frenetic pace. Our mission is clear, we want to help people and do it the right way by building a healthy, sustainable business that will become one of the most loved and well-known homegrown brands in the region. If you think you are right for this role – please apply #Teameyewa!