Description
ABOUT US

For more than 65 years, Simpson Strong-Tie has focused on creating structural products that help people build safer and stronger homes and buildings. Considered a leader in structural systems research, testing and innovation, Simpson Strong-Tie is one of the largest suppliers of structural building products in the world where we value all members and the creativity that individuals can bring to the workplace.
As one of subsidiaries of Simpson Strong-Tie group, Simpson Strong-Tie Vietnam is a 100% foreign invested company from the US and established in 2012 to provide No-Equal Engineering Services not only in constructions engineering, mechanical engineering but also software solutions. We work as a team, grow together with quality and customer-focused mindset, collaborative spirit in order to achieve the organizational goals.

BE A MAKER

At Simpson Strong-Tie, we've built a workplace where people are connected and engaged in creative thinking from day one throughout their careers.
When you think of the best a family has to offer — support, collaboration and respect — that's what we value at Simpson Strong-Tie. When there's a win, we'll cheer you on. When there's a snag, coworkers step in to help you out. Working on solutions together is just the way we do things here, and that creates an atmosphere that often feels like home.
At Simpson Strong-Tie, you'll find talented, passionate, dedicated, humble and genuinely kind people who are all connected by our shared mission — to provide solutions that help people design and build safer, stronger structures.
It's this mission and our strong people-focused values that have made Simpson Strong-Tie a unique place to work for more than 60 years — a place where you can connect, create and build your career. We invite you to learn more about our culture and why our employees are our most loyal customers.


WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING
Front-end Development

• Develop, test, and maintain highly performant and scalable code using modern front-end frameworks.
  
• Build reusable and modular components and libraries for future use.
  
• Ensure that the web applications are responsive, fast, and optimized for various devices and browsers.
  
• Write and maintain high-quality, clean, and well-documented code that follows best practices in Java Script/Type Script, HTML, and CSS/SASS.
  

Architecture & Design

• Lead the design and development of complex front-end applications, ensuring scalability and performance.
  
• Collaborate with backend engineers to ensure seamless integration between the front-end and backend systems via REST APIs or Web Sockets.
  
• Influence the architecture and design decisions of the product, including component structure, state management, and data flow.
  

Performance Optimization

• Optimize application performance by leveraging techniques such as lazy loading, code splitting, and asset optimization.
  
• Use tools like Lighthouse and Chrome Dev Tools to monitor and improve front-end performance metrics like render time, and load time.
  

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Collaborate with multiple product teams to implement design artifacts held in Figma and similar tools into finished static resources for incorporation into Simpson Strong-Tie’s digital products.
  
• Collaborate with product managers to define and implement product features and improvements.
  
• Lead technical discussions with backend engineers, designers, and other stakeholders to build cohesive and efficient systems.
  
• Partner with other teams across the organization to weigh in on project priorities, project estimation, and risk identification for roadmap projects.
  
• Contribute to multiple releases across Simpson Strong-Tie’s digital product portfolio.
  

Mentorship & Code Reviews

• Mentor Interns, Engineer and Associate Senior Engineer, and providing guidance on best practices, architectural decisions, and professional growth.
  
• Perform regular code reviews to ensure high-quality code and provide constructive feedback.
  
• Lead efforts to establish and enforce coding standards and best practices across the team.
  

Testing & Quality Assurance

• Ensure high code quality through the implementation of unit tests, integration tests, and end-to-end (E2E) testing using frameworks.
  
• Participate in bug triaging and resolve technical issues quickly and efficiently.
  

Continuous Improvement

• Drive continuous improvement in front-end development processes, tools, and frameworks.
  
• Stay up to date with emerging trends and best practices in front-end development and bring innovative ideas to the team.
  
• Work with the Dev Ops team to integrate front-end applications into CI/CD pipelines and ensure seamless deployment.
  

DESIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
If you can do everything listed above, you’ve got what it takes. Perhaps some of the following would be helpful too:

• At least 5 years of overall software development experience, with an emphasis on web applications and front-end technologies
  
• Strong proficiency in a modern front-end framework such as React, Angular, Next, or Lightning Web Components
  
• Strong proficiency in HTML, SCSS/SASS/CSS, Javascript/Typescript
  
• Strong understanding of RESTful APIs, and real-time web technologies (e.g., Web Sockets)
  
• Experience with front-end build tools (e.g., Webpack, Vite, Babel, ESLint, Prettier)
  
• Proficient with version control system such as GIT
  
• Proficient with JIRA and Confluence
  
• Excellent organizational and communication skills
  
• Fluent English communication skills (both verbal and non-verbal)
  
• Understand and design for non-functional concerns such as performance, cost optimization, maintainability, developer experience, and responsive design
  
• Comfortable working across multiple product areas, building relationships, and connecting different workstreams into a unified system for all
  
• Familiarity with state management patterns and libraries
  
• Familiarity with cross-browser compatibility issues and ways to work around them
  
• Familiarity with web security principles and experience with front-end security vulnerabilities (e.g., XSS, CSRF).
  
• Familiarity with Figma, design systems, knowledge of frameworks/tooling such as atomic design principles, design tokens, and semantic naming
  
• Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodology
  
• Helpful if some experience with a form of SVG framework: D3, Highcharts, React Charts
  
• Helpful if some experience with web rendering engines like Babylon JS
  
• Exposure to cloud-based architectures like Azure
  

Summary
You want to be an important member of a strong team of other makers who take pride in their work and support each other. As a Frontend Developer, you will be responsible for working alongside with the team to build up reusable components libraries in a high-quality and maintainable fashion. Moreover, we will partner up with UX Product Designers to set the future of the company-wide Design System and improve the Frontend Infrastructures and Toolings. The goal is to elevate the level of Products’ Design and Quality throughout our Web-Facing Applications. That’s year one. If career growth is important to you, we not only know how to help you with that, it’s what we love to do: https://youtu.be/PUqzu Wry Yc U