Front End Developer

PerfectHome ,
Leeds, West Yorkshire
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: £30,000 per annum

Overview

Web Developer - £30,000-£40,000 Established in 2006 PerfectHome is a household goods retailer that offers top quality products to customers through flexible weekly, fortnightly or monthly payment options. Are you a motivated, career-driven professional looking for your next role? If you answered yes then this is the opportunity for you. We're looking for a Frontend Developer to join our expanding IT Department. Based at our office in Colton, just outside of Leeds, you'll be a key factor in ensuring the main customer facing products are built using best practice coding and technical development standards. This includes writing code for responsive web (mobile, tablet, desktop) as well as on mobile specific platforms. You'll need strong JavaScript development background and be used to delivering high-quality software to tight deadlines. You will be delivering bespoke solutions for both internal and external facing platforms for our growing online business. You'll work closely with the Head of IT and the Digital Marketing Teams in delivering the IT and website strategy and plan. You'll also be involved in the full development lifecycle from process & scope, elaboration, to development & testing. We expect you'll be constantly striving to deliver the best possible experience for our customers, making it possible for them to create their perfect home. Accountability Delivery Provide accurate timing estimates on work in progress Working closely with others Reporting progress updates to stakeholders On-time delivery Accuracy to specification Proven Functionality Futureproof design & implementation Activities (tasks to achieve accountabilities) Work within agile team to deliver new features or maintain existing applications Create new and innovative features and services that are robust Create new and innovative user experiences Create well written, well documented and testable code using modern frameworks Create well written frontend JS applications using modern frameworks Essential skills, knowledge and experience Experience of setting Development Standards and performing Code Reviews Experience of designing large scale web solutions, microservices and service-oriented architectures Strong communication skills Keen to continuously learn and share knowledge with others Experience of working in a fast-paced, agile delivery environment with regular releases to a live environment. Rigorous attention to detail. Experience and proficiency using cloud-based project management apps such as Jira and Confluence Ability to understand project requirements and to work with other team members Passion and interest in e-Commerce and online retail keeping up with the latest trends and advancements in development techniques HTML5, CSS3 ,Less ,Javascript, Version Control, jQuery, Smarty, Responsive Design, Git Desirable skills, knowledge and experience Media creation, images etc Basic PHP Jira ESI Grunt Accessibility and security Test and automation Exposure of app development and design Any experience with Shopware would be of particular benefit (or similar Content Management Systems) Benefits: Excellent OTE opportunities Contributory pension scheme 25 days holiday entitlement, increasing with service to a maximum of 30 days (pro rata for part-time employees) Your birthday off, every year Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Policies (subject to qualifying conditions) Company sick pay (subject to scheme rules) Gym membership