Front-End Developer (Contract)

This Front-end Developer role will be offered on a 6 month contract basis.

Location : Open to Cape Town, Johannesburg or Durban based applicants

Duration : 6 month contract

Type : Open to Independent Freelance or Fixed Term Employment Contract

As an experienced Front-end Developer, you’ll be working with Umbraco using ReactJs, Typescript JavaScript, SASS / LESS to provide the best-in-class custom cinema websites worldwide. You’ll have experience with modern Agile software development, and you will be experienced in advocating team quality and productivity through peer programming, code reviews, and of course your own development.

You will be an advocate for technologies and tools, you will own larger features and projects, and you will be skilled at collaborating with wider stakeholders such as Product Owners, Business Analysts, and Engineering Managers.

As an Agile developer, you will be focused on continuous improvement. You will enjoy working in a tight knit team in a collaborative environment and you will be a champion of Getting It Done.

About the role

• Develop user interfaces and user experiences using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
• Implement responsive web design to ensure optimal user experience across various devices and screen sizes
• Work with front-end frameworks and libraries, such as React, JavaScript, HTML, Typescript, SCSS / CSS & ES6 Vanilla Javascript
• Ensure cross-browser compatibility and address performance issues
• Write and maintain automated tests to ensure code quality
• Debug and troubleshoot issues related to the front-end application
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including designers, product managers, and other developers
• Communicate effectively with team members and stakeholders, providing updates on progress and addressing concerns
• Join the on-call support roster during holiday periods

About you

About Vista

Vista Group is the global leader in providing technology solutions to the international film industry. With brands including Vista, Veezi, Movio, Numero, Maccs, Flicks and Powster, our expertise covers cinema management software; loyalty, moviegoer engagement and marketing; film distribution software; box office reporting; creative studio solutions; and movie, cinema and streaming content discovery.

With more than 700 crew based across six main offices, in New Zealand (Auckland headquarters), the USA, the UK, South Africa, the Netherlands, and Mexico, our people are our most important asset. Across the group brands our teams provide market-leading services to clients in more than 100 countries.

We are proud of our diversity and have placed a high priority on being an inclusive workplace that is reflective of our clients and communities. It is important to us to foster an environment that empowers people to realise their full potential. We aim to do ‘good things with good people’ and we’re proud to say that more than two decades on that’s exactly what we do every single day.

Shared Standards

Our Shared Standards act as a compass for how we work together and reflect the behaviours we value at Vista Group. The way in which each member of our crew embodies these Shared Standards is an indicator for performance and success, as it aligns with our vision and strategy.

One Crew

Shine a Light

Make it Happen

Chase Great

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