Senior Front-End Engineer HTML, CSS and JavaScript (ideally Vue.js) Watford, East of England, England
Job description
Discovery is at the heart of everything we do. Wherever you find us around the world, if you can think of a product, you can probably find it in our stores, which include TJ Maxx, Marshalls, HomeGoods, Sierra, Winners, HomeSense, and TK Maxx. With variety comes plenty of happy surprises—our environment is ever-changing, and that’s just how we like it. Every day is an opportunity to discover something new about our business, our partnerships and even something exciting about yourself. Ready to Discover Different?
Senior Staff Engineer / Lead Engineer Front-End (HTML, CSS & JavaScript)
What you’ll discover
- Inclusive culture and career growth opportunities
- Global IT Organization which collaborates across U.S., Canada, Europe and Australia, click here to learn more
- Challenging, collaborative, and team-based environment
What you’ll do
The Digital Solution Delivery organization at TJX focuses on the customer-driven experiences across the globe, including all of our eCommerce domains, mobile apps, loyalty programs, in-store digital experiences, and more. We are builders and innovators extending TJX's renowned treasure hunt experience to new audiences and fans.
The Ecomm team designs and develops and tests the tkmaxx.com website which sees millions of pounds worth of orders placed every week. We are looking for a talented, motivated and experienced Senior Staff Engineer to help us take Ecomm to the next level in terms of tools, frameworks and technologies.
As a Senior Staff Engineer, you will be an expert in front-end technology. Working within an established SAFe framework, in this role you will work with the various scrum teams to ensure that designs are being adhered to as well as reviewing the quality of the code being provided by the developers. Acting as a technical mentor and coach you will also be supporting the more junior members of the development team to oversee their progression.
You will be focused on standards and areas of improvement within the front-end such as accessibility and page speed performance.
What you’ll need
We are looking for teammates who share our passion for building excellent customer experiences using agile methodologies and the latest in cloud technology. We need more smart, agile, and intellectually curious people who love delivering things that will delight our customers.
Key Skills
- Extensive experience of working in a lead role with front-end technologies; HTML, CSS and JavaScript (ideally Vue.js)
- Strong experience of working within an Agile framework (SAFe would be preferable)
- Working knowledge of Jira/Confluence/BitBucket
- Experience of line management
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Team oriented approach and strong interpersonal skills
Secondary/Preferred Skills (potential up upskill)
- Experience of working in a collaborative manner with a combination of nearshore and offshore teams (potentially provided by multiple suppliers)
- VueJS framework
- Demonstrable experience of having delivered strategic FE improvements for a site; e.g. significant improvements in page speed performance
Come and Discover Different at TJX. From opportunity and teamwork to growth, we think you’ll find that it’s so much more than a job. When you’re a part of our global TJX family, you have the full support of a diverse, close-knit group of people dedicated to finding the greatest deals and fantastic style. Best of all? They have a lot of fun doing it.
We care about our culture, but we also prioritise the important things like competitive salaries, solid benefits and plenty of room to grow in your role. It’s our way of empowering you to make your career here.
We consider all applicants for employment without regard to age, disability, gender, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnerships, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and/or sexual orientation.
