Front-End Developer

We are seeking a skilled and passionate Front-End Developer to join our development and operations team. The successful candidate will be responsible for developing and maintaining the user-facing aspects of our platforms, leveraging cutting-edge technologies to ensure a performant and reliable experience for all users. If successful, you will play a key role in implementing the architecture designed for high availability and efficient content delivery.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain the frontend using NextJS
• Implement and optimize static page generation using Incremental Static Regeneration (ISR) to ensure fast load times and efficient updates.
• Work with and understand the platforms Pages Cache for static content delivery.
• Integrate with backend APIs to fetch data required for static page generation during build time.
• Understand the role of Prerender middleware for bot traffic and as a potential backup mechanism.
• Contribute to the setup and utilization of OpenTelemetry instrumentation for monitoring the frontend application in GCP Monitoring.
• Collaborate with backend developers and infrastructure engineers to ensure seamless integration and deployment.
• Write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code.
• Participate in code reviews and contribute to improving code quality.
• Stay up-to-date with the latest trends and best practices in frontend development.
• Understand the static site backup strategies involving the Cache Handler.

Required Skills:

• Proven experience as a Front-End Developer with a strong portfolio showcasing your work.
• Deep expertise in NextJS framework, including server-side rendering, static site generation, and routing.
• Thorough understanding and practical experience with Incremental Static Regeneration (ISR).
• Solid understanding of web performance optimization techniques and caching strategies.
• Experience integrating with RESTful APIs.
• Familiarity with middleware concepts.
• Knowledge of HTML, CSS (including preprocessors like Sass or Less), and modern JavaScript (ES6+).
• Experience with version control systems, particularly Git.
• Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools, and an understanding of concepts like OpenTelemetry and platforms like GCP Monitoring.
• Basic understanding of containerization and orchestration technologies like Kubernetes is a plus.
• Excellent problem-solving and debugging skills.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.

Bonus Points:

• Experience with GCP (Google Cloud Platform) services.
• Familiarity with other static site generators or frontend frameworks.
• Understanding of CI/CD pipelines.

Please refer to job description.