Lead Front End Developer - Manchester

Location
Manchester, Manchester
Salary
£30,000 - £50,000 per annum
Posted
04 May 2018
Closes
01 Jun 2018
Ref
1495315
Sectors
IT, Programming
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Position: Lead Front End Developer
Location: Manchester
Salary: £30,000 - £50,000 per annum
Job type: Permanent

We’re looking for a Mid-level frontend developer looking for the next step in their career. You will be instrumental in building and supporting new and existing applications.
As one of the first members of this team you’ll be helping Client define how and what it builds, and helping to define the team’s ways of working and culture as it grows. We will be working closely with the business’ outcomes to collaboratively design solutions that meet the needs of its users; SME employers, small independent recruitment agencies, and you - candidates.
You’ll be able to contribute to change on the existing technical estate and the architectural decisions that direct the development of the platform moving forwards.

Who are you and what will you bring?
Your a passionate front end developer, versed in modern techniques and front end technologies.
You should know your adaptive from your responsive design and your progressive enhancement from your graceful degradation.
You have great working knowledge of HTML, CSS and JavaScript.
You use font awsome (or whatever the latest trending icon pack is) and your a a stickler for getting things pixel perfect.
You have a good working knowledge of Bootstrap CSS (or a similar CSS framework) and have commercial experience.
You have good knowledge of JQuery (but you probably think its outdated and its time to move on...).
You have experience with at least one modern Javascript library or framework such as React, Angular or similar.
You have knowledge of modern CSS methodologies such as BEM and Atomic Design.
You have experience of consuming and pushing data to REST API's to build data driven experiences.
You have good working knowledge of trends and UI/UX practises.
Readiness to pick up new skills to allow you to work across the stack and independently (with support when needed).
Experience of working in a commercial environment.

Nice to have or be able to learn:
Experience of working in an Agile team
Experience with testing your code and using TDD techniques with tools such as Jasime, Mocha, Watir or Capybara
Experience working with Ruby/Rails
Git

KEY SKILLS:
HTML, CSS, Javascript, Bootstrap CSS, BEM, UI, UX, TDD,
Need to see candidates with 18 months' commercial experience as a front end developer minimum
We need someone with experience of building applications that consume data.
Experience with Ruby on Rails and PHP would be a definite benefit.



If you have further inquiries about this role, please don’t hesitate to contact our office at: 02033-71-7671