Senior Software Engineer (Frontend)

At Salus, we're simplifying complex cloud infrastructure, consolidating best practices, and integrating AI deeply into engineering workflows—all within a single platform. Our mission is to bring Artificial Intelligence to the forefront of running software in production, creating an Intelligent DevSecOps platform that empowers engineers to achieve operational excellence without sacrificing speed to market.

We believe in learning, adaptability, and building a solid foundation of engineering craft. Our engineers thrive on tackling challenging problems and pushing the boundaries of what's possible. If you're passionate about honing your craft and solving difficult technical challenges, we'd love for you to join us.

Please note that we're currently hiring in the following countries: Kenya, Ghana, Nigeria, South Africa, and Senegal.

Role Overview

As a Senior Software Engineer at Salus, you are a skilled professional with a good understanding of software engineering principles and a proven ability to produce, identify, and explain high-quality code.

You have a deep understanding of ReactJS and state management. You have proven track record of writing and implementing code that is idiomatic, maintainable and efficient.

Focus

1. Team-Centric: You act as part of a larger team, working as a unit. You support your team in planning, and execution. You constantly have the team’s objectives in mind, and strive to improve not only your own skills, but that of the team.
2. Code Quality and Development: You are deeply involved in the development process, executing the product’s vision, while ensuring that the code meets high standards for style, maintainability, and best practices. You actively participate in code reviews and contribute to the technical direction of their team.
3. Problem Solving: You are adept at identifying and solving technical challenges within your team's scope.
4. Collaboration: You actively seek out opportunities to collaborate, not only with other engineers, but with the company as a whole. You work well with others, irrespective of their job role, or culture. 
5. Web Specialist: You are an expert in frontend web technologies, and act as the subject matter expert in the team. You ensure that all frontend code is idiomatic, maintainable, and efficient. You help establish, and enforce, our best practices for frontend development.

What you will be doing

1. Technical Mastery:

• Demonstrate excellence in producing high-quality code, applying theoretical knowledge, and industry standards. Particularly adept at delivering exceptional quality frontend solutions, but comfortable assisting in the backend development tasks when needed. A T-shaped engineer, with a specialisation in frontend web development.

 

2. Autonomous Execution:

• You work independently with minimal oversight, delivering impactful results and contributing to the team's success.

3. Problem Solving and Solutions:

• Identify and address subtle but impactful problems, creating effective and innovative solutions.
• Advocate for standardization and lead efforts for continuous technical improvements.

 

4. Knowledge Sharing and Documentation:

• Document and promote best practices, tooling, and knowledge sharing within the team.
• Mentor and train teammates to foster a culture of continuous learning and improvement.

 

5. Collaboration and Product Excellence:

• Collaborate closely with Product Management and cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality features and improvements to the Salus platform.
• Advocate for and contribute to product quality, security, and performance enhancements.

6. Coding Standards and Code Review:

• Uphold internal coding standards for style, maintainability, and best practices in a high-scale web environment.