Frontend / WordPress Developer at Bluegrass Digital

About the job
KEY SKILLS

• Minimum of 4+ years' experience in web development
• HTML and CSS (including SASS and/or LESS) essential
• Good experience with JavaScript and Typscript
• PHP / MySQL / SQLite
• Experience with more than one JS framework/library preferred (React, Vue, Angular etc.)
• Experience in developing/maintaining WordPress Content Management Systems
• Experience with the following technologies used for our React Native app development: React, Redux, Redux-saga, React-router for web, react-navigation for native, Jest/mocha etc. for unit tests, Redux form, eslint
• JavaScript related tooling (Webpack, Gulp, NPM, Babel, Yarn etc.) is essential
• Excellent understanding of source control best practice and branching strategies, using tools like GIT, Bitbucket, SourceTree
• Ability to write custom/native JavaScript for projects
• Experience delivering projects from designs and functional specs through to production
• Working with the Figma design tool
• High level of attention to detail, both in matching a design and ensuring a smooth user experience
• Experience working with RESTful APIs
• Good understanding of UX and ability to challenge UX Wireframe & Design thinking where required

KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS

• Architect, develop, test, and support desktop, web, WordPress and mobile applications
• Provide solid, accurate development cost estimates
• Research and evaluate software related technologies and products.
• Grow your knowledge of JavaScript frameworks (React, React Native)
• Good WordPress database and server-side application skills with MySQL
• Gain knowledge and experience with Azure Cloud platform
• Communicating with authority and lucidity to clients and team members
• Gather customer software requirements and develop related software applications and programs (to spec)
• Abide by development best practice guidelines – this is must! Also remaining in touch with current trends and technologies so that you can input into the team technologies used and processes
• Implement and ensure Bluegrass development standards and general development best practices are adhered to across your projects
• Code audits and reviews
• Assist and support other team members on their projects (if required)
• Interact with clients to determine their requirements and needs
• Resolve and troubleshoot project issues