Front End Web Developer at Women First Digital

Overall Objectives

• The Developer will be responsible for implementing visual elements within our digital resources that support and promote usership. The Developer will combine the art of design and the science of programming to translate UI/UX design wireframes into code.
• The Developer will collaborate with back-end developers and web designers to improve usability, solicit feedback, and build solutions as requested by the multiple stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Develop new user-facing features
• Design mobile-based features
• Build reusable code and libraries for future use
• Ensure the technical feasibility of UI/UX designs
• Optimize application for maximum speed and scalability
• Maintaining and improving our website(s).
• Assure that all user input is validated before submitting to back-end
• Collaborate with other team members and stakeholders
• Write functional requirement documents and guides
• Perform page speed optimization
• Write and maintain tests
• Develop reusable components using Gatsby and Next.js
• Utilize TypeScript in development processes
• Participate in sprint planning and daily stand-ups to keep track of project projects.
• Create and maintain project documentation, such as user interface design guidelines and style guides.
• Troubleshoot and debug issues as they arise.
• Keep up to date with the latest trends and best practices in front-end development.

Skills And Qualifications

• A bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• Proven work experience as a Front-end developer with a portfolio showcasing successful front-end projects. (Minimum 4 years).
• Proficient understanding of web markup, including HTML5, CSS3
• Proficient understanding of responsive and mobile first design.
• Basic understanding of server-side CSS pre-processing platforms, such as LESS and SASS
• Proficiency in using Tailwind CSS for styling
• Experience with ShadCN UI for building user interfaces.
• Proficient understanding of client-side scripting and JavaScript frameworks, including jQuery
• Good understanding of advanced JavaScript libraries and frameworks, ReactJS.
• Others such as GatsbyJS, NextJS, will be a plus.
• Good understanding of asynchronous request handling, partial page updates, and AJAX
• Proficient understanding of cross-browser compatibility issues and ways to work around them.
• Expertise in page speed optimization
• Proficiency in TypeScript
• Experience writing and maintaining tests and documentation
• Experience with RESTful and GraphQL APIs
• Understanding of web performance tools and techniques (e.g., Lighthouse, Web Core vitals, Webpack)
• Understanding of Static Site Generation (SSG), Server-Side Rendering (SSR), and Incremental Static Regeneration (ISR) techniques
• Knowledge of functional programming is a plus.
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git/Github
• Good understanding of SEO and Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) principles and ensuring that applications will adhere to them.
• Understanding of web security protocols
• Experience with Google Analytics integration and analysis
• Basic knowledge of image authoring tools, to be able to crop, resize, or perform small adjustments on an image. Familiarity with tools such as Gimp, Figma or Photoshop is a plus.
• Fluent in English. Working knowledge of other languages (Hindi, or Spanish etc.) is a plus.
• Proactive communication, organisation, and strong self-initiative are all essential practices within our global, fully remote team.
• Interest in social justice and / or reproductive rights is a plus