Job Description
Description
We are looking for an experienced freelance front-end developer to join our team!
All applicants to have solid Australian market experience and be Sydney based to work on-site in our agency.
Working within the development team you will be leveraging the latest tools and techniques to create engaging, performant front end solutions for many of our key clients. The successful applicant will have a demonstratable track record in front end delivery on a range of applications, a good eye for design, and a passion for delivering the best possible digital experiences.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Working closely with the creative team to bring award-winning designs to life through the use of modern front-end web technologies
- Collaborating with other members of the development team on the integration of front end solutions into back end systems and wider digital ecosystems
Assisting with the planning and estimation of front end aspects of digital projects, and ensuring work is completed within the estimates given
- Liaising with the Quality Assurance team to ensure high quality end products
- Continue to foster a culture of fun, commitment and learning
Desired Skills and Experience
- Extensive experience of front end development and the delivery of digital projects
- Proficiency with HTML5, CSS3, SCSS, JavaScript and JavaScript libraries, AJAX, JSON, build tools and responsive development
- Familiarity with Adobe Photoshop/Sketch and creating "pixel perfect" HTML/CSS from .psd/sketch files
- Good understanding of usability, accessibility and cross browser compatibility issues
- Previous exposure to Front End development for CMS platforms such as Drupal, Wordpress and Sitecore
- Strong educational background in computer science or related fields
Experience working in both an Agile or Waterfall delivery process
A team player that is always willing to help and takes pride in producing the best outcome for the client at every step of the way
Skills - Mandatory
- Excellent HTML, CSS/SASS skills
- Advanced knowledge of google maps and locations APIs to create custom map experiences
- Familiarity with templating languages such as Handlebars and Twig
- Commercial experience with Vue.js
- Good understanding of task runners and workflow management tools such as Gulp, Webpack and NPM scripts
- Good understanding in Git version control
- Good understanding in automated deployment tools such as Jenkins
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
- Good communication skills (verbal and written) to interface with project managers and clients
- Ability to manage time for efficient delivery of work
- Ability to learn new technologies and adapt quickly
Skills - Nice to Have
- React/Redux
- Understanding of event-driven programming paradigm
To thrive you must have an assertive personality, team spirit, attention to detail and excellent time management skills to work on various projects at once.
If this sounds like it could be of interest to you, please apply now via the linke. Altnernatively send your CV to Pete Wyld on pwyld@siriustechnology.com.au for more information.
