Front End Developer at Venture Garden Nigeria (VGN)

Location: Ikeja, Lagos

Position Purpose

• We’re looking for a Front End Developer who will take a key role on our team.
• As a Front End Developer, you will be committed to “changing the face of IT" through innovative thinking and continuous learning.
• The ability to learn and adopt new technologies is reflected in the quality of the product.
• As a software engineer, you work on a small team and can switch teams and projects as our fast-paced business grows and evolves.
• We need our engineers to be versatile and always eager to tackle new problems as we continue to push technology forward.

Principal Responsibilities and Accountabilities

• Participate in every stage of feature development from design and brainstorming through feature implementation, including fixing that last critical bug under a tight release deadline.
• Work as part of a dynamic team collaborating closely with other developers, developers’ teams, and product marketing.
• Review requirements and provide input
• Create functional specifications and designs.
• Implement major features from scratch.
• Create unit tests for features.
• Work with QA to ensure the quality of the feature.
• Contribute to design & overall product architecture.

Qualifications

• First Degree in Computer science, Mathematics or any related Science discipline;
• Good understanding of OOP and good knowledge of the Javascript framework.
• Excellent Presentation skills;
• Good written and verbal communication skills;
• Excellent collaborative skill;
• Attention to detail; Comfortable working in a loosely structured organization;
• Highly professional, with the ability to deliver solid work on tight schedules;

Skills:

• Strong problem-solving skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Execution focused - “get it done or go home” attitude
• Self-driven.

Working Conditions:

• Flexibility is important.

Technology Stack
Essential Competencies:

• Languages: C#, .NET any other OOP based language like Java, Python and the likes would be an advantage.
• Tools: Visual Studio, Android Studio,
• Database: MS SQL, SQL Lite, MongoDB, Elasticsearch
• Build tools: Gradle, Maven, Ant, MS BUild,
• Frameworks: AngularJS, ReactJS, .NET Framework, SignalR, REST API, ASP MVC, Nhibernate, JQuery
• Testing: Selenium, NUnit
• UX Design: HTML5, CSS, Javascript, Photoshop, Fireworks, Dreamweaver, Web Matrix.

Remuneration
Competitive based on experience.