Job description

BACKBONE Athens, is looking for a full time Frontend Engineer to join its development team. The potential candidate should have an eye for detail and will be participating in a wide range of projects. Candidates must be enthusiastic, have strong time-management and organizational skills, desire to learn new platforms and technologies and have a passion for excellence/quality.

You will also have the opportunity to develop cutting-edge front-end experiences for websites, web applications and hybrid mobile applications for our Greek and international clients.

Working closely with our international development team in Canada, USA, Japan and Colombia, you will also have the opportunity to improve the interface and functionalities of our SaaS developer's framework Expresia (https://www.expresia.com).

The position requires leadership skills and the ability to implement solid approaches for the development team as well as providing mentoring and suggested trainings for the different levels (junior, mid-level, senior). You will be participating in technical discoveries and working closely with the UX/UI department while collaborating with our project and account managers to achieve the best possible solutions for our customers.

Requirements

5+ years experience in front-end web development
Previous experience in leading a development team
Attention to detail & passion for creating great web user experiences
Experience working on responsive design websites for multiple devices
Skilled in incorporating dynamic animations
Solid communication and teamwork skills
Urge to continually learn and improve technical skills
Fluent in English/Greek

Technical Requirements

Experience with Git version control systems
Excellent knowledge of JS, HTML & CSS / Sass
Excellent understanding of jQuery & Bootstrap
Excellent understanding of backbone.js / handlebars / marionette
Experience with node.js framework
Experience with react.js library
Experience with the JS package manager / toolkit npm & gulp
Experience with the JS module bundler webpack
Experience with animation libraries GSAP.js / slick / fancybox
Experience with cross-browser QA platforms

Optional

Experience with the CMS platform Drupal (7 and above)
Experience with the CMS platform WordPress (5.0 and above)
Understanding of BEM (block element modifier) methodology
Understanding of other JS Frameworks: Angular, Angular2+, Nuxt
Experience with the Twig templating engine (for Drupal 8)

Benefits

💰 Competitive remuneration package
🏠 Hybrid / Remote working model
💯Opportunity to work alongside people who are always eager to mentor
🏢 A great office workspace in Athens and strong team spirit
🌎 Chance to work with a global team of digital experts in Vancouver (Canada) and Bogota (Colombia).
Career growth opportunities depending (performance driven)
Opportunity to attend local and international conferences and events
Sponsored attendance to industry related training

Required profile