Job Title: Front End Developer
Reports to: Head of Development
Department: IT Development
Job 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
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