Front-End Web Developer (Kuwaiti National)

Long Description

Job Summary

Design & develop static web pages & web UI

Job Responsibilities

• Work with the direction of Assistant Manager & Sr. Supervisor to execute projects related to UI / UX improvements.

• Planning, Prototyping and Implementing new features and web functionalities ranging from simple page UI changes to complex feature additions.

• Creation of web pages (static, dynamic, landing, campaign pages in a Magento web responsive environment and other tools (Mail Chimp etc)

• Prototype interactive content in HTML5, CSS3 and JavaScript (and their libraries)

• Design Web & App mock-ups

• Test new functionalities, before they are moved to live website.

Candidate Requirements

Behavioural:

• Team Player: Proactive and highly motivated team player.
• Result Orientation: Enthusiastic and motivated, to chase details and maintain top performance of the frontend. To be able to cope under pressure and deliver results during promotion periods when promotional pages are requested.
• Creativity: To come up with creative solutions to improve user experience.
• Communication Skills: Exceptional communication skills and keen on collaborating with other teams such as IT, merchandising & marketing to be clear on requirements.
• Bilingual skills preferred (English & Arabic)

Functional:

• Git version control
• Mobile-first mentality
• Strong experience with HTML5 /CSS3
• Build reusable code and libraries for future use including CSS in the BEM standards
• Attention to detail & knowledge of web usability standards
• Able to build modern UI components from scratch (date pickers, interactive lists, etc.)
• Strong knowledge of responsive web design (Bootstrap Grid System with Flex Box)
• High level designing skills in Photoshop & Illustrator or equivalent
• Knowledge of SEO principals
• Knowledge of jQuery is beneficial

Education