Senior Front End Engineer - remote

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Interpret designs and transform them into a polished rich cross-platform/device web experience.
• Write modular and performant HTML and CSS.
• Ability to make smart design decisions. Occasionally filling in gaps left by designers e.g. interpreting how a layout should be presented on small screens.
• Ability to rapidly prototype interfaces to finalize an experience in the browser as well as build long term scalable, maintainable, and performant production code.
• Visualize how a static design will be coded. Proactively flag challenging areas and offer alternatives, as well as identifying areas for greater code reuse.
• Ability to estimate work for a project and modularize goals into clearly defined, executable tasks.
• Ability to lead the front-end strategy for a project and make impactful decisions about the methodologies recommended to a client.
• Write JavaScript using industry best practices as well as React components. Ability to use modern JavaScript build tools like Webpack.
• Effectively collaborate with designers throughout the design and engineering process.

REQUIREMENTS

• At least five years experience with UI engineering, web development, web engineering, or a similar field.
• Strong understanding of HTML and CSS including cross-browser compatibility and performance.
• Ability to write modern and performant JavaScript using latest technologies.
• Experience with the React JavaScript library.
• Experience using Git.
• Proven ability to transform a static comp into a website from the ground up.
• Understanding of ad implementations in a responsive environment.
• Experience in task runners and bundlers like Webpack or Gulp.
• Experience with coded style guides and creating highly componentized systems.
• Experience with coding PHP, ideally for WordPress as a platform.
• Being collaborative, self-motivated, and an "always-learning" person, excited to create great web experiences.

NICE TO HAVE

• Experience with Sketch or Design Software.
• Advanced understanding of as implementations in a responsive environment.
• Moderate PHP experience.
• Experience with Gutenberg and building out custom blocks.
• Design experience or formal design education.
• Remote working experience appreciated.
• Experience in mentoring and leading a team.
• Experience and expertise with third party integrations and client-side APIs.
• Strong ability to communicate with client stakeholders, both technical and non-technical, about the impact of decisions around markup approach, cross-platform responsive interactions, performance, and topics like accessibility and internationalization.
• Understand the high-level concepts behind modern JavaScript frameworks and can architect and execute project-work as needed.
• Code-based portfolio. Link us to your GitHub account, upload a .zip, or both (source files are helpful to get a sense of your code structure and file organization).
• Understanding of WCAG accessibility compliance. Ability to implement accessibility standards as well as audit existing websites.