Overview
We are starting a Tech Team in the Philippines and are looking for junior to mid level Front-end Engineers. If you want to work with smart and ambitious people, international customers, large datasets and solve valuable problems in a small and efficient team, Burt is for you.
About Burt
Burt is a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) company headquartered in New York, USA with our Tech team based in Gothenburg, Sweden. We have some of the world's largest media companies on our list of customers, including Vox Media, Ziff Davis, and The CW Network.
Our core product empowers media ad sales and operations to make quick, confident decisions by giving our customers a single point of access to explore, analyze, and share insights from their advertising business.
The Role
The Front-end Engineer is a key member of our Tech team, responsible for designing and building responsive, user-friendly web interfaces across a suite of products. This role requires a passion and skill for delivering scalable, high-quality user experiences by leveraging deep understanding of modern web UI development (Javascript, Typescript, Angular).
Responsibilities
- Front-end Development – Implement clean, modular, and maintainable web UI code.
- Team Collaboration – Work closely with designers, product managers, and backend engineers to align on UI/UX expectations.
- Performance Optimization – Enhance web performance and responsiveness across devices and browsers.
- Code Quality – Participate in peer code reviews to maintain high standards and implement unit tests as necessary.
- API Integration – Connect UI components to backend services via RESTful APIs.
- UI Architecture – Contribute to the planning and improvement of front-end architecture.
- Tech Evolution – Stay informed and adopt emerging front-end trends and best practices including integrating AI to improve workflow.
Activities & Deliverables
- Component Development – Deliver modular and reusable UI components guided by web UI best practices.
- Design System Implementation – Build and enforce consistent design patterns and visual standards.
- Test Coverage – Write unit and end-to-end tests for UI components to ensure stability.
- Feature Deployment – Participate in sprint cycles to deliver functional user stories.
- Documentation – Maintain technical documentation for front-end logic and decision-making.
- Bug Fixing – Investigate, debug, and resolve issues across platforms.
- QA Support – Collaborate with QA to verify UI fixes and ensure seamless user experiences.
- Stakeholder Communication: Provide regular progress updates to stakeholders, ensuring transparency and effective communication across teams.
Skills & Characteristics
- 3+ years in front-end development. Proficiency in JavaScript, TypeScript, Angular (latest version).
- UI/UX Fundamentals – Strong grasp of HTML5, CSS3, and responsive design.
- Familiarity with Webpack, Vite, or similar bundlers.
- Experience with Git and code branching strategies.
- Exposure to frameworks like Jasmine or Karma
- Detail-oriented, analytical, and highly communicative in a collaborative environment
- Background or knowledge in Ruby on Rails is a plus.