Front-End Developer

We are on a quest for our next Front-End Web Developer at Grapefruit. Do you work well with JS based frameworks (React, Vue, etc.)? Then your Front-End skills belong with us. Let’s meet!

What technologies we use

We continuously change our development process based on input from our team members and good case practices. We listen to our colleagues. At present we use React for our projects but we don’t shy away from Vue.js or learning new frameworks.

Next.js is our preferred React framework but we want to get some projects to explore Gatsby. Our UX/UI Designers work with Adobe XD so extracting assets is a charm.

We prefer Babel, Webpack, NPM and everybody needs to know git and git flow so we can work happily together. There’s still an internal debate between NPM and Yarn. Maybe you will settle it. Also, Atlassian is our friend with Jira, Bitbucket, and Confluence integration.

We use Slack to communicate with the team and the rest of the company. On the Back-End we plan to migrate from PHP to Node.js. We are also discussing using GraphQL so Front-End Developers can be happier. At the same time, Back-end Developers are already doing a great job of making it easy to understand APIs.

Clients

We take on dynamic and diverse challenges, ranging from 3-12 months. We work using Agile and Kanban Methodologies, but we are not afraid to experiment. We tackle large, challenging projects from Fortune 100 companies that are looking to improve the value they deliver to their clients, customers, and employees.

We work with big clients such as: Dacia, Renault, Nissan, BCR, Philip Morris, E. ON, Nestlé, Alpha Bank, and more.

Project specifics

A B2B tool for producers, suppliers, and distributors in the energy sector. By using Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, the tool has the ability to forecast power generation, consumption, technological & commercial losses incurred by the grids, and various anomalies in networks and consumption.

Few insights on stack and resources: we chose to go with Redux for state management; Victory for all charts since the app is heavy on data visuals and MUI as an UI library. Our deployment workflow includes amazon s3. The rest is to be discovered, let’s talk.

Project team is a great mix of expertise with machine learning experts, python & react for coding, manual and automated using Virtuoso for quality assurance managed by our dedicated tester and a project manager to handle product requirements and prioritization.

Professional and Personal Growth

We continuously invest in the professional growth of our team. Our wish is that each team member gets visibility when it comes to their expertise and constantly grows. We encourage people to take courses and we pay for them if they are useful for present or future projects.

Leadership Opportunities & Domain Experts

The majority of our team leaders come from within the organization. We encourage colleagues to develop their leadership potential. To do this we have shadowing programs for people that want to learn how to become a team leader. We encourage people to learn so they become domain experts on the technologies they like. This way they become the go to person when it comes to that specific technology and can practice leadership skills.

Remote work, Flexible schedule & we don’t encourage overtime

You can work remotely, or from the office. We usually work from 9:00 to 18:00 with one hour of break. If you need, you can take time off during the day and either catch-up later or take it from your vacation days. If you need a different schedule we can also accommodate this. Just mention it at the interview and we will find a solution that suits everyone.

We don’t like overtime and we don’t encourage it. If the needs appear though, you are always asked if you want to do it and it is always paid. If you don’t want to do overtime, there are no hard feelings.

Company and team size

We have two offices in Iasi & Bucharest but we accept remote people from everywhere in Romania. At this moment we are 50+ people in the company, with a development team of 15+ colleagues, split in Front-End, Back-End, and QA.

We have cross-specialty teams. This means you will work together with project managers, designers, marketing specialists & other developers. The team sizes range from 3 to 9 colleagues.

Compensation

We believe in fairness so all our salaries are set to seniority levels. We check seniority levels twice a year. You get support from your team leader to advance to the next seniority levels. If you advance to the next seniority level, you automatically get a raise.

If you have the same seniority level as a colleague, you both have the same salary, so there are no hard feelings. We also research and participate in salary studies to remain competitive in the market.

What you need to know for this position

3+ years in developing complex web apps
Strong proficiency in JavaScript (ES6/ES7)
We make truly custom designs so a good knowledge of HTML, SASS, and slicing is needed, or at least you should be willing to learn this
Proficient with React.js (Next.js or Gatsby) or Vue.js (Nuxt.js)
Experience with common front-end development tools such as Babel, Webpack, NPM, etc.
Full knowledge of HTML5, semantic mark-up and SEO on-site.
Familiarity with code versioning tools (git, git flow)
Knowledge of performance techniques, cross-browser and responsive layout issues.
An understanding of product design and an appreciation of what good UX/UI design looks like.
Adobe Photoshop / XD knowledge is a plus

Skills that make you human

easily portable within other similar projects
pragmatic, organized and can take up a challenge
fluent English
detail-oriented person
enjoy teamwork but also perfectly capable to work on your own
proactive and results-oriented type of person

Benefits, perks & vacation

Private medical insurance
Pink Friday – a whole day dedicated to sharing and learning that we organize every month
Game nights, social events, trainings, and other activities throughout the year
21 holiday days and how many emergency days you need
Amazing team building and rewards for people that go above and beyond