Senior Front End Developer - Cape Town Verfied

Salary Negotiable Cape Town, Western Cape Cape Town, Western Cape more than 14 days ago 29-10-2014 8:56:13 AM
17-11-2014 7:05:57 AM
Senior Front End Developer

Location: Cape Town CBD
Salary: R33k per month

Duties:
The Senior Front End Developer will report to the Head of User Experience Design.
Deliver best-in-class HTML5/CSS3/JQuery front-end code across multiple devices
Develop and test across multiple browsers, platforms, and devices
You will spend the majority of your time directly building and implementing the front-end components of our design strategy.
You will be working on continuing, and improving on, the guidelines set out in our front-end component library, and making sure these guidelines are carried throughout the project lifecycle.
Work multifunctional team, and manage time across multiple projects and tasks in a deadline-driven, team environment.
Participate in team discussions about technical best practices and help teams identify optimal technical solutions.

Methodology
Mobile-first, semantic, and modular front-end design.

Requirements:
Minimum 5 years in a front-end development position.
Possess an advanced knowledge of web and mobile platforms with a mobile first approach and adhere to principles of progressive enhancement
Understanding of HTML5 trends and limitations for web and mobile, with approaches/ideas to flex those boundaries.
Understand when HTML5 mobile apps are appropriate as opposed to native applications or how the two can work together as a Hybrid solution.
Understand agile methodology and instil best practices into the process.
A self-starter that is able to collaborate actively with others in a cross-functional team
Results-driven, able to initiate and lead projects; work autonomously and multi-task in a dynamic environment
Exceptional knowledge of the latest best practices, design principles and patterns
Extensive experience in front-end web technologies (HTML5, CSS3, JS, etc.)
Must have experience with:
CSS systems such as LESS and SASS to compile style files
PHP include function to manage common elements
Subversion or other version control system
Developing with a content first approach.
Standards-compliant code