Job Description

At GSK, we are dedicated to improving the quality of human life by enabling people to do more, feel better, and live longer. As a global leader in pharmaceuticals and healthcare, we have a rich history dating back to the 19th century and a relentless commitment to advancing healthcare for the betterment of humanity.Our Mission:Our mission is to help people around the world do more, feel better, and live longer. We achieve this by researching, developing, and providing innovative medicines, vaccines, and consumer healthcare products. Our dedication to scientific excellence and ethical practices guides everything we do.We are looking for a seasoned Sr Front-End Engineer / Developer with 10-12 years of hands-on experience in designing, developing, and maintaining web applications from front-end to back-end. The ideal candidate will have a strong technical background, exceptional problem-solving skills, and a passion for delivering high-quality software solutions.Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable web applications using modern technologies and best practices.
• Collaborate with product managers, designers, and other stakeholders to understand requirements and translate them into technical specifications.
• Architect and implement robust, efficient, and secure solutions for both the front-end components of the application.
• Write clean, maintainable code that adheres to industry standards and follows established coding conventions.
• Conduct code reviews, provide constructive feedback, and mentor junior developers to foster their growth and development.
• Optimize application performance, troubleshoot technical issues, and implement solutions to address scalability, reliability, and security concerns.
• Stay up-to-date with the latest trends and advancements in web development technologies, tools, and frameworks, and recommend innovative solutions to enhance our products and processes.

Must Have:

• 10+ year of technical experience in the following areas:

Minimum Requirements

• HTML/CSS
• Advanced knowledge of HTML5
• Mastery of CSS3, including Flexbox and Grid Layout
• Experience with CSS preprocessors like SASS or LESS
• Understanding of CSS frameworks like Bootstrap, Foundation
• JavaScript
• Advanced proficiency in JavaScript (ES6 and beyond)
• Experience with JavaScript frameworks and libraries like React, Angular, Vue.js
• Familiarity with asynchronous programming (Promises, async/await)
• Version Control
• Proficiency with Git and platforms like GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket
• Responsive Design
• Expertise in building responsive and adaptive designs
• Experience with mobile-first design principles
• Advanced Technical Skills
• State Management: Experience with state management libraries like Redux, MobX, Vuex
• Build Tools: Proficiency with build tools and task runners like Webpack, Gulp, Grunt
• Testing: Experience with front-end testing frameworks and tools like Jest, Mocha, Cypress
• Web APIs: hand on experience using RESTful services and APIs, Knowledge of GraphQL
• Accessibility: Understanding of web accessibility standards (WCAG)
• Additional Skills
• Cross-Browser Compatibility :Knowledge of cross-browser compatibility issues and how to address them
• Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD): Experience with CI/CD tools and practices
• Security: Understanding of front-end security practices and how to mitigate common vulnerabilities (XSS, CSRF)
• User Experience (UX): Basic knowledge of UX principles and best practices and ability to collaborate with UX/UI designers

Why GSK?Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.GSK is a global biopharma company with a special purpose - to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together - so we can positively impact the health of billions of people and deliver stronger, more sustainable shareholder returns - as an organisation where people can thrive. We prevent and treat disease with vaccines, specialty and general medicines. We focus on the science of the immune system and the use of new platform and data technologies, investing in four core therapeutic areas (infectious diseases, HIV, respiratory/ immunology and oncology).Our success absolutely depends on our people. While getting ahead of disease together is about our ambition for patients and shareholders, its also about making GSK a place where people can thrive. We want GSK to be a place where people feel inspired, encouraged and challenged to be the best they can be. A place where they can be themselves - feeling welcome, valued, and included. Where they can keep growing and look after their wellbeing. So, if you share our ambition, join us at this exciting moment in our journey to get Ahead Together.Important notice to Employment businesses/ AgenciesGSK does not accept referrals from employment businesses and/or employment agencies in respect of the vacancies posted on this site. All employment businesses/agencies are required to contact GSK's commercial and general procurement/human resources department to obtain prior written authorization before referring any candidates to GSK. The obtaining of prior written authorization is a condition precedent to any agreement (verbal or written) between the employment business/ agency and GSK. In the absence of such written authorization being obtained any actions undertaken by the employment business/agency shall be deemed to have been performed without the consent or contractual agreement of GSK. GSK shall therefore not be liable for any fees arising from such actions or any fees arising from any referrals by employment businesses/agencies in respect of the vacancies posted on this site.It has come to our attention that the names of GlaxoSmithKline or GSK or our group companies are being used in connection with bogus job advertisements or through unsolicited emails asking candidates to make some payments for recruitment opportunities and interview. Please be advised that such advertisements and emails are not connected with the GlaxoSmithKline group in any way.GlaxoSmithKline does not charge any fee whatsoever for recruitment process. Please do not make payments to any individuals / entities in connection with recruitment with any GlaxoSmithKline (or GSK) group company at any worldwide location. Even if they claim that the money is refundable.If you come across unsolicited email from email addresses not ending in gsk.com or job advertisements which state that you should contact an email address that does not end in gsk.com, you should disregard the same and inform us by emailing askus@gsk.com, so that we can confirm to you if the job is genuine.

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