Frontend Developer (StartUp) London, England
Job description
About Opply
Currently, 25 million consumer goods brands worldwide with $4 Trillion of revenue do not have the access, knowledge or power to create effective supply chains.
Opply revolutionises how these brands find, communicate and order from suppliers by building the world’s first personalised end-to-end supply platform for them.
We focus on the most innovative brands and suppliers, becoming the leading platform and data leader in consumer goods innovation, powering anyone to start and scale their own successful brand.
Who We Are
We’re a close-knit team of 16, working across five time zones, and we meet up 2-3 times a year to work, ideate and hang out (in 2022 it was London, Prague and Valencia).
In 2022 we won the StartUp of the Year for Technology Services and Supply Chain Specialists of the Year at the UK Startup and Global Corporate LiveWire awards - achievements we’re super proud of!
We’re one of the fastest growing startups in London - we are planning to grow to >20 people in the next 15 months. Now we need extraordinary minds with a strong ownership mindset who want to join us on our mission!
What You'll Be Doing
To help us continue our growth, we’re seeking a Frontend Developer who will play an integral role within a lean and multidisciplinary team across engineering, product and commercial.
What is awaiting you is the possibility to work on a completely new product, a lot of freedom and responsibility right from the start. Our product will largely be shaped by you!
Your duties and responsibilities will include the following:
- Build efficient UI and reusable components ready to be used by thousands of brands and suppliers
- Implement a smooth, coherent UX throughout our platform
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product managers, designers, and back-end developers, to develop and implement innovative front-end solutions that meet business objectives with focus on ease-of-use solutions
- Collaborate with other software engineers to define, design, and ship new features
- Participate in code reviews and provide constructive feedback to other team members to maintain high code quality and ensure adherence to established standards
- Participate in agile development processes and contribute to the continuous improvement of development practices and code architecture
- Develop and maintain documentation for front-end systems, components, and libraries to ensure ease of use and maintainability for future development
- Write clean and simple code that can be easily read and understood by your fellow developers
- Stay up-to-date with emerging front-end technologies and best practices, and share knowledge and insights with the team
What Experience You Have
- Proficiency in HTML, CSS
- 3+ years of experience with JavaScript and ideally TypeScript
- 3+ years of experience with a UI reactive framework (ideally Vue)
- 3+ years working in a team of developers
- Experience with Git
- Understanding principles of components reusability
- Understanding basic principles of clean coding (DRY, KISS, etc…)
- Basic understanding of RESTful API design and HTTP protocols
- Ideally you are familiar with one or more state management frameworks such as Pina, Vuex, Redux
- Ideally you have basic understanding or familiarity with code testing
- Ideally you have basic understanding of core concepts of backend development (there is also the opportunity to get involved in BE development (Django) later)
Who You Are
- You are an empathetic and inspirational team player who thrives in a cross-functional team setting
- You are a super fast learner. You have the natural curiosity and intellectual prowess to deeply understand new topics and pick up new skills in rapid time
- You are resourceful and scrappy. Things need to get done, you always find a way to make it happen. Even when the work is hard, you are relentless in delivering even with limited information and ambiguity
- You are passionate. You are an optimistic with a positive energy that other people draw upon
What We Offer
Compensation: £45,000-50,000 + Equity in one of the fastest-growing startups in London
- 33 days holiday a year (incl. UK public holidays)
- Enrolment into the company Pension Scheme
- Flexible working hours & flexible remote working
- WeWork All Access membership (worldwide and dog-friendly!)
- Regular team socials & lots of other surprises
- MoreHappi online coaching
