React Job: React UI Developer

• Be part of a world class team on the Gold Coast
• Flexible working arrangements
• Permanent Role

Our new engineering hub, located on Australia’s Gold Coast – the premier lifestyle location in Australia – is only a couple of hundred metres from one of the most iconic beaches in Australia and the world, Surfers Paradise. This is an Australian first, mixing lifestyle and engineering as a unique employee value proposition in Australia.

Our hypothesis is, if you provide people great work and an excellent environment combined with a lifestyle, engineers are more likely to join, stay and grow.

The Digital Technology team is responsible for creating smart and intuitive digital servicing solutions to help our customers anywhere, anytime. This team uses a wide range of technologies to design, architect, develop and support solutions for both internal and external customers. As part of this initiative, we are building a lot of re-usable and first-time capability within the bank.

How will I help?

The role is within Customer Service & Technology business unit. This team uses a wide range of technologies to design, architect, develop and support solutions for both internal and external customers. As a React UI developer, you will work closely in a with us to develop, implement, and support new functionality.

Key accountabilities:

• Collaborate with team members in a cross-functional team to deliver world-class and high-quality products for Westpac Digital platform
• Write clean code & build applications in line with the best practices
• A practical approach to development including the reuse of shared components and open-source projects rather than always reinventing the wheel.
• Design REST API using Open API Swagger specification by following the REST API design guidelines.
• Lead the diagnosis and resolution of complex service issues to ensure effective development, maintenance and support of applications
• Keep the code free from vulnerabilities by performing npm audit / sonar scan regularly
• Participate in Agile ceremonies
• Analyse business requirements and create technical design documents that are in accordance with the company's design standards.
• Contribute to the Design and development of high-quality software for large scale Micro-service Applications
• Supporting implementations.

What’s in it for me?

You’ll play an important and significant part in the future of a business that has been around for 200 years and be instrumental in achieving our purpose of helping Australians and New Zealanders succeed. So, we’ll back you in the development of your career, with internal career prospects and flexible working. You’ll also be backed by a fantastic team of people in a can-do, supportive structure.

What do I need?

• 3+ years of experience in Front End development with strong skills in JavaScript, CSS3 and HTML5.
• In-depth knowledge of the ReactJS ecosystem including Redux, Redux-Saga, Styled Components.
• Experience using ES2015 (ES6 / ES7).
• Experience with command lines, APIs, and client-side performance.
• Good understanding of test-driven development with frameworks.
• Experience with browser-based debugging and performance optimisation.
• Common development tools such as Git, Babel, Create-React-App and npm have been part of your toolkit for a while.
• An appreciation of good UI/UX design and the ability to translate wireframes into high quality, reusable code.
• Knowledge on CI/CD tools like Bamboo/Jenkins would be a plus
• Knowledge on Nodejs and REST API design using swagger specification would be a plus
• Experience working with Agile methodology using tools such as JIRA, BitBucket, Confluence etc.

What’s it like to work there?

As well as good pay and a great culture, joining the Westpac family means you’ll get some of the best banking, wealth and insurance benefits in the market. We back our employees by helping them work towards industry-recognised qualifications, using online learning, training modules and career planning tools for you to grow with us. We’ll even pay you to do volunteer or community work. As an equal opportunity employer, we’re proud to have created a culture and work environment that values diversity and flexibility – and champions inclusion

How do I Apply?

As part of our commitment to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace, this role is open to experienced candidates seeking a discussion around workplace flexibility. We invite candidates of all ages, people with a disability and Indigenous Australians to apply.

Our people are our highest priority and we are committed to placing our redeployees in available roles before we review other applicants.