Frontend Engineer

Tribe New Zealand Limited — New Zealand · Posted ~3 hours ago

Mid Full-time

Skills

React JavaScript frontend development web applications performance optimization

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Summary ✨ AI‑Generated

Join a product engineering team building modern web applications. The role focuses on frontend development, user experience improvements, performance optimization, and continuous technical improvement.

Highlights

Hands-on frontend role with opportunities to deliver meaningful features, improve performance, and collaborate within a supportive engineering team.

Description

About The Opportunity You will join a close-knit product squad embedded within one of several product streams. The work is web-first and hands-on, with plenty of opportunity to have impact quickly. You’ll be working closely with a Frontend Lead (strong guidance, good standards, pragmatic delivery) and reporting into a Head of Engineering. This Role Has a Healthy Balance Of New feature development (shipping meaningful improvements, not just small UI tweaks)Technical debt and continuous improvement (raising the bar on maintainability and developer experience)Performance work (because great UX is built, not hoped for) The pace is lively and priorities can move, so you’ll suit this role if you enjoy variety and momentum, and if you like being part of a squad that solves problems together rather than throwing work over the fence. The Tech Environment Your Day-to-day Focus Will Sit Firmly On The ReactJS Web Application, But You’ll Operate In a Wider Engineering Ecosystem That Includes JavaScript/TypeScriptAPIs (RESTful and/or GraphQL)Backend services in Node.jsAWS and serverless components (Lambda, DynamoDB, S3, etc.)CI/CD foundations and monitoring/logging as part of delivering reliable software You do not need to be a backend specialist, but you should be comfortable leaning in when needed, whether that’s understanding how data flows, helping troubleshoot an integration, or collaborating closely with backend engineers to get to the best outcome. What You’ll Bring Solid commercial experience building modern web apps with ReactJSStrong JavaScript and/or TypeScript skills and a good feel for clean patternsExperience integrating with REST and/or GraphQL APIsA quality mindset across performance, accessibility, and maintainability It’s a bonus (not a blocker) if you also have: Node.js experience in productionFamiliarity with AWS services and serverless architecturesExposure to CI/CD pipelines, observability, and production support practices How You Work Matters Here You bring a low ego, team-first styleYou’re comfortable asking questions, sharing context, and helping others succeedYou have a “get it done properly” mindset, no heroics, no drama What's on Offer Join an international product organisation with real scale and an established engineering functionWork in a squad model with ownership, modern practices, and clear technical leadershipA role that values both delivery and engineering excellenceHybrid working with a clear in-office rhythm that supports collaboration Next Steps? To keep things simple, we ask that all applications are submitted through this advert. We’ll review applications as they come in and be in touch. For any questions drop Teresa Jordfan a call on +64 27 376 4884 and quote Job ID: 18667 for a confidential chat. But please do apply first, it helps me to prioritise applications I the right order as they come in. To apply for this vacancy, you MUST be a New Zealand citizen, resident, or have already secured the right to work in New Zealand and therefore hold a valid visa. At the appropriate stage we will request your references, we ask that you do not include them on your CV when applying. Tribe is a group of specialist teams, each of who truly understand their world, and together they partner to understand yours. Whether you’re looking for your next opportunity or recruiting, we’re all about bringing people together for a shared purpose. Find your people.