What we are looking for
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 to help them improve.
Key responsibilities include:
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 to maintain a good standard of work throughout the department
Planning, designing, and writing automated tests including unit (using JEST) and integration tests
Effectively managing a front-end team and being the point of contact for any escalation required.
Documenting and coordinating code releases
Key requirements :
Minimum 4 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
Solid understanding of pre-processors, such as SASS/LESS
Solid Java Script/Type Script programming skills such as ES6, vanilla Java Script, object-oriented coding
Sound working knowledge of React, React Native, Next.js
Knowledge of Node.js
Sound working knowledge of Graph QL (e.g., Apollo Client)
An understanding of code splitting
Strong understanding of version control, ideally Git
Awareness of the importance of efficiency and optimisation on the web, particularly regarding mobile devices
Awareness of the pitfalls of older browsers, and the capability to incorporate graceful degradation
Understanding of various factors contributing to accessibility on the web
Understanding of continuous integration and deployment
Bonus points if you have
Degree in Computer Science/Engineering
Experience with Azure (Cloud, Dev Ops) or similar
Experience with Vue.js/Nuxt or Angular
Experience with Vercel hosting
Experience with Sitecore/JSS
Experience with Storybook
Experience running virtual environments using Docker/Vagrant
Experience working with traditional CMS solutions as well as headless (e.g., Umbraco, Content Stack, Sanity,io and Contentful, etc.)
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.
We regret to inform you that this job opportunity is no longer available