Front-End Developer
Location:Mauritius
Employment Type:Full-time
Experience Level:Entry to Mid-Level
About the Role
As a Front-End Developer at Zapproach Ltd, you will be instrumental in building and maintaining our cutting-edge software solutions. You will work closely with a team of talented developers, designers, and product managers to deliver software that pushes the technological boundaries and creates tangible benefits for our users.
Core Responsibilities
- Building effective, responsive landing pages and sites that drive user engagement and minimise load-time
- Working with and refining our existing templated approach, to ensure efficient workflow and proactive problem-solving
- Working closely with lead designer to develop smartly designed and executed online expressions of our clients’ brands
- Coordinating with the back-end development team to ensure smooth integration of websites to CRMs + product databases
- Pro-active testing and troubleshooting of all work
- Experience with continuous integration, app build and delivery systems is a plus
- Maintaining existing websites, with a critical eye towards optimising the user experience
- Supporting team with additional creative design tasks
Required Skills
- 4-6 years of experience in front-end development and design, with a UI/UX focus
- Proficiency with HTML, CSS3, jQuery, JavaScript/AJAX and XML/XSLT, and React.js/React Native
- Experience working with Bootstrap, Wordpress, LESS, PHP, MySQL, MAMP, FTP and basic server integration
- Solid understanding of standards compliant with XHTML/HTML 5
- Experience with and understanding of information architecture
- Strong knowledge of the Adobe CS4 Suite or later (including Photoshop, Fireworks, Illustrator, Dreamweaver)
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, deadline driven environment, and navigate smoothly between priorities and workload
- Strong sense of ownership and pride in your work
- Careful attention to detail
- Good communication skills
- Ability to work within a team as well as independently
- Passion for new and emerging technologies, and the desire to keep on top of current design and web trends
- Desire to grow with the company, taking on leadership roles as the opportunity arises
Setting You Apart
- Experience in direct marketing and eCommerce a strong preference
- Experience in, and understanding of, SEO
- Working familiarity with .Net, Flash. Actionscript. C++, Obj. C.
- Application development experience
- Familiarity with social networking space (Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn etc)
Why Zapproach?
- Competitive salary and benefits package.
- Opportunity for professional growth through continued learning and diverse project exposure.
- Supportive team environment focused on innovation and achieving excellence.
How to Apply
Interested in this role? Please send your resume and a cover letter to info@zapproach.com. We look forward to learning more about you and exploring how your skills and passions align with the needs of our team.