Front-End Web Developer

CMO Group; Plymouth; Remote; GBP 30,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading e-commerce firm as a Front-End Web Developer, where you'll enhance user experiences and implement new features for a dynamic online platform. This role offers the chance to collaborate with UX experts and a dedicated design team, ensuring your contributions directly impact the customer experience. With a focus on innovation, you'll work on optimizing applications and developing reusable code, all while enjoying a supportive work environment that values creativity and teamwork. If you're passionate about web development and eager to make a difference, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Extra day off every fortnight

Employee Assistance Programme

Discount scheme

Cycle to work scheme

On-site parking

Company events

Competitive holiday allowance

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Front-End Web Developer with a strong portfolio.
• In-depth understanding of the entire web development process.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain the e-commerce application and corporate site.
• Optimize application for speed, stability, and scalability.
• Collaborate with back-end developers to integrate user-facing elements.

Skills

HTML

CSS

JavaScript

SASS

Bootstrap

Twig

Git

Responsive Design

Effective Communication

Tools

Jira

Bitbucket

Confluence

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Photoshop

Figma

Sketch

Adobe XD

Job description

Contract type:

Permanent

Location:

Remote

Salary:

£30,000 - £35,000 D.O.E

Hours:

Full-time, 67.5 hours per fortnight (alternating pattern of 37.5 hours one week and 30 hours the next)

Join one of the biggest and most respected national e-commerce successes in our industry. cmostores.com is an online supplier of building materials, sold across multiple specialist e-commerce stores. We are seeking a self-motivated, organised, experienced, and high-performing Front-End Web Developer to join our team.

As a Front-End Web Developer, you will support the e-commerce and Marketing teams with customer-facing changes such as UX improvements, implementing new features, bug fixes, and optimisations. You will report to the Senior Front End Developer and be supported by our UX experts and dedicated design team.

Duties include:

1. Development and maintenance of our e-commerce application and corporate site.
2. Optimisation of our e-commerce application for speed, stability, and scalability.
3. Participation in the entire application lifecycle: coding, testing, and debugging.
4. Following a thorough testing process, ensuring all code deployments are tested locally and on staging sites across multiple devices and browsers before deployment.
5. Performing UI tests to optimise performance.
6. Collaborating with back-end developers to integrate user-facing elements with server-side logic.
7. Gathering and addressing technical and design requirements.
8. Building reusable code and libraries for future use.
9. Following emerging technologies.
10. Providing training and support to internal teams.
11. Working collaboratively with the wider team by sharing ideas, knowledge, and resources.
12. Undertaking relevant research, development, or training as required.

The successful candidate will have proven recent experience as a Front-End Web Developer with a strong portfolio of commercial work, and an in-depth understanding of the entire web development process (design, development, testing, and deployment).

cmostores.com is an equal opportunities employer.

A note to all applicants – we are unable to offer sponsorship of any kind.

Essential Skills And Experience:

• Thorough knowledge of HTML, CSS, SASS, JavaScript, Bootstrap, and Twig templating engine.
• Effective website optimisation techniques.
• Responsive and accessible web design skills.
• Understanding of code versioning tools like Git and Subversion.
• Knowledge of online security and data protection.
• Effective communication skills, with the ability to support non-technical colleagues via video, chat, and email, and explain complex ideas simply.
• Ability to prioritise tasks and respond appropriately to urgent issues.

Desirable Skills And Experience:

• Knowledge of Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop.
• Familiarity with back-end technologies (Symfony, PHP, MySQL).
• Experience with CMS frameworks.
• Experience with jQuery.
• Knowledge of Jira, Bitbucket, and Confluence.
• Experience with Symfony UX ecosystem and Stimulus.
• Familiarity with design tools like Figma, Sketch, Adobe XD.

Benefits:

• Extra day off every fortnight
• Employee Assistance Programme
• BHN Extras (discount scheme)
• Cycle to work scheme
• On-site parking
• Company events
• Competitive holiday allowance