Company Description

Zayo provides mission-critical bandwidth to the world’s most impactful companies, fueling the innovations that are transforming our society. Zayo’s 141,000-mile network in North America and Europe includes extensive metro connectivity to thousands of buildings and data centers. Zayo’s communications infrastructure solutions include dark fiber, private data networks, wavelengths, Ethernet, and dedicated Internet access. Zayo serves wireless and wireline carriers, media, tech, content, finance, healthcare and other large enterprises.

Job Overview

We are seeking a passionate Senior Frontend Software Engineer with expertise in modern frameworks and techniques. As a well-rounded software engineer, you should appreciate diversity in your daily tasks and embrace challenges outside your comfort zone. In addition to possessing a well-rounded set of technical skills, you should bring a collaborative spirit, willing to share your knowledge/experience with the team and eager to learn from others.

A typical day in the life of a senior software engineer may include the following activities:

Assisting in the design and definition of technical specifications of a new software feature with the product team.
Writing core platform code for a new feature and unit tests for functionality.
Refactoring and improving existing code for performance and simplicity. For example, breaking a large function into smaller, more maintainable, and easily tested logical units.
Researching additional ideas to improve the product/platform overall and sharing them with the team.
Interacting with customers and/or sales on a software bug, quickly resolving it, and coordinating across the team to push a fix.
Collaborating with backend engineers and discussing quirks in network protocols and network interconnection, translating rapid API and UI changes.
Reviewing merge requests from other developers and providing thoughtful feedback where appropriate.
Taking ownership of issues through the release process and partnering with QA to resolve any bugs found in testing, ensuring timely code deployments.
Developing new features in React.js while maintaining or converting legacy AngularJS code.

Responsibilities

Frontend Development: Lead the development of scalable and high-performance frontend solutions using React.js and other technologies as needed
Performance Optimization: Optimize the performance of React applications, including lazy loading and minimizing render cycles
State Management: Expertise with state management libraries like Redux or Context API. Understanding of how to manage complex application state. Experience with Redux Toolkit is a plus
Component-Based Architecture: Ability to design and implement modular, reusable, and maintainable components
Code Quality and Performance: Ensure code quality through best practices, code reviews, and performance optimization.
Documentation: Create and maintain comprehensive technical documentation for backend systems and integration processes.
Problem Solving: Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues, ensuring the stability of backend systems.
Collaboration: Work closely with customers, frontend developers, QA engineers, and other stakeholders to deliver high-quality software solutions.

Relevant Experience And Qualifications

The ideal candidate will possess an abundance of hardcore programming skills and solid instincts for usability and creating beautiful, functional web applications. You are likely a full-stack developer who naturally gravitates towards front-end work. You can maintain a balance of building new, exciting features in a modern framework while also addressing issues that arise from the legacy side of the codebase.

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, a related field or equivalent work experience
10+ years of experience working in production engineering teams
Experience with React.js, AngularJS, and Node.js with in-depth knowledge of React.js and its core principles. This includes understanding of components, state and props, lifecycle methods, hooks, and virtual DOM
Experience with the HTTP protocol and developing and using RESTful APIs
Experience creating highly maintainable JavaScript
Experience with the Salesforce API and SOQL
Experience writing code that interacts asynchronously with detailed APIs on complex logic flows
Very comfortable using Git in a team environment (i.e. pull-requests, branch management, rebasing)
Experience working in an environment leveraging remote communication collaboration tools like Slack, Zoom, etc
Fearless in venturing boldly into uncharted territories and developing code where there are no previous libraries to draw from

Preferred Experience

AWS Experience with Lambda, S3, API Gateway, SQS, etc.
Familiarity with client-side caching in Redis
Use of event-driven tools such as Kafka
REST API platforms such as Postman
PostgreSQL or other SQL experience

Base pay range: $136,900 - $160,000, commensurate with experience

Benefits, Rewards & Wellness

Excellent Health, Dental & Vision Insurance
Retirement 401(k) Savings Plan
Fitness membership discounts
Generous paid time off policy including paid parental leave

Zayo provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, provincial or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

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