We are looking for a Senior Front End Engineer - Typescript to join our Operations Team!

Why MetTel

MetTel is a global communications solutions provider with the most complete suite of fully managed services that focus on secure connectivity, and network and mobility services. We simplify communications and networking for business and government agencies. Our customers include many of the Fortune 500, and Gartner recognizes us as an industry leader. We have the broadest portfolio of technology and integrated partnerships, as well as our private network, which we use to create tailored solutions design, deployment, and ongoing management, driving cost savings, efficiency, innovation, and the ability to focus on core objectives.

We believe that each team member is a key to the success and sustainability of the group. In order to achieve this, we offer an environment where all professionals can grow and develop their skills and competencies, collaborate with diverse professionals, share knowledge and enjoy a rewarding career. 

Key Responsibilities:

Your creativity will find expression in generating new ways to deliver scalable, interactive telecommunications data across multiple platforms - web, mobile, and social media.  Key responsibilities include building and supporting high-profile, highly interactive, extremely fast, client-facing web and mobile applications. The candidate must have expertise in modern HTML, CSS, Typescript (6 years of experience required), JavaScript and Frameworks (e.g. React, Angular, Vue, Next.JS, D3) and must provide demonstrate their depth of understanding and best-practice techniques in UI/UX solutions that they have developed.

Additional key responsibilities include: 

• Lead usability strategy and efforts to uncover user needs and business needs.
• Cultivate your own understanding of user problems and opportunities for improvement and share your insights.
• Translate business needs and product requirements into best-in-class user-focused and intuitive user experiences.
• Brainstorm and mock-up interaction and interface design ideas with Viator staff.
• Present ideas and adjust designs based on feedback.
• Envision, design and iterate by building prototypes, rapidly producing multiple possible approaches for internal review and usability testing.
• Work with Product Managers to create visuals for incorporating into product specifications.
• Design current interfaces while planning for the direction of future iterations.
• Work collaboratively and closely with visual design team as UX/UI is integrated into finished web pages and mobile applications.
• Work closely with the engineering team during the development process to ensure that designs are properly implemented and to maximize usability and performance.
• Develop Information Architecture documentation including site maps, user flows, schematics and navigation models

Desired Skills and Experience:

• Ideally seeking 6 years developing and delivering customer facing web or mobile experiences using Typescript
• Must be proficient in understanding the Typescript language and related best-practices
• Excellent understanding of application frameworks such as React, Next.JS, Angular, and NodeJS.
• Strong track record of delivering results – portfolio required
• Proficient understanding of web markup, including HTML5, CSS3
• Understanding of CSS development platforms, such as TailwindCSS, Styled Components
• Good understanding of asynchronous request handling
• Proficient understanding of cross-browser compatibility issues and ways to work around them.
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git
• Solid understanding of mobile-first UI design and best practices
• Ability to relay UI requirements to backend development team              

*The salary range reflected is a good faith estimate of base pay for the primary location of the position. Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several U.S. geographic markets, and we pay differently based on those defined markets. The U.S. pay range for this position is $150,000 annually. Pay within this range varies by work location and may also depend on job -related knowledge, skills, experience and abilities of the successful candidate. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for the job location during the hiring process.

MetTel is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion or belief, sex, age, national origin, citizenship status, marital status, military/veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical or mental disability or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws. 

To learn more about our company visit us at www.mettel.net