2014-01-04

Recruitment Genius Ltd/Godalming, Surrey, United Kingdom

A Senior Front End Web Developer is required to join a rapidly expanding web development agency. They are looking for junior front end developers to help push them to the next level. Working as part of a growing team you'll be involved in the building of websites and custom web applications.

They are keen to take on board a highly talented, senior front end/WordPress developer. If you have honed your skills over the past 5 or more years at a web design agency, know WordPress inside-out, managed a team of junior and mid-weight devs, or think you have the skills to do so, then this might be the role for you.

They are looking for a committed senior front end/WordPress developer who can help guide the development process from end to end. You'll be working with project managers, designers & developers to ensure that all web projects are delivered to specification and on budget. They want you to be able to introduce new ideas to the team, help improve and standardise our developers code and build a great environment for all your junior team members to thrive and show want they can do.

They are looking for a developer who has practical and commercial experience with custom WordPress development, someone who can effortlessly theme a custom design and offer ongoing support for junior WordPress developers.

Based in the leafy suburbs of Surrey, this is an exciting place to work where the right people have the opportunity to showcase their skills and be involved in a web development agency with lots of drive & ambition.

Responsibilities:

- Overseeing the development of all client websites and web apps

- Recruitment of new staff

- Providing accurate timing estimates on work.

- Using your experience to help develop documentation (instructional, pitch and technical specification)

- Help develop both technical and non-technical staff.

- Oversee the company development standards.

- Providing technical solutions to clients and providing innovative new ideas to solutions.

- Maintaining a high awareness of industry issues and trends, particularly in regard to accessibility, usability, and emerging technologies, and keep team members informed as appropriate, with a view to incorporating these in future projects and staying ahead of the market and position yourself and the company as a digital specialist.

- Constantly seeking to develop yourself by learning new technologies and keeping abreast of your markets developments.

Core Skills:

- HTML5 / CSS3

- Javascript

- jQuery

- PHP - Zend, CodeIgniter

- WordPress, CMS Made Simple, Drupal, Joomla or other open source CMS

- Magento development experience

- Experience with responsive/adaptive design

- MySQL & LAMP set ups

- Online portfolio

- Good communicator

- Passion for code and new technologies

- Managerial experience

Employment Type: Permanent

Pay: 35,000 to 70,000 GBP (British Pound)

Pay Period: Annual

Other Pay Info: �35k - �70k pa

Note: Applicants must be eligible to work in the specified location. No sponsorship is available unless noted in the description above.

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