Senior Full Stack JS Developer at Pulse NG

Position Summary

• We are looking for a Node.js Developer to join the team and take up the challenge of developing and caring for our online publishing platform that has over 10 million active monthly users.

The Role

• This position will be based in our Lagos office, reporting to the Director of Tech.

Duties & Responsibilities

• You will work within a product team to develop features that support various parts of the publishing process for the newsrooms of Pulse Ghana, Pulse Nigeria, Pulse Live Kenya, Pulse Senegal, and Business Insider Africa
• You will work on website optimization tasks meant to improve the speed, SEO performance, and general user experience of our websites
• You will be required to analyze and debug issues within our CMS and websites

Desired Skills & Experience

• You should have at least 3+ years of professional experience working with current web technologies
• You should have experience writing both client-side and server-side applications using React, Vue, Node.js or similar modern JS web frameworks
• You should possess good problem-solving capability with the ability to deliver high-quality product releases on time
• Good knowledge of HTML5, AMP, CSS3 (SASS / LESS), Webpack
• Must be familiar with Design Patterns, Web Services – RESTful, good with database knowledge
• Openness to learning new technologies, languages and tools
• Experience with the scrum methodology Jira, Bitbucket & Bamboo tools
• You have good communication skills, be committed to your work and be dependable
• Ability to multi-task and stay focused

Joining the Pulse Team

• The Pulse team is made up of passionate individuals who go above and beyond to inform and engage our young audience with quality content - also delighting our clients and partners with their creative ability to engage these audiences.
• From the moment you join us, you will be empowered to run projects, solve problems and develop solutions that can impact our audience of millions and our clients and partners. You will get to work collaboratively with a pan-African team in a fast-paced environment.