The Web Frontend Engineer is responsible for implementing pixel perfect and responsive front end layouts and architecting front end applications using modern web frameworks. These sites will feature dynamic Javascript interactions and will communicate with the backend server via a RESTful API and JSON. You will be responsible for architecture, implementation, and deployment of the front end for your projects. You will be judged on layout and code quality, browser compatibility, and reliability. The Web Frontend Engineer works with the Lead Engineer and the Engineering Director to ensure that all requirements are met and application/site behavior is as expected.
You must have extensive experience with Javascript, HTML5, Modern CSS, and frameworks such as React and Vue. You must be extremely comfortable with RESTful APIs and JSON, as well as browser based debugging tools. Backend and Database experience is a plus. You must be flexible and able to work in various technology stacks by project, and able to carry your portion of the project from design to implementation to deployment, assisting in all areas possible.
This position is for upcoming projects. Project will have been through pre-production and design, and will reach you upon moving into development. Projects last varying lengths, and you may have more than one project at a time. We seek a full 8 hour work day from our engineers, though some of that will be communication and standups.
This is a full time position lasting for the duration of the production cycle. This is a full time position, and we expect the workload to be up to 40 hours a week while production is active. You will be expected to be available to attend daily stand ups, coordinate with a distributed multidisciplinary team, and complete all tasks on time and to specification. This is a remote work contract, but the worker must be available for 4 hours of overlap time with California (PST) daily between 9am-2pm PST.
Role Overview:
- Implement high quality, pixel perfect and responsive front end layouts.
- Design robust front end applications using Javascript and related frameworks, built against backend JSON APIs.
- Assist backend engineers in defining the required API endpoints for the application.
- Attend team meetings, including project kick-offs, stand ups, and additional meetings as required.
- Utilize and contribute to company wide code library
Qualifications & Skills:
- Fluent in Javascript, HTML5, CSS, and front end frameworks such as React and Vue.
- Extensive experience in front end interface design.
- Background in DevOps, Web Optimization, or SEO a plus.
- Solid understanding of modern CSS. At least 4 years experience in front end web creation, development, and production.
- Extensive experience with, and ability to communicate, intermediate engineering concepts.
- Write clean, efficient, well-documented code.
- Strong written and verbal English communication skills, including the ability to communicate -issues and report project design and status to a diverse non-technical audience
- Must be detail oriented, quality driven, straightforward, self-motivated, and proactive
- Able to work independently, creatively, and track multiple deadlines to success
- Able to accept constructive feedback on your work
- Proven history working in collaboration with multidisciplinary teams
- Experienced with software development methodologies as well as build and release procedures
- Experience with project management or task tracking systems such as JIRA, Trello, or Pivotal Tracker preferred
About the Company:
We are an agile and lean company focused on the development of high quality software across various platforms. Our primary activity is to acquire and sustain repeatable clients while sustaining a scalable business model.
Working Conditions:
We are a fully remote company, and you will need to supply your own tools, including a computer that is connected to stable high speed internet, and a headset with clean audio for meetings.
Expected Hours of Work:
Some flexibility in hours is allowed, but all team members must be available during the "core" work hours of 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. (PST) Monday through Friday. Workers must be available by Google Hangout, email, and Slack during designated work hours. Additional hours may be required when project completion deadlines must be met as well as for periodic client meetings. Hours will fluctuate based upon number of projects, project scale, and project timelines.
About the recuiterMember since May 20, 2018 Ankit Gupta
from Ohio, United States