Position Summary
As part of the Merchain team, you will be a member of a technology startup that develops software as a service (SaaS) solutions for the parties that are involved in international freight and trade business all over the world. Our IoE solution is supporting customers with a web-based neutral communication platform that is designed for operating an efficient business process as well as transparent freight procedure.
The Senior Front-end Developer role is in the Solution Delivery pillar. The main function of this pillar is to develop, test, and deliver solutions created to support the technical side of the Merchin IOE supply chain solution. This includes the management of technical tasks within a product map and coordination with the Product Owner, Project Manager, and assigned staff.
Job Summary
We are looking for one who:
- Has experience in building the multi-sided web platform to join our development team and play a significant role in the Design and implementation of its future products.
- Is responsible for ensuring the quality of application engineering deliverables in accordance with a project timeline and budget
- Works with senior management to set overall project priorities, manages software-related aspects of projects, assigns development team members
- Coaching on advanced topics in software engineering, new practices, and relevant technologies in cooperation with technical mentors
Essential Functions of the Job
- Provides appropriate development resource estimates (hours) for all applicable phases of planned projects, including change requests
- Successfully implements agreed scorecard initiatives
- Maintains adherence to architectural standards/principles in the context of Merchain platform Architecture, product-specific guidelines, usability Design, Security, and performance standards and best practices
- Helps set the best practice and standards for code progression, code branching, Testing and code reviews
- Responsible for detailed technical Design at a solution level
- Develops and delivers other technical solutions as their workload permits
- Anticipates problems before they occur; defines a problem; identifies possible causes; works with a team to find a solution; selects and implements a most appropriate solution
- Provides support and documentation to assist in sustaining the project during the transition to production where necessary
- Provides feedback regarding application engineering methodologies, standards, and leading practices throughout project life-cycle
Supervision Responsibilities
- Advanced Software Development Techniques
- Systematic problem-solving approach and knowledge of algorithms, data structures, and complexity analysis
- Experience improving service application through some combination of unit tests, load/performance tests, integration tests, continuous deployment, and monitoring
- Some knowledge of full-stack infrastructure, including backend technologies, and the microservice Architecture would be ideal
- Mentor/help other developers
Analytical/Decision-making Responsibilities
- Create a highly scalable solution that allows rapid innovation and experimentation
- Conduct disciplined risk/benefit analysis and help the team take the right amount of risk and technical debt
Knowledge and Skills Requirements
- Good understanding of modern software development practices; including agile, continuous integration, test/deployment, Automation, etc.
- Experience building scalable software as a service, owning and operating highly available systems
Education
BS or MS in Computer, Mathematics Engineering or related fields
Experience
Five years or more Front-end development experience with a strong proficiency in JavaScript, HTML, and CSS.
Language
Good command of written and spoken English
Personal Competencies
- Innovative, agile and a collaborative team player
- bold DAYDREAMER
- willing to contribute to a leading TECHNOLOGY company
- passionate about INNOVATION
- oriented with AGILITY
- fed with COURAGE
- solid self-starter
- Can thrive in a startup environment