React Developer

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Description

In this role, you'll be at the forefront of our global Software Development Team, driving the design, development, and maintenance of our state-of-the-art Outsourcing GB Technology application. You'll tackle complex development projects, ensuring high-quality outcomes that set industry standards.

The Role

Key Responsibilities

• Build and maintain responsive, accessible, and performant web interfaces using React.
• Performs coding, debugging, testing and troubleshooting for moderately complex issues
• Maintains and enhances systems by fixing complicated errors, raising risks and escalating issues where necessary
• Designs high-quality solutions in accordance with timelines and specifications to meet user requirements.
• Collaborate with the design team and solution architects to translate mockups and prototypes into functional user interfaces.
• Work closely with backend developers to integrate APIs and ensure seamless functionality
• Perform thorough testing of UI components, including functional and visual tests.
• Ensures all activities adhere to the relevant processes, procedures, standards and technical design.
• Proactively identifies and leads the implementation of continuous improvement items with the support of the Team Lead and Manager.
• Provides feedback and assists with either formal training or mentoring to junior team members to assist their development.
• Adheres to the Outsourcing GB coding standards, the Outsourcing GB operational framework and WTW Excellence guidelines.
• Acts as a buddy to new starters, and quality checks more junior team members’ work.
• Works closely with QA, Product/Business Analysts, and other Software Engineering functions to ensure high quality on-time delivery
• Contribute to driving effective Agile Scrum practices to meet/exceed software engineering goals. Embrace and contribute to the team's Agile philosophy
• Demonstrate learning adaptability, understanding of the implications of technical issues on business requirements and / or operations.
• Strong interest to expand technology stack
  
  

Excellence

• Design and code solutions based on team input using specified programming languages, tools, and techniques
• Deliver unit-tested systems in a timely fashion that meet requirements.
• Work with team to define detailed solutions for specific requirements.
• Provide analysis for technical solutions based on requirements.
• Provide consultative services on technical issues to clients and internal project teams.
• Participate in development of system test plans.
• Troubleshoot technical issues.
• Keep abreast of latest developments regarding effective procedures, methods, and tools in software development and testing.
  
  

People

• Work closely with team members in a partnership to deliver the best results to the client.
• Demonstrate natural ease and effectiveness when dealing with individuals at all levels
• Assist team members in whatever way necessary to reach successful completion of the tasks at hand
  
  

Clients

• Communicate effectively with product owner and project teams to ensure solutions are complete and clearly communicated to the end users and stakeholders.
• Be available and responsive to system issues.
• Improve team performance by managing the identification and documentation of project scope changes.
  
  

Financial

• Work with the team to monitor progress against all sprint deliverables and development daily plans to complete the work.
• Manage expectations and set personal capacity to the team.
  
  

Qualifications

The Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in front-end development, with a strong focus on React.js and modern Javascript.
• Expertise in React component design, state management (React Content, Redux, or equivalent), React Hooks.
• Experience in TypeScript and build tools (yarn, webpack or similar).
• Strong understanding of RESTful API integration and asynchronous programming
• Experience with version control such as Git and CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience on performance optimization, responsive design principles and cross-browser compatibility
• Hands-on experience in writing unit tests using frameworks like Jest, or similar
• Experience working with frameworks such as Next.js and server-side rendering
• Degree (Associates or Bachelors) in computer science, management information systems or related area
• Experience with Agile methodologies including Scrum framework and Kanban preferred
• Willingness to work in a fast-paced collaborative team environment that has tight deadlines.
• Ability to learn and evaluate new tools, concepts, and challenges quickly.
• Customer service focus and flexibility in supporting customer requests.
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills.
• Commitment to quality and continuous improvement.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Be available, at times, to work extended work hours.
• Background in benefits administration a plus.
• Familiarity with/using containers in Docker a plus.
  
  

Technical competencies

Subject Matter Expertise

• Developing expertise
• You seek opportunities to build your subject matter knowledge, skills and understanding of emerging technologies and industry practices in your area. You share your knowledge with team members.
• Applying expertise
• You apply your subject matter knowledge and skills to develop and improve routine and non-routine solutions
  

Solution Development

• Systems thinking
• You work across teams to develop solutions.
• You look at the bigger picture to identify links between domains, systems, people and processes.
• Focusing on quality
• You mentor others and take ownership and accountability for the quality of your own and team’s solutions.
  

Technical Communication

• Simplifying complexity
• You apply subject matter knowledge to answer technical questions clearly and concisely, limiting jargon.
• You consider the needs and comprehension level of different stakeholders to determine the most appropriate content and style.
• Influencing stakeholders
  
  

WTW is an Equal Opportunity Employer