Eleven Degrees Consulting

Vacancy: Front-End Development Supervisor
Contract Type: Fixed Term

Position Summary

The Front-End Development Supervisor will oversee the day-to-day operations of the front-end development team, ensuring the delivery of high-quality user interfaces and a seamless user experience. This role involves managing developers, collaborating with designers and back-end developers, and ensuring clean, efficient, and scalable code optimized for performance. The supervisor ensures adherence to best practices in UI/UX design and front-end technologies.

Key Duties / Responsibilities

1. Team Leadership

• Supervise, mentor, and manage the front-end development team to ensure the delivery of high-quality web and mobile applications.
• Provide guidance, training, and professional development to team members to enhance their technical skills and productivity.
• Set performance goals for the front-end team and conduct regular performance reviews.

2. Project Management

• Collaborate with project managers, UI/UX designers, and back-end developers to ensure that front-end development aligns with project requirements and timelines.
• Oversee the planning, execution, and delivery of front-end development projects.
• Ensure front-end code is written according to company standards and industry best practices.

3. Front-End Development

• Work hands-on with the team when necessary to write, review, and optimize front-end code.
• Ensure that front-end applications are responsive, cross-browser compatible, and optimized for performance and accessibility.
• Implement and maintain reusable code and libraries for future use.

4. UI/UX Implementation

• Ensure that the user interface is intuitive, engaging, and aligned with UI/UX best practices.
• Collaborate with designers to convert wireframes, mockups, and prototypes into functional front-end code.
• Provide feedback on design elements and contribute to improving the overall user experience.

5. Quality Assurance

• Ensure rigorous testing of front-end components, including functionality, performance, and responsiveness across multiple devices and browsers.
• Establish and enforce coding standards, style guides, and best practices for front-end development.
• Oversee code reviews to ensure code quality and adherence to technical standards.

6. Process Improvement

• Identify areas for improvement in front-end development processes and implement solutions to enhance efficiency and productivity.
• Stay updated on the latest front-end technologies, frameworks, and trends, and evaluate their potential application to company projects.

7. Collaboration

• Work closely with other development teams to ensure the seamless integration of front-end and back-end components.
• Coordinate with stakeholders across the company to gather requirements and provide progress updates on front-end projects.

Academic and Professional Qualifications and Experience Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in front-end development, with at least 2 years in a supervisory or leadership role.
• Strong experience with front-end technologies such as HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, and modern JavaScript frameworks (e.g., React, Angular, Vue.js).

Key Skills and Competencies

Technical Skills

• Proficiency in front-end build tools (e.g., Webpack, Gulp, Grunt).
• Experience with version control systems (e.g., Git) and front-end testing frameworks (e.g., Jest, Mocha).
• Familiarity with responsive and mobile-first design principles.
• Understanding of cross-browser compatibility issues and ways to work around them.
• Knowledge of API integration and web services (e.g., RESTful APIs).
• Design, develop, and optimize user interfaces using Vue.js, CSS, Tailwind, and Bootstrap.
• FIGMA design an added advantage.

Soft Skills

• Strong leadership and team management skills.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work closely with multiple stakeholders.
• Problem-solving abilities and a keen eye for detail.

Work Conditions

• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with deadlines.
• Work from home and Flexi time is negotiable.
• This job description may be subject to change based on the organization’s evolving needs

How to Apply

Interested and suitably qualified individuals should forward their application letter and updated CV only to: careers@minigrp.com quoting “BACK-END DEVELOPMENT SUPERVISOR” in subject line to be received by COB 11^th june 2025

NB
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted, and interviews will be conducted on a rolling basis.
Internal candidates are encouraged to apply while keeping their Line Supervisors in copy.
Successful candidate(s) will undergo Background Checks.