Front-end Engineer, Taiwan
Virtual Science is empowering life science teams to improve patient outcomes.
We are working with world-leading pharmaceutical organisations to help teams engage more effortlessly with healthcare stakeholders and gain faster insights that support bringing the best solutions to patients faster.
We are doing this through our industry-first AI-driven insight management platform that powers life sciences advisory panel & data program services which deliver faster, more meaningful, and actionable insights.
Virtual Science is a fast-growing company, and the people involved are highly energised, committed, and excited about the chapter ahead.
Headquartered in London and with operations in Europe, North America, South America, Australia and Asia. Virtual Science creates cutting-edge software as a service (SaaS) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) solutions for the life science and healthcare sectors.
A unique opportunity has come up to join our growing technology team building the industry’s first AI-driven insight management platform. This role will be one of the initial roles in the technology team based in Taiwan.
This a great opportunity to join the organization and write a notable high growth start up organizational success story.
Job Summary:
We are seeking a skilled Front-end Engineer to join our technology team. As a Front-end Engineer, you will work closely with the Technology Lead and be responsible for building and maintaining web-based applications and interfaces, collaborating with designers and developers to create and implement innovative solutions, and ensuring the technical feasibility of UI/UX designs. The ideal candidate should be passionate about developing high-quality, user-friendly interfaces that provide an exceptional user experience.
Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with designers, developers, and other stakeholders to create and implement innovative UI/UX solutions
- Develop and maintain high-quality, user-friendly web-based applications and interfaces
- Integrate with the backend module
- Build a reusable code base for future use
- Ensure the technical feasibility of UI/UX designs
- Optimize application and interface performance for maximum speed and scalability
- Participate in code reviews and maintain code quality standards
- Stay up-to-date with emerging trends and technologies in front-end development
- Work in an agile development environment, delivering code frequently and consistently
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field
- Minimum of 2 years of experience in front-end development
- Strong knowledge of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
- Experience with React, Angular, or Vue.js
- Experience with RESTful APIs and AJAX
- Understanding of cross-browser compatibility and accessibility standards
- Familiarity with version control systems (Git)
- Experience with testing frameworks such as Jest, Enzyme, or Cypress
- Excellent problem-solving and debugging skills
- Strong communication and collaboration skills
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, agile development environment
You are the right fit if you are:
- Passionate about creating user-friendly interfaces and providing an exceptional user experience
- Driven to learn and develop new technologies
- Effective at translating designs into functional interfaces
- Comfortable working collaboratively with designers, developers, and other stakeholders
- Able to work independently and deliver high-quality work on time
- Proactive in identifying and solving technical challenges
- Passionate about code quality and adhering to best practices
Virtual Science AI is committed to building a diverse & inclusive workforce
We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff. Applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, marriage and/or civil partnerships.