Front End Development Lead - Javascript / Typescript

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Mindshare is a media services company that accelerates Good Growth for its clients. Our company values of energy, empathy and impact bind together our diverse global family of 10,000 people from every culture and with every specialist skill you can imagine. People at Mindshare create ideas and solutions that help not only our clients, but also the industry and the world.

You can check out some of our people stories and client work and awards on LinkedIn or Instagram or hear about the company in the words of our own people here.

WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU

At Mindshare Worldwide, we offer a competitive salary package, with 25 days holiday increasing with service to a maximum of 30 days, with the option to buy an extra 5 days per year. We also have an enhanced pension scheme, Bupa healthcare, a monthly wellbeing fund and early finishes on a Friday during summer. These are just some of the great benefits we offer.

Based ten minutes from London Bridge tube station, our office has a rooftop with 360 views of London – a great space to hang out with colleagues and friends!

We also offer an extensive training programme to help guide your career development, there’s a wide range of options to suit everyone at all levels of your career.

OUR VALUES & BEHAVIOURS

Our new values, of Energy, Empathy and Impact not only align with our Good Growth ambition but represent our commitment and dedication to our people, helping them grow their careers, fostering creativity, embracing humanity, and changing the world. At Mindshare we are open to difference. We believe in being open and supportive of our people and all their differences to help them succeed in their goals. Be different at Mindshare and use your difference to shape the world through media.

OUR COMMITMENT

We want you to have the best opportunity to show us your skills and talents, please let us know if there is anything we can do to make the application/interview process work for you. Should you require any adjustments or if you require this document in another format, such as large print or audio, please contact Ellie Macdonald (ellie.macdonald@mindshareworld.com).

If you require any information on what to expect during the interview process, please also reach out to Ellie Macdonald.

THE ROLE

We are looking for a JavaScript/TypeScript team lead responsible for building web applications. Your primary responsibilities will be to design and develop these applications. As a team lead you will be expected to mentor and assist rest of the team working on different layers of the infrastructure. Therefore, a commitment to collaborative problem solving, sophisticated design, and quality product is essential.

THE IDEAL CANDIDATE

Would have prior experience in the same or similar role, be dedicated to a collaborative and egalitarian process, and express their care about the user’s experience by producing quality, testable software.

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA

• Familiarity in Node.js, with a good knowledge of its ecosystems

• Excellent with the React, Redux Toolkit (RTK Query), Hooks, TypeScript ecosystem

• Experience writing scalable modular CSS/SASS for large applications with inter-dependency

• Strong understanding of client-side programming

• Experience in writing reusable NPM packages

• Familiar with various design and architectural patterns (e.g. container pattern, unidirectional flow, immutability)

• Experience with Service Orientated Architecture and consuming web services.

• Strong knowledge of JavaScript/TypeScript

• Knack for writing clean, readable code

• Understanding the fundamental design principles behind a scalable application

• Implementing automated testing platforms and unit tests (Jest, React Testing Library, Cyprus)

• Proficient understanding of source control/code versioning tools such as GIT

DESIRABLE CRITERIA

• Knowledge of Micro Frontends such as Module Federation or Single Spa

• Knowledge of API mocking using MSW (Mock Service Worker)

• Knowledge of component libraries such as Ant D or Material UI

• Knowledge of Advertising / Marketing / Media business

• Experience working with teams across multiple physical locations

• Experience configuring webpack

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Writing and testing software

• Assessing requirements and helping refine stories to prepare them for estimation

• Reviewing pull requests and mentoring developers

• Engaging with stakeholders to hydrate the backlog with user requirements

• Actively participating in communities of practice

• Scheduling and engaging in one on ones with team members