Front End Developer

What's the role?

As a front-end developer, you serve as the team expert in front-end implementation – focusing on scripting frameworks such as Angular, TypeScript and JavaScript, clean-code principles and a strong testing culture – including diagnosing problems, working around limitations and improving efficiency and optimization to drive the platform's capabilities. You actively participate in product feature and design discussions to shape products and present solutions to both technical leadership and other software engineering teams.

Who is Hilti?

Join Hilti – A Great Place to Work 2024 & ranked as Asia's 4th Best Workplaces.
At Hilti, innovation drives everything we do. We're committed to improving
productivity, safety,
and
sustainability
in the global construction industry and beyond. Our strong customer relationships help us create solutions that truly
build a better future
. With over
120 locations
worldwide, we take pride in fostering a deep sense of belonging that extends into our lives and homes.

At
Hilti Asia IT Services
, we're at the forefront of
digital transformation
in construction, aligned with our mission of
Making Construction Better
. As the IT backbone of Hilti, we empower over
34,000 employees
across 120+ countries, delivering cutting-edge solutions to enhance productivity globally.

Based in Malaysia, we collaborate with global teams, utilizing the latest technologies in
software development, analytics, IT infrastructure
, and
design engineering
to drive transformative initiatives.

Our people are our greatest strength, and our
Great Place to Work 2024
recognition celebrates our commitment to a culture that values
care, performance
, and
innovation
. We offer
competitive rewards
and
comprehensive career development
opportunities that ensure your success is our priority.

Come be a part of our journey and make a lasting impact

What does the role involve?

Technical excellence

• Design, develop and deploy scalable, high-quality front-end solutions using Angular, TypeScript, JavaScript and API tools such as GraphQL and AWS services.
• Apply security coding standards, Google Web Analytics and web accessibility guidelines.
• Optimise performance, reliability and scalability through testing, troubleshooting and continuous improvements.

Collaboration and ownership

• Partner with technical leadership, product teams and engineers to shape product design and ensure solutions align with organisational goals.
• Own end-to-end solutions – make autonomous decisions to solve complex technical challenges.

Lifecycle and process improvements

• Enhance the software development lifecycle by promoting efficiency, maintainability and scalability
• Innovate to overcome system limitations and support high-traffic, dynamic environments.

Leadership and mentorship

• Mentor developers – foster professional growth, collaboration and best practices.
• Lead by example – contribute to technical strategy and define engineering standards.

We have an excellent mix of people, which we believe makes for a more vibrant, more innovative and more productive team.

What do we offer?

At Hilti, we believe in a caring and performance-oriented culture. Our people are our greatest strength, and our Great Place to Work 2024 recognition celebrates our commitment to a culture that values care, performance, and innovation. We offer competitive rewards and comprehensive career development opportunities that ensure your success is our priority.

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What You Need Is

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering or equivalent practical experience
• Minimum of 4 years' relevant work experience
• Expertise in Angular with JavaScript, TypeScript and HTML/CSS
• Nice to have – API development, GraphQL, service-oriented and event-driven architectures
• Strong communication skills in English
• Interest in and ability to learn additional programming languages as needed

Why should you apply?

The Strategic Marketing team, at our three locations in Boulogne-Billancourt - France, Texas - USA, and Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia, consists of 130+ team members in 15+ scrum teams working with the newest technologies to create a unique user experience for Hilti's extraordinary products and services.

It's an incredibly exciting time to join the Hilti Digital Platforms team We are redesigning the future of digital at Hilti and are looking for team members to play an integral part in our digital transformation journey. As a Front End Developer, you will work in a global, collaborative, fun, and agile work environment; you will participate in developing and maintaining front-end systems, as well as mentoring team members and setting standards.

Click through the 'Apply Now' button where you will be asked to upload your CV and answer a couple of short questions – the whole process should take around 90 seconds. If we like what we see, you'll be invited to a telephone interview.

If we don't have a suitable role for you at the moment, we will keep you in our talent pool for the future so your recruitment process might take a bit longer, but we'll be sure to stay in touch.

Looking forward to hearing from you