We are an award-winning company, still just 7 years old, but growing with over 30 full time staff, who all want to develop great technology for us to use. Our work involves charities, financial institutions and the public services. We are proud to be part of the evolution of what we use on a daily basis online for the better. We're a company that truly values our employees - you're our most valuable asset!
We have a full time position for a Midweight Front End Developer with .NET skills to work with our growing development team. We're hard working, and lucky enough to balance this with fun at the same time. We're also pretty good at what we do and take great pride in our creations; making us an awesome bunch of gifted individuals where together we will be amazing.
Our Front End Developer will be working on a wide variety of projects; from websites, apps, system applications and more: using a mixture of persistence technologies.
Communication is vital - all of our developers understand the importance of client communication and professionalism. In order to deliver a successful projects, communication, whether internal or external, is at the heart. This is why we look for all of our recruits to have a support background at some point in their career or experience within this.
Based in the heart of Bournemouth - ranked as the fastest-growing digital economy, along with its fantastic beaches, it really is the place to be.
The Role
* Willingness to learn new languages and technologies
* Keep abreast of latest and emerging technologies
* Sense of ownership and pride in your performance and its impact on the company’s success
* Ability to self manage
* Work in a multidisciplinary team with other professionals such as back-end developers and web designers
* Produce clean, efficient, testable code using modern web technologies.
* Adhere to organisational policies, standards & best practices in app development, documentation & maintenance; supporting industry best practices & project approaches
* Design and develop mobile friendly applications
* Analyse web applications and perform improvements for SEO and Accessibility.
* Collaborate with designers, developers and product owners in order to build interactive and scalable sites/software.
* Review and refactor code.
* Build, develop and maintain frontend toolsets (Webpack, Gulp, etc.)
* Troubleshoot, debug and upgrade existing software.
* Communicate with the internal team to help clarify development tasks and attend quoting meetings when required.
Required Experience
* 2+ years of experience as a Front-End Developer
* Excellent knowledge of browser troubleshooting and debugging practices and techniques
* 2+ years of experience with markup languages
* 2+ years of experience with JavaScript (ES6), CSS (SASS or eq.)
* 2+ years experience with modern front end frameworks (at least one of. React, Angular or preferably VueJS)
* 2+ years experience with modern front component libraries (Bootstrap, Tailwind, etc.)
* Knowledgeable concerning clean code, secure coding practices, design patterns, code smells, refactoring, etc.
* Aptitude with code authoring tools (Visual Studio, Visual Studio Code)
* Aptitude with GIT version control
* Excellent oral and written communication skills
* Resourcefulness and troubleshooting aptitude.
* Commercial experience with using RESTful APIs
What can we offer you
* A competitive salary based on your experience
* Long term progression plan
* 28 days holiday (this includes bank holidays)
* Additional day holiday for every year you are with us
* 1 additional holiday day for your birthday
* Annual profit based bonus
* Regular team socials
* Bike to work Scheme
* Health Plan
* Tech Scheme
* Occupational Sick Pay
* Early Friday Finish
* Free Friday breakfast
* Pension Scheme
* Continued personal development
* Relaxed office environment
Preferred Qualifications
* BA in Computer Science or similar relevant field.
OR
* 2+ Years of IT Work Experience.
UK Based only
Job Type: Full-time