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Frontend Developer (JavaScript/Node.js)

Frontend Developer (JavaScript/Node.js) - London

GBP 65 to GBP 70k

My client a leading news publisher is looking for a Frontend Developer with an interest in working across the full stack. You will join a small, agile development team that supports their editorial titles by undertaking quick, tactical changes to their publishing systems and digital products.

The Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate for will have experience with frontend technologies, with an interest in working across the full stack.. You will have experience working collaboratively within a web development team with a non-hierarchical structure, be self-directed and happy to work on your own initiative.

They look after things like:

Acquisition of users through search and social optimisation
Features that encourage users to engage and move around their products
Features that increase loyalty, such as email newsletters, registration, commenting and competitions
Tracking and understanding user journeys across multiple visits, from discovery to loyalty
Optimising the promotion of features that drive engagement and loyalty

They are looking for people who care deeply about the code they write while at the same time are able to bridge the gap between the technical and the business areas of the company effectively. They want people who look farther than the technical aspects of the work and care deeply about the human aspect of their products.

You will be responsible for designing, testing and implementing improvements to their news products, and the work you do there will ultimately be consumed by millions of people.

Some other things that we would like in a candidate (you don`t have to check all to apply!)

Experience with frontend technologies - HTML, CSS and preprocessors, templating, client-side JavaScript (including frameworks)
Development experience (they use mainly use NodeJs and Javascript)
Familiarity with Database (they use mainly DynamoDB, PostgreSQL and MySQL)
Familiarity with automated testing at different parts of the test pyramid
An understanding of HTTP, caching and how the web works
Optimising performance to scale to handle large quantities of content data and high volumes of traffic across numerous websites
Can-do, positive attitude, proactive approach to problem solving
Java experience would be a plus
Happy to learn new technologies

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