Senior Front-End Developers Vacancy at Wakanow

Wakanow.com is Nigeria’s first and leading online travel company that provides customers with everything they need to research, plan and purchase a trip locally and globally.

Wakanow.com offers travelers the cheapest available fares for flights, hotel reservations, airport pickups, visa assistance, vacation packages and many other travel services from a broad selection of partners. Established in 2008, Wakanow was founded as Nigeria’s first online travel company to bridge the gap and inefficiencies in Nigeria’s online travel space.

Though it launched in 2008, the site fully took off around the period of the last World Cup in South Africa, affording it much needed early kick-off momentum. It has since grown to become the 5th Fastest Growing Company in Nigeria. This was awarded to them at the Nigeria50 Awards organized by All World Network in partnership with the Tony Elumelu foundation.

SENIOR FRONT-END DEVELOPER

DETAILS:

We are currently sourcing for a FrontEnd Developer who will write codes that'll translate beautiful designs wireframes into interactive User Interface and User Experience into life. You will work with the UI/UX designer and bridge the gap between graphical design and technical implementation, taking an active role on both sides and defining how the application looks as well as how it works. You will also work with the team of back-end developer, and communicate with the API using standard methods.

RESPONSIBILITIES:
Develop brilliant user-interface for wakanow web and mobile services.
Build reusable code and libraries for future use
Ensure the technical feasibility of UI/UX designs
Optimize application for maximum speed and scalability
Assure that all user input is validated before submitting to back-end
Ensuring high performance on mobile and desktop
Writing tested, idiomatic, and documented JavaScript, HTML, and CSS
Coordinating the workflow between the graphic designer, the HTML coder, and yourself
Cooperating with the back-end developer in the process of building the RESTful API

SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS
BS in Computer Science preferred
Minimum of 7 years experience as a developer
Proficiency with JavaScript, HTML, CSS.
Deep understanding and knowledge of advanced JavaScript libraries and frameworks, such as AngularJS, KnockoutJS, BackboneJS, ReactJS, DurandalJS etc.
Knowledge of ASP.NET, MVC Framework.
Thorough understanding of the responsibilities of the platform, database, API, caching layer, proxies, and other web services used in the system.
Creating configuration, build, and test scripts for Continuous Integration environments
Proficient understanding of cross-browser compatibility issues and ways to work around them.
Basic knowledge of image authoring tools, to be able to crop, resize, or perform small adjustments on an image.

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