SOFTWARE ENGINEER (FRONT END)

Company: Core Digital Media
Location: Los Angeles
Posted on: October 19, 2024

Job Description:

Core Digital Media brands empower people to improve their financial lives every day. We are one of the largest advertisers on the internet and tens of millions of people come to our sites each month. We have helped many of them save thousands of dollars off of a variety of recurring expenses such as their mortgage, insurance premiums, credit card fees, etc. Our websites include LowerMyBills.com and QuickenLoans.com, and they provide our consumers with valuable content, tools, service providers and solutions as they navigate some of life's biggest financial decisions.Core Digital Media is a proud member of the Rocket Companies family ["RKT" on NYSE] and works in close partnership with its sister companies Rocket Mortgage, Rocket Homes, Rocket Loans and Rocket Money. These companies are all market leaders in their industries and are obsessed with helping their clients achieve the dream of homeownership and financial freedom.Core Digital Media is committed to building and maintaining a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion, where all are welcomed and have the opportunity to flourish in their careers.We are looking for a talented and passionate Frontend Software Engineer to join our team. You will be responsible for creating and maintaining high-quality, user-friendly web applications that provide an exceptional user experience.This role is crucial to the delivery of our products and software solutions that support our product and marketing teams. The successful candidate will be instrumental in developing a scalable consumer-facing application. You will take on a vital role in our team, dedicating 70% of your time to developing end consumer web applications. Additionally, you will ensure the quality of these applications by automating 30% of the testing process. Your efforts will be instrumental in delivering outstanding user experiences.

A variety of soft skills and experience may be required for the following role Please ensure you check the overview below carefully.
Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with designers, Product and engineering team members to create seamless user experiences.
• Ensure the technical feasibility of UI/UX designs.
• Proactively identify areas to improve and scale our architecture and application design.
• Lead and actively participate in design reviews, aligning teams across your organization towards coherent architectural and testability strategies.
• Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code.
• Conduct code reviews and provide constructive feedback.
• Develop and execute automation tests to ensure the quality of the applications.
• Perform SEO site verification to ensure compliance with best practices and search engine guidelines.
• Utilize Gen AI to analyze user stories and acceptance criteria, generating comprehensive test scripts that accurately represent the desired features and functionalities.
• Stay up to date with the latest industry trends and technologies.
• Work efficiently in a constantly changing and growing environment where the process is fluid and creative solutions are desired.
• Apply security best practices to protect against vulnerabilities and threats.
  Minimum Requirements
• B.S. degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• 3+ years of experience as a Software engineer.
• At least 2 years of Testing experience.
• Experience with web frameworks such as Node.js (Express), React, Gatsby, and Next.js.
• Experience with unit and integration testing frameworks/tools such as JUnit and Jest.
• Good understanding of modern software engineering including web technologies, continuous integration, and automation development.
• Strong knowledge of SQL database, ability to write SQL queries (PostgreSQL or SQL Server).
• Solid understanding of HTML, CSS, TypeScript, and JavaScript.
• Experience with automation testing frameworks and tools (e.g., Supertest, Testcafe, and Postman).
• Knowledge of GraphQL, REST APIs, and related network protocols.
• Experience with build and packaging tools - Maven, Gradle, NPM.
• Experience with AWS services: Amazon S3, Amazon EC2, AWS Lambda.
• Proficient in CI/CD, multi-environment code deployment, traffic management, and infrastructure.
• Experience using and configuring logging and observability tools like Datadog, Splunk.
• Good understanding with wireframe, Figma is a plus.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively using written methods - long-form writeups, documents, in addition to chat and email, to help reduce meetings.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.
  Nice to Have
• Knowledge of AWS Bedrock is a plus.
• Experience in using AI tools for test script generation, specifically Gen AI.
• Experience with Docker and containers is a plus.
• Experience with Google Analytics.
• Experience with performance testing.
• Experience with Accessibility testing and understanding of Web Accessibility Standards.
  Core Digital Media is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.Core Digital Media is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion and the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees. CDM provides employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment.
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