Senior Frontend Engineer

Software Engineering
Athens, Thessaloniki
Posted 4 weeks ago

We are DEUS EX MACHINA, a cutting-edge bioinformatics company specializing in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), and Analytics. We leverage Generative AI and Large Language Models (LLMs) to accelerate the analysis of biological data, contributing to life sciences with breakthroughs in nutrition, petcare and healthcare. At the core of our successful track record are our people, our commitment to clients, Fortune 100 organizations and startups, and our desire to make a positive impact through a creative, focused, and collaborative mentality.

We are currently seeking one highly skilled and motivated Senior Frontend Engineer to join our dynamic Software Engineering team in Athens or Thessaloniki, full-time. In this role, you will play a crucial role in shaping and building user-friendly interfaces, complex frontend architecture and ensuring that our applications meet the highest standards of performance, usability and scalability. 

* Mid-level candidates will also be considered for this opening, and they will be evaluated for their level.

What your daily life will look like:

  • Collaborate with other engineers and product managers to define requirements, design solutions, drive successful delivery and end-to-end integration. 
  • Write clean and qualitative code for a large-scale web environment.
  • Tackle complex technical challenges and troubleshoot issues that arise during development.
  • Contribute to the overall technical strategy and roadmap of our product frontend development.
  • Encourage and ensure proper documentation of frontend architectural decisions, processes, methodologies and various techniques to ensure transparency and efficiency. 
  • Provide technical guidance and mentorship to other Frontend Engineers by sharing best practices and feedback. 
  • Conduct code-reviews , provide constructive feedback and ensure that the codebase is of high-quality.
  • Work collaboratively with other senior members of the team to address architectural challenges and make informed technical decisions.
  • Participate in our Agile methodologies and track tasks by using confluence and jira. 

What your strengths are:

  • 5+ years of professional working experience with HTML, CSS and JavaScript.
  • Excellent understanding of core web and browser concepts.
  • Professional working experience with Angular or other similar JavaScript framework (React, Vue etc.).
  • Fluent in ES6+ and TypeScript.
  • Experience working with CSS preprocessors such as SCSS, Sass, or Less.
  • Experience working with SPAs and using build tools such as webpack.
  • Ability to clearly and concisely communicate complex technical, architectural, and/or organizational problems and propose thorough iterative solutions.
  • Ability to diagnose and tackle performance and optimization problems.
  • Proficient in integrating and extending existing APIs, with the ability to architect and develop new APIs to enhance functionality and overall system efficiency.
  • Experience using a version control system, such as Git, in a professional environment.
  • Experience writing tests and using tools such as  Karma and Jasmine.
  • Working experience in agile software development processes.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication in Greek & English.

What is nice to have:

  • Working knowledge with Web Workers
  • Working experience with visualization frameworks such as D3.js, sigma.js, vis.js
  • A BS/MS in Computer Science or any other related field.
  • Familiarity with end-to-end testing (e.g. cypress, protractor)

What it’s like to work with us:

DEUS EX MACHINA will provide you with resources and advanced tools necessary to deliver best-in-class results for our clients, in a workplace that inspires collaboration and creativity. Our people are the most important asset and we always strive for providing them with a good working-life balance. What to expect working at DEUS:

  • Competitive compensation packages based on qualifications.
  • Flexible work schedule
  • ​Professional and personal development opportunities
  • Private​ life &​ health insurance 
  • Wellbeing activities
  • Room to experiment, learn and have fun
  • Peers with big smiles and fascinating ideas
  • A multi-disciplinary​, multinational​ team that values trust and autonomy

If you like the description above, we are looking forward to receiving your application. Please apply with your latest CV in English.

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