What are the responsibilities and job description for the Frontend Software Engineer position at Megaport?
About Megaport
We’re not your typical tech company – and we don’t want to be. Megaport is the global leader in Network as a Service (NaaS), and has transformed the way businesses connect to the cloud, data centers, and each other. We’re publicly listed on the Australian Stock Exchange and partnered with the biggest names in tech like Amazon, Microsoft, Google, Oracle, IBM, and more. Headquartered in Brisbane with a crew of over 600 people spread across Asia-Pacific, Europe, and the Americas, our employees enjoy an environment that is collaborative, supportive, and (actually) fun.
Our Team Culture
We’re a team of problem solvers, pixel pushers, code slingers, and cloud fanatics. Culture is more than a poster on the wall here – collaboration beats hierarchy, curiosity fuels our growth, and everyone’s voice matters. We take our work seriously, but not ourselves. We work across time zones to execute on our global vision, trust each other to get things done, and never compromise our values for commercial gain. Most importantly, we place our customers at the center of everything we do.
We’re committed to increasing representation in the tech industry and welcome applicants from all backgrounds. Don’t meet every requirement? That’s okay. If you’re excited about this role, we encourage you to apply.
The Role
We are looking for a Frontend Developer to join our Engineering team to enable us to build high-quality software more quickly and to improve our systems for both customers and internal users. Reporting to the Engineering Manager, this role will be a key contributor to our highest-value web property, the Megaport Portal, and to other internal and customer-facing software.
You will be a part of a highly skilled and driven technical team collaborating with various stakeholders to produce innovative solutions.
\n- This role will be a significant contributor to a number of internal and customer facing web projects including the Megaport Portal, working with the existing engineering team to build the best user experience and producing a high quality codebase while meeting implementation goals.
- Help build and maintain our various applications and implement new functionality using a modern frontend stack including Vue 3, Typescript, Vite, Tailwind, Tanstack, NX Monorepo.
- Implement and help improve code architectures and processes.
- Understand business requirements and implement technical solutions that are reactive and scalable.
- Collaborate with colleagues to build high-performing, intuitive, and functional solutions
- Develop unit, integration, and end-to-end tests using tools such as Playwright and Vitest.
- Build knowledge of design principles, best practices, and maintainable architecture.
- Proven track record of building high-performance and high-quality software with experience in building applications with Vue, Nuxt or other frameworks such as Angular or React.
- Solid understanding of W3C standards and guidelines such as web accessibility, semantic web, HTML5, CSS, JavaScript Web APIs and internationalization.
- Demonstrable experience in consuming and integrating web services.
- Experience developing responsive web applications that work across multiple devices.
- Have an agile mindset with the ability to work in a transparent and collaborative manner.
- When working with others, demonstrates reliability; functions as an active participant; cooperates and pitches in to help; exhibits flexibility; shows commitment to the team; works as a problem-solver; openly shares knowledge; treats others in a respectful and supportive manner.
- Flexible working environments
- Birthday Leave
- Generous study and training allowance 5 days paid study leave
- Creative, fun, and contemporary workspaces
- Motivated team of industry experts and new talent
- Celebrated success with ‘Legend’ and ‘Kudos’ Awards
- Health and wellness program
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