Frontend Engineer

Vinova; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech company in Singapore is seeking a Frontend Engineer to design and maintain high-performance user interfaces for digital products. The ideal candidate will have expertise in modern JavaScript frameworks and UI/UX best practices, working within agile and DevOps-driven teams to ensure high quality and maintainability of software. This role requires strong collaboration skills to partner with various teams throughout the development process.

Qualifications

• Proficiency in HTML5 and CSS3 is essential.
• Experience with frontend frameworks like Vue.js or Angular is valuable.
• Hands-on experience with frontend testing frameworks is required.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop responsive and accessible web applications.
• Collaborate with BAs and Product Managers for technical requirements.
• Partner with DevOps teams for automate build and deployment.

Skills

Proficiency in JavaScript

Proficiency in TypeScript

Experience with React.js

Experience with Git

Understanding of state management solutions

Experience with CSS methodologies

Education

Degree or Diploma in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Webpack

Jest

GitHub Actions

Job description

The Frontend Engineer is responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining intuitive, high-performance, and scalable user interfaces for digital products. The role requires strong expertise in frontend development, modern JavaScript frameworks, UI/UX best practices, and software engineering principles. Engineers must work in an agile, DevOps‑driven environment, ensuring high software quality, reliability, and maintainability.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Business Analysts (BA) and Product Managers to refine user stories and translate them into technical requirements.
• Work with Quality Assurance (QA) engineers to ensure automated test coverage and proactively fix bugs and defects.
• Partner with DevOps teams to automate build, deployment, and release processes.
• Design, develop, and maintain responsive and accessible web applications that deliver excellent user experiences.
• Implement and enforce frontend best practices, including component reusability, performance optimization, and accessibility.
• Improve software quality through Extreme Programming (XP) practices, including pair programming, code reviews, and unit testing.
• Ensure frontend security best practices, including protection against XSS, CSRF, and other vulnerabilities.
• Document technical decisions, architectural patterns, and frontend best practices.

Technical Skills

• Degree or Diploma in Computer Science, Computer or Electronics Engineering, Information Technology, or related disciplines.
• Experience with Git and modern branching workflows (GitFlow, trunk‑based development).
• Proficiency in JavaScript, TypeScript, HTML5, and CSS3.
• Experience with frontend frameworks and libraries such as React.js, Next.js, Vue.js, Svelte, or Angular.
• Strong understanding of state management solutions (Redux, Recoil, Zustand, MobX).
• Experience with UI component libraries (Tailwind CSS, Material‑UI, Chakra UI, Bootstrap).
• Hands‑on experience with frontend build tools and bundlers (Webpack, Vite, esbuild, Parcel).
• Experience with modern CSS methodologies (BEM, CSS Modules, Styled Components).
• Experience with frontend testing frameworks (Jest, Mocha, Jasmine, Playwright, React Testing Library).
• Experience with performance optimization techniques (lazy loading, code splitting, reducing re‑renders).
• Experience integrating RESTful APIs, GraphQL, and WebSockets.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines for frontend applications (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Netlify, Vercel).

Software Engineering Practices

• Experience working in Agile teams (Scrum, Kanban) with strong collaboration skills.
• Knowledge of Extreme Programming (XP) practices such as TDD, pair programming, and continuous refactoring.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud).
• Strong understanding of frontend security best practices and web performance optimization.
• Adherence to software craftsmanship principles, ensuring clean, maintainable, and efficient code.

Bonus Experience (Added Advantage)

• Exposure to mobile application development (React Native, Flutter).
• Experience integrating authentication and authorization mechanisms (OAuth, JWT, OpenID Connect).
• Knowledge of server‑side rendering (SSR) and static site generation (SSG) (Next.js, Nuxt.js).
• Familiarity with headless CMS platforms (Contentful, Strapi, Sanity.io).
• Understanding of WebAssembly (Wasm) for frontend performance optimizations.
• Experience using Storybook for UI component development and documentation.