Front End Developer Job at Venture Garden Nigeria

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Venture Garden Nigeria (VGN) is a fast growing Software company with a vision to build an enduring organization with an ecosystem of value creators- while delivering high impact technology solutions for emerging markets through a culture of entrepreneurship and innovation. We are recruiting to fill the position below:     Job Title: Front End Developer Location: Lagos Position Purpose

• We’re looking for a Front End Developer who will take a key role on our team.
• As a Front End Developer, you will be committed to “changing the face of IT" through innovative thinking and continuous learning.
• The ability to learn and adopt new technologies is reflected in the quality of the product.
• As a software engineer, you work on a small team and can switch teams and projects as our fast-paced business grows and evolves.
• We need our engineers to be versatile and always eager to tackle new problems as we continue to push technology forward.

Principal Responsibilities and Accountabilities:

• Work alongside the team on complex large-scale web projects and handle small-to-medium projects on your own.
• Develop and maintain internal and consumer-facing frontend systems across the organization.
• Collaborate with designers to bring products to life.

Qualifications

• First Degree in Computer science, mathematics or any related science discipline;
• Good understanding of OOP and good knowledge of the Javascript framework.
• Excellent Presentation skills;
• Good written and verbal communication skills;
• Excellent collaborative skill;
• Attention to detail; Comfortable working in a loosely structured organization;
• Highly professional, with the ability to deliver solid work on tight schedules;

Essential Competencies:

•  3-10 years’ experience in a similar role
• Knowledge of NodeJS would be an advantage
• Knowledge of any Data Visualization platform would be a major advantage- PowerBL, Kibana, Tableau, SISense
• Minimum of 3 years core development working experience in Frontend Development
• An understanding of Rapid prototyping in UI development would be a major advantage
• Exposure to Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure) and technologies would be an advantage
• An understanding of CI/CD (DevOps) principles is required.
• Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, a related field or related work experience.
• Proficient understanding of web markup, including HTML5, CSS3.
• Understanding of CSS pre-processing platforms, such as LESS and SASS
• Strong understanding of client-side scripting and JavaScript frameworks, like jQuery, AngularJS, ReactJS
• Experience working Google technologies; Firebase, Google Maps
• Strong proficiency with NodeJS
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git,

Additional Information:

• Working conditions
• Flexibility is important.
• Equal opportunity
• The role is open to anyone who meets the above criteria regardless of race or nationality.

Remuneration Competitive based on experience.     How to Apply Interested and qualified candidates should: Click here to apply

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