Sr. Front End Engineer

at  Rapid7

SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER - FRONTEND

As a Senior Software Engineer, you will own a full life cycle of development and be a senior contributor on a team responsible for the end-to-end delivery of increasingly complex features that are correctly implemented and high quality. You will take initiative to identify and own solutions to problems, and partner with cross-functional teams. You will act as a resource by advising and mentoring junior engineers to continue to build the technical capabilities of our teams.

THE SKILLS YOU WILL BRING INCLUDE:

• 3 to 5 years of front end experience with HTML, CSS (SASS/SCSS) and JavaScript
• Solid understanding of modern web development concepts
• Capable of translating arbitrary design into responsive styles; familiar with standards and conventions
• Can confidently implement UI behaviors with JavaScript via various methods, such as with vanilla JavaScript, jQuery or React
• Experience working with CMS platforms
• Experience using common front end tools such as webpack or gulp
• Comfortable interacting with REST web services
• Experience working with Git and Jenkins or similar version control and build platforms
• Attention to detail, and analytical/problem-solving skills
  We know that the best ideas and solutions come from multi-dimensional teams. That’s because these teams reflect a variety of backgrounds and professional experiences. If you are excited about this role and feel your experience can make an impact, please don’t be shy - apply today.

ABOUT THE ROLE

The Senior Software Engineer is a part of our Product and Engineering team who are at the forefront of keeping our customers safe from attacks and breaches. In this role you will be focussed on helping our customers seamlessly manage their security solutions as effectively and efficiently as possible, and ensuring our products are delivering a secure experience. You will have the opportunity to further broaden your skills surrounded by a team of incredibly smart and experienced Engineers, whilst getting the opportunity to mentor others.

IN THIS ROLE, YOU WILL:

• Participate in projects from start to finish including technical requirements gathering, data modeling and deployment.
• Develop complex web UIs both independently and with support and review from our team’s Principal Front End Engineer.
• Participate in code reviews and mentor junior developers.
• Work on multiple projects simultaneously, prioritize effectively to meet our stakeholders’ delivery expectations.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand requirements and business needs; communicate technical solutions with non-technical stakeholders.
• Collaborate effectively with design, QA and content/brand team members.
• Maintain technical excellence in the execution and the delivery of implementations of varying scope.
• Independently estimate and manage assigned tasks.