Frontend Developer (React & TypeScript)

Key Responsibilities

• Design and implement user interface components for JavaScript-based web and mobile applications using the React ecosystem.
• Work with React concepts such as components, hooks, and the React lifecycle to create dynamic and interactive user experiences.
• Utilize TypeScript alongside React to develop robust, type-safe, and scalable frontend applications.
  • Apply TypeScript for better code structuring, error handling, and debugging processes.
• Refine and implement designs into high-fidelity, accessible web applications.
• Optimize web applications for maximum speed and scalability.
• Develop and maintain unit and integration tests using testing frameworks compatible with React and TypeScript environments (e.g., Jest, React Testing Library).
• Maintain high standards of code quality and documentation, ensuring that code is clean, well-organized, and well-documented for easy maintenance and updates.
• Participate actively in agile development practices, including daily standups, sprint planning, and retrospectives.
• Collaborate closely with the team to ensure smooth project progress and delivery.

What we would love to see from you

1. Expertise in React and TypeScript:
   • Strong proficiency in developing applications using React and TypeScript, with a deep understanding of their core principles and ecosystems.
2. HTML/CSS and Responsive Design:
   • Solid understanding of HTML5, CSS3, and modern frontend development techniques for creating responsive designs.
3. State Management:
   • Experience with state management libraries (e.g., Redux, Context API) to manage application state effectively.
4. RESTful APIs and Asynchronous Programming:
   • Experience with consuming RESTful services and proficiency in asynchronous programming patterns using async/await or Promises.
5. Version Control Systems:
   • Proficiency in using version control systems, specifically Git, for code management and collaboration.
6. Build Tools and Package Managers:
   • Familiarity with frontend build tools (e.g., Webpack, Babel) and package managers (e.g., npm, yarn).
7. Testing Frameworks:
   • Experience with automated testing frameworks and libraries compatible with React and TypeScript (e.g., Jest, React Testing Library).
8. Problem-Solving Skills:
   • Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to troubleshoot and address issues efficiently.
9. Communication and Team Collaboration:
   • Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively in a team environment, collaborating closely with other developers, designers, and project stakeholders.
10. Continuous Learning:
    • A commitment to continuous professional development and staying up-to-date with the latest industry trends, technologies, and best practices in frontend development.

Why you should join us

• We’re Agile - we make decisions fast whilst keeping our goals and systems in mind 
• We’re Open and Collaborative - we are transparent about risks and obstacles, so that we can cooperate to overcome them  
• We have a lot of Fun - we refuel our energy knowing we are democratising space. It’s a wonderful and rare opportunity, are YOU up for the challenge?