Frontend Engineer [React]
CentralApp, Belgium

CentralApp is a Belgian SaaS startup building the future of websites and online marketing for SMEs. We strive to make it as simple and efficient as possible for restaurant, shop or beauty salon owners to manage their online visibility so they can focus on their core business.

CentralApp is now used by more than 3000 businesses in Belgium and France, and more all over Europe. Our websites are used by over 10 million people yearly. We work on a daily basis with industry leaders such as Google, BNP Paribas Fortis, Deliveroo, Schwarzkopf, or Petit Futé.

Some of our clients in Brussels:

You will be working on our products impacting millions of people, using cutting edge technologies as part of the product team that includes in-house frontend, backend and design. Such products include the responsive single page app our clients use to manage their online presence, as well as the platform powering our data powered websites (no more make amp; freeze template). As front-end you will be able to quickly render single-page applications as our backend exposes JSON Rest APIs. Occasionally, you might also help the marketing team build landing pages and other tools but that's something we mostly outsource.

Our current frontend stack includes:

• React (with server-side rendering, JSX)
• CSS in JS (styled components)
• Webpack
• ESLint
• Node.js

As a frontend engineer at CentralApp you will be expected to:

• Write highly scalable, maintainable and modular JavaScript and CSS
• Properly test your code
• Optimize your code for performance and speed
• Be familiar with google ranking and SEO
• Document your components in our live style guide
• Help provide simple solution to complex problem, always keeping the end-user in mind

Requirements

• Be highly proficient in JavaScript (ES6)
• Have some experience with React or similar frameworks
• Have a good knowledge of the DOM, HTML and CSS
• Have a basic knowledge and understanding of the full web stack (HTTP, JSON, REST APIs, .)
• Be proficient in English
• Not be a freelance

• Having basic knowledge of Node.js
• Having experience building single page web application
• Having strong design sensibilities and pay close attention to details
• Having experience with Git
• Having experience with automated and unit testing

• A list of a few projects you've worked on and are proud of (and why)
• Your resume amp; portfolio
• Links to relevant online profiles (Github, Stack-overflow, etc.)
  
  

First, don't hesitate to apply so we can review your CV! The next step will be a short technical phone interview with one of our engineers. The following step will be a take-home test to work on in your own time. As the final step, we'll arrange a visit to our office and/or organize a phone call with several members of the team.

Benefits

We're a group of like-minded people who enjoy working hard and the not-so-occasional beer in the bar downstairs. Every month we organize a restaurant with the whole team and every two months a team-building event (when there is no COVID.) We take our coffee and food quite seriously.

If that sounds like fun, we'd love to hear back from you.

Meet the team.

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