Are you a problem-solver with a background in software development and a particular focus on Front end Development? Do you want to be a part of an innovative team that uses their technical skills to make a positive impact? Then this role could be for you.
Our client is a fast-growing non-profit social enterprise with offices in the Netherlands, Portugal, South Africa, India, Kenya, and Ethiopia. They build digital platforms that motivate users - primarily young women and adolescent girls - to make positive choices. They work together with local communities and use nudges like reminders, discounts, and reward points to encourage our users to access and use health products and services.
All of their offices are comfortable, open spaces filled with enthusiastic, international colleagues. Whether you are working from our biggest office in Nairobi, the fast- growing office in South Africa, or from home, our people are young, and our culture is global and dynamic. Our work environment is fast-paced, informal, and friendly.
The Frontend Developer Team Lead is responsible for management tasks in addition to creating and maintaining the software that enables our platform to function.
You coordinate the work that the frontend developer team needs to do.
You are actively involved in cross-team projects that involve development.
You are responsible for the maintenance and development of new features on our software platform.
You apply software engineering principles to the design, development, maintenance, testing, and evaluation of our software.
You ensure that the software you develop is secure and safe when it comesRequirements
About You
You have in-depth development experience working within the frontend space, and ideally guiding and leading a frontend team. You’re a logical thinker and a natural problem solver who wants to use your technical skillset to make an impact.
Requirements
- You hold a minimum of 6-8 years of experience in a software development/software engineering role.
- Experience managing a team of frontend engineers.
- You have worked extensively with several frontend tools, including Javascript, HTML, and CSS.
- Experience with Angular or React is a plus.
- You have excellent English skills.
Benefits
Benefits
- Great secondary benefits.
- A personal development budget.
- Unlimited holidays, if you can make it work with your team you’re good to go.
- Growth opportunities.
- A product to help shape as we grow, to leave your mark on how we do things.
- A vision that we trust that you will do your job without us having to invent unnecessary rules and regulations