Web Developer Position - Front End Specialist

Digital Echidna is looking for a new team member to work as a part of our front-end development team to plan, design and execute web solutions. This team member must have established development experience, either in-house or agency. 

WHO WE ARE

Digital Echidna is a web development team with a track record of providing our clients with an exceptional experience both in our customer service and technical execution. We build some of Ontario's largest and most complex websites.

WHY WORK HERE

We offer a laid back, supportive work environment while working with great clients across Southwestern Ontario. We offer competitive wages, lots of holidays (minimum three weeks), a benefits plan, great workstations, sit/stand desk, fancy chairs, and the opportunity to be part of a great team. There are also opportunities to travel to conferences such as DrupalCon and DrupalCamps that are held worldwide. We operate on a 35-hour work week and don't make you work crazy long hours – except for the very rare occasion, I promise. You also get to work downtown in our loft studio at King/Talbot – people seem to really like it.

SO... ABOUT THE DRUPAL

Although we are a Drupal shop, this front-end specialist does not need to know Drupal inside and out. You will work with the latest front-end tools and templating engines.

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES

• Position will focus on planning, designing and implementing front end development using web technologies;
• Develop, support, code, install, test, debug, and document scalable, high-availability websites, and web applications;
• Stay current on browser/platform capabilities and traditional design and engineering disciplines;
• Maintain and continually expand upon expert knowledge of multiple languages, frameworks, tools, devices, applications, mobile devices, and their capabilities; and

EDUCATION QUALIFICATIONS

• Minimum two to three-year community college diploma or University Degree in Multimedia, Interactive Web Design and Development, Media Theory and Production, Computer Science, or Programmer/Analyst field(s); and
• Continual updating on related industry topics.

REQUIRED SKILLS

• Proficient in HTML, JavaScript, AJAX, JSON, JQuery, CSS, Git;
• Must be proficient in CSS preprocessors (SASS)
• Ability to wireframe and prototype
• Mac OS and terminal experience
• Knowledge of tools such as gulp, grunt, nodejs
• Ability to implement progressive enhancement techniques
• Desire to learn and adapt to new applications and frameworks;
• Ability to make sites accessible (WCAG AA);
• Commitment to delivering high quality web project on time;
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills;
• Rapidly identify and fix bugs; optimize performance in a constantly evolving live production environment; 
• Capable of working independently on individual project components and with team members to integrate these components into a complete applications.

BONUS SKILLS

• Photoshop;
• Experience with Agile methodologies.

HOW TO APPLY

Until June 17, 2016, please send your LinkedIn profile page OR resume, relevant online accounts such as github, stackoverflow and any projects you may be particularly proud of to: [email protected]. No phone calls accepted.

Must be proficient in CSS preprocessors (SASS)

Wireframing and prototyping

mac os and terminal experience (getting a little tired of folks who don’t know anything about it)

Knowledge of tools such as gulp, grunt, nodejs (must have this, should be specific instead of just tools)

Progressive enhancement implementations