On behalf of our client, a global leader in digital experience management software that combines content management, commerce, and customer insights, part of Fortune 500, we are currently looking for an inspirational Front End/JavaScript Developer, to join its software development team in Athens.

A day in the life of a Front End / JavaScript Developer

Your day-to-day

• Proactively identify solutions to ambiguous technical and product challenges and bring those solutions to the team
• Capable of working on projects for 1-3 months at a time with little technical supervision. Develops solutions to complex problems with engineering best practices in mind and shares solutions with the team.
• Serves as a mentor for other engineers within the organization
• Works on complex issues where analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of variable factors.
• Exercises judgment in selecting methods, techniques and evaluation criteria for obtaining results.
• Networks with key contacts outside own area of expertise
• Actively participate in identifying user stories, clarifying requirements and scope, breaking down development tasks and discussing implementation details.
• Write good tests with full test coverage for all of your code.
• Develop high-quality code that adheres to development patterns and linting rules agreed upon by the team.
• Actively participate with the rest of the engineering team in reviewing issues, participating in discussions, and reviewing pull requests.
• Actively demonstrate software engineering best practices throughout product development and maintenance.
• Maintain close collaboration and effective communication with Development Manager, Lead Developer, Lead QA, team members and other stakeholders.

What you will need

• Bachelor’s Degree in computer science or relevant technical field and/or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Typically 5-8+ years of professional software development experience in modern JavaScript
• Familiarity with modern frontend development best practices
• Excellent knowledge of programming patterns, antipatterns, and best practices
• Experienced in the following:
  • building tools like Webpack
  • JavaScript in client-side and server-side (Node) contexts.
  • writing unit tests and integration tests
  • optimizing software performance using profiling tools]
  • debugging tools and practices

We love your personality if you have:

• Supportive and respectful attitude towards team members
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
• Excellent interpersonal skills to contribute as an effective team player
• Comfortable working remotely with a distributed team
• Comfortable presenting to internal teams across departments
• Enjoy problem-solving on technical challenges
• Good at knowledge sharing and documenting implementation
• Thrive in a fast-paced environment where we adapt to change quickly and always have something new to learn

What’s in it for you

• Flexibility and a competitive remuneration package with fringe benefits
• A unique opportunity to play a key role in the company’s international growth journey
• Fantastic colleagues and a work culture you can believe in