Location: Prague, CZ

About the role

As a UI Engineer, your responsibility is to deliver an outstanding user experience providing an exceptional and intuitive application design. You will work alongside experienced and junior engineers on the development of mission-critical projects and using various methods and latest technology. You will be able to make deliberate design decisions and to translate any given user-experience journey into a smooth and intuitive interaction.

Responsibilities

  • Plan and implement new ideas by helping with UX and UI designs for Big Data Applications, tools and platforms.
  • Develop reusable components and core frontend libraries.
  • Optimize existing user interface designs and contribute to our projects, which can be found on GitHub.
  • Research of new technologies and investigation of their usability across the platform.
  • Come up with best practices for UI development and share knowledge and expertise with other team members.
  • Presenting R&D work at commercial and academic conferences.

Must Have

  • Excellent skills with HTML5 & CSS3.
  • At least 2 years of experience in UI web development with any modern JS framework (Angular 4+, ReactJS, Vue.js, etc.)
  • At least 1 year of experience with Angular 4+, RxJS, Typescript, Jest/Jasmine.
  • Understanding of the general concept of SPA state management.
  • Understanding of the HTTP protocol, what is REST API, and how the client-side communicates with a server-side.
  • Strong programming and problem-solving skills.
  • Ability to work independently as well as collaborate closely with developers, analysts etc. in an agile setting
  • Be eager to learn new approaches and technologies

Desirable Skills

  • Experience with:
    • state management tools: NgRx, React Redux, etc.
    • UX/UI tools: Figma, AdobeXD, Sketch, etc.
    • CSS frameworks: Bootstrap, Materialize, Fondation, etc.
    • Angular UI libraries: MaterialUI, PrimeNG, etc.
    • CSS scripting language: SCSS, LESS, etc.
  • Sense of graphic style.
  • Background in computer science, engineering, physics, mathematics or equivalent.

What We Offer in Return

  • Working with one of the coolest and most talented Big Data R&D teams in central Europe.
  • Competitive salary and bonuses
  • 25 days holidays
  • Up to 60 sick days per year (100% covered by the employer)
  • 90CZK per day meal vouchers (fully covered by the employer)
  • 3% cash employer contribution towards your pension fund
  • Membership in private medical clinic
  • Beer & pizza Thursdays
  • Multisport card & private gym in the office
  • Flexible working hours
  • Choice of Mac or Windows

Examples of What We Do

Contact

Send us a mail with your CV to BDToolingCareers@groups.absa.africa