Front End Developer

About Geocaching HQ

We are the global headquarters for the game of geocaching. Our apps and Geocaching.com website allow a global community of more than 10 million people to join in a real-world treasure hunt.

Our mission (and yours should you choose to accept it) is to inspire and enable discovery, exploration and adventure. Basically, everyone’s job here is to enable millions of people to have fun outside. How cool is that?

Position overview:

As a front end developer, you architect large-scale, enterprise-level web applications and help define the standards for web development on Geocaching.com. You’ll work closely with UX/UI designers to prototype and develop new features and collaborate with backend engineers to define data contracts and API requirements. You perform peer reviews with other developers, document everything, and lead by example by writing code that is scalable, modular, and robust.

What we’re looking for:

• Expert knowledge of HTML, CSS, and javascript.
• Professional development experience within a modern MV* Javascript framework such as Backbone, React, or Angular.
• Demonstrated ability to build progressively-enhanced, mobile-first web apps using modular, unit-testable components.
• Experience with CSS preprocessors (we use SASS).
• Experience with task runners such as Grunt or Gulp.
• Proficiency using Git in an Agile development team setting.
• Expert knowledge of front end performance, cross-browser quirks and how to work around them.
• Be a champion for UX best practices and accessibility standards. Put the user first.

Bonus Points:

• Experience with TDD or client-side unit testing frameworks.
• Experience with section 508 compliance, particularly in the context of SPAs.
• Experience working with localization/internationalization.

Behaviors:

• Leads by example and exemplifies our values in actions and behaviors
• Superb communication, interpersonal, analytical and negotiation skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Exhibits tact and proper judgment under pressure and in sensitive situations
• Desire to learn and a “quick study” with new concepts, systems and technologies
• Self-directed and open to coaching/feedback
• Uses independent judgment to plan, organize, and prioritize workload

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to remain stationary for long periods of time. In this position you must be able to regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.

This job description should not be construed to imply that these requirements are the only duties, responsibilities, and qualification for this job. Incumbents may be required to follow any additional related instructions, acquire related job skills and perform other related work as required.