Front-End Web Developer

Summary

The Eclipse Foundation is a nonprofit organization supporting open source projects and communities. It is seeking a Front-End Web Developer to build and maintain public-facing websites, web applications, reusable components, and shared front-end infrastructure, while integrating REST APIs and improving accessibility, performance, documentation, and development practices.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain reusable front-end components and libraries used across Eclipse Foundation websites and applications
• Contribute to the evolution and maintenance of our front-end design system and component library
• Develop responsive, accessible, and standards-compliant user interfaces
• Build and maintain front-end applications and reusable components that integrate with REST APIs and work across different web platforms and frameworks
• Write clean, maintainable, and testable JavaScript and TypeScript code
• Develop and maintain automated tests for front-end components and applications
• Document components, development patterns, APIs, and technical decisions
• Review code and contribute to shared development standards and best practices
• Collaborate with designers, developers, and internal stakeholders to understand requirements and develop appropriate solutions
• Work with stakeholders and other developers to prioritise requests, clarify requirements, and balance competing needs
• Diagnose and resolve front-end defects, performance issues, and browser compatibility problems
• Improve web accessibility, performance, search engine optimisation, and overall user experience
• Contribute improvements and fixes to open source projects used by the Eclipse Foundation when appropriate
• Evaluate new technologies and recommend their adoption when they provide clear benefits

Skills

• * At least two years of professional web development experience
• * Strong knowledge of HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and modern front-end development practices
• * Experience developing applications with React
• * Experience with TypeScript
• * Experience designing and developing reusable UI components
• * Experience integrating applications with REST APIs
• * Experience writing automated tests and testable front-end code
• * Understanding of responsive web design and modern browser standards
• * Understanding of web accessibility principles and practices
• * Familiarity with Git and collaborative development workflows using platforms such as GitHub or GitLab
• * Ability to troubleshoot front-end issues using browser development tools
• * Ability to write clear technical documentation
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience
• * Ability to manage multiple concurrent requests, prioritise effectively, communicate trade-offs, and adjust priorities as needs change
• * Ability to work independently within a geographically distributed team
• * Strong written and verbal communication skills
• * Ability to collaborate effectively with technical and non-technical colleagues
• * Attention to detail and a focus on maintainable, high-quality solutions
• * Ability and willingness to learn new technologies and development practices
• * Ability to balance technical quality with practical project requirements
• * Experience with component development and documentation tools such as Storybook
• * Experience developing or maintaining a design system or shared component library
• * Experience with Web Components and libraries such as Lit or Stencil
• * Experience with Bootstrap
• * Experience with Sass or other CSS preprocessing tools
• * Experience with static site generators such as Hugo
• * Familiarity with PHP and experience working with content management systems such as Drupal or WordPress
• * Knowledge of search engine optimisation
• * Experience with modern front-end build tools and the Node.js/npm ecosystem
• * Experience with continuous integration and automated deployment workflows
• * Experience with visual regression, end-to-end, or accessibility testing
• * Familiarity with Java and Java-based backend applications
• * Familiarity with relational databases
• * Experience contributing to open source projects

Qualifications

Must Haves

• * At least two years of professional web development experience
• * Strong knowledge of HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and modern front-end development practices
• * Experience developing applications with React
• * Experience with TypeScript
• * Experience designing and developing reusable UI components
• * Experience integrating applications with REST APIs
• * Experience writing automated tests and testable front-end code
• * Understanding of responsive web design and modern browser standards
• * Understanding of web accessibility principles and practices
• * Familiarity with Git and collaborative development workflows using platforms such as GitHub or GitLab
• * Ability to troubleshoot front-end issues using browser development tools
• * Ability to write clear technical documentation
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience
• * Ability to manage multiple concurrent requests, prioritise effectively, communicate trade-offs, and adjust priorities as needs change
• * Ability to work independently within a geographically distributed team
• * Strong written and verbal communication skills
• * Ability to collaborate effectively with technical and non-technical colleagues
• * Attention to detail and a focus on maintainable, high-quality solutions
• * Ability and willingness to learn new technologies and development practices
• * Ability to balance technical quality with practical project requirements

Nice to Haves

• * Experience with component development and documentation tools such as Storybook
• * Experience developing or maintaining a design system or shared component library
• * Experience with Web Components and libraries such as Lit or Stencil
• * Experience with Bootstrap
• * Experience with Sass or other CSS preprocessing tools
• * Experience with static site generators such as Hugo
• * Familiarity with PHP and experience working with content management systems such as Drupal or WordPress
• * Knowledge of search engine optimisation
• * Experience with modern front-end build tools and the Node.js/npm ecosystem
• * Experience with continuous integration and automated deployment workflows
• * Experience with visual regression, end-to-end, or accessibility testing
• * Familiarity with Java and Java-based backend applications
• * Familiarity with relational databases
• * Experience contributing to open source projects

Benefits

• Flexible working hours and a remote-first working environment.
• Corporate Recharge days and a right-to-disconnect policy.
• The opportunity to work on open source infrastructure used by global developer communities.
• The opportunity to contribute to open source software and work in an open and collaborative development environment.