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Levo League

Frontend Developer

Permanent
Cape Town, Century City
Not relevant for this position
Hybrid Model

Purpose of position

Primarily working with software developers within the Product Development department, be part of a team.

Responsible for researching, developing, implementing, and maintaining software solutions and products according to provided specifications. Using markup languages like HTML and XAML, build and extend web based product suite that offers optimized, professional, and user-friendly interfaces.

 

Basic Responsibilities
  • Maintain and improve various product user interfaces, applying best-of-breed web application principles and standards
  • Ensure reusable, consistent approach and application of concepts across range of products
  • Design and build responsive web systems
  • Ensure applications for are optimized for maximum speed
  • Collaborate with back-end developers and web designers to improve usability
  • Document and update technical guides to ensure transfer of concepts and technologies to new or future developers
  • Create quality mock-ups and prototypes to facilitate discussions for product features
  • Help back-end developers with coding and troubleshooting
  • Ensure high quality graphic standards and brand consistency
  • Analyse requirements to ensure system build according to specifications
  • Liaise and collaborate with team members and stakeholders to facilitate producing best-of-breed web applications
  • Assist with the construction and approach to application Test Plans, as well as execute systems and program test plan to verify correct operation of completed system
  • Conduct web-page performance testing and benchmarking
  • Document and formalise completed work and practises applied to ensure code maintainability
  • Actively keep abreast with and drive emerging technology and framework trends and emerging technologies
    Knowledge and Skills Requirements
    • Solid and demonstratable experience with HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, Bootstrap, and jQuery
    • Extensive experiences using markup languages, JSON, XML and XSLT
    • Excellent ability to perform browser testing and debugging
    • Web Development Experience using MVC
    • Web and Mobile User Interface Design experience
    • Azure DevOps using TFS and GIT
    • Solid understanding of user-interfaces layout aesthetics
    Beneficial knowledge and skills
    • Experience building scalable systems
    • Knowledge of WPF, XAML and Xamarin Forms & Razor
    • Experience developing Single Page Applications using either Angular, React and/or Blazor Web Assembly
    • Exposure to Mobile Application development
    • Experience in UX Design
    Behavioural Competencies
    • Well Organised
    • Self-Starter
    • Hardworking and conscientious, takes accountability.
    • High attention to detail (accuracy imperative)
    • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
    • Innovative
    • Able to work in teams and collaborate with others (internal and client teams)
    • Multitasking
    Education
    • Relevant tertiary qualification (BSc Computer Science, BCom IS, IS Diploma)
    Experience
    • At least 8 years’ experience as a Front-end Development

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