Front End Developer (work from home)

Interface Recruitment UK; York and North Yorkshire; Remote; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Front End Developer to join their IT Development team. You will be responsible for producing user-friendly components for the Ecommerce website and other business areas while ensuring best practices in accessibility and performance. The ideal candidate will have strong coding skills in HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, with at least 3 years of industry experience.

Qualifications

• 3+ years industry experience.
• Degree or equivalent in Web Design / Technologies.
• Experience mentoring junior team members.

Responsibilities

• Produce consistent, usable components for the Ecommerce website.
• Design and wireframe user interfaces.
• Mentor more junior members of the team as required.

Skills

HTML

CSS

JavaScript

SEO best practices

Accessibility best practices

Git

Adobe Creative Suite

User Research

Agile/Scrum

Education

Degree in Web Design / Web Technologies

Job description

Job Title: Front End DeveloperReports to: Head of DevelopmentDepartment: IT DevelopmentJob Purpose:Produce consistent, usable components / UIs for the Ecommerce Website and other business areas.Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with Stakeholders, Customers and Business Analysts on new project and change requests
• Design / wireframe bespoke user interfaces based on a given brief or set of requirements
• Build consistent, reusable and scalable components for all of the business areas
• Adhere to accessibility and SEO best practices
• Optimise all website areas for improved page load / performance speeds
• Mentoring more junior members of the team as required

Competencies and Skills:

• Demonstrable experience of hand-coding HTML and CSS
• Knowledge of the Adobe Creative Suite or equivalent
• Demonstrable experience of JavaScript and JS libraries/frameworks (jQuery/React)
• Knowledge of page speed/performance optimisation.
• Knowledge of CSS pre-processors and other FE build tools
• Knowledge of SEO and accessibility best practices.
• Experience of setting up, monitoring and advising on the results of Multi-Variant/AB Testing
• A good understanding of version control using Git
• A good understanding of Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager
• A good understanding of website cookies and data protection principles
• Experience of conducting code reviews for team members

Desirable Skills:

• User research – ability to analyse and understand user behaviours and requirements through observation techniques, task analysis and other feedback methodologies
• Design consultancy – ability to influence business decisions and designs based on UX best-practice and market trends
• Experience of working with Privacy-by-Design and other data security-related principles
• Experience of producing mobile designs and working with mobile applications
• Experience of working with Agile / Scrum
• Experience of producing knowledge-share documentation and user guides

Education and Experience:

Level of formal education	Degree or equivalent
Area of study	Web Design / Web Technologies
Years of industry Experience	3+

Personal Attributes:

• Ability to carry out instructions effectively and efficiently
• Ability to multitask and prioritise own workload with strong communication skills
• Has a passion for their field and looks to constantly develop their skills
• Takes pride in the work delivered by themselves and the wider team, and is able to take and provide constructive criticism