Associate Software Engineer (Front End)

The Associate Software Engineer (Front End) at StockX is responsible for collaborating with product owners, designers, and stakeholders to clarify requirements and build resilient front-end solutions. You will also work with the back-end team to integrate these solutions with existing web services and partner with quality engineers to validate your work, ensuring a smooth customer delivery experience.

Candidates for the Associate Software Engineer (Front End) position at StockX should possess 1-3 years of relevant experience, particularly in modern JavaScript, TypeScript, React, and responsive design. A strong grasp of web development best practices and experience integrating with web service backends, preferably within a cloud environment like AWS, is highly beneficial.

At StockX, we utilize modern JavaScript (ES6), TypeScript, React, and Next.js for our front-end development. This technical stack allows our engineers to create dynamic and responsive applications that enhance the customer experience while ensuring scalability and performance.

StockX promotes a growth mindset culture where engineers are encouraged to propose and adopt best practices while contributing to team processes. You will have opportunities to learn new technologies, take ownership of projects, and collaborate with experienced professionals, fostering both personal and professional development.

The company culture at StockX is vibrant, collaborative, and highly innovative. As an Associate Software Engineer, you will be part of a team that values diverse perspectives, encourages creative problem-solving, and embraces ownership and accountability while still having fun along the way.

JavaScript is a core language for interactive web design, while TypeScript builds on JavaScript by adding static types, enhancing code quality and maintainability. As an Associate Software Engineer at StockX, you’ll apply both languages to create rich user experiences and elevate your code’s reliability.

In your answer, emphasize your experience with React components, state management, and lifecycle methods. Describe specific projects where you successfully built user interfaces, focusing on how you implemented best practices and optimized performance.

Address your understanding of responsive design principles, such as fluid grids, flexible images, and media queries. Explain how you have implemented these practices in previous projects to ensure a seamless experience across various devices.

Discuss techniques like lazy loading, code splitting, minimizing HTTP requests, and optimizing assets. Mention specific tools you've used to analyze and improve performance metrics in past experiences, emphasizing your commitment to creating fast-loading applications.

Your response should reflect your experience with different testing strategies, such as unit testing, integration testing, and end-to-end testing. Discuss tools you’ve used like Jest or Cypress and how you integrate testing into your development workflow for robustness.

Describe your process for testing across different browsers, utilizing tools like BrowserStack, and your familiarity with polyfills and modern CSS features. Share a specific example when you troubleshot compatibility issues to ensure a consistent user experience.

Speak to a specific project where collaboration was key, detailing how you integrated front-end functionality with back-end services. Highlight your communication strategies to ensure alignment and the successful delivery of a cohesive application.

In your response, outline your familiarity with key AWS services used for hosting and scaling applications. Provide examples of how you've leveraged AWS tools in your previous work to improve application performance and reliability.

Share your methods for staying informed—be it through blogs, online courses, or attending conferences. Discuss how you implement new techniques and tools into your work at StockX to drive innovation and quality.

Truly reflect on your interest in the e-commerce space and the unique challenges it presents. Express your enthusiasm for the company’s mission and how your skills align with the team's objectives, adding value to both your career and StockX's growth.