Overview

SunFi is an energy financial technology platform that connects people who want solar energy access to payment plans that match their needs. We work with qualified third-party installers to access easier and faster.

Job Position: Senior Product Frontend Engineer

Job Location: Lagos

Job Description

  • The employee will be responsible for the supervision, delegation, and development of tasks assigned during the Agile sprint or project.
  • This position documents programs, develops and implements new features, and supports critical web applications’ layer architecture and various frontend systems supporting the platform and other digital initiatives.
  • The employee will report to the CTO and be required to effectively communicate with and engage colleagues, leadership, and junior colleagues.

Job Responsibilities

  • Lead and participate in the end-to-end development of responsive and intuitive user interfaces for our web applications.
  • Collaborate closely with product managers, designers, and backend engineers to translate design concepts and user requirements into functional front-end features.
  • Provide technical leadership in frontend architecture, guiding the team in selecting appropriate frameworks, libraries, and tools to optimize performance, scalability, and maintainability.
  • Write clean, efficient, and well-documented code that adheres to industry best practices and coding standards.
  • Mentor and guide junior engineers, fostering a culture of continuous learning and skill development within the front-end engineering team.
  • Conduct code reviews, approvals, and merges to ensure code quality, consistency, and alignment with architectural guidelines.
  • Collaborate in agile development processes, participating in sprint planning, stand-ups, and retrospectives.
  • Works closely with a product manager, product owner, and QA to ensure that test coverage for upcoming releases is in place.
  • Troubleshoot and resolve frontend-related issues, ensuring smooth functionality and a positive user experience.
  • Contribute to optimizing web application performance and addressing cross-browser compatibility challenges.
  • Accountable for Frontend Engineering KPIs (Development, Management & Observability)
  • Design, set up, and supervise continuous integration and delivery processes for the Frontend team/products.
  • Stay current with emerging front-end technologies, trends, and best practices, and advocate for their adoption when appropriate.

Job Requirements

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • At least 5 years of front-end programming experience.
  • Expertise in HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and other front-end technologies.
  • Strong knowledge of ReactJS and its ecosystem is required.
  • Can work with RESTFul APIs, GraphQL APIs, gRPC, and modern web stacks (transpilers, linters, build and CI/CD tools, etc).
  • Experience with testing frameworks such as Jest, Mocha, and Enzyme.
  • Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to troubleshoot and debug complex front-end issues.
  • Demonstrated experience in optimizing front-end performance and addressing browser compatibility challenges.
  • Familiarity with agile development methodologies, including Scrum and Kanban.
  • Strong communication and collaboration skills, and the ability to work effectively in a team environment.
  • Experience with CI/CD tools such as Git, GitHub, Jenkins, Travis CI, or Gitlab CI is a plus.
  • Experience with backend technologies such as Node.js and SQL databases is a plus.
  • Ability to “think outside the box” while identifying problems and developing creative solutions.
  • Ability to work in a distributed and remote team.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their applications to: careers@sunfi.co using the Job Title as the subject of the mail.

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