Front End Developer

Manchester, Lancashire
Consol Partners

The Front End developer will be responsible for building the ‘client-side’ of our web applications. You should be able to translate our company and customer needs into functional and appealing interactive applications.

If you’re interested in creating a user-friendly environment by writing code and moving forward in your career, then this job is for you. We expect you to be a tech-savvy professional, who is curious about new digital technologies and aspires to combine usability with visual design.

Ultimately, you should be able to create a functional and attractive digital environment for our company, ensuring great user experience.

• Use markup languages like HTML to create user-friendly web pages
• Optimize application for maximum speed and scalability
• Design mobile-based features
• Collaborate with Back End developers and web designers to improve usability
• Get feedback from, and build solutions for, users and customers
• Write functional requirement documents and guides
• Create quality mock-ups and prototypes
• Help Back End developers with coding and troubleshooting
• Ensure high quality graphic standards and brand consistency
• Stay up to date on emerging technologies
• Develop new user-facing features
• Build reusable code and libraries for future use
• Ensure the technical feasibility of UI/UX designs
• Write well-designed, testable code
• Produce specifications and determine operational feasibility
• Integrate software components into a fully functional software system
• Document and maintain software functionality
• Assure that all user input is validated before submitting to Back End
• Collaborate with other team members and stakeholders
• Maintain existing Front End systems, like the main website in WordPress and web app for customers/investors
• Deploy programs and evaluate user feedback
• Comply with project plans and industry standards
• Ensure software is updated with latest features

SKILLS:

• Proficient understanding of client-side Scripting and JavaScript frameworks, including React/Vue.js
• Proficient understanding of web markup, including HTML5, CSS3
• Proficient understanding of cross-browser compatibility issues and ways to work around them
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git
• Problem-solving aptitude
• Analytical mind with a business acumen
• Excellent communication skills

Desirable

• Desirable understanding of AWS and/or serverless technologies