Lead Frontend Engineer

Merkle, a dentsu company, powers the experience economy. For more than 35 years, the company has put people at the heart of its approach to digital business transformation. As the only integrated experience consultancy in the world with a heritage in data science and business performance, Merkle delivers holistic, end-to-end experiences that drive growth, engagement, and loyalty.

Merkle's expertise has earned recognition as a "Leader" by top industry analyst firms, in categories such as digital transformation and commerce, experience design, engineering and technology integration, digital marketing, data science, CRM and loyalty, and customer data management.

With more than 16,000 employees, Merkle operates in 30+ countries throughout the Americas, EMEA, and APAC. In Denmark we are more than 300 colleagues working in the offices in Copenhagen and Aarhus.

For more information, visit www.merkle.com.

• Developing new user-facing features using React / Vue.js or Vanilla JS
• Building reusable components and front-end libraries
• Translating designs and wireframes into high-quality code
• Optimization of components for maximum performance across a vast array of web-capable devices and browsers
• Design front-end architectures for component library integration with multiple platforms

Required Qualifications

• At least 4 years of Information Technology experience
• Experience with HTML5 and CSS3 / SCSS
• Experience with one of the major JS libraries or frameworks (React/Nextjs, Vue/Nuxt)
• Knowledge and experience with full software development lifecycle
• Experience with Lean / Agile development methodologies
• Experience with Optimisations on an existing component library (APIs, component Library, …)
• Hands-on mentality when needed on bug fixes, backlog, support tickets
• A good sense for User Experience and Design as a whole
• Ability to establish good communication flows between stakeholders, designers and developers in the team.
• Knowledge about Overall Frontend Architecture Evaluation and Scalability
• Ability to understand business requirements and translate them into technical requirements
• Ability to work in diverse teams

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong proficiency in JavaScript and TypeScript, including DOM manipulation and the JavaScript object model
• Thorough understanding of React / Angular / Vue.js and its core principles
• Experience with popular React / Angular / Vue.js workflows (such as Redux / NgRx / Vuex)
• Familiarity with newer specifications of ECMAScript
• Familiarity with RESTful APIs
• Familiarity with modern frontend build pipelines and tools
• Experience with common frontend development tools such as Babel, Webpack, NPM, etc.
• Experience with Implementation and development around motion, a11y, design tokens, theming and more
• A Mindset for benchmarking and optimisation
• Familiarity with code versioning tools (GIT based)
• Experience with Design Systems implementation most valued

Why you should work with us?

• We are cooperating with an all types and sizes of clients from all around the world which allows us to provide a very diverse portfolio of projects and technologies to choose from to our people.
• You will be part of a startup-minded branch of a company with a very strong and stable background.
• Your contributions will have a distinct impact on our clients

With us, you will become part of:

• An international team, where you can gain new/relevant experience.
• A dynamic environment where you will never happen to fall into a routine work.
• Career path growth astounding – client grows, our team grow, you grow!
• Startup agile atmosphere.
• Friendly international team of creative minds.

Benefits and perks:

• Cutting Edge Technology & Latest IT tools;
• Software-house environment;
• Agile and Flexible working hours;
• Hybrid work system (remote friendly);
• Digital nomad policy;
• Focus on career development;
• Health insurance (also included for the household);
• Mental health support;
• Volunteering experiences and sustainable mindset;
• 25 vacation days + 3 wellness days per year;
• Beers (after 6pm), football, and ping-pong! #workhardplayhard
• Free breakfast every second Monday of the month;
• Employee discounts;
• Team & Company events 🎉

Merkle do not discriminate against job applicants on the basis of age, disability, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation. Experience stipulated in this job description serves as a guide only and all applications will be considered on their merits, irrespective of experience.

Contact

Tara Pešić

Talent Acquisition Business Partner

[email protected]