Sr. Front End Developer

• Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in software development, information systems, or an equivalent technical environment, including previous experience in leading the development of highly transactional, mission critical applications in environments/architectures for multi-user systems.

• Leads the development of next generation of responsive e-commerce web applications.

• Designs and develops new web and content modules that can be re-used throughout the Company.

• Builds web applications that are heavily dependent on APIs.

• Experience with agile software development methodologies (Scrum, Kanban).

• Advanced proficiency with the following technologies:

  • Native JavaScript
  • Front end web technologies, including AngularJS, Node, Bootstrap, CSS3 and HTML5
  • Web development tools and frameworks, including
    • CSS preprocessing, e.g. LESS
    • Front end build tools, e.g. Gulp, Grunt
    • JavaScript testing frameworks, e.g. Jasmine, Karma
    • Front end components, e.g. Bower
    • JavaScript compression and minification, e.g. Uglify
    • Developer/Build tools, including GIT and Jenkins
    • Code analysis tools such as PMD, Checkstyle, Findbugs and Sonar.

• Experience consuming RESTful web services.

• Understanding of web performance optimization techniques.

• Experience integrating with Content Management Systems such as Drupal.

• Experience deploying to cloud platforms such as AWS and Heroku.

OTHER KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES: