Frontend UX / Magento Themes Developer (3 month contract)
Location: GB, LND, London
Department: Technology
Employment type: Contract
Required experience: Mid-Senior level
Required education: Bachelor's Degree
Industry: Internet
Function: Information Technology
Salary range: 30000-40000
Company profile: Wedo is a collection of niched e-commerce stores which aim to be the first destination for online shoppers buying in the various niches that we operate in. Due to our continued commitment to the best, we are now looking for more people to join our lively team at a very exciting time. As we continue to grow we're looking for incredibly passionate people who want to be part of something amazing. We’re looking for outgoing, positive and driven individuals who want to make a difference where they work. We can teach you a lot of what you need to know about the job. What we can’t teach you is aptitude and attitude, two of the most important aspects to succeeding at Wedo. If you’d like to work in an environment that feels friendly and welcoming, professional, highly interactive and ready to hear your ideas, then read on.
Description: Who we’re looking for:You’re wanting to do something progressive (eg: advanced mobility and responsiveness, bleeding edge UX), to innovate (eg: elegant solutions to ecommerce UX problems), and to work with great people. You’re not interested in corporate red tape, and you’ve forgotten what a waterfall project approach is. You thrive on problem solving, and can work with both technical and non-technical people. If this sounds like you, then read on!What’s the job?We're at a stage where most of the work we're doing in the next 6 months is around merchandising and e-commerce features for conversion rate and retention, so you'd be working at the coalface of this every day. We've got a flat structure, so work is primarily project and objective based, over short sprints. We deploy daily, iterate fast and often, all with an emphasis on teamwork.
Requirements: Qualifications:Strong commercial frontend experience is essentialYou have a portfolio that demonstrate your work and competenceIdeally a degree in computer science, computer information systems or a related fieldAble to legally work in the UK (ie don’t require a work permit)Required Skills:Ability to hand-code standards-based HTML 5 and CSS 3 for cross-browser compatibility, and examples to showExperience with HTML 5 & CSS 3 for responsive layoutsGreat working knowledge of Javascript and AJAX, and experience with frameworks like jQuery or Prototype (and Scriptaculous)Experience with git, ticketing, documentation and bug tracking applicationsAbility to manage development environment, and accurately quote time for completing required tasksExperience with IDE's (ie, Eclipse, phpStorm, Netbeans, Zend Studio), and IDE based debugging toolsDemonstrable problem-solving and teamwork skills. Team dynamics are important to us, so you must be a team player with a strong customer service focusWorked on projects using Agile / Scrum methodologyStrong written and verbal communication skillsDesirable Skills:Experience with Open Source PHP MVC OO frameworks like Symfony, Zend, Cake or CodeIgniterExperience with Magento as well as the ability to implement Magento themes and 3rd party pluginsAbility to build custom Magento plugins/modulesExperience with Wordpress, and implementing custom themes and plugins (our blogs are Wordpress driven)Experience in building mobile applications
Benefits: Salary: We're paying market rates for the right personBenefits: A great environment to develop your career and skill sets
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