Description:
As a Senior Front-End Developer you will get to work on a range of web applications, from large-scale custom-built enterprise systems, to simple stylish campaigns. You will work with a variety of well-known multinational clients and will be involved in all stages of a project lifecycle, from concept and ideation, through to build and continuous improvement and development.
You will be a good communicator, with a strong understanding of front-end web development and comfortable making decisions on the company’s approach and direction regarding front-end development. You will have experience in, or be happy to take on, managing the time of yourself and your team, delegating tasks when necessary, and reviewing the work of others in order to help them improve.
What We’re Looking For:
We need a strong project manager, ideally with a technical background who enjoys working with developers and playing a business analyst role. You’ll be highly organised, self-sufficient and able to context switch. You’ll be passionate about digital and great at building relationships.
Key Responsibilities:
- Developing high quality front-end code for new builds, and maintaining and developing existing sites
- Being part of a digital agency, working with project managers; UX/UI designers; internal, near-shore and off-shore development and QA teams
- Being client facing and providing demos to external stakeholders
- Building performant, progressive and SEO friendly front-ends that work across a range of browsers and devices
- Ensuring front-end applications match the design across desktop, tablet and mobile, and animations, as well as working closely with the UX/UI teams to assess the feasibility of the proposed designs
- Contributing to the general high standard of front-end across the business, and taking ownership of improving and maintaining a best practice approach
- Working in an agile development team; implementing industry best practice coding standards to ensure quality, whilst delivering projects to time/budget
- Providing estimates for future work
- Reviewing the work of others in order to maintain a good standard of work throughout the department
- Planning, designing, and writing automated tests including unit (using Jest) and integration tests
Required Requirements:
- Minimum 5 years professional work experience, including experience working in a digital agency
- Strong front-end knowledge, including responsive web development
- Experience building custom animations and parallax scrolling front-end applications
- Experience with Tailwind CSS and Sass
- Solid JavaScript programming skills
- Sound working knowledge of React and Next.js
- Knowledge of Node.js
- Sound working knowledge of GraphQL using Apollo Client
- Experience with Webpack / Code splitting
- Strong understanding of version control, ideally Git
- Awareness of the importance of accessibility, efficiency, and optimisation on the web, particularly with regard to mobile devices
- Awareness of the pitfalls of older browsers, and the capability to incorporate graceful degradation
Advantageous:
- Experience with Azure Cloud / DevOps
- Experience with Storybook
- Experience working with traditional CMS solutions as well as headless (e.g. Sitecore, Umbraco, WordPress and Contentful, etc.)
- Experience running virtual environments using Docker
- Degree in Computer Science/Engineering
What we give in return:
At Tangent our aim is to create a working environment where every single member of the team has the opportunity to be themselves. We are an equal opportunities employer and will welcome and consider all applications regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion, sex and sexual orientation.
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