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Front-End Software Engineer

Esko is seeking a front-end Software Engineer to reinforce the WebCenter engineering team.

Esko, part of Danaher Corporation, is the market leader for packaging design and pre-production software.

WebCenter is a unique and powerful web-based platform that manages all the complexities of creating the packaging you find in supermarkets, pharmacies, etc. Brand owners and packaging professionals work together to specify, design and execute for high-quality and on-time delivery of packaging.

Esko R&D is a team of more than 200 enthusiastic software designers, developers, and testers, who work together to create the Esko software suite for packaging. We excel in our understanding of packaging production, 2D graphics, 3D CAD, workflow management and process automation.

We attract people with diverse skills, backgrounds, education and expectations. But most of all, we recognize that creating a culture rooted in Diversity and Inclusion is an ongoing journey. Our deeply embedded commitment to continuous improvement reminds us that we can keep learning, keep improving and keep striving for better. And we would love to have you on this journey with us! Apply today. 

Your challenge

You design and develop mainly the front-end part of WebCenter. This includes creating the specification, the architectural design and writing the code (mainly Typescript, JavaScript and Java) for the user interface and the backing business logic.

You have an eye and a feeling for how to create an attractive user experience for the end user, including where to position elements, how to guide users intuitively through the application and how to polish the look. 

As a front-end software engineer, you will:

• Develop and maintain robust software in your scrum team, making sure it meets all the functional and non-functional requirements

• Innovate and develop new product concepts as part of a team

• Participate in peer code reviews

• Stay up to date on software technology, tools and competing products 

• exchange technical information with your colleagues

• Follow and help optimizing installed processes, policies and procedures

Critical Success Factors for the Ideal Candidate Profile are:

• You are highly interested in front-end technologies like Typescript, JavaScript, React, Redux, Webpack, etc. 

• You are willing to stay up to date with this fast-changing landscape.

• You have strong analytical skills, a good focus on quality, and want to produce clean code and architectures.

• You work well together with other developers, testers, support people and management, helping everybody to excel in their specializations.

• You love experimenting with new technologies and concepts, bring them forward to the team, deploy and teach them, while having respect for adoption difficulties and proposed alternatives.

• You are proficient in spoken and written English. Any other language is appreciated.

Your Education and/or Background Experience:                                

• You hold a bachelor's or master’s degree in computer science, informatics or you can prove comparable skills through experience.

• You have a solid knowledge of modern web development with HTML, CSS, modern JavaScript technologies (TypeScript, React, Redux, …) and Java. Knowledge or interest in J2EE, Cloud (AWS) or web application security is a plus.

Our offer 

We offer an entrepreneurial environment that is team-centered, customer-driven, quality-focused and growth-oriented, guided by the phenomenally successful Danaher Business System. Working at Esko, gives you access to a robust career development process and challenging, “stretch” opportunities.

You will be part of a large, growing and very international software development group in Esko's worldwide headquarter in Ghent, Belgium

At Danaher, your potential is amplified. Our culture of continuous improvement defines who we are, drives our success, and translates to a career without limits for our team of 65,000 intellectually curious associates.  

Danaher Corporation and all Danaher Companies are equal opportunity employers that evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or other characteristics protected by law. The “EEO is the Law” poster is available here.

When you join us, you’ll also be joining Danaher’s global organization, where 80,000 people wake up every day determined to help our customers win. As an associate, you’ll try new things, work hard, and advance your skills with guidance from dedicated leaders, all with the support of powerful Danaher Business System tools and the stability of a tested organization.

At Danaher, we value diversity and the existence of similarities and differences, both visible and not, found in our workforce, workplace and throughout the markets we serve.  Our associates, customers and shareholders contribute unique and different perspectives as a result of these diverse attributes.

If you’ve ever wondered what’s within you, there’s no better time to find out.