Grove is a leading UK technology company – top 4th fastest growing in 2015.
We are offering a front end developer position to suitable candidates for one of our in-house built products focused on enriching student learner experiences in South Africa and abroad. The position will commence with a three month probation period where you will be working as part of our product team, servicing several clients around South Africa and adding front-end experience to the development roadmap of the solution. After a positive performance evaluation, this may be extended or converted to a permanent position at the end of the probation period. Mid to senior level applicants will be preferred.

Role Duties:

• Use UXD methodology to craft mobile and web applications
• Use a combination of markup languages to write web pages and Perform enhancements when required
• Create high quality mockups and prototypes
• Perform debugging

Skills Required:

• JavaScript, CSS, and HTML, jQuery
• Basic PHP knowledge
• Development for SEO
• Experience with Sass, LESS framework and HTML5 Boilerplate would be beneficial

Software Knowledge Required:

• Drupal, WordPress and Magento
• Adobe Creative Suite
• ASP.NET
• Visual Studio
• Photoshop
• Familiar with Prototyping software
• Experience with performance optimization using tools such as YSlow or PageSpeed would be beneficial

Application Process:
Please read the following carefully (applications not conforming to these requirements will not be taken into consideration)

• Non-RSA citizens must include work permission
• Please attach a cover note to your CV explaining your current situation and why you want to be considered for the position  
• Your CV should be no more than three pages
• Please include your latest examination results and, tertiary diploma/degree
• Please include any references and use formal language in your response
• Indicate present and required salary 

If you do not receive any response within ten days, your response should be considered unsuccessful.