Junior Frontend Developer
Junior Frontend DeveloperOur client is one of the world's largest digital media companies. Overall, the properties have more than 30 million unique visitors and 100 million page views each month.
The company was founded by serial entrepreneur and angel investor in 2004 and is celebrating its second decade of success. They pride theirrselves on having a highly entrepreneurial and collaborative environment, where our colleagues are given significant responsibility and the opportunity to thrive and be successful.
Our client is from Silicon Valley and currently we are helping them to create their new team based in Barcelona. They are looking for someone with knowledge in Frontend development (JavaScript, HTML, CSS) who wants to develop his professional career working with senior professionals.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
- Maintain and enhance the existing codebase.
- Implement page layouts, features, and changes according to mockups created by our graphic design team and/or written requirements.
- Mature the site's frontend development practices and processes, including javascript/CSS creation, organization, and delivery; HTML/templates; automated testing; page speed optimization; and other tools/processes you deem appropriate.
- Guide the transition of the site's frontend infrastructure to a more modern approach to layout implementation and client-side scripting.
Why you want this job:
- The company brings Silicon Valley ways to Barcelona.
- They operates several of our own websites. Your work and input will be integral to the growth of our proprietary products.
- Your work will be high impact and high visibility.
- They have a flat organizational structure and you will work directly with the product managers under the regional manager’s supervision.
- You will be part of a superb team of professionals building one of the fastest growing brand names on the net.
- Offices at a premium location in Barcelona.
- Or client gives you the best tools you may need to develop your tasks: laptop, screen, etc.
- Room to self-organize your time.
- Technical training/meetups covered by the company.
- Recognition and rewards for excellent work.
- 1+ years working in frontend development.
- Fluent in both Javascript and CSS with a good understanding of how they work internally and complement each other.
- Knowledge in mobile-first and responsive design practices as well as being able to adapt a given design to a variety content situations and viewport sizes.
- Deep understanding of how web browsers process and render web pages.
- Constantly learning new technologies.
- Experience doing some server-side programming in conjunction with frontend development work a plus.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent.
- Excellent English communication skills, both written and oral.