Full Stack Developer

Description of Position   We are looking for a Full Stack developer to join our team, the person will deliver Javascript development skills on the front and backend systems that power our site.  The person is expected to have good knowledge of HTML and CSS, and the ability to work with our designers and the business to implement the features required. Candidates should be in a European timezone.     Major Areas of Responsibility   Reporting to the Project Lead, the position has the following responsibilities:   Create JS / HTML / CSS to deliver required functionality and design Ensure all code is modular, and where possible developed as reusable Flag potential issues early, to reduce wasted development time Keep abreast of latest developments in frontend technologies, and make suggestions Work with SEO to ensure best practices are followed Work with Business to clearly understand requirements BEFORE development Work with Designers to ensure they understand possibilities / limitations Working with desktop, mobile, and possibly ‘other’ devices Always work towards minimising page load time & data transferred Become a valued team member, providing feedback to the team Self Motivated - you’re not the sort of person to sit there twiddling your thumbs if there is nobody to tell you what to do next! Take ownership of your code / tasks / role Be proud of what you achieve, and of the product, and be one of the driving forces behind always making it better Make sure access to restricted data / areas of the system, are kept secure Work in an ‘agile’ way When you cock-up - own-up! (We don’t do blame-storming here!)   Primary Objectives To continuously improve the products and projects you work on To ensure all elements come together to provide the functionality, look, and feel / experience, that the business expects To minimise downtime of the live systems   Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities   Skilled in HTML / CSS / Javascript Experience of LESS / SASS Experience of Bootstrap and jQuery Native English speaking and writing - or near enough to native that it isn’t noticeable that English is your second language Constructive criticism should be welcomed Ability to work on your own, with very little contact with your colleagues - and the ability to work closely with your colleagues - Teamwork is critical, working together is not! A real ‘Can Do’ work ethic - We are results based, not clock based! Experience of the following is a must: NodeJS Javascript / HTML / CSS MongoDB Github Experience of the following would be an advantage: Express / Connect Redis RequireJS ZeroMQ Travis / TDD BusterJS / CucumberJS with WebdriverIO Your own open source projects DataTables High traffic web sites Linux AWS Technologies (e.g. Cloudformation) Chef Streaming video technologies / Web playback tools (VideoJS) Atlassian’s Jira Education and Experience   Education is compulsory, where you got it is irrelevant! We are looking for someone who has worked in a similar role (or roles) for at least 3 years, and can show us examples of their work We are not looking for a newbie, nor are we looking for a rockstar, we are looking for a mid level developer who wants to both learn and contribute   Salary Range   40.000 - 60.000 EUR Gross / year depending on experience Work Environment   Working from home is normal practice, this is why we look for self motivated people who will take ownership of their roles.  Although, in the early days, it would certainly be our desire to have you in our Barcelona office on a regular basis until we get to know each other better.   We are an easy going bunch of people, who all expect everybody to work hard out of the desire to do the best job they can; we are proud of what we have achieved, and want newcomers to be proud of what they add.   The work is generally not stressful, although when things do go wrong, we are all available on a 24/7 basis to make sure things are fixed asap (this is VERY infrequent!).   We generally work an average of 40hrs per week, and that is normally 9-6 Monday to Thursday with 30mins for lunch, and 9-3 on a Friday - but we are very flexible as to actual start and end times, it’s the deliverables that matter.  We specify these times to try and make sure we are all around at the same time if needed, but common sense around here is more valuable than rules!   We are working towards all code having tests in place, and take the time to make sure it’s hard to break things by automating and testing as much as possible.   We use a very streamlined version of Agile methodologies, we focus on delivering code often, and are working towards continuous deployment.  You break the build, you fix it!  You break live, you fix it and get made fun of! Our products are pornographic web sites, and our whole focus is delivering great quality porn to our user base, and giving those users a great experience while online - so you must be comfortable with porn, or this isn’t the job for you!!! Conclusion   This job description is intended to convey information essential to understanding the scope of the job and the general nature and level of work performed by job holders within this job. But, this job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of qualifications, skills, efforts, duties, responsibilities or working conditions associated with the position. Please send your CV to jobapplications@[login to view URL] along with a covering letter explaining in your own words why this job is right for you, and why you are right for the job.-