Frontend Developer (React/Typescript)

Innovation, ambitious growth, technology, state-of-the-art robots – that’s Movu Robotics in a nutshell. Due to the in-house design and manufacturing process of our systems, an exciting, hands-on work environment with plenty of challenges and advancement opportunities is guaranteed. Will you help shape the future of intralogistics?

TheWES UI Team, part of the R&D department, is responsible for delivering and maintaining software tools used across all company departments and by customers.
The team focuses primarily on developing and maintainingfrontend applications using React and TypeScript, ensuring high-quality, user-friendly, and scalable solutions.

While the main expertise lies in frontend development, some applications also include backend components built withC# and .NET. Two applications involve backend development, while others are primarily frontend-focused and used both internally and by customers.

Advantagesof working in the WES UI Team:

• Frontend Focus: Strengthen your expertise in React and TypeScript by building production-grade applications used across the company.
• Occasional Full-Stack Exposure: Gain experience with C# and .NET backends in selected projects, broadening your technical perspective.
• Diverse User Interaction: Collaborate with multiple departments and user types, ensuring your work has a direct, company-wide impact.
• Innovation Opportunities:Contribute ideas and improvements in an environment that encourages creativity and continuous learning.
• Collaborative Team Culture:Work alongside skilled, motivated, and supportive colleagues who share a passion for delivering quality software.

By joining the WES UI Team, you will have the opportunity to work on impactful projects, shape the company’s software infrastructure, and develop cutting-edge solutions in a collaborative and innovative environment.

Tasks & Responsibilities

Tool Development:Designing and developing modern web-based software solutions to support various company functions. The main focus lies on building and maintaining React and TypeScript frontends, ensuring performant, scalable, and user-friendly applications.
Some tools also include backend components built with C# and .NET, handled within the team when necessary.

Examples of developed tools include:

1. Warehouse Configurator: Enables the creation and visualization of warehouse layouts enriched with metadata, making them compatible with the traffic controller.
2. Handling Unit Configurator: A calculation tool that determines the optimal positions of handling units within the warehouse.
3. WES-UI: A key application used both internally and by customers to monitor and interact with warehouse operations. (And many more tools tailored to the company's needs.)

Full Software Lifecycle: Responsible for the software development process from A to Z, including analysis, coding, testing, debugging, and delivering training for end users.

Optimizing and Enhancing: Focus on refactoring, improving code quality and efficiency, and maintaining a highly performant software architecture.

Cross-Department Collaboration: Collaborate with various departments to gather requirements, ensure the software aligns with business needs, and provide ongoing support to enhance operational efficiency.

Medior: 4–5 years of experience in software development, preferably in an industrial or technical environment.

Required knowledge and experience in one or more of the following technologies:

• React and TypeScript (core focus)
• Modern frontend practices such as component-based architecture, state management, and responsive design
• Frontend tooling such as Vite, Webpack, or similar build tools
• Version control and CI/CD using Git and Azure DevOps
• Unit testing and integration testing with frameworks such as Jest or React Testing Library
• Clean code principles and software maintainability

Additional experience (nice to have):

• Basic understanding of .NET Core and C# for integration with backend services
• Familiarity with RESTful APIs and JSON-based data exchange

Fluent in Dutch and English.

What do we offer you?

• A place in an enthusiastic, young organisation with the necessary ambitions
• The necessary freedom and opportunity to take initiative. 
• An intensive training by experienced people.
• An attractive salary in an international environment with many benefits: 
  • Company car with fuel card/charging pass
  • Group & health insurance
  • Meal vouchers (8€)
  • Net allowances
  • CAO90 Bonus
  • Laptop
  • iPhone + subscription
  • 20 days of vacation plus 12 extra days for working a full year on 40h-workweek instead of 38h (32 leave days in total)
• Satellite office in Berchem ( Antwerp )

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