Creative Front End Developer

About The Role

The Telegraph is looking for a talented Creative Front End Developer to join it’s Product Design team, to pave the way on innovative, forward thinking projects.

You'll be a key stakeholder in a small team of senior developers who will need guidance on architectural approaches and code efficiency advice. You will host collaborations with your peers to discuss recent projects and challenges that may or may not have been overcome. You will be in the heart of the newsroom and will be frequently in discussions with non-technical colleagues who will need concise easy-to-understand technical explanations as to how you will guide your team to create innovative content.

When you are on-project you will have the opportunity to create cutting edge innovative content using the latest web and mobile technologies.

Requirements

• A well proven track record of building lightweight front ends, using cutting edge HTML5, CSS3, and Javascript. (React, Vanilla)
• UX sensibility is a big plus.
• A preference for Functional Programming is desirable, but not essential.
• Experience with dynamic graphic elements, like SVG, and be comfortable at establishing workflows for producing and adapting them rapidly.
• Understand gradual degradation, progressive enhancement, and a proven track record in responsive design.
• Experience in building self-updating real-time front end components using HTTP/REST API calls and the Websocket protocol.
• Excited by rapid, lean development procedures with very little administrative overhead.
• Strive to receive feedback in the form of real user stats, as quickly as possible after building, and relentlessly drive this time-to-feedback downward.
• Comfortable with the fact that decisions and output will be proven wrong by stats and thrown away. Adapt very quickly.
• Technical Skills
• Linux / Command Line: Make, Homebrew, iTerm, Docker, ssh
• Version control: Git, GitFlow

Technical Skills

• Linux / Command Line: Make, Homebrew, iTerm, Docker, ssh
• Version control: Git, GitFlow
• VanillaJS: Fluent understanding of ECMAScript (ES6 to ES11)
• ReactJS: Fluent understanding of both class based and function components and the ability to apply multiple solutions to a singular problem. (ES6 - ES11) Extra bonus: Knowledge of Ant Design
• Webpack, ESLint, Create React App
• NodeJS: Familiar with node and its use cases, be able to modify and bug fix a large codebase built using node. (ES6 - ES11, Node v14+)
• Debugging: Fluent understanding of the Google Chrome developer tools and all of its options, also react debug tools. Fluent with debugging in Firefox, Safari, Edge, iOS, Android

Benefits

The nature of our industry means life at the Telegraph Media Group is fast-paced, demanding, and interesting. We also want it to be rewarding for everyone who works here by creating a suite of benefits that contribute to lifestyle choices and leisure activities. From dynamic working opportunities, medical cover, and parental leave (six months fully paid maternity leave and enhanced paternity/partner leave), to life assurance and season ticket loans, you can choose from a range of flexible benefits, designed to support your lifestyle and help you achieve a healthy work-life balance.

Training and development

With support from your manager and colleagues, you’ll also have access to a variety of training and development opportunities through The Academy. Covering a range of personal and professional skills, our courses enable you to develop an enjoyable and rewarding career.

Our commitment to inclusion

At Telegraph Media Group, we foster a diverse and inclusive workplace and we are committed to building a team that reflects a wide variety of skills, perspectives and backgrounds. We believe in equality of opportunity and welcome candidates from all backgrounds, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief.

We are proud to be a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader as part of the government’s Disability Confident Scheme. If you are disabled or have a long-term health condition and would like support in applying for any of our roles or if you require any reasonable adjustments in the recruitment process with us, please make us aware.

To find out more about Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging at Telegraph Media Group, and for more information on our purpose, beliefs, and people values, please visit our website.