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Webfor is seeking a Web Developer to join our growing team at our Downtown Vancouver office. We’re a fun team of marketing professionals — designers, writers, SEO specialists, social media gurus, and project management heroes. We thrive on seeing our clients succeed.
You’ll be working with our creative and project management teams to execute tasks, provide consulting, develop custom designs, and produce some of your own design work too. In short, we’re looking for someone who can provide cross‑functional support to a growing team.
Job Responsibilities
Develop and maintain websites: Create responsive, user‑friendly, and visually appealing web pages using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. Ensure cross‑browser compatibility and optimization for performance.
Collaborate with designers and back‑end developers: Work closely with the design team to implement visual designs and ensure that front‑end elements align with the overall user experience. Collaborate with back‑end developers to integrate APIs and other server‑side functionality.
Implement best practices for web development: Follow coding standards, write clean and reusable code, and stay up‑to‑date with the latest front‑end technologies and frameworks (e.g., React, Vue, Angular).
Quality Assurance (QA): Perform rigorous testing on all web development tasks, identifying and fixing bugs before deployment. Ensure the functionality and aesthetics of websites work flawlessly across all devices, browsers, and screen sizes.
Debugging and troubleshooting: Identify and resolve front‑end issues related to performance, responsiveness, and usability, ensuring a smooth user experience.
Optimize web performance: Enhance website speed and load time by optimizing images, reducing server requests, and improving front‑end code efficiency.
Version control management: Use version control systems such as Git to manage and track changes to the codebase, collaborating with team members through repositories and pull requests.
Maintain documentation: Document front‑end code, frameworks, libraries, and workflows to ensure transparency and clarity for team collaboration and future reference.
Cross‑functional team collaboration: Work with UX/UI designers, product managers, and back‑end developers to ensure a cohesive and high‑quality product that meets business objectives.
Stay updated on industry trends: Continuously explore emerging front‑end technologies, tools, and best practices to bring innovation to projects.
User testing: Conduct user testing and analyze feedback to ensure the product meets the needs of the users. Refine user interfaces based on insights gathered.
Qualifications and Characteristics
Solid knowledge of HTML5/CSS3 with, at minimum, intermediate PHP knowledge.
Experience creating custom themes for WordPress (Bootstrap recommended).
Experienced with front‑end development for WordPress (Experience with HubSpot, Magento, and other common CMS platforms is a plus).
Familiarity with creating Custom Post Types and using Advanced Custom Fields for custom WordPress functionality.
Knowledge of standard development practices using SCSS and Gulp.
Understanding basic JavaScript fundamentals; jQuery knowledge is a plus.
High level of attention to fine details and ability to produce near‑pixel‑perfect layouts.
Familiar with Adobe products including Adobe XD.
Basic knowledge of UI/UX best practices.
Ability to troubleshoot common responsive issues across multiple browsers.
Knowledge of WordPress page builders such as Divi and Visual Composer.
Exceptional client‑facing skills.
Energetic and friendly; great interpersonal skills.
Open to task switching when things get heavy.
Git and SQL skills are a plus, but not required.
About Webfor
We started in 2009 and have a dynamic team of highly skilled and very cool humans. Webfor’s first priority is to fulfill our customers’ expectations, both internal and external. We refer to this as the three R’s: Relationship, Results, and ROI.
We Are Seeking an Individual Who
Thrives on relationship‑building
Understands digital marketing strategy
Craves a company committed to an inclusive and diverse culture
Is passionate about growing and succeeding
Even if you don’t check all the boxes above and find yourself excited by this opportunity, we encourage you to apply for this position.
This position is marked CLOSED and we are no longer taking applications for this role. Please check back in the future for new openings.
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