Team Lead, FrontEnd Developer

JOB PURPOSE

Front end application developer will be responsible for building the ‘client-side’ of our web applications. The goal is to be able to translate our company and customer needs into functional and appealing interactive applications.

GRADE

Frontline Management

DEPARTMENT/DIVISION

Engineering

LOCATION

Lagos

REPORT TO

Head of Engineering

DIRECT REPORTS

FrontEnd Dev Team

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES 

• Integration of user-facing elements developed by UI/UX developers
• Build efficient, testable, and reusable PHP and JavaScript modules
• Solve complex performance problems and architectural challenges
• Optimize application for maximum speed and scalability
• Follow industry best practices
• Conduct functional and non-functional testing
• Convey effectively with all task progress, evaluations, suggestions, schedules along with technical and process issues
• Document the development process, architecture, and standard components
• Coordinate with co-developers and keeps project manager well informed of the status of development effort by direct communication and constant update of development tracking tools
• Utilize backend data services and contribute when required to creating and updating data services API
• Lead the entire web application development life cycle right from concept stage to delivery and post launch support
• Guide team development efforts towards successful project delivery.
• Provide technical leadership to teammates through coaching and mentorship.
• Identify and encourage areas for growth and improvement within the team.
• Prepare reports, manuals and other documentation on the status, operation and maintenance of Software.
• Participate in code-review of solution designs and related code.
• Analyze and resolve technical and application problems.
• Adhere to high-quality development principles while delivering solutions on-time.

ACADEMICS QUALIFICATION(S)

B.Sc. degree in Computer science or Information technology related course

EXPERIENCE (Number of relevant years)

A minimum of 3 years of proven work experience as a Front-end developer

SKILLS & ATTRIBUTES

• Proficient understanding of web mark-up, including HTML5, CSS3
• Basic understanding of server-side CSS pre-processing platforms, such as LESS and SASS
• Understanding of MVC design patterns
• Proficient understanding of client-side scripting and JavaScript frameworks
• Strong knowledge of PHP Laravel and CodeIgniter web frameworks
• Knowledge of object-oriented programming
• Good understanding of asynchronous request handling, partial page updates, and AJAX
• Proficient understanding of cross-browser compatibility issues and ways to work around them, browser testing and debugging
• Strong knowledge of the common PHP, JavaScript and web server exploits and their solutions
• Understanding fundamental design principles behind a scalable application
• User authentication and authorization between multiple systems, servers, and environments
• Integration of multiple data sources and databases into one system
• Creating database schemas that represent and support business processes
• Familiarity with SQL/NoSQL databases and their declarative query languages
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git and SVN

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES

• Must be a creative, out-of-the-box thinker
• Must have excellent execution skills and be passionate about achieving excellence
• Committed to learning and personal development with an ambitious growth mindset
• Analytical thinking and problem-solving capability
• Communication skills & active listening
• Empathy with users
• A sense of ownership
• Patient and understanding
• investigation & diagnostic skills