Frontend Web Developer

Overview

The ideal candidate will be confident in their abilities, have a passion for user experience and the ambition to play a leading role in the management of a software product.

Core responsibilities will include translation of the UI/UX design to actual code. You will work with the product team to go from designs to technical implementation. This will involve seeing beyond the UI/UX to understand the needs of the user and how the application works as a whole. You will have a direct say in how the product is built and the technologies used.

Duties

• Building the front end of our application from design to implementation
• Work with product management and development teams to drive architecture changes
• Provide technical expertise in web technologies
• Involvement in project planning, estimation, and dependency mapping
• Contribute to the architecture of the application
• Collaborate with other team members and stakeholders

 Skills

• 3-5 years working with modern Web technologies (HTML5, CSS3, SASS, Javascript and JQuery)
• Extensive experience in server-side CSS pre-processing platforms, such as LESS and SASS
• Experience in one of the major JavaScript frameworks e.g. AngularJS, React, Ember, Meteor
• Experience with cross-browser compatibility issues and workarounds
• Experience in contributing to technical direction of software projects
• Great communication skills and experience working on teams.
• Third level qualification in design or computing.

Desireable Skills and Knowledge

• Knowledge of Ruby on Rails
• Knowledge of TDD
• Graphic design skills
• You have talent and enthusiasm for creating usable, scalable, well-tested software
• You want to work in a highly collaborative, agile environment
• You love learning new technologies
• You are a self starter and are happy to argue your point when you feel you are right
• You have pride in your work and you value quality of the deliverable