Frontend Software Developer

Frontend Software Developer

This role has been designed as ‘Hybrid’ with an expectation that you will work on average 2-3 days per week from an HPE office.

Who We Are:

Hewlett Packard Enterprise is the global edge-to-cloud company advancing the way people live and work. We help companies connect, protect, analyze, and act on their data and applications wherever they live, from edge to cloud, so they can turn insights into outcomes at the speed required to thrive in today’s complex world. Our culture thrives on finding new and better ways to accelerate what’s next. We know diverse backgrounds are valued and succeed here. We have the flexibility to manage our work and personal needs. We make bold moves, together, and are a force for good. If you are looking to stretch and grow your career our culture will embrace you. Open up opportunities with HPE.

Job Description:

FRONTEND ENGINEER

Senior: 5+ years’ experience

About the Company

Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company and global leader in networking products and services, acquired local startup Cape Networks in 2018. Today, our product is the fastest growing in the Aruba portfolio and our Cape Town-based team is recognized as being at the leading edge of design thinking and execution.

What do we do?

Our product gives IT managers insight into how their users are experiencing Wi-Fi, network, and application performance, and helps them fix problems before users complain. Our sensor hardware is a delight to install and our software is easy and fun to use. Our product is used in offices, universities, banks, hotels, airports, stadiums, retail stores, and more.

We design all our own hardware and software in Cape Town. Our software systems are built entirely in-house using Python, React, Clickhouse, AWS Kinesis and other technologies. We are truly a full stack company, with a great set of technical challenges to work on.

About You

Are you a problem solver, quick study, and hooked on web development? We're looking for passionate developers who care about design, performance, and creating outstanding user experiences, and who are eager to work in a fast-paced, flexible, and collaborative environment.

Knowledge and Skills

• A minimum of 4 years working with Frontend Development
• Experience with React (or other frontend SPA frameworks/libraries/concepts)
• Extensive experience with multiple software applications design tools and languages.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Experience in overall architecture of software applications for products and solutions.
• Designing and integrating software applications running on multiple platform types into overall architecture.
• Mastery of JavaScript and Typescript
• Mastery of HTML/JSX and CSS/SCSS/CSS-in-JS
• Good knowledge of current and legacy web frameworks and libraries (React, Redux, etc.)

Nice to haves:

• Good knowledge of web bundling technologies (Webpack, Vite, etc.)
• Good knowledge of Design Systems
• Good knowledge of state management in complex applications
• Understanding & experience with data flow in frontend & backend systems
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; mastery in English and local language.
• Ability to effectively communicate product architectures, design proposals and negotiate options at senior management levels.
• Experience with library bundling technologies (Nx.dev, etc.)
• Proficiency in Python
• Strong sense of interaction and visual design
• Good understanding of git or other version control software
• A passion for testing and creating stable software
• Knowledge of DevOps and deployment tools
• Proficiency with Linux and the command line

Qualities

• Desire to achieve perfection, but ready to compromise when necessary to ship on time
• Thrives on fresh challenges and continual learning
• Creative thinker and self-starter

What you will be doing

• Working with a skilled team of bright, motivated developers building an outstanding web app.
• Using modern web technologies to develop state of the art features on the dashboard that will help IT teams monitor and troubleshoot their networks.
• Leading projects & responsible for all stages of design and development for complex products and platforms, including solution design, analysis, coding, testing, and integration.
• Reviews and evaluates designs and project activities for compliance with applications design and development guidelines and standards; provides tangible feedback to improve product quality and mitigate failure risk.
• Drives innovation and integration of new technologies into projects.
• Provides guidance and mentoring to less-experienced staff members.

What we are offering

• Excitement and growth of a startup with the resources and security of a Fortune 100 company
• Full-time position
• Competitive salary
• Great benefits
• 6-month paternity/maternity leave (if you’ve been around for more than a year)
• Exposure to latest & greatest technologies
• Opportunity to help shape the product
• Growth and global scope

Job: Engineering

Job Level: TCP_04

HPE is an Equal Employment Opportunity/ Veterans/Disabled/LGBT and Affirmative Action employer. We are committed to diversity and building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We do not discriminate and all decisions we make are made on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.