Frontend Engineer

  • Full-time

Company Description

The Electron Shop is a rapidly-growing agency singularly focused on becoming the Chief Digital Officer and guiding digital transformation for companies of many sizes and industries.  Founded in 2013, the company is guided by two successful agency entrepreneurs and who have worked on major brands together and apart since 1995.  The Electron Shop’s number one benefit and requirement is a workplace of smart people, primarily because we think smart people are also funny.  And we like to laugh.  We don’t have ping-pong tables, foosball or other idle toys; we are very passionate about bringing the power of digital to clients who are under pressure to grow their businesses.  Oh, and we don’t allow anyone to be mean.  There is a strict no a**hole rule here.

Job Description

Part of our practice is building high-profile enterprise web applications, and to do that, we need a Frontend Engineer.  We appreciate individuals who experiment with new technologies on personal projects. Our ideal candidate will initially focus on responsive HTML5 projects.  However, you should have a keen interest in coding practices as well as experience with modern CSS and Javascript frameworks such as jQuery, Bootstrap, or Foundation. It is important that you have a good working knowledge of concepts surrounding the software development lifecycle, cross-browser testing, and coding for multiple device resolutions.

 

Personal Characteristics

  • Demonstrate a detail-oriented, professional, and self-directed work style, with a desire for personal and professional growth by asking questions
  • Communicate professionally both verbally and in writing
  • Work well independently and as part of a team
  • Possess a strong sense of design
  • Set priorities and solve problems efficiently

Appreciate an environment where you are asked to present problem statements and recommended solutions

Qualifications

Key Areas of Responsibility:

  • Ground-up HTML5 and CSS3 development from functional or design requirements
  • Javascript application development based on varying business requirements
  • Testing applications and triaging application errors
  • Writing and revising of collaborative technical documentation and functional specifications
  • Working with visual designers and other developers to design complex user interfaces and data interactions

Qualifications:

This position requires that you have expert understanding and 2+ years experience with:

  • HTML5
  • CSS3 (Sass, Compass, or Less preferred)
  • Cross Browser Testing
  • jQuery
  • JSON
  • Web-service and API architectures 

This position requires that you also have a working knowledge of

  • Git repository management
  • Agile workflows
  • Basic Linux commands

Special Consideration For Candidates With The Following Experience

  • Automated testing, unit-testing technologies, or continuous integration technologies.
  • PHP, Ruby on Rails, Python, or node.js development
  • Mobile application development
  • HTML5 based game development
  • Webserver setup and systems administration
  • Large scale system architectures
  • Project management

Additional Information

Having a computer science degree, technical certification, or equivalent experience is a big plus.

Please have good examples of your previous work to show while explaining the details involved in their production