Frontend Engineer II - DigitalOcean

We are looking for a Frontend Engineer II who is passionate about creating intuitive, scalable, and dynamic user interfaces that empower our customers to build and scale their businesses effortlessly.

As a Frontend Engineer II at DigitalOcean, you will join a dynamic team, reporting to the Frontend Engineering Manager, you will collaborate with designers, backend developers, and product managers to translate requirements into beautiful, functional user interfaces. The ideal candidate is someone who is excited to push frontend technology while ensuring the high level of performance and usability.

What You’ll Do

• Develop and maintain responsive and scalable frontend applications using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, TypeScript, React.js, and Redux.
• Collaborate with UX/UI designers to translate design prototypes into pixel-perfect and responsive interfaces while ensuring accessibility and performance.
• Work closely with backend developers to consume and display data efficiently using APIs.
• Use Git for version control to manage codebases effectively and participate in peer code reviews to maintain coding standards.
• Optimize applications for maximum performance and scalability.
• Identify, troubleshoot, and resolve bugs or performance bottlenecks in production and development environments.
• Provide insights and ideas to enhance our tech stack and processes, contributing to continuous improvement.

Key Metrics

Timely delivery of frontend features and improvements. User experience metrics (e.g., page load times, responsiveness). Code quality and maintainability as assessed in peer reviews. Reduction of bugs or issues in production. Contribution to team goals, including adoption of new tools and technologies.

What You’ll Add to DigitalOcean

Required Skills and Experience

• Proficiency in HTML, CSS, and JavaScript with a strong understanding of web development fundamentals.
• Advanced experience with React.js and Redux, building dynamic, scalable, and reusable frontend components.
• Strong skills in TypeScript to ensure type safety and improved development workflows.
• Familiarity with WordPress usage and integration in dynamic web applications.
• Basic understanding of MySQL and the ability to collaborate with backend engineers to consume data effectively.
• Experience in translating designs into production-ready, pixel-perfect frontend code.
• Competence in Git version control, including branching, merging, and collaboration practices.
• Knowledge and hands-on in micro-frontends

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of modern frontend tools and workflows, such as Webpack, Babel, or similar.
• An understanding of CI/CD pipelines and their integration with frontend deployments.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.
• A growth mindset and eagerness to learn and adapt to new technologies and challenges.

Ready to dive in and help revolutionise cloud computing? Join us at DigitalOcean, where you can make an impact in a fast-paced, innovative environment. Let's build the future of the cloud together! 🌊

Why You’ll Like Working for DigitalOcean

• We innovate with purpose. You’ll be a part of a cutting-edge technology company with an upward trajectory, who are proud to simplify cloud and AI so builders can spend more time creating software that changes the world. As a member of the team, you will be a Shark who thinks big, bold, and scrappy, like an owner with a bias for action and a powerful sense of responsibility for customers, products, employees, and decisions. 
• We prioritize career development. At DO, you’ll do the best work of your career. You will work with some of the smartest and most interesting people in the industry. We are a high-performance organization that will always challenge you to think big. Our organizational development team will provide you with resources to ensure you keep growing. We provide employees with reimbursement for relevant conferences, training, and education. All employees have access to LinkedIn Learning's 10,000+ courses to support their continued growth and development.
• We care about your well-being. Regardless of your location, we will provide you with a competitive array of benefits to support you from our Employee Assistance Program to Local Employee Meetups to flexible time off policy, to name a few. While the philosophy around our benefits is the same worldwide, specific benefits may vary based on local regulations and preferences.
• We reward our employees. The salary range for this position is based on market data, relevant years of experience, and skills. You may qualify for a bonus in addition to base salary; bonus amounts are determined based on company and individual performance. We also provide equity compensation to eligible employees, including equity grants upon hire and the option to participate in our Employee Stock Purchase Program.
• We value diversity and inclusion. We are an equal-opportunity employer, and recognize that diversity of thought and background builds stronger teams and products to serve our customers. We approach diversity and inclusion seriously and thoughtfully. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, ancestry, national origin, caste, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, age, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic makeup, marital status, or military service.

*This job is located in Karachi, Pakistan 

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