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About the job:

We are currently recruiting for a full-time Front End Engineer in our rapidly expanding startup based in London. It was created to change the way people buy their glasses by rebuilding the entire experience. In a market populated by dinosaurs, we’re putting design and technology back at the heart of the process of buying a pair, making the journey fun and exciting without costing a small fortune. At our company, we also want the right choice to be as easy as wearing a great pair of glasses. That’s why we only partner with ethical factories and donate a pair to someone in need for every pair we sell. If you have a cool personality and want to work with other awesome individuals for a great company, this is the job for you!

Key responsibilities:

• Write clean, maintainable and efficient code;
• Design robust, scalable and secure features;
• Contribute in all phases of the development lifecycle;
• Follow best practices (test-driven development, continuous integration, SCRUM, refactoring and code standards);
• Drive continuous adoption and integration of relevant new technologies into design;
• Comfortable working with people from different cultural backgrounds.

Who You Are:

• You’re driven and self motivated — you want to excel at what you do;
• You thrive in a multitasking environment and can organise your time efficiently;
• You are a team player who works and engages with others to achieve results;
• You are a strategic thinker and like to offer new ideas/solutions to improve things.

Essential skills & experience:

• 3+ years of professional experience and track record of developing high-quality scalable code using Vue.js or React.js;
• Bachelor degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related subject or equivalent demonstrated experience;
• Strong verbal and written communication skills;
• Worked with agile methodology (Scrum ideally);
• Strong attention to detail and time management skills;
• Knowledge and use of JavaScript libraries like JQuery and CSS preprocessors like Sass, Less;
• Knowledge and use of Restful web services;
• Solid OOP and software design knowledge;
• Version Control – GIT;
• SEO best practices.

Desirable (good to have):

• Familiar with Code Smells;
• Familiar with Design Patterns;
• Familiar with SOLID design principles;
• Familiar with AWS.

Key benefits:

• Opportunity to join a fast-growing and ambitious startup;
• Work with a friendly team of highly motivated individuals;
• Exceptional scope for progression and development;
• An environment where you are listened to and can actually have an impact;
• Regular company socials and events;
• Perks for employees and up to 10 family members and friends;
• Free spectacles and sunglasses for you, and discounts for family and friends;
• Flexible working;
• Competitive salary depending upon experience.

Further information:

• Type of contract: full time;
• Location: remote;
• Working hours: 40 hours per week;
• Team:  we have 2 BE engineers and 2 FE engineers, there are also several product people and СТО. We plan to hire 3-4 FE engineers in the next 3 months;
• Duration: long-term contract.

Does this sound like the kind of place you want to work at? We look forward to hearing ‘hi’ from you!