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The Front End Developer Lead needs to build/modify responsive web pages using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, etc. based on the visual briefs. The Front-End Developer will work on localization of the page based on the assets provided which includes updating links, images, and text in accordance to the client’s coding standards. As the senior, you will be responsible for the quality of code produced directly by yourself and your appointed team of developers. They will work closely with other discipline leads (QA/PM) to ensure scoping, estimates and requirements are estimated correctly and delivered with minimal errors. They must be enthusiastic about technology and constantly be looking at the next innovation. On top of possessing strong oral, interpersonal and organizational abilities, you must be able to work in a fast paced environment. Flexibility and tolerance are a necessity.
Job Responsibility:
They will be required to support with the training and mentoring of the development team
Liaise with QA and PM teams to update on progress and drive the development to deliver to the highest standard
Develop new digital assets as identified by supervisor and management
Modify existing code to accommodate for a locale or create now assets based on existing guidelines – including changing image paths, server-side includes (SSI), file names, directories, other elements, and other development tasks
Ensure all your work is performed according to the brief and minimum requirements for each client
Develop fast and efficiently to meet tight deadlines
Produce digital assets in several languages
Update and amend existing assets
Maintain client digital assets to the best of your ability using clean, accessible mark-up according to the latest web standards
Help and advise project managers with client’s digital requests
Keep an eye on the latest trends to help boost development efficiencies
Awareness of the client's mobile platform with the ability to build solutions that take advantage of the latest operating system features while remaining performant on the latest devices
Project and resource planning
Take technical briefs from the client and brief it on to the rest of the team
Interview and train new hires
Share best practices with the other Lead Developers across the other markets
Requirements:
A minimum of 10 years commercial development experience within an agency
Experience leading teams of developers and oversight/delivery of successful web projects
BA degree in computer science, MIS, or related experience with a grasp on data structures and algorithms
Fluent in English and [insert native language], written and oral, due to the nature of the work
Experience of creating technical and functional specifications
Self-motivated, detail-oriented and organised
Strong Subversion skills (command-line)
Strong understanding and experience of branch management, continuous integration and agile approach
Experience of working ticketing systems such as JIRA and how to break down tasks
Experience of establishing code standards and best practice within development teams
Expertise of FE pre-processing (Sass and Browserify)
Expertise in web languages and standard technologies, including version control systems (SVN and GIT), repositories, and build tools (Grunt, Gulp)
Expertise in HTML/HTML5, CSS/CSS3, and JavaScript/JQuery
Good JS debugging skills
Experience with localization processes
Responsive development experience
Experience working with Front-End Frameworks (Bootstrap, Foundation)
Image manipulation software (Photoshop, Fireworks) and able to slice elements out of a PSD
Accessible and SEO based coding
Self-starter who is able to hand-code front-end NOT using any WYSIWYG tools like Dreamweaver and keen to learn new technologies
Clear understanding of Usability
Proficient in developing to W3C Standards
Knowledge of the challenges of Email newsletter builds
Progressive enhancement and graceful degradation
Experience in working with Bash shell
Experience with optimization for mobile devices and familiarity with responsive and adaptive methods