GAIN Performance - Web Developer - Multiple (2)

Full job description
Mid – Level Web Developer

Working in our GAIN Performance Creative team, your focus will be on the technical implementation of web and digital development. You will be expected to create high quality, structured, reusable and annotated code. You will also be proficient using third party open-source packages and relevant code libraries. This work will be carried out to a deadline, and to project specification/requirements.

As part of a team consisting of Developers, Project Managers, UX Specialists and Designers, you will be able to communicate with these departments, contribute to ideas, and innovate where required. You’ll also be required to provide expert advice to potential and current clients alongside recommending the best ways of implementing their needs, taking into consideration budgets and timelines. Being able to communicate complex ideas and solutions to people internally, in addition to clients; will be helpful for this role. Familiarity with Agile working practises will also be advantageous.

Within our team we design, build, manage and maintain websites from small local regional brochure sites, right up to complex ecommerce platforms for multi national companies.


Who You Are



Technologically savvy, always meeting and exceeding high standards of accuracy and quality
Capable of working within established systems, standards and procedures
Able to identify technical problems and develop sound, carefully thought-out solutions
Self-motivated and capable of working both autonomously and as part of a larger team
Calm and capable under the pressure of deadlines and technical complexities, with the ability to make informed decisions to reach the desired outcomes in a given timeframe
Experience

High level of PHP, JavaScript, HTML5, SASS knowledge
Is fully comfortable with Object Orientated Programming
WordPress & Shopify bespoke theme and functionality development
Managing large data sets (CSV, JSON, XML) and importing/exporting from websites
High level of API integration knowledge and experience
To be very comfortable working on the backend of websites not just frontend
To be able to create custom functionality from the ground up
Database management (e.g. mySQL) skills
Standards compliant code, to Google Core Web Vitals requirements (e.g. optimised
for SEO and speed etc)


Experience - desirable:

Amazon SES – AWS
Familiarity with Apache server configurations (NGINX also desirable)
Developing eCommerce solutions (i.e. code & plugins)
Twig (and/or other template engines)
Version control (e.g. GitHub)
Other CMS’s (e.g. Joomla, Drupal, Craft, etc.)
Agile working experience (e.g. Jira)
Node and package managers