Web Developer

Why Work at Front?

FRONT has been working to build exceptional websites since 2000, so we’ve seen the ups and downs, the fads and crazes – and have survived and grown through them all. How? By listening to our clients and then creating unique and special experiences online for them; the web is our passion, pure and simple. We have a small, diverse team and produce great work for clients from across the UK and Ireland: read more about the company.

We know that creating great web experiences isn’t about sticking generic designs on top of the same old code. Every member of the FRONT team knows that understanding our clients and their needs is the only way to create stunning creative and technically robust solutions.

We need people who reflect this ethos – people who can combine strong technical and creative skills with a clear passion for the web and an eye for the details. We need developers who care about design, designers who care about code and all the other lovely people in between who can help us create great websites.

As part of our continued growth, we require a passionate and quality-focused developer. Your rock-solid technical work will be the foundation for beautiful web projects for clients such as BBC, O2 and Independent News & Media.

You will be working with LAMP (Linux/Apache/MySQL/PHP to Perl) to extend products and frameworks (such as Expression Engine, Magento, Zend) to create awesome social, brand and Ecommerce experiences for the web.

Your focus will be on doing things the right way, and you should have experience of communicating these ideas to both technical and non-technical people. You will be working in a great environment and benefiting from perks such as health cover and performance-related pay.

Responsibilities

On a day to day basis you will be:

• Working with our team and clients to understand project requirements
• Developing these requirements into great web applications
• Testing your work to ensure it is bullet-proof
• Documenting your work so that others can pick it up

We also need you to take an active role in:

• Teaching the existing team new things via coaching and internal workshops
• Collaborating and planning technical work with project managers
• Generally contributing to a great working environment

Experience

Must Have:

• 3+ years experience of working on web projects in L.A.M.P or similar
• Be able to communicate effectively and work as part of a team
• Been involved in gathering and specifying technical requirements for projects

Should Have:

• Good understanding of user interface considerations and making things easy to use.
• Great XHTML/CSS/JS skills
• A third-level degree in a related discipline would be great to have, but we value experience as well as book-learning.

Bonus Experience:

• CMS and Ecommerce: EE, Magento
• Frameworks: Zend, Codeigniter, CakePHP
• Languages: Ruby on Rails, Perl
• Testing frameworks: WATIR, Selenium
• Blogging, writing and public speaking

Benefits - the Package

At Front you will work with the best people, on the best projects - and be rewarded appropriately. We are with our employees for the long haul, which is why we help to develop and support them in any way we can. We believe that you will love working with us. Here’s why:

• Exceptional, challenging work
• A great working environment
• Competitive salary
• Private health insurance
• Paid vacation
• Professional development