Frontend Architect

About Increasingly

Increasingly is an award-winning, fast growing retail technology company focused specifically on the automation of cross-selling for online retailers.

Our clients include large global corporations like Samsung & Canon to several small to medium size retailers across the globe. Our AI-based algorithms help a customer buying a TV on Samsung to find the matching sound bar & purchase both together.

Increasingly is headquartered in London with offices in Lisbon & Bangalore. We work with clients in over 30 countries & 20 languages.

We are looking to rapidly expand our technology & product development operations in India. And we need smart, ambitious people like you who enjoy a fun yet challenging work environment.

We believe strongly that diversity & inclusion are the foundations for a lasting, incredible culture. We also believe that it’s important to get the balance right between work & life.

The job and its impact

To take a team of existing front-end developer & bind them together to become a force. Inspire them, shape them, motivate them & make them rise to the challenges you set.

Lead by example. Show your team what good, solid, well written & efficient code looks like. Earn their trust & their respect. Strong customer focus. You like your work to shine.

Care about look & feel, be fanatical about interactions. Build things, make magic, keep shipping, keep innovating & make a meaningful difference to the outcomes of projects.

Design, build & deliver custom UX solutions for our clients.

Set high standards, keep improving them & deliver to them. Show ownership & stewardship. Be proud of your work. Have an urgency to get things done.

Shape your team. Defend your team. Stand by your work & by them.

Don’t accept the mediocre. Don’t settle. Don’t hack. Don’t fear a rewrite.

Keep learning, teaching, demonstrating & moving forward.

Help your team technically, but also be their friend & emotionally guide their many challenges.

What essential skills you need

8-10 years’ experience in front end JavaScript development.

Advanced understanding of modern web technologies, JavaScript unit testing framework, excellent design thinking, attention to pixel-perfect detail to turn concepts and sketches into a great user experience.

Deep understanding of the architectural concepts of CSS & JavaScript frameworks such as jQuery, React, Backbone, Angular, NodeJS, Bootstrap, Foundation UI.

Architect solutions to build high-quality, scalable, reusable cutting-edge user experiences and front-end libraries using object-oriented design principles, create apps that solve the problem by writing good, readable & maintainable code.

Framework agnostic, progressive web frameworks, test-first development approach, leveraging unit test and test automation tool.

User journey mapping, key pain points, different touch points in the digital space, build front-end applications through prototyping to identify, quantify, debug and remove performance bottlenecks.

Demonstrated ability to analyze business/functional requirements, develop well-structured, maintainable code, delivered on time.  We are an XP/Agile development team.

Experience with e-commerce, retail, analytics, advertising, or media would be an advantage.

What are the benefits

You'll get to work in one of the hottest & fastest growing retail technologies in Europe right now.

You'll get paid a competitive salary & be working directly with a super experienced team of people.

You'll get a great place to come to work every day. Varied, complex, challenging & with a great culture that you can shape & change.