Front End Software Engineer

Company: Workday
Company: Workday
Location: Ireland, Dublin
Commitment: Full Time
Posted on: 2023-05-03 16:57
Your work days are brighter here.At Workday, it all began with a conversation over breakfast. When our founders met at a sunny California diner, they came up with an idea to revolutionize the enterprise software market. And when we began to rise, one thing that really set us apart was our culture. A culture which was driven by our value of putting our people first. And ever since, the happiness, development, and contribution of every Workmate is central to who we are. Our Workmates believe a healthy employee-centric, collaborative culture is the essential mix of ingredients for success in business. That’s why we look after our people, communities and the planet while still being profitable. Feel encouraged to shine, however that manifests: you don’t need to hide who you are. You can feel the energy and the passion, it's what makes us unique. Inspired to make a brighter work day for all and transform with us to the next stage of our growth journey? Bring your brightest version of you and have a brighter work day here.About the TeamThe Workday Analytics team focuses on the development and service management of an end-to-end data analysis and discovery product offered as part of the Workday cloud-based business application solutions. Our mission is to employ the latest web design and distributed computing technologies in crafting a data analysis product that’s both easy-to-use and powerful.About the RoleIn this role, you will join a brand-new team that is laser-focused on improving accessibility throughout all of the Analytics user interfaces. You will be working closely with multiple engineering teams, you will review existing product functionality, evaluate new frameworks, make technology recommendations and build guidelines for how to make our user experience more friendly and usable. This is a very high visibility project that is essential in our mission to "create a brighter workday for all."The roles responsibilities include implementing accessible components and features in React applications and ensuring that applications are WCAG 2.1 compliant and meet accessibility standards. We write clean, maintainable, and scalable code using React and its related libraries. The role requires great collaboration and cooperation with designers, product managers, and other engineers to develop user-friendly and accessible experiences. The team will work on debugging and fixing accessibility issues in existing applications and staying up-to-date with the latest accessibility best practices and trends and providing mentorship and training to other team members on these trends. We strive to write clean and maintainable code using Typescript and make sure that all user interactions and data visualizations are accessible to all users. You will write unit tests using the React Testing Library and participate in code reviews and provide feedback to other engineersAbout YouBasic Qualifications:At least 3+ years of experience in front-end development using React, Redux, Typescript, Javascript, HTML, CSS.Familiarity with the React Testing LibrarySolid understanding of accessibility best practices and accessibility APIs (such as ARIA)Other Requirements:Experience with analytics and data visualization librariesExcellent communication skills and the ability to work effectively in a team environmentContributed to medium/large scale A11Y projectsSounds interesting? Apply now!Know anybody who might be interested? Refer this job!Are you being referred to one of our roles? If so, ask your connection at Workday about our Employee Referral process!
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