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Job title: Front-End Software Developer

Overview: Arkessa Dev Team are looking for a highly motivated Front-End Software Developer who has amazing passion for coding, design, graphical elements, and front-end web application logic.

They would need to be passionate about user experience (UX) and delivering a product that works for the user (external and internal).

The skills we are looking for are as follows:

Essentials:

Angular 2 (or higher, preferably the latest Angular 7)
TypeScript
RxJS (e.g. Observables, etc.)
Jasmine and Karma/Jest
HTML5
CSS pre-processors (SASS/LESS)
Bootstrap 4
Knowledge/experience in the area of cross-browser and device compatibility
Responsive design / Mobile design

Advantageous:

Angular libraries such as ag-grid, ng2-charts, ngx-translate, etc.
Consumption of REST APIs
Redux / ngrx
ts-mock, ts-mockito
Websockets and handling of Server-Sent Events
Angular CDK
Git
AngularJS (‘Angular 1’)

Useful:

Angular CLI
Yarn/NPM
Grunt
Gulp
NodeJS

We are not necessarily looking for someone with years and years of experience but the candidate absolutely has to:

be a part of the team and a true team player (We have an agile SCRUM team)
be a good problem solver
bring a good mood and demonstrate motivation to write concise code that is easy to follow and understand
have a willingness to constantly improve and keep up with modern technology
have constructive opinions and be able to participate in discussions about the application architecture
be able to review code (including their own) critically and be able to see scope for improvement
be willing to learn

Some of the main responsibilities will include:

Developing new user-facing features
Ensuring the technical feasibility of UI/UX designs
Working with mock-ups and prototypes to develop responsive interface features with stylistic and interactive consistency
Optimising the application’s front-end for maximum speed and scalability
Assurance that all user input is validated before submitting to back-end
Collaboration with other team members and stakeholders

Why Join us?

With a vision to be the default IoT connectivity provider by 2022, our entire team is very driven and keen to succeed. You would be applying to join a company where:

You will be part of a dynamic team working in a positive and supportive atmosphere
The entire highly-skilled technical team is based in the Bishop’s Stortford office and easily accessible
You would have a pension scheme, life assurance and access to child care vouchers
You could participate in a vivid social life with many events organised throughout the year
You would have access to free coffee and tea, fruit bowl and regular Pizza Wednesdays
You could take advantage of the Cycle To Work scheme

To apply for this position please send your CV to careers@arkessa.com