Front End Engineer
ImpactCape Town, South Africa7 days agoFull-time
Our Company:
At impact.com we are passionate about our people, our technology, and are obsessed with customer success. Working together enables us to grow rapidly, win, and serve the largest brands in the world. We use cutting edge technology to solve real-world problems for our clients and continue to pull ahead of the pack as the leading SaaS platform for businesses to automate their partnerships and grow their revenue like never before. We have an entrepreneurial spirit and a culture where ambition and curiosity is rewarded. If you are looking to join a team where your opinion is valued, your contributions are noticed, and enjoy working with fun and talented people from all over the world, then this is the place for you!
impact.com, the world’s leading partnership management platform, is transforming the way businesses manage and optimize all types of partnerships—including traditional rewards affiliates, influencers, commerce content publishers, B2B, and more. The company’s powerful, purpose-built platform makes it easy for businesses to create, manage, and scale an ecosystem of partnerships with the brands and communities that customers trust to make purchases, get information, and entertain themselves at home, at work, or on the go. To learn more about how impact.com’s technology platform and partnerships marketplace is driving revenue growth for global enterprise brands such as Walmart, Uber, Shopify, Lenovo, L’Oreal and Fanatics, visit www.impact.com.
Your Role at Impact:
Fintech, a group within Impact.com, is a fast-growing team of talented engineers that provides innovative financial technology solutions to partners and brands. As a Front-end Engineer, you will join the Fintech team and play a key role in engineering the user interface and user experience of our financial platform, which is one of the most important areas in our product.
What You'll Do:
• Design and develop user-facing features using modern front-end technologies such as HTML, CSS, JavaScript/TypeScript and JavaScript frameworks (e.g. Vue.js)
• Create and maintain front-end micro UIs that make up the platform
• Work closely with the front-end enablement guild to ensure alignment
• Collaborate with other developers, designers, and product managers to deliver high-quality, responsive, and interactive user interfaces
• Optimize application for maximum speed and scalability
• Stay up-to-date with the latest industry trends and technologies
• Participate in code reviews and ensure adherence to best practices and coding standards
• Write and maintain technical documentation
• Troubleshoot and debug web applications
• Provide guidance and mentorship to junior front-end engineers
What You Have:
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related field
• 3+ years of experience in front-end development
• Strong knowledge of front-end technologies such as HTML, CSS, JavaScript and JavaScript
frameworks (e.g. React, Angular, Vue.js)
• Experience with front-end build tools such as Webpack, Babel, or Grunt
• Experience with CSS pre-processors such as Sass or Less
• Experience with version control systems such as Git
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
• Strong communication and teamwork skills
• Experience with Agile software development methodologies
• Experience with browser compatibility and cross-browser development
• Experience with accessibility and web standards
• Experience with responsive web design and mobile optimization
• Experience with web performance optimization
• Strong understanding of web accessibility standards and principles
Nice to have:
• Affiliate & Partnerships Industry Fundamentals Certification by PXA
Benefits/Perks:
• Casual work environment, including working from home
• Flexible work hours
• Unlimited PTO policy
• Take the time off that you need. We are truly committed to a positive work-life balance, recognising that it is important to be happy and fulfilled in both
• 6 month primary caregiver leave
• Training & Development
• Learning the advanced partnership automation products
• Medical Aid and Provident Fund
• Group schemes with Discovery & Bonitas for medical aid
• Group scheme with Momentum for provident fund
• Restricted Stock Units
• 3-year vesting schedule pending Board approval
• Internet Allowance
• Fitness club fee reimbursements
• Technology Stipend
impact.com is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. All employees and applicants for employment shall be given fair treatment and equal employment opportunity regardless of their race, ethnicity or ancestry, color or caste, religion or belief, age, sex (including gender identity, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy/maternity), national origin, weight, neurodivergence, disability, marital and civil partnership status, caregiving status, veteran status, genetic information, political affiliation, or other prohibited non-merit factors