React Front-End Engineer
In The Pocket1 month ago
Belgium (city not specified)Mid Level
Responsibilities
- Design, build, test, improve, and deploy scalable full-stack web applications, with a primary focus on front-end development.
- Apply sound software design patterns, abstractions, architecture, and secure coding practices.
- Own application quality through automated testing and testing-driven development.
- Set up and improve deployment pipelines, deploy products end-to-end, and apply monitoring.
- Build accessible, consistent, performant user interfaces using design systems and WCAG guidelines.
- Translate business requirements into robust technical solutions and integrate APIs using OpenAPI or GraphQL.
- Use Copilot, ChatGPT, and Cursor to improve development productivity while validating generated output.
- Communicate with client stakeholders, collaborate with teammates, provide feedback, and share knowledge internally and externally.
Requirements
- Proficiency in HTML, CSS, and component-based frameworks such as React.
- Understanding of server-side rendering, accessible application development, UX, and WCAG guidelines.
- Familiarity with the OWASP Top 10 and secure application development.
- Strong understanding of software architecture and engineering practices, including Git, unit testing, code quality, documentation, dependency and version management, and monitoring.
- Familiarity with back-end fundamentals, SQL and NoSQL databases, OAuth, JWT tokens, and common API practices.
- Experience using OpenAPI or GraphQL specifications to build type-safe front-end applications.
- Experience with Docker and interest in cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Azure.
- Ability to debug using logs, stack traces, and error messages.
- Bachelor’s degree in Informatics or Master’s degree in Computer Science, or equivalent experience.
- Fluent English and a collaborative, proactive, quality-focused approach.
Benefits
- Permanent contract with responsibility and meaningful impact from day one.
- Hospitalisation and group insurance, meal vouchers, phone subscription, and other benefits.
- Mobility budget.
- Team events throughout the year.
- Dedicated learning and development budget after six months.
- Work with multidisciplinary teams and international enterprise and government clients across Europe.
About In The Pocket
In The Pocket is a digital product studio and IT services firm that designs and builds mobile and web applications, cloud platforms, and AI/ML solutions for enterprise and public‑sector clients. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in Ghent, Belgium, it is privately held and provides end‑to‑end strategy, design, and engineering. Notable customers include KBC, Colruyt, ENGIE, BMW, Barco, and Payconiq by Bancontact.