What is the role?
dotCMS is a cloud-based Digital Experience platform changing how enterprises do digital. We seek a Front-End Engineer to join our dynamic team.As a Front-End Engineer embedded in the professional services team, you will own and assist in developing new website implementations and enhancing existing functionalities for dotCMS customers. The ideal candidate for this role has advanced English skills, deep experience in JavaScript HTML/CSS, and expert-level hands-on experience with modern JS frameworks: Angular, Vue, or React.This is a full-time on-site contractor position based in Karachi.
The work schedule is from 1:00 PM to 10:00 PM local time (UTC+05:00), with a one-hour break. We are currently unable to sponsor or assume sponsorship of employment visas. What is dotCMS?Founded in 2003, dotCMS is the most agile, scalable and secure content management system for enterprise. Built on leading Java technology, dotCMS is an open-source, hybrid-headless content management system that gives developers the flexibility of a headless CMS while equipping marketers with no-code visual content authoring. Whether you're building a network of global websites, an employee intranet, a customer portal, or a single-page web application, dotCMS helps you manage content, images, and assets in one centralized location and deliver them to any channel.
Some of our notable customers include Telus, Standard & Poors, Hospital Corporation of America, Royal Bank of Canada, Deutsche Bank, Comcast, Vodafone, Thomson Reuters, Dairy Queen, Lennox International, Chewy.com, and O’Reilly Autoparts.Who are we, really?At “the dot,” you’ll find a diverse team of authentic individuals who share the goal of building the most agile, scalable, and secure content management system, delighting customers, and having a lot of fun doing it. We’re a curious, innovative, and collaborative group that works from anywhere, having been 100% remote long before a pandemic required it. Working remotely is in our DNA, whether it’s to enjoy the beautiful views of new countries or just more “you” time outside of work. And since we don’t gather around the water cooler in an office, we like to gather around the cool waters of Costa Rica a few times a year for our regular off-sites, where we blow off some steam and re-energize as a group. What you’ll bring to the team:
- Participate and own all steps of software development from initial gathering of requirements to project development, documentation, QA support and software maintenance
- Work with colleagues to develop and maintain high quality web applications, integrations, and plugins within the dotCMS platform and stack.
- Consult for existing clients by performing work on the dotCMS web content management system.
- Understand the delivery expectations and tasks that are assigned, and communicate as soon as you suspect potential issues (delay or early).
- Stay up to date with the latest dotCMS features and best-practices, working with R&D to ensure that you are an SME for all things Front-End on the existing customer side
- Work across company areas and levels of the organization with ease and without ego and drama
Why we get excited about you:
- 4+ years of professional experience working with JavaScript, TypeScript, and unit testing frameworks.
- Expert-level, hands-on experience with modern JavaScript frameworks such as Angular, Vue, or React.
- Strong knowledge of semantic HTML5, CSS, and responsive web design best practices.
- Experience with GraphQL, JavaScript library authoring, and UI component development is a strong plus.
- Excellent communication skills in English, both written and verbal.
- Familiarity with the GitHub development flow, including pull requests, branching strategies, and code reviews.
- Solid understanding of design systems and the ability to build UI interfaces based on provided designs.
- Self-Starter who takes initiative and can work independently.
- A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field
Why should you join?If you have great experience but are tired of being a cog in a giant corporate wheel, this job is for you. It’s a chance to create a new product marketing function at an established, growing company with a mature product in use by major global organizations. Everything you do every day, will have a huge impact on our company. Your work will be seen, felt and recognized and your past experience valued. Your Compensation. We offer competitive compensation that allows you to make a great living for yourself and your loved ones. Your Team.
We are a humble, competitive, and small vendor making waves in our industry, and you will be part of a team that has your back. You never walk alone! We are a diverse and distributed team, and we offer annual company-paid training and development to our employees.Your Voice. Your voice matters to all of us, and we appreciate your opinion as we scale our company to the next level in an open and transparent environment. We will periodically update the entire team on business performance and strategic initiatives and offer the stage for an entrepreneurial-minded professional to produce key initiatives that help to move the needle.Your Benefits.We value you as an individual, team member, and professional.
We can only expect you to deliver high performance within the right amount of You-time. Therefore, you will have access to a PTO policy (after the first 90 days in the company) and a generous number of local company-paid holidays.dotCMS is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
