Senior Frontend Developer at Webb Fontaine

Senior Frontend Developer

Webb Fontaine is looking for a Senior Frontend Developer to join the company at the Yerevan office

The Webb Fontaine Group is a global company providing e-government systems and e-trade solutions with a mission to simplify the work of governments, businesses and citizens. Webb Fontaine is a branch of Webb Fontaine Group focused on the development of Java-based applications on a proprietary platform.

Company has branch offices in Europe, Middle East, Asia and Africa. Webb Fontaine Armenia has been operating since 2005. Now around 90 people are working there.

Senior Frontend Developer

Responsibilities

• Develop new user-facing features using React.js
• Build reusable components and front-end libraries for future use
• Translate designs and wireframes into high-quality code
• Optimize components for maximum performance across a vast array of web-capable devices and browsers
• Communicate effectively with other engineers, QA, and DevOps

Qualifications & Competencies

• 4+ years of commercial experience with JavaScript/Frontend role (s)
• Strong proficiency in JavaScript, including DOM manipulation and the JavaScript object model
• Thorough understanding of React.js and its core principles
• Experience with popular React.js workflows (such as Flux or Redux)
• Experience with TypeScript - Familiarity with newer specifications of EcmaScript
• Familiarity with RESTful APIs - Knowledge of modern authorization mechanisms, such as JSON Web Token
• Familiarity with modern front-end build pipelines and tools
• Experience with common front-end development tools such as Babel, Webpack, NPM, etc.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to communicate technical information effectively
• Hands on experience in Website Performance optimization and other best practices
• Familiarity with code versioning tools such as Git, SVN, and Mercurial
• Excellent knowledge of verbal and written English language
• Strong communication skills with the ability to communicate technical information effectively

Perks and benefits

Performance bonus once a year
13th salary
Full Medical Insurance (package options for family members as well)
Referral bonus (after probation, starting from 150k up to 300k depending on position level)
Professional Certification Fee reimbursement
Safari learning platform one-year membership (covered by the company 400$)
Onsite English classes after the working hours (covered by the company )
Book club at the workplace
Business trips to Middle East, Latin America and Africa
Monthly Team building budget for each team
Corporate Team buildings 3-4 times a year
Parking cards
Additional day offs - 6 days
Happy hour on Fridays

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Why Armenia?

Steady growth

Armenia is emerging as a new hub for tech professionals. For the past several years Armenian tech sector retains 27%+ consistent annual growth. As a result in 2017 turnover of IT sector equaled to 7% of total GDP of the country.

Steady growth of the sector serves as a base for the development of tech community. In Yerevan 5,3% of all working populations is employed in tech sector, making every 19th of the city's working population a developer.

Savouring the moment

Competitive salaries in addition to the low cost of living create comfortable living conditions. Yerevan is 31% cheaper than Moscow, 66% cheaper than Los Angeles and 49% cheaper than Beirut.

Armenia is a place to enjoy food and not to worry about its condition. Armenian agricultural sector traditionally is a strong one in the country. This is one of the reasons National Geographic included Yerevan to the list of 6 unexpected cities for food lovers.

Safe environment

Yerevan is one of the safest cities in the world. Sincere hospitality and openness are embedded in people's nature, that is the reason for a low crime index. Armenia is among top-15 safest countries in the world, during night time Yerevan is safer than cities like Moscow, Berlin, London or Vienna. Regarding children's security and overall well-being, according to The Children's Society (UK), Armenia is in the top-3.

High quality education

In Armenia there are several educational programs that do not have analogues in the world: Ayb school, UWC international college and Tumo Center for Creative Technologies, where 15 thousand children are taught programming by the leading experts in the field on a free basis. In addition, starting from 2011 chess has been included in compulsory curriculum in all schools across Armenia (BBC article).

Wonderful nature

Armenia is a museum in itself, a place to discover and draw inspiration from. On the weekends one by one you can explore 9 out of 12 climate zones represented in the country.

Yerevan is the world second city in regards to outdoor possibilities, water access and presence of mountains and hills in the city and 286 sunny days per year. One hour drive from the city there is ski resort, six hour drive and you are in Batumi, Black seaside resort city.