Front End Web Developer

Salary: £30,000 - £35,000 DOE
Location: Hybrid in Stafford, Staffordshire (UK)
Job Type: Full time, Permanent
Hours of work: Monday-Friday – No Weekends

The Opportunity:

We are currently looking for a Front-End Web Developer to join a growing and dynamic business based in Stafford. This opportunity would suit an ambitious, hardworking person looking to make their mark in a company that really values its employees.

As a Front End Web Developer, you will be part of a dynamic and thriving marketing team with exposure to a wide range of web projects, with the main focus being their global website. Gaining exposure to a tech stack that allows the most appropriate technology to be applied for the projects while allowing continuously deploy and improve processes to see projects through to deployment and beyond.

Your day will be spent working collaboratively with the wider team members and, depending on the project needs, using Slack, GitLab and Google systems to communicate and ultimately do what you love ... code and make a difference.

As well as offering a superb range of company benefits, this role also includes a new equipment budget. Build your own workstation: Mac, Linux or PC - you decide!

Core Stack:

Tech Stack summary, giving you a flavour of the environment.

Web Stack:

• HTML / CSS / JavaScript
• Tailwind
• PHP / Laravel
• SQL
• AWS
• CloudFlare
• REST API’s

Other Application / Data:

• NodeJS
• React
• Redis
• GraphQL
• Elasticsearch

Storybook Dev/Design Ops:

• GitLab
• GitLab CI
• Docker
• Datadog
• Zeplin

Requirements of a Front End Web Developer:

• 2+ years of building great front-end experiences and websites.
• Experience in PHP/Laravel is essential for the role.
• Must have experience with Javascript/CSS/HTML.
• Knowledge and experience working on the full software delivery cycle.
• Extensive experience working on front-end development projects.
• The ability to build dynamic front-end experiences using cross-browser technologies.
• Resilience in situations where ambiguity requires you to approach problems from different angles to attain the solution.
• Working knowledge of GitLab or similar for code collaboration and version control.
• Ability to work with and upgrade legacy code.
• Understanding of SEO principles.
• Working with Web Manager and Marketing Team to ensure brand consistency.
• Experience with front-end frameworks like Tailwind.