Senior Front End Engineer

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Senior Front-End Engineer creating clean, efficient web applications for Verndale, a digital experience agency. Collaborating with various departments and working on complex front-end projects.

Responsibilities:

  • Be capable of taking on any size and complexity of Front-End projects.
  • Be able to deliver the Front-End portion of projects on time and on budget.
  • Evaluate frameworks, technologies and tools and determine their relevance to a particular project or the wider department.
  • Work closely with team members from various departments.
  • Utilize AI development tools such as Cursor, Claude code, and/or GitHub Copilot to enhance coding efficiency, reduce boilerplate work, and support rapid prototyping.
  • Stay current with emerging technologies and tools, including advancements in AI-assisted development, and evaluate their relevance to team productivity and project quality.
  • Be able to manage multiple projects and responsibilities in a fast-paced environment.
  • Write the majority of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript on a project based on prototypes, designs, and functional documentation.
  • Work closely with the Front-End Lead/Architect to understand project needs and learn new development technologies.
  • Collaborate with back-end engineers to ensure seamless integration of components.
  • Experience developing large web sites and web applications.
  • Experience building headless architectures.
  • Maintain and fix bugs across multiple projects as well as ensure that standards are being kept throughout the front-end code.
  • Ensure all front-end aspects of projects proceed efficiently, predictably and on time.
  • Review the statement of work, functional spec, and other documents to understand the project goals and front-end specifics such as: hours sold, timeline, browser support, coding standards, framework requirements, etc.
  • Identify and raise potential project risks to the team and help to alleviate those risks.
  • Perform smoke tests on various devices and browsers.

Requirements:

  • 5+ years in similar roles
  • 3+ years working with React.
  • Agency experience
  • Expert knowledge of JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3
  • Experience with SASS, SCSS
  • Strong command of web standards, responsive design, accessibility, and cross-browser compatibility.
  • Knowledge of one or more JavaScript frameworks, React preferred.
  • Knowledge of other frameworks such as Angular and Vue are a plus
  • Experience with source control systems (GIT)
  • Proficiency with AI-enhanced development environments and tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Claude) to improve code quality, speed up development, and support intelligent refactoring and debugging.
  • Experience with cloud services (Azure, AWS, Google Cloud)
  • Attention to detail.
  • Strong collaboration skills and desire to work in a highly collaborative environment.
  • Effective interpersonal and communication skills (written, verbal and listening)
  • Good judgment, strong problem-solving and decision-making skills, and a finely tuned balance of technical purity and pragmatism.
  • Knowledge of common code design patterns, design principles and industry best practices.
  • Remain up to date with industry trends and technologies and be able to apply this knowledge to project work.

Benefits:

  • Generous paid company holidays, vacation, and paid sick time to every employee starting on day one.
  • Top-of-the-line Health Insurance, plus monthly perks customized to meet individual employees’ needs.
  • Regular training and professional development to move careers forward.
  • Support a healthy work/life balance.
  • Fully remote enabled and embrace the evolving definition of the workplace.