Andela

Frontend Engineer

Posted on Feb 09, 2023

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Job Details

Full Time
📍Remote
🌎 Worldwide
👨Mid-level

About Andela

Andela exists to connect brilliance and opportunity. Since 2014, we have been dedicated to breaking down global barriers and accelerating the future of work for both technologists and organizations around the world.

For technologists, Andela offers competitive long-term career opportunities with leading organizations, access to a global community of professionals, and education opportunities with leading technology providers.

For companies, Andela provides access to a global network of fully integrated team members that unlock their business’ innovation and growth potential.

At Andela, we are deeply passionate about creating long-lasting and transformative growth opportunities for all and doing it in an E.P.I.C. (Excellence, Passion, Integrity, and Collaboration) way.

We are excited to continue building our remote-first team with incredible people like you!

The Position

We are looking for an experienced Frontend Engineer to join our product teams and drive great ideas and design into the web experience. You’ll be working together with product experts, UX/Visual designers, managers, VPs, in order to create the best product. There’s plenty of space for innovation and different approaches such as PoC, AB-testing, etc.

Our several frontend apps are based on ReactJS and shared components, with continuous improvement and time to market mindset, we’re always seeking for the next step. Efficiency and performance are key. You’ll have the opportunity to meet Machine Learning, Event-Driven, Big Data, and a complex integration system. We have several cross-teams that coordinate best practices for each specialty to ensure cohesion across the system.

As we’re all remotely located, work time is flexible and we adapt to multiple time zones around the globe, as long as communication flows. We promote common spaces and activities to get team members closer to each other.

This is a fully remote role and the successful candidate can be based out of Argentina, Mexico, Brazil, and Chile. Candidates from other locations can be considered for the role but we require a certain time-zone overlap.

Responsibilities:

  • Develop features and improvements to Andela products in a secure, well-tested, and performant way.
  • Collaborate with Engineering Managers, Other Engineers, DevOps professionals, Product Managers, Designers, to solve common goals and maintain a high bar for quality in a fast-paced, incremental context.
  • Conduct Code Review within our Code Review Guidelines and ensure your colleagues' contributions receive a swift response.
  • Solve technical problems of moderate scope and complexity.
  • Recognize impediments to our efficiency as a team ("technical debt"), propose and implement solutions
  • Translate requirements into Conceptual Designs and Technical Designs

Requirements

  • Excellent communication skills
  • Git advanced knowledge
  • Experience in ReactJS (Typescript), HTML5, CSS3
  • Experience with database modeling (ERD/ERM)
  • Experience consuming different API protocols
  • Experience with Integration tests and debugging
  • Knowledgeable about Software Design Principles, e.g.: Abstraction, Encapsulation, Decomposition, Generalization, Coupling and Cohesion, Separation of Concerns
  • Understanding of scaling applications to handle high data traffic
  • Understanding of server-side state vs. client-side state management

Preferred:

  • Experience with Redux, Material-ui and TailwindCSS
  • Experience with e2e testing
  • Requirements refinement
  • DDD, OOP, Design patterns
  • Clean Code
  • Performance tests and improvements

Our Hiring Process

Before the interview

  1. Read the job description and more about Andela (Visit our blog and YouTube Channel)
  2. Download Zoom and check if you have a stable internet connection
  3. Have a few questions prepared for your interviewer
  4. Get ready to talk about your expertise in detail (While this may seem obvious, please be sure you are very familiar with everything on your resume as the Hiring Manager could go over any interview piece)

The interview breakdown

Round 1: Meet your recruiter

Your recruiter is your primary point of contact during the interviewing process. First, they will share additional details on the role and gather further information about your relevant skills and experience. The recruiter will also answer your questions about the role and Andela, and provide you with post-interview feedback.

Round 2: Meet the Hiring Manager

Next, you’ll meet with the Hiring Manager to will evaluate your experience and knowledge to determine if you’re a match for the role. If all goes well, you will meet with a few potential stakeholders to ensure you possess all the core skills to succeed in the role.

Round 3:

Step 1: Culture and values/leadership

This is a values and culture-based assessment, where we’ll be looking for inherent leadership skills that match our EPIC values and culture. It’s also a great opportunity for you to learn more about life at Andela and share the most important values to you and learn how they align with ours.

Step 2: Mastering your trade and connecting the dots

This final step is an in-depth evaluation of how you would perform in the respective role. We’ll be measuring three areas: impact over activity, technical skills, and critical thinking.

Tips for the interview

  • Find a quiet place with good lighting. You can use a virtual Zoom background if you’re in a public space.
  • Join the call a few minutes early to test your settings and ensure there are no technical issues.
  • Turn on your camera and get ready to shine!

After the interview

Reach out to your recruiter to let them know how the interview went. They will follow up with the Hiring Manager for feedback. Send a thank you email to the people who interviewed you.

Benefits

  • Fully Remote work culture - we hire globally and all of our roles are fully remote!
  • Bring your own device stipend - buy your own laptop with funds from Andela
  • Quarterly work from home stipends
  • Flexible working hours
  • Equity (as a part of compensation package)
  • Healthcare, 401k (US only)
  • Andela Affinity Groups
  • Growth & development paths
  • Generous Paid Time Off, Parental Leave, Compassionate Leave
  • And more to come! We're on a journey to reimagine global benefits at Andela
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