Front-End Developer with WordPress Expertise at Duckpin Design, LLC. (Towson, MD)

The Front-End Developer is responsible for the development of websites and web applications alongside a small team of other developers. To be successful as a Front-End Developer at Duckpin, you should be:

• Comfortable working with a small team of developers
• Excellent with time management
• Adaptable to fluctuations in workload and timelines
• A subject matter expert in front-end technologies and frameworks

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with the Design and Marketing teams to build high-performance websites from high-fidelity wireframes
• Work with Project Management and other internal teams to ensure deadlines are met
• Work with the marketing team to ensure SEO best practices are properly implemented on newly developed code
• Collaborate with Design and Marketing teams to ensure web products align with usability principles and procedures as defined by UX/UI input and overarching project goals
• Clearly communicate on the subject of all things web to technical and non-technical senior management and clients
• Work with the Director of Web Services to improve and implement local and team development best practices
• Align web solutions with long-term client goals (think beyond the request)
• Identify, troubleshoot, and resolve issues as needed
• Proactively seek out and master new frameworks, languages, syntax, technologies and concepts related to the web and help develop best practices for Duckpin

Must-Haves

• Degree in a related field such as, but not limited to: Computer Science, Marketing, Communications, or Information Technology.
• 4+ Years experience in a front-end or full-stack developer position
• Agency work experience
• 2+ Years experience with custom plugin or theme development for the WordPress CMS (third party theme modifications do not qualify)
• Proven expertise with:

  • HTML
  • CSS / SASS / SCSS
  • Javascript / ES6 / jQuery
  • JSON
  • GIT version control (via command line)
  • REST APIs

• A deep curiosity and cursory knowledge of the website and web application landscape including, but not limited to:

  • Front-end frameworks
  • REST APIs
  • Database and file storage solutions
  • Web security best practices
  • User experience best practices
  • Technical SEO best practices

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Nice-To-Haves

Experience with any of the following, while not necessarily required, would prove to be beneficial for this position:

• Node.js / Express / Redux
• Shopify / Drupal / Joomla / Magento
• NPM / NVM / Yarn
• Gulp / Webpack
• React / Angular / Vue / Ember
• MySQL / PostgreSQL / NoSQL / MongoDB

Benefits

• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Volunteer Time Off (VTO)
• Monthly Team Building Activities
• Casual environment with hard-working and collaborative creatives
• Plenty of free parking
• Walking distance to Towson library, shopping, restaurants, parks and more!