Front End Developer (work from home)

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