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Junior / middleweight frontend developer in Cardiff

We're looking for a fantastic frontend developer to join the development team who displays a mixture of creative flair and technical aptitude.

The perfect candidate would be ready to work in a fast paced, fun environment, where collaboration between the teams is key to our combined success. You should also have pixel perfect perception and take pride in the quality of work that you produce.

We are passionate about our industry and expect the successful candidate to be as excited as we are about all things web! You love placing yourself in the shoes of the user when making design decisions and have a passion for pushing the limits of modern web design.

Technical Abilities

We're looking for someone who has experience in the following areas:

• HTML (including HTML5)
• CSS (including CSS3 with a good knowledge of media queries)
• Javascript and jQuery
• Knowledge surrounding how designs work across a range of devices
• Awareness of accessibility standards and their implications
• Able to test code across modern browsers and proficient using tools to identify and fix bugs

As well as:

• An appreciation that there is no "I" in team
• Great communication skills
• A calm, organised and methodical mind-set
• Fast learner - you don't need to be told the same thing twice
• Eagerness to request more work if you run out
• A commitment to their own personal and professional development

It would be a bonus if you can talk intelligently about:

• BEM style methodologies
• An awareness of how user generated content can affect designs
• CSS pre-processors
• Frontend performance optimisation
• Version control of source code

Working at Spindogs

We work on great projects, all with varying budgets and timeframes and so you will need to be confident dealing with multiple team members on a variety of projects, and as such, possible disruptions to your workflow. Any employee has a chance to voice their opinion and have their suggestions implemented if it benefits and improves the way we deliver our projects.

In exchange we will work hard to keep up the great atmosphere and keep your package competitive.

You can expect:

• Dual-screen private workstations
• Ergonomic office chairs
• Sonos throughout the office
• Regular socials
• Profit share related bonus ensuring staff are rewarded financially for continued success
• Childcare voucher scheme if you have a young family
• Pension related benefits
• To eat sweets and cake regularly
• A lot of film and music chat

If you believe you are the perfect candidate please send us your covering letter and CV as soon as possible, if we feel we would work well together we'll invite you to complete a technical task demonstrating your skills before meeting you for an informal chat.

• 40 hours per week (Mon-Fri)
• Salary to be agreed based on experience