Lead Front End Developer Job at Wakanow.com in Lagos

Wakanow.com is Africa's leading, full-service online travel company. At Wakanow, we understand that everyone likes easy and affordable travel services, so we provide our customers with a one-stop booking portal for Flights, Hotels, Visa Assistance, Holiday Packages, Airport Transfers, an international Travel SIM, a Prepaid Travel Card, a Loyalty program, and much more. We are recruiting to fill the vacant position below:   Job Title: Lead Front End Developer Job Opening ID: WKN/33/JB Location: Lekki Job Description

• We are looking for a seasoned Front-End Web Developer who is motivated and deadline-driven to combine the art of design with the art of programming.
• Responsibilities will include translation of the UI/UX design wireframes to actual code that will produce visual elements of the application.
• You will work with the UI/UX designer and bridge the gap between graphical design and technical implementation, taking an active role on both sides and defining how the application looks as well as how it works.

• Develop new and enhance existing user-facing features
• Optimise application front end for maximum speed and scalability
• Ensure that all user input is validated before submitting to back-end
• Collaborate with other team members and stakeholders to improve usability
• Build reusable code and libraries for future use
• Ensure the technical feasibility of UI/UX designs
• Stay up to date on emerging technologies and trends

• Good knowledge and experience using advanced JavaScript libraries and frameworks, such as AngularJS, KnockoutJS, BackboneJS, ReactJS, etc.
• Proficient understanding of web markup, including HTML5, CSS3
• Basic understanding of server-side CSS pre-processing platforms, such as LESS and SASS
• Basic knowledge of image authoring tools, to be able to crop, resize, or perform small adjustments on an image. Familiarity with tools such as Gimp or Photoshop is a plus.
• Good understanding of SEO principles and ensuring that application will adhere to them.
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools such as GIT
• Good knowledge of ASP.NET MVC
• Good experience of asynchronous request handling, partial page updates, and AJAX
• Proficient experience with client-side scripting and JavaScript frameworks, including jQuery
• Proficient implementation of cross-browser compatibility issues and ways to work around them.
• Understanding of OOP
• Familiarity with browser testing and debugging
• Experience integrating with REST APIs.

• UX Design, JavaScript Libraries, HTML & CSS3, SEO Principles, OOP, REST API.