Verisk Maplecroft is seeking a Junior Frontend Engineer to join their Front End development team. You will be creating and supporting development of client facing features and applications that form our product offerings. The role requires a developer who is keen to learn from experienced front end developers and able to apply their learning to meet complex client requirements.
About the Day to Day Responsibilities of the Role
• Work as part of an agile team in requirements gathering, refinement and delivery of user focused improvements.
• Deliver high quality, maintainable and well tested code which meets user requirements.
• Peer review other developers work in a thorough and constructive manner.
• Work collaboratively with other Developers, Project Owners, UX designers and QA engineers to deliver high quality solutions.
About You and How You Can Excel in This Role
Our front-end products are largely driven by the Angular framework, supported by a Django Rest Framework API. As a Junior Front End Developer, you will have some familiarity working with Angular (or similar front end framework) and be well versed in interacting with back-end APIs. You will be eager to understand the use of the technologies that support our applications and able to make best use of that extensive toolkit in building out new features or products.
Required
• A degree in Computer Science or equivalent or a proven track record in a commercial software development
• A good understanding of HTML and CSS fundamentals
• Good understanding of front-end web technologies and how web browsers behave and perform.
• Strong Typescript / JavaScript skills
• Some familiarity with Angular (or similar) framework, RxJS, and reactive-style programming
• Experienced in consuming Rest APIs
• Understanding of git and working collaboratively on team-level code bases
Nice to haves
Experience in any of the below technologies would be great however is not a requirement. The role will give you the opportunity to expand your knowledge and experience into these areas.
• NgRx, Redux or similar state management approaches
• Experience of testing, in particular unit and integration testing with Jest or similar
• e2e and/or BDD testing
• Industry experience in working with Agile software development practices
• Knowledge and experience in applying Web Security best practices.
• Python / Django
• AWS
• Using or configuring Docker / Containerization
• Node.js
• CI/CD pipeline configuration
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For over 50 years, Verisk has been the leading data analytics and technology partner to the global insurance industry by delivering value to our clients through expertise and scale. We empower communities and businesses to make better decisions on risk, faster.
At Verisk, you'll have the chance to use your voice and build a rewarding career that's as unique as you are, with work flexibility and the support, coaching, and training you need to succeed.
For the eighth consecutive year, Verisk is proudly recognized as a Great Place to Work® for outstanding workplace culture in the US, fourth consecutive year in the UK, Spain, and India, and second consecutive year in Poland. We value learning, caring and results and make inclusivity and diversity a top priority. In addition to our Great Place to Work® Certification, we’ve been recognized by The Wall Street Journal as one of the Best-Managed Companies and by Forbes as a World’s Best Employer and Best Employer for Women, testaments to the value we place on workplace culture.
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Verisk Businesses
Underwriting Solutions — provides underwriting and rating solutions for auto and property, general liability, and excess and surplus to assess and price risk with speed and precision
Claims Solutions — supports end-to-end claims handling with analytic and automation tools that streamline workflow, improve claims management, and support better customer experiences
Property Estimating Solutions — offers property estimation software and tools for professionals in estimating all phases of building and repair to make day-to-day workflows the most efficient
Extreme Event Solutions — provides risk modeling solutions to help individuals, businesses, and society become more resilient to extreme events.
Specialty Business Solutions — provides an integrated suite of software for full end-to-end management of insurance and reinsurance business, helping companies manage their businesses through efficiency, flexibility, and data governance
Marketing Solutions — delivers data and insights to improve the reach, timing, relevance, and compliance of every consumer engagement
Life Insurance Solutions – offers end-to-end, data insight-driven core capabilities for carriers, distribution, and direct customers across the entire policy lifecycle of life and annuities for both individual and group.
Verisk Maplecroft — provides intelligence on sustainability, resilience, and ESG, helping people, business, and societies become stronger
Verisk Analytics is an equal opportunity employer.
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