Software Apps Engineer II

Overview of the team: We are a very small team and this person will be a key for the team success

Key team goals: Web development with latest technologies and Cloud systems

Key projects or initiatives for the role:

• Web development
• Experience with software engineering processes, tools, methods, test development
• Experience with one or more Front End engineering skills including Javascript, CSS3, HTML5
• Experience with Drupal will be plus
• Experience with JavaScript frameworks and libraries (e.g. Node.js, or React, Astro)
• Experience with GitHub and ability to solving conflicts
• Basic understanding of server-side CSS pre-processing platforms, such as LESS and SASS
• Experience in all aspects of software development including architecture and design, implementation and production support
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, e.g., the ability to explain the work in plain language
• Execution experience in fast-paced environments and performance driven culture
• Familiarity with cross-browser compatibility issues and ways to work around them.
• Customer-focused, react well to changes, work with teams
• Self-starter, team player

Must-have skills/qualifications (technical, soft skills, certifications, tools):

• As a Front End Software Engineer at Yahoo you will specialize in building high performance, scalable, cross-browser compatible, accessible and elegant web applications with React.js, Node.js, Next.js, HTML5, CSS3, Jest, Enzyme and other technologies.
• You will work hand in hand with world-class teams of other software engineers and architects as well as backend engineers.

Ideal experience level (years, leadership, industries): 6 to 7 years

Desired personality or work style: Candidate should be available online and active communicatoricator. Also, during any emergency anytime.

Key attributes or values sought in the candidate: Open to any kind of task, Can do attitude as we are very small team.

Interview process (who, how many rounds): 2-3 rounds

Any additional details or red flags to note about the role or candidate? Need someone who loves to code and can do multitasking seriously.

Important Note: Candidates Flexibility

We’re looking for someone highly flexible and dependable. The role requires a full 8-hour workday, but due to tight timelines, every hour is critical. For example, Person have work from 9 AM to 3 PM but nothing after that but we need an additional 1–2 hours of support after 8 PM (during any outages or pending work). The ideal candidate must be responsive, adaptable, and reliable, as the team will depend heavily on their availability and commitment.

Primary responsibilities (daily/weekly):

• Work in an agile environment where we ship features frequently to create user delight
• Collaborate with teams across product, design, engineering, and quality to drive past the status quo
• Ensure quality of codebase by writing tests and doing code reviews
• Build reusable components and libraries for future use

Build next generation applications for desktop and mobile browsers with an emphasis on emotional experiences and constant attention to scalability, performance, accessibility and cross-browser compatibility

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