Front-End Developer

| Greater Boston Area
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Job Description

Through the translation of mockups into scalable and maintainable coding patterns across six primary brands and three international sites, we work closely with Design and Full-Stack Engineers to maintain the company’s visual web standards within our codebase. We build all of our features using a combination of React and SASS.

We’re looking for a talented Web Developer who knows how to balance a passion for logic and problem solving with a keen eye for design to join this growing team.

Projects include:

  •       Writing clean, elegant, accessible, and performant HTML, CSS, and JavaScript code in support of our 6 E-commerce sites, internal applications and supplier extranet.
  •       Problem solving on the fly using various resources and debugging methods to diagnose and execute solutions independently.
  •       Working seamlessly with Designers, Product Managers, and business stakeholders to translate designs/wireframes into frontend code.
  •       Working closely with other Storefront technology teams including Frontend Platforms, Performance, and Full-Stack (PHP) to create next generation site features.
  •       Understanding and employing engineering and optimization best practices with regard to frontend web standards, code maintainability, page rendering, and browser performance.

An ideal candidate has:

  •       1-3+ years of CSS, HTML, and JS development experience
  •       Sense of humor and excellent communication skills
  •       Skilled with CSS and HTML, including the ability to code from scratch without a framework, and a focus on code reusability, performance, and faithfulness to design
  •       Skilled with JavaScript, including familiarity with modern client-side frameworks such as Backbone.js, Angular, Ember, Polymer, or React.js.

Nice to haves:

  •       Github account
  •       Involved in meet-ups and conferences
  •       Experience with/knowledge of frontend coding considerations for Mobile/Tablet devices, including responsive/adaptive design
  • Experience with React in particular
  •       PHP or other server-side language exposure
  •       Source Control exposure
  •       Experience working on large, complex, enterprise level sites, ideally with multiple “skins” for the same markup
  •       A Creative/Design background with an instinct for UI/UX

About Wayfair

Wayfair Inc. offers an extensive selection of home furnishings and décor across all styles and price points. The Wayfair family of sites includes:

  • Wayfair, an online destination for all things home
  • Joss & Main, where beautiful furniture and finds meet irresistible savings
  • AllModern, unbelievable prices on everything modern
  • DwellStudio, unexpected modern design for everyday life
  • Birch Lane, a collection of classic furnishings and timeless home décor

Wayfair generated $3.6 billion in net revenue for the twelve months ended March 31, 2017. Headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts with operations throughout North America and Europe, the company employs more than 5,700 people.

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