React Front-end Developer (Fully Remote)
Webafrica, South Africa
Job Description
Intro
How do you get your design on? However, you do, if you are quirky, innovative, and meticulous in your designs and code and, of course, fanatical about your craft we want you!
Webafrica, the top ISP in South Africa, is looking for an inventive front-end developer who is able to capture the essence of our brand in their creations. With a passion for cutting-edge HTML, CSS and JavaScript
With your techniques, as well as commitment of the highest level of web standards and visual integrity of a website, you could be the next Webafrican to join our DevOps team as the front-end developer.
We are big on development, in more ways than one, so if you think you have what it takes, make contact!
Coding champions come forth!
Requirements
Minimum Requirements
- Proficient in ReactJS
- Solid experience with JavaScript libraires and frameworks. (e.g., React, Vue and Angular)
- Proficient understanding of web mark-up, including HTML5, CSS3
- Proficient understanding of cross-browser compatibility issues and ways to work around them.
- Intermediate (or better) skills in JavaScript (knowledge of JQuery a plus)
- Ability to quickly turn PSD/mock-ups into valid HTML and CSS
- Basic Adobe Photoshop skills
- Knowledge of FIGMA/Sketch
- Understanding of layout aesthetics
- Good understanding of SEO principles and ensuring that application will adhere to them.
- Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as {{Git/ SVN}}
- 3 - 5 years’ experience in front-end web development
- Ability to work in a team environment and accept feedback constructively
- CSS pre-processing platforms, such as LESS and SASS
Ideal requirements
- HTML, CSS, LESS, ReactJS, JavaScipt
- Email Template Markup
- Bachelor’s degree in related field preferred
Inherent Characteristics
- Self-motivated and self-disciplined
- Passionate and committed
- Innovative and proactive
- Resilient and rigorous
- Results oriented
- Teamwork, diplomacy and tact
- Customer focused and brand aware
- Ability to learn continuously
- Humility and modesty
Key Performance Areas (KPA’s)
- Oversee webafrica.co.za code base to keep it well maintained, optimized and current
- Maintain and update our online customer facing systems
- Identify areas of potential improvement on webafrica.co.za site, propose solutions and execute on those projects
- Execute all web development tasks for marketing campaigns and projects, which incorporate images, forms and analytics tracking code
- Code HTML emails that display properly in multiple email clients
- Perform maintenance on webafrica.co.za as needed to support multiple departments, make content updates and fix any bugs
- Ensure the technical feasibility of UI/UX designs
- Optimize application for maximum speed and scalability
- Collaborate with back-end developers and web designers to improve usability
- Ensure high quality graphic standards and brand consistency
- Working closely with multiple departments to code new projects and efficiently implement new designs
The position includes but is not limited to the above KPA’s
Benefits
Our benefits are second to none - the icing on the Webafrica culture cake:
- We are a Fully Remote work environment
o That’s right! No need to go into the office! You can work from just about anywhere.
We have partnered with a shared office/workspace called Workshop 17 and we cover the cost of your access to any of their branches around the country if you’d like a change of scenery from time to time.
- We Kit you out
o We will provide you with all the necessary tech equipment needed for a remote office. Laptop, monitor, and headset. And of course, a UPS to ease the effects of load-shedding!
o We also provide you with Connectivity FOR FREE!
- We look after your well-being and encourage a healthy lifestyle
o We pay 100% of your medical aid (Discoveryamp; Vitality) so no deduction unless you want to add a beneficiary or increase your cover to more than what is provided.
- We think of your future too
o Retirement Annuity - up to 5% company contribution in your first year; 7.5% thereafter
THE CHERRY ON TOP!!! Webafrica rewards stellar performance!
- Performance Bonuses of up to 20% of your cash salary are paid out quarterly, so long as company targets are met.
- Annual individual awa