Front-end Developer

Who are WebBeds

WebBeds is the fastest growing and most significant accommodation supplier to the travel industry. We are a global company offering ground services (hotels transfers tours activities) to travel professionals. Our products help our partners and customers to create amazing Travel experiences.

Our Products range from a Retail Online platform Integration Connectivity hub and distribution APIs to name but a few and our systems are 100% cloud hosted processing up to 5.0bn search requests daily. We deliver amazing outcomes using leading edge technology through innovative and creative thinking.

WebBeds is a subsidiary of Web Travel Group (ASX: WEB) an ASX 200 listed company operating a global digital travel business.

What makes us stand out

• We are a wholesale global travel organization
• We have 1500 people speaking 50 languages in 120 cites across 50 countries
• We partner with over 430000 properties in more than 15000 destinations
• We work with more than 44000 travel companies in 139 source markets
• We have an amazing Technology team focused on delivering valuable outcomes using innovative tech and creative & lateral thinking

What will you do on your journey with WebBeds

WebBeds is the worlds fastest growing provider of accommodation distribution services to the travel industry. Our products incorporate distribution APIs payment integrations ERP integration Data Lakes User Interfaces and others. Our search API reach peaks of more than 50.000 requests per second each one consisting of tens or hundreds of hotels with continued expansion.

We design deliver and support innovative solutions through engagement collaboration and a fearsome passion for creating customer value is our mission as an IT organization.

With this in mind we strive to be at the leading edge of technology when it comes to build the platform that meets the needs of our Supply partners and customers. This translates to the use of latest technology Core versions K8S microservices architecture clouds hosting and orchestration CI/CD pipelines automated testing Proactive monitoring and alerting systems to name a few.

Our delivery teams have the creativity and freedom to express themselves by building innovative solutions to often complex problems and are challenged to reach higher levels daily. Our teams consist of product owners QA engineers Software Engineers and people from across the business all working collectively and collaboratively. We have a very strong technical team from which you will be able to learn but are encouraged by new ideas and fresh thinking that you will bring with you.

How will you make an impact

We are in search of an efficient Front-end Developer to join our Development Team. As a Front-end Developer you should have prior experience in writing front-end code for client-side.
You should have the ability to translate the client requirements into appealing and functioning interactive addition to this you should be good at creating an attractive and functional digital environment for our products by ensuring an exceptional user experience. As a qualified candidate for this role we expect you to have exceptional knowledge of user interfaces and user experience. You should be able to create a user-friendly environment via your code for our software applications.

Key elements to the role include:

• Work closely with our Design team to understand the design and UI/UX requirements better.
• Maintain and improve the presentability of our website and web applications.
• Optimize the design of web applications for robust user experience.
• Collaborate with graphic designers and back-end developers to improve usability.
• Acquire feedback from customers and users to build viable solutions.
• Write functional requirement guides and documents.
• Create quality prototypes and templates for the client approvals.
• Ensure brand consistency and high-quality graphics standards.
• Stay updated on the latest technologies.

The skills we would love to see in your suitcase!

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Software Engineering or a similar field.
• 3 years of experience as a Front-end Web Developer Software Developer or similar role.
• Excellent understanding of software architecture databases and knowledge of the entire web development process.
• Solid understanding of markup languages (HTML CSS) and JavaScript frameworks.
• Proficiency in React (including component-based architecture & Atomic Design principles) and
• State management with Redux Toolkit / RTK Query.
• In-depth understanding of responsive web layouts and modern styling (e.g. Styled Components Material UI) with proficiency with Figma for design collaboration.
• Demonstrated experience with testing & build tooling (e.g. Jest Babel).
• Experience with REST APIs and cross-browser compatibility.
• Good understanding of basic SEO principles.
• Fluent English communication skills both written and oral.
• A self-driven growth-oriented mindset with an innate curiosity for continuous learning.
• A collaborative team player adept at thriving within a self-organized team structure and embracing shared responsibilities.
• Happy to follow our motto: Build it Ship it Support it.

Why choose us as your next destination

We are super proud of our dedicated team of friendly energetic & passionate professionals. Our people are key to the success of our business & everybody at WebBeds has their own unique role to play as we continue to drive the company forward.

Over 50 different languages are spoken by our workforce but whether working from offices in Dubai or London or out in the field in Johannesburg or Buenos Aires we all share the common goal to take pride in what we do & to deliver our partners with unbeatable service & support.

• International highly skilled group of experts from all around the globe
• Dynamic environment with the chance to grow influence & impact change
• Disruptive fast-growing market leader within travel & endless possibilities
• Culture built on collaboration empowerment and innovation

Find out more about the WebBeds business at - #LI-Hybrid

Key Skills
Bootstrap,CSS,Front-End Development,HTML5,React,Redux,Node.js,Angular,Less,JavaScript,backbone.js,Sass
Employment Type : Full Time
Experience: years
Vacancy: 1