Front-End Engineer - US Remote Contractor

Summary

Bold+Beyond is a growing consulting and digital agency in search of an experienced Front-End Engineer. The role involves collaborating with designers to create responsive front-end experiences and developing custom web applications while maintaining high standards of user experience.

Responsibilities

• Joining our Digital Product team
• Working with UX and UI designers to produce tight, forward-thinking, responsive, and scalable front-end experiences
• Building out digital platforms that are performant and with exceptional user experience
• Building out custom WordPress websites with our internal tools and framework
• Building out tailor-made web applications answering our clients’ technological needs
• Deploying and maintaining websites with Automated deploys on VPS servers or manually through FTP and SSH tunnels
• Working with Project Management to scope new functionality requests and supporting Sales to scope new projects
• Working with our Technical Director, to always provide our clients with cutting-edge technology and efficient technical solutions
• Intense passion and strong desire to be successful in the field of web development or programming
• Ability to move between customer projects, understand business needs that drive features, and be consultative throughout
• A great team player
• We want to work with positive-minded people
• Strong worth ethic and attention to detail

Skills

• Minimum of 2+ years of experience working within the WordPress platform, PHP, the WordPress API, or WP GraphQL
• 3+ years of experience working with modern web technologies such as HTML5 and CSS3
• 3+ years of experience working with JavaScript, Typescript, ES Next + Babel
• Experience working with code bundlers and build systems like Gulp, Webpack, or Snowpack
• Experience working with CSS pre/post-processors like Sass, Less, and Post-CSS
• Experience working with front-end frameworks such as Vue, React, Nuxt, or Next.js and headless implementations or SSR
• Experience working with front-end animation libraries like GSAP, Tween, or animejs
• Superb QA, troubleshooting, and debugging skills
• Always wanting to push the boundaries of what is possible to create impactful web experiences
• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Computer Programming, or similar field
• Experience with cloud services like AWS, Firebase, Google Cloud, Netlify, etc
• Experience working with graphics programming or shading languages (i.e Three.js, WebGL)
• Experience working with the Pug/Jade templating syntax
• Familiarity with CI/CD operations & configurations
• Familiarity with VPS setup and configuration through SSH

Qualifications

Must Haves

• Minimum of 2+ years of experience working within the WordPress platform, PHP, the WordPress API, or WP GraphQL
• 3+ years of experience working with modern web technologies such as HTML5 and CSS3
• 3+ years of experience working with JavaScript, Typescript, ES Next + Babel
• Experience working with code bundlers and build systems like Gulp, Webpack, or Snowpack
• Experience working with CSS pre/post-processors like Sass, Less, and Post-CSS
• Experience working with front-end frameworks such as Vue, React, Nuxt, or Next.js and headless implementations or SSR
• Experience working with front-end animation libraries like GSAP, Tween, or animejs
• Superb QA, troubleshooting, and debugging skills
• Always wanting to push the boundaries of what is possible to create impactful web experiences
• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Computer Programming, or similar field

Nice to Haves

• Experience with cloud services like AWS, Firebase, Google Cloud, Netlify, etc
• Experience working with graphics programming or shading languages (i.e Three.js, WebGL)
• Experience working with the Pug/Jade templating syntax
• Familiarity with CI/CD operations & configurations
• Familiarity with VPS setup and configuration through SSH