Frontend Developer

World Sports Betting; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 400 000 - 600 000; Full time

Job summary

A gambling and sports betting company based in Gauteng is seeking a Front End Developer to create engaging web pages and enhance user experience. The ideal candidate should have a degree in Computer Science and at least 5 years of experience, particularly in HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. Responsibilities include optimizing web performance and maintaining brand consistency across web designs. Candidates should possess excellent communication and problem-solving skills as they will collaborate with designers and back-end developers.

Qualifications

• 5 years' experience in front end development.
• Understanding of key design principles.
• Experience with responsive and adaptive design.

Responsibilities

• Determine the structure and design of web pages.
• Develop features to enhance user experience.
• Optimize web pages for maximum speed and scalability.

Skills

Proficiency with HTML

CSS

JavaScript

jQuery

Good problem-solving skills

Excellent verbal communication skills

Education

Degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Adobe Illustrator

Job description

Reports to : CTO (Chief Technology Officer)Purpose of the RoleFront end Developers are responsible for ensuring the alignment of web design and user experience requirements, optimizing web pages for maximum efficiency and maintaining brand consistency across all web pages, among other duties.Front End Developers are required to work in teams alongside Back-end Developers, Graphic Designers and User Experience Designers to ensure all elements of web creation are consistent.

This requires excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS :

• Determining the structure and design of web pages.
• Ensuring user experience determines design choices.
• Developing features to enhance the user experience.
• Striking a balance between functional and aesthetic design.
• Ensuring web design is optimized for smartphones.
• Building reusable code for future use.
• Optimizing web pages for maximum speed and scalability.
• Utilizing a variety of markup languages to write web pages.
• Maintaining brand consistency throughout design.
• Testing and debugging.

PREFERRED SKILLS :

• Degree in Computer Science or related field with 5 years' experience
• Understanding of key design principles.
• Proficiency with HTML, CSS, JavaScript and jQuery.
• Understanding of server-side CSS.
• Experience with graphic design applications such as Adobe Illustrator.
• Experience with responsive and adaptive design.
• Understanding of SEO principles.
• Good problem-solving skills.
• Excellent verbal communication skills.
• Team person.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Cross browser development.
• Testing and debugging.

Responses to be sent to, with the job title in the subject line. Recruitment will be in line with the company's employment equity targets.