Front End Developer (Remote)

ABOUT LIVEGLAM:

LiveGlam inspires beauty enthusiasts by creating and curating monthly makeup products that work for them. We pride ourselves on keeping animals and your wallets happy. Founded in 2016 in the City of Angels, we are now a global team with a leadership group that’s predominantly female. From humble beginnings our #LiveGlamFam has grown significantly in a few short years with 90+ team members, 2MM social media followers and 10MM+ products shipped. And our lipstick hasn't even started drying yet.

BIG PICTURE:

LiveGlam is looking for a top-flight Front End Developer to join our growing team. The ideal candidate has a keen eye for design and the programming skills to bring design ideas to life. You will be working with our UI/UX designer and back-end development team to bridge the gap between graphic design and technical implementation. This is a role for an individual as we are not interested in working with any agencies at this time.

HOW YOU’LL SPEND YOUR TIME:

• Correcting design issues and solving problems with the front-end display of our website
• Developing new user interfaces and improving existing ones
• Ensuring the technical feasibility of UI/UX designs
• Optimizing applications for maximum speed and scalability by writing clean markups, utilizing industry-recognized best practices and using less code to achieve better functionality
• Collaborating with other team members and departments to ensure feedback is well observed, studied and then implemented in production phases

WHAT YOU HAVE:

• Proof of age (must be at least 18 years old)
• Experience in Woocommerce and Wordpress theme development
• Experience working with Javascript frameworks such as Angular, react.js, vue.js.
• Responsive design.
• An ability to learn new frameworks (without being limited to framework themes only)
• Proficiency in web markup including HTML5, CSS and CSS frameworks
• Experience in CSS preprocessors such as LESS and SASS
• Proficiency in client-side scripting and JavaScript frameworks for user interface design
• Solid understanding of and experience with asynchronous request handling, partial page updates and AJAX
• Basic knowledge of graphic design software such as Photoshop and Sketch App in order to make minor adjustments to image assets
• Proficiency in cross-browser compatibility issues and in creating strategies to knock them out
• Knowledge of version control tools such as Git or SVN
• Knowledge of SEO principles and achieving full SEO compatibility

WHO OVERSEES YOU:

The Front End Developer reports directly to the Sr Development Manager with whom he or she will have regular and significant interaction related to the application and feature development, including front-end issues, bug/design fixes, scalability issues, resolutions, feature enhancements, and roadmap.

WHO YOU OVERSEE:

Currently, the Front End Developer will have no direct reports but will work closely with other operational teams.

WHERE IT ALL GOES DOWN:

Our Front End Developer will work remotely from home or personal office and will be required to utilize LiveGlam’s time tracking software to log and submit work hours.

WHEN THE MAGIC HAPPENS:

This will most likely be a full-time role where weekend work or extended hours may be required, depending upon the complexity and urgency of the tasks at hand.

WHY YOU SHOULD JOIN US:

• We’ve kept our hiring bar really high - you will work with the best
• Our product is growing quickly, so you’ll get the opportunity to take on a lot of responsibility and grow a lot personally!

WHEN WE’LL TALK ABOUT HOW AWESOME YOU ARE:

No formal cover letters, please. Instead, include a few short paragraphs in your application explaining why you’d be a good fit for this particular position.

• Provide links to projects you’ve worked on
• Attach a resume

AN IMPORTANT NOTE BEFORE APPLYING TO US:

All of the new hires at LiveGlam will begin at the associate level, regardless of what position was applied for. Our organization looks to hire the BEST of the best and we focus on finding candidates who are a strong cultural fit. We have a 3 month 'Discovery Period' in place that allows us to get to know each new hire better and assess their skill set. If you are applying for a management-level position, you will be part of a different Discovery Period for each step of the ladder.

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