Overview
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At VML, we are a beacon of innovation and growth in an ever-evolving world. Our heritage is built upon a century of combined expertise, where creativity meets technology, and diverse perspectives ignite inspiration. With the merger of VMLY&R and Wunderman Thompson, we have forged a new path as a growth partner that is part creative agency, part consultancy, and part technology powerhouse.
Our global family now encompasses over 30,000 employees across 150+ offices in 64 markets. We deliver end-to-end solutions that result in revolutionary work. We’re seeking a talented Lead Front-End Developer to drive the end-to-end development of our cutting-edge platforms, ensuring architectural integrity, optimal user experiences, and technical excellence from ideation to delivery.
What You’ll Be Doing
* Lead the end-to-end development of high-quality, production-ready React/NextJS applications, ensuring architectural integrity, code quality, and optimal user experiences.
* Drive technical excellence and ownership from ideation to delivery, including ongoing maintenance, scaling, and integration management.
* Mentor and lead an Agile front-end development team, managing workload, contributing to sprint planning, and supporting recruitment.
* Collaborate and communicate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders, including clients, design, and marketing, to gather requirements, present solutions, and escalate issues.
* Stay current with evolving standards and technologies, continuously learning and applying new skills to enhance the platform.
What We Want From You
* Extensive hands-on experience with React development, with a solid understanding of its core concepts and state management approaches (e.g., Redux, Flux).
* Highly skilled in TypeScript, with a strong understanding of serverless and server-side development using Next.js.
* Proven experience leading an Agile front-end workstream, including contributing to daily stand-ups, sprint planning, and estimates.
* Strong commercial experience of unit testing/End to end testing/regression testing (we use Jest, React-testing-libraries and Playwright).
* Demonstrated knowledge of current trends and best practices in front-end architecture, including performance optimization, accessibility, SEO, and security.
* Commercial experience working on SPA solutions, ideally within e-commerce, and proficient in fluid responsive layouts across browsers/devices.
* Experience with modern development tooling, including GIT for CI, linters/formatters (ESLint/Prettier), and component development with Storybook.
* Excellent communication skills, capable of interacting confidently with both technical teams and stakeholders, and experience mentoring junior developers.
* A great attitude, self-motivated, strong work ethic, with a high degree of ownership, and experience integrating with diverse 3rd party systems.
Nice to Have
* Additional Commercial eCommerce platform experience – Magento/Hybris/Shopify
* Experience with other CMS platforms such as AEM, Sitecore or SFCC
* Experience in building rapid prototypes
* Any knowledge of Node.js, Express, SQL, Lambda, AWS
* Experience creating site architecture diagrams, wireframes, process flows
* Experience working on Java/Node/C#/PHP projects would be beneficial
What We Can Offer You
Alongside the opportunity to work with some of the most exciting brands around the world, we’ll prioritise your career development and help you grow your skills. We’ll empower you to make a difference, allow you to be yourself, and respect who you are.
We offer a great benefits package including a discretionary bonus scheme, training opportunities, competitive pension, medical insurance, life assurance, social events, opportunities to buy and sell holidays, family friendly policies, discounts with hundreds of retailers and much more.
Our Values and How We Work
* Connect Meaningfully
* Inspire Creatively
* Include Purposefully
* Approach Positively
VML Enterprise Solutions is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard to characteristics. We are committed to fostering a culture of respect in which everyone feels they belong and has the same opportunities to progress in their careers.
VML is a WPP Agency. For more information, please visit our website, and follow VML on our social channels via Instagram, LinkedIn, and X.
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