UI Developer (Javascript)

Metro Global Solution Center (MGSC) is internal solution partner for METRO, a €31.5 Billion international wholesaler with operations in 32 countries through 625 stores & a team of 85,000 people globally. Metro operates in a further 10 countries with its Food Service Distribution (FSD) business and it is thus active in a total of 34 countries.

MGSC, location wise is present in Pune (India), Düsseldorf (Germany) and Szczecin (Poland). We provide Finance, HR, IT & Business operations support to 31 countries, speak 24+ languages and process over 18,000 transactions a day. We are setting tomorrow’s standards for customer focus, digital solutions, and sustainable business models. For over 12 years, we have been providing services and solutions from our two locations in Pune and Szczecin. This has allowed us to gain extensive experience in how we can best serve our internal customers with high quality and passion. We believe that we can add value, drive efficiency, and satisfy our customers.

Website:https://www.metro-gsc.in

Company Size: 1100-1200

Headquarters: Pune, Maharashtra, India

Type: Privately Held

Inception:  2011

Your Responsibilities

• Bring high‑fidelity designs to life withpixel‑perfect, responsive, and accessible UI implementation.
• Convert Figma (or similar) prototypes intoclean, semantic HTML5,modern CSS/SCSS, andwell‑structured JavaScript.
• Buildscalable, reusable UI components and maintain a cohesivedesign system.
• Ensurecross‑browser compatibility, including required polyfills and fallbacks.
• Drive performance excellence through:
  • Smart asset loading (lazy loading)
  • Code splitting and optimized bundling
  • Dynamic imports
  • Bundle size analysis and reduction
  • Lighthouse & Core Web Vitals improvements
• Apply appropriate rendering or delivery techniques (e.g., SSR/SSG/ISR when applicable).
• Implement and maintainWCAG‑compliant accessibility standards.
• Integrate front-end applications withREST APIs using clean, maintainable JavaScript logic.
• Writerobust documentation, clean code, and enforce quality through best practices.
• Contribute to testing strategies using tools like Jest, React Testing Library, Cypress, or Playwright.
• Participate in code reviews and help drive high standards for UI quality and front-end architecture.

Required Experience & Skills

• 8+ years of professional software development experience.
• 5+ years specializing infront-end engineering.
• Strong expertise inJavaScript (ES6+), HTML5, CSS3, and SCSS.
• Deep knowledge ofresponsive design,mobile‑first development, and complex layout techniques.
• Solid understanding of performance optimization:
  • Lazy loading
  • Code splitting
  • Dynamic imports
  • Bundle analysis
• Experience with SSR/SSG/ISR approaches (React/Next.js experience is a plus but not the focus).
• Strong understanding ofcross-browser compatibility and polyfills.
• Proven experience in implementingWCAG accessibility best practices.
• Experience writing automated tests for front-end applications.
• Familiarity withheadless CMS andJAMstack concepts.
• Experience consuming RESTful APIs.
• Strong Git workflow knowledge and CI/CD experience.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and clear communication.