Front End Engineer- Web Experience

Job Description

• Bring high‑fidelity designs to life with pixel‑perfect, responsive, and accessible UI implementation.
• Convert Figma (or similar) prototypes into clean, semantic HTML5, modern CSS/SCSS, and well‑structured JavaScript.
• Build scalable, reusable UI components and maintain a cohesive design system.
• Ensure cross‑browser compatibility, including required polyfills and fallbacks.
• Drive performance excellence through:
  • Smart asset loading (lazy loading)
  • Code splitting and optimized bundling
  • Dynamic imports
  • Bundle size analysis and reduction
  • Lighthouse & Core Web Vitals improvements
• Apply appropriate rendering or delivery techniques (e.g., SSR/SSG/ISR when applicable).
• Implement and maintain WCAG‑compliant accessibility standards.
• Integrate front-end applications with REST APIs using clean, maintainable JavaScript logic.
• Write robust documentation, clean code, and enforce quality through best practices.
• Contribute to testing strategies using tools like Jest, React Testing Library, Cypress, or Playwright.
• Participate in code reviews and help drive high standards for UI quality and front-end architecture.

Qualifications

Required key competencies and qualifications: 

• 8+ years of professional software development experience.
• 5+ years specializing in front-end engineering.
• Strong expertise in JavaScript (ES6+), HTML5, CSS3, and SCSS.
• Deep knowledge of responsive design, mobile‑first development, and complex layout techniques.
• Solid understanding of performance optimization:
  • Lazy loading
  • Code splitting
  • Dynamic imports
  • Bundle analysis
• Experience with SSR/SSG/ISR approaches (React/Next.js experience is a plus but not the focus).
• Strong understanding of cross-browser compatibility and polyfills.
• Proven experience in implementing WCAG accessibility best practices.
• Experience writing automated tests for front-end applications.
• Familiarity with headless CMS and JAMstack concepts.
• Experience consuming RESTful APIs.
• Strong Git workflow knowledge and CI/CD experience.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and clear communication

This resonates with you? Apply now! 

Additional Information

What we offer at METRO.digital?    

• Hybrid and agile work: thrive in a flexible, multicultural environment.

At METRO.digital, we promote work-life balance through a hybrid working model. You’ll be part of self-organizing, multicultural teams that collaborate in an agile setup.

• People development: when you grow so do we!

We want you to become the best version of yourself with individual and company-wide programs and trainings for people development. Focused among other on development, leadership, appreciation ... it´s time to upskill your career.

• Support with individual solutions: we are people-caring!

We offer support whenever you need it - at every stage of your professional journey.

Want to know more about all our benefits? Discover more here. 

Let´s connect soon. Apply for the role now!    

Position grade within our career framework: Front-End Engineer Grade 2 (Md6).