Front End Developer

Who are we

We are Juakali a technology startup providing a platform for the microfinance lending market. Juakali empowers Financial Institutions with seamless flexible and powerful tools designed to boost their productivity. 100% bankgrade bestofbreed technology. We are a cloudnative company running our microservices on Kubernetes and our support platforms managed. We focus on development design and functionality.

Although we are a small startup we are already global our people work from all around the world. Our teams are remote working from wherever they are. It gives our people freedom; we only ask them to be responsible.

You can work from anywhere you like as well as long as you have an internet connection our office is located in Slack.

We are looking for TypeScript / JavaScript developers who are proficient with React.js.

What role will you play

Your primary focus will be on developing our platform in React.js and Redux/RxJS.

Developing new features using React.js

Building reusable components and frontend libraries for future use

Translating designs and wireframes into high quality code

Optimizing components for maximum performance across a vast array of webcapable devices and browsers

Introducing new tools and libraries that will help the team in efficiency and quality

You will ensure our application is robust and easy to maintain.

You will contribute to the architecture of the React environment

You will coordinate with the rest of the team working on different layers of the infrastructure and therefore a commitment to collaborative problem solving sophisticated design and quality is important.

What are we looking for

Excellent knowledge in JavaScript (and preferably TypeScript)

Thorough understanding of React.js and its core principles

2 to 5 years of experience with popular React.js frameworks such as Redux Sagas and RxJS

Familiarity with RESTful APIs and with modern frontend build pipelines and tools.

Experience with common frontend development tools such as Babel Webpack NPM etc.

Experience with responsive design systems such as Material Design

Experience with Unit Testing tools such as Jest

Familiarity with code versioning tools Git

What will be advantageous to have

Familiarity with ESLint Redux knowledge Rxjs

Experience with VSCode / Firebase / Bitbucket / Sentry

Familiarity with common frontend development tools such as Babel Webpack NPM etc.

Why us

Fast learning environment within a team of cheerful passionate talented and international people.

You will find it easy to keep a good work life balance.

You will be closely working with industry experts to have a positive impact on the business of our customers.

Opportunity to drive transformation in one of the fastest growing industries. Local contract including pension fund and health insurance for you and your family.