Front End Developer
Velstar, United Kingdom
Job Description
Velstar is one of the UKs fastest growing Shopify Plus agencies, and we partner with brands to help them grow, we also do the same with our people!
Here at Velstar, we create exceptional digital experiences that consumers love. Our team of designers, developers, strategists, and creators work together to push brands to the next level. From Platform Migration and User Experience to multi-channel Digital Marketing, we have a proven track record in delivering outstanding eCommerce solutions and driving sales for our clients.
The role will involve developing and maintaining client E-commerce stores. You will work closely with our design team to transform designs into code. Writing clean, semantic, and reusable code ready to be built into the Shopify platform.
Requirements
Required skills and experience
- Be able to demonstrate a strong history of web development in a commercial setting
- Experience with writing HTML5 and CSS3
- Experience with writing JavaScript and/or jQuery
- Experience with Cross-browser compatibility
- A good understanding of building responsive websites
Desirable skills and experience
- e-Commerce experience
- REACT
- CSS Preprocessors (SASS/LESS)
- SEO and Accessibility
- Version Control (Git)
- Website Performance Optimisation
- Figma
- The ability to use Liquid is a big plus but full training will be given
**Please note we are unable to provide sponsorship for this role, so please only apply if you already have full entitlement to work in the UK**
Benefits
- Early finish on Fridays for our end of week catch up
- Excellent multi-faceted career growth opportunities due to the fast growth in the agency
- Generous annual bonus.
- Healthcare package
- Paid community days to volunteer for a charity of your choice
- 28 days holiday (including bank holidays) rising by 1 day per year PLUS an additional day off on your birthday
- 100 contribution for your own personal learning and development
- Free Breakfast on Fridays and free unlimited snacks in the office (both healthy and the naughty kind!)
- Access to Perkbox with numerous discounts plus free points from the company to spend as you wish.
- Cycle 2 Work Scheme
- Brand new MacBook Pro
- Joining an agency on a journey of exponential growth and being part of this exciting story.
- Summer amp; Christmas Parties
- Velstar 'Away Days'