Senior Front-End Developer

ABOUT US

HyperionDev is one of the largest providers of accelerated tech education in EMEA and one of the oldest providers of 'coding bootcamps' in the world. We work with top universities such as Imperial College London, The London School of Economics, The University of Edinburgh, and Stellenbosch University to deliver structured technical courses and bootcamps that accelerate people into fulfilling tech careers. We have been recognised as one of the top education technology scaleups in the world and gained the financial backing of Meta (previously Facebook) which recognised us as  the most socially impactful startup operating in Africa, where we initially started our work.

We are dedicated to closing the global tech skills gap and we achieve this by integrating tech education with human mentorship and expert code review powered by a workforce in Southern Africa, which lowers the cost of an accessible education in technology. This model has been successful, allowing us to reach millions of learners a year from over 60 countries. We have also partnered with government bodies such as the UK's Department for Education who provide scholarships for students to study on our bootcamps and gain employment at companies such as AstraZeneca and the United Kingdom's National Health Service (NHS).

We're backed by nearly 2000 investors, having raised the largest crowdfunding round of funding for an edtech company in history. As a primarily bootstrapped, profitable, and scale up tech business join us as we play our part in making the world a more stable, safer, and fair place.

ABOUT THE ROLE

This role is for an experienced and ambitious front-end developer who can progress the quality of our websites, landing pages, and online and on-site coding bootcamp products.

A key responsibility of the role is to ensure that our website and digital assets better convert leads into satisfied students and customers. In addition, the role will oversee the user experience of our online student portal and how students interact with our mentors and teaching assistants at scale to improve the quality of progression for thousands of students seeking to transition into a career in tech.

The front-end developer will also ensure that landing pages are high speed and mobile optimised for our paid media campaigns and SEO optimised to scale organic impressions.

In this role, you will work cross functionally with Product, Marketing and the various specialists in the Engineering team. We are looking for committed individuals who can impress us with their skills, ambition and ability to launch and drive their own projects.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Creating the structure, template or layouts of new projects using frameworks and libraries like Bootstrap, Angular, Ember, React, Vue, Django, Jquery and material design
• Creating dynamic page layouts based on api information
• Developing responsive, mobile-first web applications and PWAs
• Cross browser support for all modern browsers
• Implementing basic SEO
• Identifying and suggesting user experience improvements
• Provide mentorship to peers and team members
• Participate in code reviews and contribute to the teams continuous upskilling

REQUIREMENTS

Minimum

• Relevant qualifications

• 3+ years experience in a front-end role using the following:

• HTML / HTML5

• SCSS / CSS3

• jQuery / Javascript

• Bootstrap 3 / 4

• React

• Ability to transform designs (Photoshop XD, Sketch, Figma  etc) into flawless cross-device implementations

• Understanding of SEO principles, web accessibility, and technical writing (bonus)

• Experience with CI/CD pipelines (bonus)

• Good understanding of web standards

• Good understanding of site performance and site optimisation

• Good understanding of Git and versions control

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Meticulous attention to detail

• Fast learner enthusiastic to train on new stacks/technologies

• A problem-solving and positive attitude

• Start-up mentality and the desire to see HyperionDev succeed

• An interest in the future of education and online learning

• Strong teamwork and collaboration skills

Preferred

• Web Analytics / Google Analytics
• Google Tag Manager
• Google Search Console
• Coding / writing for SEO
• Django and MVT architecture
• Webpack / Gulp / Grunt
• Experience in template languages, Django, Python, etc.
• Prior tech startup experience in a high-growth and ambitious environment
• Worked on SEO, CSS and website optimization projects

BENEFITS

Hybrid work: We are a hybrid work organisation offering flexibility on your schedule. Remote working options are available for candidates not in proximity of a HyperionDev Campus

Learn new tech skills: We offer our employees the opportunity to enrol part-time in our Coding Bootcamps.

Join the heart of tech in Africa, Europe and the US: You'll work with the best of the best and rub shoulders with the world leaders in edtech, developer education, and developer assessments. Join one of the most ambitious and highest performing tech companies in the space, with a management team that draws their former experience from top tech companies.

Life-changing work: Solve real problems that make education and tech careers accessible to those who need it most: you're allowed to brag about it.

OUR VALUES

We're a people-forward company with a purpose that underlines everything we do. We're obsessed with the potential in people and challenge them to do their best work. We embrace a culture of growth and learning to deliver on our vision and ours is a relentless quest for improvement.