Senior Frontend Engineer (Marketplace - Buyer)

About The Team

The Marketplace Buyer team maintains services that empower the core e-commerce business of Shopee. Its scope spans across buyer and seller facing features, covering the entire journey from account registration to order fulfillment. As one of the most critical pillars of the Shopee ecosystem, the Marketplace Buyer team owns systems that serve hundreds of millions of users across the globe and handle millions of transactions on a daily basis. Being built with modern architecture and in a distributed environment, these mission-critical services receive high traffic, require high performance, and deliver high impact to the business. As the owner of these services, we constantly work on solving interesting and challenging problems to deliver a better and smoother shopping experience to customers worldwide.

Job Description

• Collaborate closely with product managers, designers, and backend engineers to understand requirements and translate them into efficient and scalable frontend solutions.
• Design and develop high-quality, reusable, and modular code for frontend applications using modern web technologies such as HTML, CSS, and JavaScript frameworks (e.g., React, Angular, Vue.js).
• Optimize frontend applications for performance, responsiveness, and cross-browser compatibility.
• Identify and address performance bottlenecks and optimize code for maximum efficiency.
• Collaborate with UX/UI designers to ensure the seamless integration of design elements into frontend applications.
• Write and maintain unit tests to ensure code quality and reliability.
• Troubleshoot and debug frontend issues, providing timely resolution.
• Stay up-to-date with emerging frontend technologies, trends, and best practices, and propose innovative solutions to improve the user experience.
• Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams, including backend engineers, to ensure smooth integration and seamless user experiences.
• Participate in code reviews, providing constructive feedback and ensuring adherence to coding standards and best practices.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of development processes and workflows.
  
  

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 3+ years of experience in frontend development, with a strong focus on building user-friendly and responsive web applications.
• Proficiency in HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, with experience in one or more modern frontend frameworks such as React, Angular, or Vue.js.
• Solid understanding of responsive design principles and cross-browser compatibility.
• Experience with frontend build tools and package managers (e.g., Webpack, Babel, npm).
• Knowledge of frontend testing frameworks and methodologies (e.g., Jest, Enzyme, Cypress).
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to troubleshoot and debug complex frontend issues.
• Familiarity with version control systems (e.g., Git) and collaborative development workflows.
• Excellent communication and collaboration abilities, with the capacity to work effectively in a team-oriented environment.
• Passion for creating exceptional user experiences and a drive to stay updated with the latest frontend trends and technologies.