Swvl Hiring for Frontend Software Engineer (SWE II) – Marketplace Job at Dubai

Swvl (A publicly listed entity in NASDAQ) is a transformative tech-enabled mobility platform based in Dubai that enhances the safety, reliability, and convenience of mass transit in some of the world’s most challenging and complex emerging markets.

It is uniquely positioned to capitalize on the $1tn global mass transit market opportunity with daily commuting, inter-city retail travel, and TaaS transportation solutions. Swvl currently operates in 135 cities across Europe, Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America.

The differentiated proprietary technology stack features dynamic routing and pricing for both driver supply and customer demand; smart assignment technology that optimizes the driver experience.

Our main goal is not just to facilitate commuting, but a hunger to strive for solutions, encourage the contribution of youth in innovation, and inspire change.

We are looking for an engaged and enthusiastic Engineers to join our team of talented engineers that share a common interest in distributed systems, their scalability and continued development.

About Marketplace Tribe:

Marketplace is the platform that connects customers and captains. Our goal is to be reliable, profitable, and scalable. We do this by focusing on ETAs (Estimated Time of Arrivals), pricing, dispatching, supporting multiple choices of rides, and the network’s efficient coverage growth.

What you will be doing:

• Influence and contribute to Swvl’s platform & system architecture.
• Drive best engineering practices within your team and the frontend chapter.
• Work hands-on in a team.
• Contribute to the vision and long-term strategy of the frontend chapter.
• Debug and solve complex issues by translating business problems into technical solutions.
• Mentor and teach fellow engineers, and deeply engage with the team on how they can increase their impact as citizens of Swvl engineering.
• Create frameworks and abstractions that are reliable, reusable, and avoid surprising outcomes.
• Identify and solve major architectural problems by going deep in your field or broad across different teams.

What you will need:

• 3 to 5 years of experience developing, shipping, and maintaining web applications and systems
• BS in Computer Science or a related technical field or equivalent practical experience.
• Excellent communication skills: Demonstrated ability to explain complex technical issues to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Understanding of software design patterns
• Proficient understanding of web markup, including HTML5 and CSS3
• Extensive knowledge and comfortable programming in JavaScript.
• Extensive understanding of JavaScript client-side libraries and frameworks such as ReactJS.
• Familiarity in state management libraries like Redux and MobX.
• Experience working in a micro-frontends environment
• Good understanding of bundling tools like Webpack, Gulp, or Grunt.
• Good understanding of reactive programming libraries like RxJs.
• Experience with Maps APIs like Google maps, or MapBox, etc.
• Have experience in mentoring and supporting peers and engineering teams, fostering best engineering practices.
• Leadership experience: Leading meetings, presenting, technical go-to person, and cross-functional leader is a plus