JUNIOR FRONT END DEVELOPER London, England
Job description
Dr. Martens is a globally famous and culturally influential British brand with over 60 years of heritage. Our products have become cultural icons, instantly recognisable and with timeless appeal, which is still relevant to consumers all across the world today.
As brand custodians, we are lucky to work for a dynamic, thriving, and ethical business, with people from diverse backgrounds, who bring their true selves to work, and where anyone can grow their career. Do you have what it takes?
THE GIG
It is an exciting time at Dr. Martens as we drive our digital growth through a strategy of providing best-in-class omnichannel experiences for our consumers. As such we have an incredible opportunity within one of Digital Product teams for an enthusiastic Junior Front-End Developer. This role will be an integral part of our foundational, building blocks product team that underpins everything that we do on our Ecommerce sites globally. We are looking for a detail-oriented person with a passion for developing great front-end experience and a collaborative individual who can work with other front-end developers to drive a community of best practice.
THE STUFF THAT SETS YOU APART
You will be an Integral member of the team and should have the ability to communicate ideas and limitations of potential designs effectively and early in the ideation process right through to testing and deployment. You have got a user-centric mindset and strive to deliver a best-in-class outcome for the customer. You are highly collaborative and know how to keep the team safe and moving forward but also pragmatic enough to know when changing course will result in better results. You have a passion for all things web, technology innovation I the retail space and a strong focus on attention to detail.
- Collaboratively working as part of the Product Team to participate in discoveries, provide practical feedback on designs and assist troubleshooting front-end issues when they arise
- Working with the lead UX designer on upcoming enhancements and projects across the team’s portfolio of work
- Handling multiple projects, transforming complex design files (figma) into pixel-perfect web journeys
- Translating UI/UX designs to actual code, bridging the gap between graphical design and technical implementation
- Using your strong working knowledge of responsive mobile first design techniques to align high fidelity online experiences
YOUR FUNDAMENTAL QUALITIES
It’s never just a job at Dr. Martens. It’s a way of life. We live and breathe our Fundamentals – INTEGRITY. PROFESSIONAL. PASSIONATE. TEAM PLAYERS. They define who we are and how we get the job done. We believe each role is as unique as the person who does it. To be our Front-End Developer you will also possess these qualities:
- Experience as a front-end engineer/developer
- Experience with JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3, UI, UX
- A problem solver who is driven to find a solution to enable execution of a task
- Responsive web design and cross-browser compatibility
- Knowledge of site performance, Accessibility, SEO, scalability, reliability and usability
- A strong Mobile first mindset
- Browser APIs & Front-End optimisation experience
- Content-management systems (CMS) experience
- Experience with version control such as GIT
- Experience reading design files in Figma or similar software
- Experience with CSS pre-processors such as SASS and/or LESS is a plus
- Familiarity with the Atlassian suite including Jira and Confluence is a plus
- Familiarity with Hybris is a plus
- An agile and collaborative approach to working
- Strong team player with a customer first and innovative mindset
- Have a great attention to detail and be highly organised
WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU?
- Welcome to the family free pair of docs
- 65% off all docs
- Hybrid working
- A dedicated culture team focusing on wellness and charity.
- 2 paid volunteer days per year
- Private healthcare
Are you ready to fill your boots? Apply now.
At Dr. Martens, we are committed to creating an environment in which we can all be our best and bring our authentic selves to work. We encourage applications, regardless of race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, age, veteran status, or disability. Diverse and inclusive teams have a positive impact on our brand; helping us to speak authentically to our consumers.
