Lead Front End Developer (Freelance)

Project Duration: 29th August – 13th October

Hugo & Cat are looking for a Lead Front End Developer to join their team to work on modular builds within CMSs and web applications. The ideal candidate will be able to present innovative solutions for our clients to all levels of the business, and work as part of the development team to deliver these to a high standard. This role requires someone who has a good base coding ability as well as a keen eye for incorporating user experience and design systems and a desire to share that with their colleagues.

You will work very closely with server-side developers, UX, design and QA teams to generate elegant solutions to complex challenges and present these back to the client teams.

Responsibilities

• Alongside the Head of Development, leading the front-end development teams, including helping to define the front-end strategy and direction
• Recommending new technologies to use within the Hugo & Cat technology stack
• Continual review of coding best practices and standards
• Working with client stakeholders to uncover technical solutions
• Hands on front-end coding (ES6, SASS), producing modular, testable code
• Solution design involving other agency disciplines including UX & creative designers
• Website and feature development alongside server-side developers
• Working with server-side developers to plan the code architecture
• Breakdown and estimation of tasks in an agile way
• Assist with the code review process to ensure coding standards are met
• Assist with development build pipeline
• Working with QA and testing teams both with general product QA and with automation testing

• We’re looking for a strong mix of development and soft skills, and would expect you to be able to tick most or all of these boxes:
• Excellent HTML5, JavaScript and CSS3 experience
• Experience with React or similar (e.g. Inferno, Vue)
• Experience using HTML templating (e.g, Jade, Handlebars)
• Experience with automation testing frameworks (e.g Nightwatch, Cypress)
• Knowledge of component library platforms such as Fractal or Storybook
• An understanding of responsive design techniques for mobile, tablet and beyond
• Third party APIs, such as Google Maps integration
• An appreciation of tooling such as npm, Gulp and Webpack
• Commercial experience building for CMS sites (we use Sitecore and Umbraco) Design & Business requirements
• A good eye for design and a real passion for interaction design
• An excellent ability to communicate your ideas and work with others to make them happen
• An appreciation of business requirements and usability principles
• Excellent attention to detail
• Agile development team experience
• Must be personable, friendly and work well in a team
• Enthusiastic about the web and emerging web technologies
• If you think you’d be a good fit, we’d love to hear from you. Note that you may be required to undergo a technical test as part of the recruitment process. We appreciate client confidentiality, however if you can include examples of your work such as live client projects you’ve worked on and any personal projects on GitHub, GitLab or BitBucket that would really help.

About Hugo & Cat
We create digital products and experiences that give businesses a competitive edge. By putting customers at the heart of decision making, we move fast, unlock value and fuel sustainable growth. We’re a team of 120 people in London, New York and Manila, and we’re part of the IPG network.

Our culture
It’s not our agency that delivers deeply impactful work. It’s our people. We’re an ambitious, diverse and sociable group of humans working together to create better experiences for our clients and their customers. So, we’d rather our new joiners stand out than simply fit in.

Flexible working
We’ve made the shift to a flexible working model where employees can split their time between the office and working remotely. We can discuss the details during the interview process.

Equal opportunities
We’re an equal opportunities employer and are committed to a fair and unbiased assessment of job applications. Once you join the team, we support you to realise your potential, regardless of age, origin, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, physical abilities or beliefs.