Front-end Developer

Reports to: Head of Development

Responsible for: Developing customer facing website and some internal facing sites

Salary: £38,000

About Pure

At Pure Pet Food we make healthy choices for owners and their pets easy. We’re on a mission to change pet food for the better and to educate owners on the benefits that a natural diet can bring to pet's wellbeing, health and happiness. As a rapidly growing, venture capital backed business, you’ll be joining an energetic, fast growing team with big aspirations. This is your chance to work in a great environment with a team looking to innovate, disrupt and revolutionise the pet food space.

Purpose of the role

As a Front-end Developer at Pure Pet Food you will build the company website that customers interact with directly, ensuring it looks excellent, is easy to use, and provides a positive experience for users and therefore, their pets!

Accountable for

Writing, modifying, and maintaining beautiful products and features for Pure Pet Food’s website.
A high level of code quality, readability, and maintainability using coding standards, best practices, and established guidelines in the industry.
Collaborating with cross-functional teams, including other developers, designers, and product managers to understand task requirements, share progress updates, and discuss technical solutions.

Specific Responsibilities

Creating a beautiful and engaging website that captivates users and elevates the user experience for Pure Pet Food’s customers.
Developing modular, reusable components to accelerate future development and maintenance.
Conducting thorough testing of cross-browser and multiple devices, to identify compatibility issues.
Ensure brand consistency across all platforms by following brand guidelines and design standards.
Communicate and collaborate with a variety of teams to complete projects and resolve technical issues within the above systems.
Providing mentorship and guidance to junior team members.

Skills and Experience

Essential

Excellent HTML and CSS ability
Strong JavaScript and React knowledge
Understanding of source control, such as Git
Knowledge of CSS precompilers, such as SASS and LESS
Brilliant attention to detail
Ability to self manage and prioritise workload

Desired

Production use of headless CMS
Experience using TypeScript
NPM package use and optimisations, such as tree shaking
Experience with Next.js and Netlify
Unit testing and use of testing frameworks, such as Jest
Exposure to Figma or other design tools
Use of task management software such as Asana
Love of dogs and pets!

What we Offer

Discretionary company bonus
Pension scheme
33 days holiday
2 days remote working per week
Flexible working hours (start 7.30-9 am, finish 4-5.30 pm)
Dog friendly office
Free food for your dogs!

Location

Cleckheaton, West Yorkshire, BD19 3QF

Located just off junction 26 of the M62, we are ideally situated for commuting from Leeds, Bradford, Halifax, Huddersfield or Wakefield.

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