Frontend Engineer

About Detect

At Detect, we’re at the forefront of the utilities industry with a focus on inspecting and monitoring critical infrastructure. As a nimble startup with a focus on innovation, we offer a unique opportunity for a Frontend Engineer to join our growing team. We believe in pushing the boundaries of what’s possible and it shows within the team’s DNA. We embrace new ideas, new technologies and are in the mindset of failing fast and often.

Why Join Us?

• Flexibility & autonomy: Work from anywhere, at any time. We trust our team to manage their schedules in a way that promotes productivity and work-life balance.
• Growth: With a strong emphasis on personal development, we encourage continuous learning and tackling challenging projects that contribute to your professional growth.
• Impact: Play a pivotal role in shaping the future of our technology and products, directly influencing the success of our solutions.
• Culture of experimentation: We live by the mantra “fail fast, fail often”. By encouraging experimentation and learning from each failure, we pave the way for significant breakthroughs. We promote an environment where every team member is empowered to test new ideas, challenge the status quo and contribute to a culture of continuous innovation.
  
  

What You Will Do

As a Frontend Engineer, your primary focus will be on designing, building and optimizing the user-facing elements of our SaaS platform. You'll work closely with a dedicated team to deliver a seamless, engaging user experience. Here's a closer look at your responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain the user interface: Build clean and reusable components using React and JavaScript to create a responsive, user-friendly platform.
• Collaborate on product design: Work with users and our team to transform user stories and wireframes into functional, high-quality features.
• Optimize performance: Ensure fast load times and smooth interactions by implementing best practices in rendering, state management, and asset optimization
• Integrate with backend APIs: Collaborate with backend engineers to ensure seamless communication between the frontend and backend.
  
  

Growth And Exploration Opportunities

• UI/UX design integration: For those passionate about design, there's an opportunity to work closely with our team to explore and implement cutting-edge UI/UX practices, ensuring our platform stands out in the industry.
• Full-stack exposure: If you're interested in expanding beyond the frontend, you can collaborate on backend tasks, gaining exposure to system design, APIs, and cloud infrastructure.
  
  

Requirements

• Strong understanding of React concepts, hooks and state management.
• Familiarity with integrating and troubleshooting API interactions.
• Ability to evaluate and optimize web applications for speed and scalability.
• Proven experience in implementing designs and creating user-friendly experiences.
• Excellent communication abilities and an excitement to work across multifaceted teams, bridging the gap between technical, operations, and business units.