closed vacancyWeb Developer for BLOX - remote

Looking to join a fast-growing, cutting edge technology company serving customers nationwide? Look no further! TownNews, the premier internet hosting provider for newspapers, seeks a seasoned web developer to join our team in Moline, Illinois.

Job Responsibilities:

• Development of JavaScript modules and applications for the front-end of TownNews' BLOX CMS Software-as-a-Service solution serving millions of page views daily nationwide
• Construct markup using modern HTML and CSS to build responsive and fast loading BLOX CMS websites
• Work with a team of product managers, back-end developers, and other stakeholders to design and define new features for vertical applications connected to the BLOX CMS
• Assist customer service teams in troubleshooting issues, and providing custom solutions for nonstandard requests
• Solve interesting problems that may require thinking outside-the-box to accomplish development goals
• Work with version control systems, deployment workflows, system architects, and QA teams to deliver robust and error free applications

Successful candidates will have the following:

• Bachelor's degree or 2+ years of development experience using JavaScript, HTML, and CSS
• Experience using modern web components, vanilla JS, shadow DOM, StencilJS, fetch API, etc. strongly preferred
• A strong understanding of cross-browser compatibility, and general web functions and standards
• Ability to manage multiple projects at once
• You must be a motivated, driven, problem solving developer eager to learn and willing to adapt to build modern front-end solutions

TownNews offers a chance to be creative, working with an innovative team in a relaxed atmosphere. TownNews provides services for more than 1500 newspapers nationwide. It is majority owned by Lee Enterprises.