Front End Developer (offline)

Required skills
• EcmaScript (JavaScript ES5/ES6)
• HTML5, CSS3 features
• Build tools (Webpack 4)
• Preprocessors (LESS/SASS)
• Good working knowledge of at least one of next frameworks/libraries: React, Angular, Vue.js, StimulusJS, VanillaJS
• Experience of using git (and particularly GitHub). Comfortable branching,creating pull requests and merging
• Understanding of techniques for improving frontend performance (WebSockets, caching, rendering large amounts of data, etc.)
• Understanding difference of HTTP, HTTPS, HTTP2
• Understanding of requirements for high-load projects
• Understanding of security issues such as XSS and CSRF and how to mitigate the risks of such issues
• Experience dealing with browser compatibility issues
• Experience of Linux and using command line tools
• Strong command of English (both written and spoken) — you’ll be working with project managers and developers from the UK and Ukraine on a daily basis so this is essential
• Self-motivated and good at managing your time
• A team player

Responsibilities
• Develop new UI features
• Extend and support existing UI features
• Build reusable code and libraries for future use
• Ensure the technical feasibility of UI/UX designs
• Optimize application for maximum speed and scalability
• Assure that all user input is validated before submitting to back-end
• Collaborate with other team members and stakeholders

As a plus
• Experience with TypeScript or Flow
• Experience with testing and writing unit tests
• Experience with Bootstrap, Foundation

BENEFITS & ADDITIONAL INFO
Salary
Competitive pay with yearly salary review.

Training
We’re keen to invest in our team’s continued success with regular training and conference opportunities, we also like to have fun with regular team building days which include activities like paragliding, quad biking and sailing to name but a few!

Holidays
We offer paid holidays dependent on location and contract (plus public holidays) and you get a day off for your birthday too.

Charity Days
You have the option to spend six working days of each year volunteering at a charity of your choice.

Company Bonus
Every team member enters into our company bonus scheme which is worth up to 20% of your annual salary.

Private Healthcare
Every team member also gets access to private healthcare.

COVID Update
Throughout COVID the team have been working remotely to avoid spreading the virus.
BrightLocal has remained profitable throughout the pandemic with no redundancies and no team members placed on furlough. We’re incredibly fortunate and remain on track to hit our revenue and growth goals in 2021.