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  • Posted: Apr 23, 2019
    Deadline: Not specified
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    Talentsquare is on a mission to make human resource the number one priority for every business in Africa and the wider community. We partner with stakeholders to understand how best to develop and place talents, improving how people launch out in their careers, build or learn to develop their skills.
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    Front-end Developer

    Job Description

    • We are looking for a qualified Front-end developer to join our IT team. You will be responsible for building the ‘client-side’ of our web applications. You should be able to translate our company and customer needs into functional and appealing interactive applications.
    • If you’re interested in creating a user-friendly environment by writing code and moving forward in your career, then this job is for you. We expect you to be a tech-savvy professional, who is curious about new digital technologies and aspires to combine usability with visual design.
    • Ultimately, you should be able to create a functional and attractive digital environment for our company, ensuring great user experience.

    Responsibilities

    • Use markup languages like HTML to create user-friendly web pages
    • Maintain and improve website
    • Optimize applications for maximum speed
    • Design mobile-based features
    • Collaborate with back-end developers and web designers to improve the usability
    • Get feedback from, and build solutions for, users and customers
    • Write functional requirement documents and guides
    • Create quality mockups and prototypes
    • Help back-end developers with coding and troubleshooting
    • Ensure high-quality graphics standards and brand consistency
    • Stay up-to-date on emerging technologies
    • Develop new user-facing features
    • Build reusable code and libraries for future use
    • 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 back-end
    • Collaborate with other team members and stakeholders

    Qualifications

    • Proven work experience as a Front-end developer
    • Hands on experience with markup languages
    • Experience with JavaScript, CSS and jQuery
    • Familiarity with browser testing and debugging
    • In-depth understanding of the entire web development process (design, development and deployment)
    • Understanding of layout aesthetics
    • Familiarity with software like Adobe Suite, Photoshop and content management systems
    • An ability to perform well in a fast-paced environment
    • Excellent analytical and multitasking skills
    • B.Sc in Computer Science or relevant field
    • Proficient understanding of web mark-up, including HTML5, CSS3
    • Basic understanding of server-side CSS pre-processing platforms, such as LESS and SASS
    • Proficient understanding of client-side scvripting and JavaScript frameworks, including jQuery
    • Good understanding of {{Depending on the specific case, a developer should have the knowledge of advanced JavaScript libraries and frameworks, such as AngularJS, KnockoutJS, BackboneJS, ReactJS, DurandalJS, etc.}}
    • Good understanding of asynchronous request handling, partial page updates, and AJAX
    • Proficient understanding of cross-browser compatibility issues and ways to work around them
    • Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as (Git/ Mercurial/ SVN)
    • Good understanding of SEO principles and ensuring that the application will adhere to them

    Additional Information

    • This is a 2-year contract with the possibility for full time employment with the organization based on performance.

    Salary
    Competitive and attractive.

    Method of Application

    Interested and qualified? Go to TalentSquare on jobs.smartrecruiters.com to apply

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