Frontend Engineer (React.js/Next.js) - Financial Service

Job Description

The Front End Engineer is responsible for developing and implementing interactive, responsive, and high-performing user interfaces for web and/or mobile applications.

The role ensures a consistent and seamless user experience while delivering front-end solutions that align with business requirements, technical standards, and approved UI/UX designs.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and implement user interfaces based on approved UI/UX designs.

• Translate designs from Figma, Adobe XD, Balsamiq, or similar design tools into high-quality, functional front-end code.

• Ensure applications are responsive, accessible, and compatible across different devices, browsers, and screen sizes.

• Collaborate closely with UI/UX Designers, Back End Engineers, Business Analysts, QA Engineers, and other project stakeholders.

• Write clean, structured, efficient, and maintainable code in accordance with development best practices.

• Integrate and consume REST APIs and/or GraphQL services with back-end systems.

• Troubleshoot and resolve front-end issues to ensure optimal application performance and usability.

• Support software testing, UAT, and deployment activities when required.

• Follow established development standards, coding guidelines, and project best practices.

• Contribute to continuous improvement of front-end development processes, architecture, performance, and overall user experience

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Informatics Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.

• Minimum 3 years of professional experience as a Front End Engineer / Developer.

• Strong understanding of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.

• Hands-on experience with modern front-end frameworks and libraries.

• Good understanding of responsive design, cross-browser compatibility, Client-Side Rendering (CSR), Server-Side Rendering (SSR), and Progressive Web Applications (PWA).

• Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively within a project team.

• Previous experience working in a financial services company is a strong advantage.

Technical Skills

• Core Technologies: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, TypeScript, and Node.js.

• Frameworks / Libraries: React.js and/or Next.js; experience with Tailwind CSS is an advantage.

• Experience working with REST APIs and/or GraphQL.

• Proficiency with Git / version control systems.

• Familiarity with modern build tools such as Vite, npm, and pnpm.

• Familiarity with Kafka, Valkey, Spring Cloud Gateway, and Firebase Cloud Messaging (FCM) is an advantage.

Soft Skills

• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.

• High level of attention to detail.

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

• Good time management and organizational skills.

• Willingness to continuously learn and adopt new technologies and development practices.

• Strong appreciation for user experience (UX), usability, and visual aesthetics.