Front End Developer

Job description

Front End Developer

Location: Milton Keynes

Excellent Salary & Benefits

As Argos accelerates its journey to reposition itself for a digital future, an exciting opportunity has become available for a Front End Developer to join the rapidly expanding Digital Design Team.

Reporting to the Development Lead you will drive the Front-End Coding implementation of multiple projects by exercising your exceptional skills in HTML (5), CSS (3), JQuery and bootstrap, developing front end, cross-browser templates for websites and mobile platforms.

You will be an effective communicator and be able to liaise and work closely with other high profile teams. This is a fantastic opportunity where you will have a high degree of visibility within the business and the opportunity to work closely with key stakeholder teams (Design, Content, Merchandising, Marketing and Brand).

Argos

Argos is a unique retailer recognised for choice, value and convenience. It sells more than 32,000 general merchandise products for the home, all of which are set out in its twice-yearly 1,800 page catalogue which is at the heart of its proposition. Argos serves more than 130 million customers per year through its stores and takes around six million customer orders online or over the phone. And, on average, 17 million UK households, approximately two-thirds of the population, have a current Argos catalogue at home at any time.

Skills/Experience:

• Proven HTML5 and CSS3 experience. Coding valid XHTML and CSS mark-up.
• Knowledge of frameworks such as bootstrap.
• Experience developing cross-browser and cross-platform compatible solutions.
• Experience with JQuery.
• Experienced in the implementation of Responsive HTML Email Templates.
• Excellent communication skills, liaising regularly with key stakeholder teams around the business. Discussing technical solutions, workflow and deadlines.
• Experience working with version control systems such as SVN/GIT

What you’ll get in return:

As well as the usual company benefits, which include, 24 days holiday, save as you earn, discretionary annual bonus, private medical insurance and company pension scheme, you will work in an exciting environment with the potential to develop your skills for a career that fits with your own aspirations.

What we hope you will do next

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Argos operates as an equal opportunities employer and we welcome all applications regardless of gender, marital status, sexual orientation, pregnancy, race, colour, ethnic origin, nationality, religion or beliefs, disability, age, political opinions or trade union membership