Senior UI Developer

Keyloop bridges the gap between dealers, manufacturers, technology suppliers and car buyers.

We empower car dealers and manufacturers to fully embrace digital transformation. How? By creating innovative technology that makes selling cars better for our customers, and buying and owning cars better for theirs.

We use cutting-edge technology to link our clients’ systems, departments and sites. We provide an open technology platform that’s shaping the industry for the future. We use data to help clients become more efficient, increase profitability and give more customers an amazing experience. Want to be part of it?

Purpose of Role:

The purpose of this role is to deliver technical capability and direction for platform and application infrastructure that supports strategic initiatives. Advise on tactical and strategic issues relating to established technology and future adoption calling upon internal and external technical advances.

Carry out complex design, development, testing, documentation, code review and analysis of various software applications and technical specifications, complying with established methodologies. Creatively enhance existing product lines with new capabilities and features.

Focus on product enhancements and solutions for complex problems and perform a pivotal role in the integration of developed software utilizing user interfaces and data. Engineer sophisticated new solutions for large-scale go-to-market system offerings, encompassing Keyloops entire product line. Be a subject matter expert in technical leadership, direction, and design, and mentor others whilst fostering collaboration and innovation throughout the Product & Engineering community.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and lead the implementation of sophisticated front-end solutions using React, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, and TypeScript, ensuring adherence to best practices in code quality and design patterns
• Act as a subject matter expert in front-end technologies and setting the standard for front-end excellence
• Collaborate closely with UX/UI designers to refine and realize high-fidelity designs into functional and responsive web applications
• Ensure the technical feasibility of UI/UX designs while maintaining a keen eye for detail and pixel-perfect implementation
• Optimize application performance across a wide array of web-capable devices and browsers focusing on speed and scalability
• Drive the evolution of our front-end architecture to support future growth and enhance user experience
• Proactively identify and address front-end challenges, advocating for improvements in our development processes and technologies
• Passionate about the UI designs and development
• Build reusable code and libraries for future use
• Follows all engineering standards and practices and measure & achieve engineering metrics/goals
• An appreciation of Scrum-based Agile development methods and processes.
• Aid the Product Manager to identify the best technical solutions
  
  
  

Essentials Skills and Qualifications:

• 5 - 8 years of experience in building the responsive framework and designs using HTML, JavaScript, React JS, MUI, Node JS
• Proficiency with HTML5, including semantic HTML5 elements, microformats, and WAI-ARIA
• Expertise of the main components such as Virtual DOM, JSX, Redux, Hooks, React Context API, Event Handling, Routing, State, Life Cycle components etc
• Expertise in CSS, LESS, SASS and HTML, JavaScript, Type Script, Node JS
• Ability to work with Webpack and Flux, as well as at least one performance testing framework
• Experience of working and contributing to Design systems
• Familiar with Figma and Building the re-usable components using the UX Figma
• Working collaboratively and iteratively with designers and architects within the Keyloop front-end community to share the best practices.
• Having excellent knowledge on UI best practices –
• WAEG accessibility and usability process and guidelines
• user experience
• web coding standards
• Able to provide the examples on the designs and decision making of the ideas on the UX discussions
• Able to provide a portfolio or links to previous work and to be able to talk through their approach and reasoning
• Experience in integrating the Rest API and writing the object-oriented interfaces
• Experience with automated testing frameworks, such as: Jest, React testing library
• Solid experience in modern version control (Git, GitHub)
• Good understanding and prior experience of the Agile process (Scrum or Kanban)
  
  
  

Nice to have:

• Experience on Module Federation Microfrontend Architecture
  
  
  

Why join us?

We’re on a journey to become market leaders in our space – and with that comes some incredible opportunities. Collaborate and learn from industry experts from all over the globe. Work with game-changing products and services. Get the training and support you need to try new things, adapt to quick changes and explore different paths. Join Keyloop and progress your career, your way.

An inclusive environment to thrive

We’re committed to fostering an inclusive work environment. One that respects all dimensions of diversity. We promote an inclusive culture within our business, and we celebrate different employees and lifestyles – not just on key days, but every day.

Be rewarded for your efforts

We believe people should be paid based on their performance so our pay and benefits reflect this and are designed to attract the very best talent. We encourage everyone in our organisation to explore opportunities which enable them to grow their career through investment in their development but equally by working in a culture which fosters support and unbridled collaboration.

Keyloop doesn’t require academic qualifications for this position. We select based on experience and potential, not credentials.

We are also an equal opportunity employer committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We value diversity and encourage candidates of all backgrounds to apply.