Associate Software Engineer

Job Title: Associate Software Engineer

Reporting to: Digital Technical Lead

Direct Reports: None

Position Type: Permanent

Overview:

Job Purpose:

We are seeking an Associate Software Engineer to join our new Product Experience (PX) Practice, reporting to Digital Technical Lead. This role is critical in ensuring that our digital products deliver intuitive, engaging, and effective user experiences across our platforms - primarily JS, React/Next JS and Sitecore. The candidate must have hands-on experience in frontend development technologies such as JS React/Next JS and Sitecore.

You will work closely with cross-functional product teams, building world class applications. You’ll also act as a key bridge to both IT and business stakeholders, helping shape the future of our digital experience across the organisation.

Key Responsibilities:

·       Working knowledge to convert UX designs to UI components, workflows, and user interfaces across all our digital platforms in JS react/Next JS/Angular.

·       Knowledge of React, NextJs, Angular and other frontend JS frameworks.

·       Knowledge of building component libraries in Storybook.

·       Build CSS/SCSS, compilation and minification.

·       Knowledge of Bootstrap, Tailwind CSS, Foundation etc.

·       Collaborate with UX designers, product managers, business analysts to ensure user-centred design is built across all initiatives.

·       Willingness to learn new technologies and adapt according to learn hands-on experience

·       Build components as per best practices and high standard with efficiency.

·       Engage with other developers and other teams to advocate for user-centric solutions and enhance designs.

·       Contribute to the evolution and adoption of UX standards, guidelines, and toolkits.

·       Contribute product teams through POC’s, ideation sessions, and design sprints.

Performance Objectives:

·       Build frontend and enhance overall UI/UX of our new digital applications

·       Contribute to the evolution and adoption of UX standards, guidelines, and toolkits

·       Adopt new toolkits or frameworks

Skills and Experience Specification:

Essential:

• Proven experience in frontend development, ideally within a large and matrixed organization.
• Hands-on experience in frontend development with JS React/Next JS and CSS styling, reuse of react library, storybook for react component library, must have used tools/software to manage design system
• Hands-on experience in TypeScript to build components and integrate in pipeline
• Frontend development and deployment pipeline knowledge like Gulp, NPM, Bower and Webpack etc.
• Hands-on GitHub operational knowledge.
• Solid experience in application branding and white labelling,
• Should have experience working with development team and follow brand guidelines
• Strong experience across the full UX lifecycle from building UI from wireframes and high-fidelity prototypes.
• Ability to upgrade and learn new technology.
• Deep understanding of user-cantered design principles, accessibility standards, and responsive design.
• Familiarity with modern design and prototyping tools (e.g., Figma, Adobe XD, Axure, Sketch).
• Excellent communication, facilitation, and collaboration skills.
• Ability to interpret requirements and specifications documentation (e.g. user stories)
• Excellent technical analysis skills
• Strong understanding of software engineering best practices, methods and tools
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to listen, present and communicate solutions clearly and concisely with technical and non-technical audiences
• Able to interpret and contribute to architecture artifacts

Desirable:

·       JS Frontend systems knowledge like Angular, Vue, Svelte

·       Knowledge of Sitecore CMS, Pega, and Guidewire Digital platforms