Front-end Developer with React and TypeScript

About the Role

At If P&C Insurance, we are on a journey to make insurance delightful. As a front-end developer, you will impact solutions that deliver effective customer experience. You’d be responsible for the development of innovative digital products that will be used by thousands of customers in the Nordic countries. We love to work in international and cross-functional teams, and we hope you do as well. You will join and be a vital part of our design system team. The purpose of the team is to develop and maintain a design system for all other parts in If.

What are you going to do?

• Develop and maintain libraries with responsive, accessible UI components for our design system.
• Ensure all components meet WCAG 2.1 (AA) guidelines.
• Collaborate with UX/UI designers to design intuitive and accessible components.
• Conduct accessibility testing and implement necessary improvements.
• Work closely with other developers to ensure seamless integration of design system components into various applications.
• Participate in agile ceremonies (e.g., sprint planning, daily stand-ups, retrospectives) and contribute to continuous improvement efforts.
• Stay up-to-date with the latest trends and best practices in frontend development and accessibility.

What do we expect from you?

Must have:

• Strong experience with React and state management (redux, mobex, etc) libraries.
• Working knowledge of semantic markup (HTML5+) and style preprocessors (sass, less, stylus, etc).
• Solid grasp of modern JavaScript (ES6+), TypeScript and the front-end eco-system (building, bundling, etc).
• An understanding of internet accessibility.
• Solid experience writing unit tests.
• An understanding of web performance optimization principles.
• Experience with git version control, RESTful services and APIs.
• Experience with working within agile environments.
• Attention to detail, including code structure and quality.
• Excellent English language skills.

Nice to have:

• Experience developing and maintaining design systems.
• Experience from collaboration with designers.
• Familiarity with accessibility testing tools (e.g., Axe, Wave, Lighthouse).
• Experience working with web components.
• Experience working with Azure DevOps.

Our Promise to You

• Monthly salary: €3500 – €4500 gross depending on your qualifications.
• Various financial benefits: annual bonus, discounts on our products for you and your family, gifts, etc.
• Job location: Riga (hybrid working model).
• Challenging and exciting projects with autonomy to plan own tasks.
• Personal development and training opportunities.
• Strong company culture: company events, interesting speakers, and other inspiring initiatives.
• Care for your health: health insurance, fruits in the office.
• Extra vacation days.
• Compensation for an ergonomic home office.

In case of further interest, we will contact you within 2 weeks after the deadline. The information you provide in your application and CV will be processed for recruitment purposes within If Group and shall not be used in other contexts or by other organizations.