Frontend Developer

About Astound Digital

At Astound Digital, we are pioneers in the digital landscape, dedicated to transforming how the world interacts with technology, data, and creativity. Our role as trusted advisors in the digital landscape empowers the world’s most innovative brands with frictionless, end-to-end customer experiences. We are known for our comprehensive solutions, proven expertise, and collaborative, nimble approach that instills confidence in our clients. Join us to navigate and lead in the ever-changing digital world, where your impact will extend beyond the ordinary.

Job Purpose

The Frontend Developer will be part of a high-performance feature driven development team responsible for building complex ecommerce solutions. You must have a proven track record of solving various business and technical problems while taking responsibility for meeting business objectives. This job requires solid technical skills to provide coding expertise throughout the entire software development lifecycle. You should have expertise with software development lifecycle methodologies, solid experience and knowledge of web development, and use of standard design and development tools.

Responsibilities:

• Work with Development Lead and project leads in understanding business needs, defining technical issues, and proposing solutions;
• Help ensure accuracy and completeness of technical documentation and team communications;
• Analyze business and technical specifications/requirements and develop enterprise-level ecommerce solutions;
• Work in collaboration with Graphic Designers & UX Designers to turn their vision into functional HTML templates;
• Work with web development team to ensure proper implementation of website's functionality;
• Provide updates to effort estimates and status of assigned tasks, and identify development-related risks on assigned projects;
• Provide the best technical solutions for tasks utilizing the best practices and design patterns;
• Support and help developers come up with the best technical solutions;
• Provide recommendations to Development Lead and functional managers on ways to improve processes, systems, tools and role definitions based on program or project-specific experience;
• Actively contribute to continuous improvements to development methodology and underlying processes;
• Help with managing projects through making suggestions for design design, development and QA processes;
• Participate in project team meetings and brainstorming activities related to the project issues.

Required skills/qualifications

• 3+ year of frontend development;
• Expert level hand-coding in CSS and HTML (including HTML5, CSS3);
• Experience with frontend grid systems;
• Experience with preprocessors (LESS, Sass, etc.);
• Working knowledge of JavaScript, and related libraries in cross-platform development;
• Experience with task runners (Grunt, Gulp, etc.);
• Base knowledge of accessibility, SEO and UX aspects of frontend development;
• Experience with client-side code performance optimization, debugging and debugging tools (Firebug, etc.);
• Experience with responsive web design approach and/or mobile solutions;
• Common understanding of cross-browser/platform issues;
• Knowledge of Adobe Photoshop;
• Must be an independent, self-motivated team player that is meticulous and methodical in creating solutions;
• Ability to learn and adapt quickly in a dynamic environment;
• Intermediate spoken and written English communication skills.

Good to have

• Personal portfolio of completed projects/products or link to GitHub/CodePen/JSFiddle/StackOverflow etc. accounts;
• Experience with CMS;
• Experience working in geographically distributed teams;
• Experience in developing multiple ecommerce solutions;
• Analytical and time management skills;
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, as exemplified by writing clear technical specifications, documentation of knowledge, and effective intra- and inter-group communications.   

What we offer in return 

• Well-structured processes;
• Knowledgebase of the world’s largest ecommerce delivery team;
• Professional training and certifications;
• Off-the-Charts Career Growth: Сlear career path and a performance review system, career coaching, training and certifications, mentoring and knowledge sharing.
• Well-being Is Top Priority: Parental leave, paid time off, comprehensive health and medical plans.
• Real Work-Life Balance: Remote, in-office, or hybrid working modes; flexible hours; work-life balance support on every stage and level.
• Culture of Success: Culture of collaboration that encourages innovation every step of the way; 20 offices spanning four continents bring diverse perspectives that drive tangible results for our clients worldwide.

Why work for Astound Digital? 

Whether you’re working directly with our world-renowned clients or with your Astound colleagues from around the globe, you will shape the future of digital commerce, using emerging technologies and innovative approaches. 

Grow your career with Astound Digital, and discover exciting opportunities while doing the work you love!