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Fisheye Media Ltd
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Shrewsbury, Shropshire
Front-end Developer
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THE ROLE Front-end Developer, Shrewsbury Start date: Immediate Salary: Competitive dependant on experience Position: Full time WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR? As we continue to grow, Fisheye is looking to expand our team of talented professionals. We're a small (29+) but fast-growing company, focused on building and supporting solutions for merchants on the Magento Commerce platform. We're looking for confident, self-motivated individuals who work well in team environments. You should be comfortable working alongside developers, clients and designers alike to deliver relevant and reliable solutions with attention to detail being a key focus. You'll also need to be passionate about new technology and 'making things work'. Having experience developing PHP applications is a must, plus ideally some commercial experience of Magento. You'll be joining a great team, managed by experienced and knowledgeable individuals, receive regular training and the opportunity to work on exciting and complex projects. * Great attention to detail * Can take ownership of tasks given * Take pride in delivering quality output * Excellent problem-solving ability * A team player with good communication skills * A passion for constant learning and self-improvement * Consideration of your actions on peers and clients * Know when to ask for help A BIT ABOUT US We are a friendly and motivated team of top-notch web designers, developers and marketers delivering performant solutions that help our merchants grow their online businesses. Although our offices are in the beautiful market town of Shrewsbury (Shropshire) we are at the forefront of our industry, with clients across the UK as well as Europe and North America. Established in 2002, we have an ever-growing portfolio of UK and global e-commerce clients, including leading brands, allowing you the opportunity to contribute to projects with high profile clients. MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES * Accurately recreate provided design assets to functional responsive web pages adhering to coding standards * See-through and take ownership of entire Magento 2 frontend implementations from start to finish * Assist with decision making on appropriate solutions and creation of specifications where required * Promote quality standards and processes and work with developers to achieve these through regular code reviews * Communicate regularly with team members to provide an understanding of technical requirements, plans and dependencies REQUIRED SKILLS * HTML 5 and CSS 3 as part of theming real-world projects * Experience with responsive web design, media queries and 'mobile-first' approach * A basic understanding of JavaScript and jQuery * A basic understanding of PHP / general programming (variables, conditional statements, arrays, loops etc.) * A basic understanding of version control systems (git in particular) DESIRABLE SKILLS * Experience with pre-processors such as SASS/LESS * Experience developing themes for Magento 1 or 2 * Magento 2 is preferred * Experience working with layout XML and templates * An understanding of JavaScript and frameworks/libraries such as jQuery, RequireJS and KnockoutJS * Especially within the context of Magento 2 * Comfortable working on the command-line * Especially with frontend tools/libraries such as npm, gulp, grunt, yarn etc. * A solid understanding of git workflow, including pull review process * Experience with React/Vue or similar JavaScript frameworks * Experience with modular CSS / Post-CSS * Basic understanding/experience of Adobe Photoshop (to access provided design assets) WE OFFER A RANGE OF BENEFITS INCLUDING * 28 days holiday (including bank holidays) * 2 duvet days per annum to take as required * Day off on your birthday * Annual appraisal and pay review * Magento solution specialist certification training and testing * Macbook Pro * Annual conference budget * No dress code HOURS You will be working from our head office in Shrewsbury, between the hours of 9am and 5pm Monday to Friday. Flexibility around hours and remote working options can be discussed on request. HOW TO APPLY Please apply by using the link above and we will be in touch. No Agencies please.