Front End Engineer

Vaimo; Pretoria; On-site; ZAR 350,000 - 650,000; Full time

Job summary

A dynamic company in the e-commerce sector, Vaimo is seeking skilled developers to create advanced solutions primarily using Magento. Candidates will work on a range of projects, enhancing our development platform and contributing to internal initiatives. Familiarity with modern web technologies is essential for success in this role.

Qualifications

• Experience or familiarity with HTML5, CSS pre-processors, JavaScript.
• Intermediate knowledge of PHP and MySQL.
• Strong understanding of OOP principles.

Responsibilities

• Plan, develop, test, and document e-commerce solutions.
• Develop customer-specific and generic Magento modules.
• Improve the continuous deployment platform.

Skills

HTML5

CSS pre-processors (SASS, LESS)

JavaScript

Ubuntu Linux (Server)

PHP

MySQL

API integration

OOP principles

Git

Responsive design

Job description

Key Responsibilities

• Plan, Develop, Test and Document advanced e-commerce solutions for our clients
• Develop customer-specific and generic Magento modules
• Develop integrations between Magento and 3rd Party Products
• Improve our own continuous deployment platform which supports a large number of our clients
• Regularly help with internal projects developing general modules and themes thatcan be used by a wide range of clients and projects
• Attend internal training courses or presentations to maintain the required skillset where applicable
• You will be part of a team that builds large and medium-size e-commerce solutions for our customers. All solutions are based on Magento

Skills & Requirements

• Ideal candidates are skilled individuals with experience or familiarity with HTML5,CSS pre-processors (SASS, LESS, etc.), JavaScript, Ubuntu Linux (Server)
• Disclaimer: Title and salary is dependent on the amount of experience
• Intermediateknowledge of PHP and MySQL
• Keen interest and healthy experience in relevant web technologies
• Intermediate understanding of the fundamentals of API integration and web services
• Strong understanding of OOP principles, and ability to use them in JavaScript
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git
• Familiarity with server-side web development technologies
• Thorough understanding of cross-browser development and responsive design techniques
• Passion to create high-quality and performance drivenweb pages
• Ability to estimate/forecast/breakdown time to complete specified project tasks
• Be a team player and a quick learner, able to hit the ground running

The following experience would be advantageous

• Experience in developing e-commerce solutions on the Magento platform.
• Agile experience