Nearform is hiring a
Senior Developer

Summary

The job description is for a Senior Developer position at NearForm, a digital product building company. The role involves designing and building applications using JavaScript, with responsibilities including supporting component design, data storage solutions, performance optimization, user feedback, and client requirement analysis. The ideal candidate should have excellent communication skills, proficiency in English, significant experience as a Senior Developer, practical experience in agile environments, deep knowledge of JavaScript, React, Node.js (or both), Git, testing, databases, automation, CI/CD, and pull requests/code reviews. Additional experience with TypeScript, GraphQL, security, performance considerations, architectural and design patterns, and a wide variety of open-source technologies is beneficial.

Requirements

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills
• Proficient in English
• Significant experience delivering at a Senior Developer level
• Practical experience of delivering in an agile environment
• Practical experience and knowledge of developing real-world solutions
• Deep knowledge of the JavaScript language
• Deep understanding of JavaScript frameworks, must include React, Node.js (or both)
• Deep understanding of versioning control tools - Git
• Testing experience and familiarity with testing tools at all levels, unit, integration and end to end testing
• Practical and real world experience working with databases
• Experience with automation, CI and CD
• Experience building software collaboratively using pull requests and code reviews

Responsibilities

• Designing & building applications using JavaScript
• Supporting component design, development and maintenance and taking responsibility for personal technical quality standards within the project team
• Assisting with defining structured practices, especially in source code management, building and deployment
• Designing and implementing data storage solutions
• Optimising performance in applications for maximum speed and scalability
• Getting feedback from users and clients, and building solutions for them
• Assisting with the analysis of client requirements
• Working with and supporting Technical Leaders in project execution and timely delivery
• Collaborating with client teams

Preferred Qualifications

• Understanding of layout aesthetics, responsive design and mobile web development
• Deep understanding of SQL Databases for Back End of Full Stack roles (PostgreSQL is preferred)
• Typescript
• Experience using GraphQL in a production environment
• Good understanding of security and performance considerations
• Understanding of architectural and design patterns
• General familiarity with a wide variety of open-source technologies and tools
• Excellent analytical and multitasking skills