Front End Developer

Viribus Search ,
Manchester, Greater Manchester
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: £30,000 per annum

Overview

Front End Web Developer - based in Manchester (Trafford Park) Paying up to £38,000 per annum plus fantastic benefits including flexible working hours, 25 days holiday rising to 28 days plus your birthday off, buy & sell additional holiday, company pension scheme, on-site gym, childcare vouchers, onsite café, retail discount scheme, casual dress code, free onsite parking plus shuttle service from tram stop, plus more Overview: As a Front End Web Developer, you will be joining this highly established yet growing organisation at a truly exciting time of transformation. They are a highly collaborative, creative and sociable environment which is opened planned and inviting. As a Front End Developer you need to be able to support delivery of industry leading web applications in an E-Commerce environment. Working within a fantastic existing team, you will need to balance speed of delivery with a quality customer journey. You will work with colleagues throughout the business to ensure that all changes and systems maintenance meet the required quality and business requirements. You will be working as part of a motivated team of individuals who ensure that all project deliverables are in line with the Software Development Lifecycle as well as company guidelines and standards. Role and Responsibilities: Building the front end of web based applications using the latest techniques and technologies (full websites, customer journeys, landing pages, HTML ads). Working in a cross functional team, attending SCRUMs and project meetings. Liaising with other front-end and back-end developers, designers, SEO team, testers and implementation staff. Interpreting customer requirements to deliver efficient, functional solutions. Keeping up-to-date with latest technologies and suggest when appropriate to implement. Flexible approach to working within a fast changing environment, with a genuine passion for the design space and emerging technologies. Assisting in investigating and resolving web/software bugs. Carry out all duties in a manner that reflects company values at all times. Essential Skills: HTML, CSS, Vanilla Javascript and jQuery. Responsive web development. Understanding of developer console and debugging. A passion for clean coding and understanding of web standards, usability, design/UX, customer journey and conversion optimisation. Knowledge of SEO best practices. Website speed optimisation techniques and best practices. Ability to organise, co-ordinate and prioritise day to day workload. Awareness of security relating to web based applications. Can do attitude. Strong communication skills. Adaptable and flexible. Dedication to quality and meticulous approach. Strong attention to detail. Desirable Skills: SCSS (CSS pre-processing). .Net C# experience. Visual Studio IDE experience. TFS experience. Gulp / Grunt. Node.js / NPM. Accessible web standards experience. Unit Testing. Knockout.js experience. Javascript framework experience e.g. Angular / React / Vue. If you are an experienced Frontend Developer with the required listed skills and experience then please apply now to find out more.