Senior Front-end Web Developer

Minimum Qualifications

• Must at least be a graduate of BS Computer Science, BS Information Technology and/or other related courses.
• At least 4 years proven experience in Front-end Web Development.
• Proficient understanding of web markup, including HTML5, CSS3.
• Proficient in server-side CSS pre-processing platforms, such as LESS and SASS.
• Proficient understanding of client-side scripting and JavaScript frameworks, including jQuery.
• Good understanding of advanced JavaScript libraries and frameworks, such as AngularJS, ReactJS, and BackboneJS.
• Good understanding of asynchronous request handling, partial page updates, and AJAX.
• Intermediate knowledge of image authoring tools, to be able to crop, resize, or perform small adjustments on an image. Familiarity with tools such as as Gimp or Photoshop is a plus.
• Proficient understanding of cross-browser compatibility issues and ways to work around them.
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git.
• Proficient understanding of SEO principles and ensuring that websites will adhere to them.

Job Description

The Senior Front-end Web Developer reports to the Project SCRUM Master of the project that he/she belongs to and to the company’s Head of Web Development. The Senior Front-end Web Developer is responsible for the translation of the UI/UX design wireframes to actual code that will produce visual elements of the application. He/She works with the UI/UX designer and bridges the gap between graphical design and technical implementation, taking an active role on both sides and defining how the application looks as well as how it works.

He/She takes and emphasizes a consumer-focused approach in building sites/software and works with both senior and junior frontend teams in determining the prioritization and estimation of new features and improvements.

Required Skills

• Translate all assigned visual mockups into working HTML prototypes.
• Build prototype user interfaces that meet the project quality standards and requirements.
• Find and address performance issues prior to the release of the finished product to the backend team.
• Review the codes committed and pushed by junior developers to the Version Control.
• Ensure that all assigned modules / features should be finished according to the agreed scope estimates.
• Ensure that all assigned modules / features for a specific Sprint should not be carried over to the next Sprint.
• Ensure that he/she is well-versed in the usage of required IDEs, tools and/or Front-end frameworks (HTML5, CSS3, jQuery, Angular is a Must).
• If developing website templates, he/she must ensure that all proper SEO tags, schema and other on-site technical SEO guidelines are implemented in the templates.
• Ensure developed prototypes are in compliance with specifications.
• Ensure that the developed prototypes are compliant with the internal quality control standards.