Senior Software Engineer (Frontend)

About iPrice Group

Think shopping. Think iPrice.

Southeast Asia is seen as the e-commerce haven, where new online stores are popping up every day. As such, shoppers are faced with more and more websites in their search for what they want and engage with retailers online. All this can get a little confusing.
With this in mind, iPrice was set up to offer shoppers the widest selection of products and brands, provided by hundreds of partners in Southeast Asia – all made available on one shopping website. No more having to search through the plethora of websites.
Going through many different websites often takes time. iPrice recognized the importance of saving time and money and has provided shoppers the benefit of comparing prices of products from its partners. Other useful information like delivery time and costs, payment options and good coupon deals are also readily available.
iPrice has in place a stringent selection process of acquiring partners in order to offer shoppers high quality and reliable partners. This is to ensure that online purchases are made in a safe environment.
With a click of a button, the avid shopper can now search for products, compare prices and save with great deals – all in one safe shopping site.

Position

• Deliver user stories that crafting front end components using HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript 6, AJAX and PHP
• Collaborate closely with the product and design team to translate requirements into technical designs
• Develop, test and deploy code that is part of a product used by millions of people every month
• Maintain high quality standard for the end user experience from mobile to desktop
• Quickly debug and analyse issues that affect the usability and performance of our website platforms
• Deliver incremental results live on our site on a weekly basis with the support of an agile team

Your qualification

• A Bachelor's Degree/Diploma in Computer Science, Information Technology or a related subject
• 3-5 years of experience delivering tools on tight schedules in a company known for best-in-class products
• Proven experience working in a multi-national environment with agile methodologies
• Positive, go-to attitude, and the ability to quickly learn new technologies
• A team player, and can communicate and work with the other teams to deliver your objectives
• Strong drive to find, analyse and solve complex software problems
• Fundamental knowledge of web technologies including HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript 6, AJAX and PHP
• Expert in client-side technologies like jQuery, jQuery UI, Bootstrap and Responsive Design
• Conceptual understanding of Google's brand-new AMP framework combined with first coding experience is a plus
• Familiarity with Accelerate Mobile Pages is a plus
• Always up to date with the latest developments in web standards and trends
• Curiosity for the evolution of cloud database technologies like Elastic Search
• Deep Understanding of MVC design patterns and web service APIs
• Experienced with code reviews, pair programming and automated integration/acceptance testing. Exposure to TDD and BDD is preferred
• Practical QA experience using PHPUnit and other testing
• Understanding of Source Control tools and related practices like Git
• Familiarity with command line interfaces, Amazon Web Service and Docker

What we offer

• Comprehensive healthcare including outpatient/in-patient benefits for you and your family
• Work permit / visa coverage for expatriates to work in Malaysia
• Extra perks including claimable grab rides if you’re in the office past 7 pm; stocked pantry; subsidised vending machine/ snacks and plenty of iPrice events