Front-End Developer, Marketing & Enrollment
Noodle
Marketing & Communications, Software Engineering
Remote · United States
Posted on Thursday, August 31, 2023
Noodle is higher education’s leading strategy, services, and technology partner. We develop infrastructure, provide life-changing learning experiences, and grow the awareness of and the enrollment in some of the best academic institutions in the world. Our vision is “to empower universities to change the world.” We achieve this vision by offering our university partners various products and services that help them be more resilient, responsive, efficient, and interconnected.
The Front-End Web Developer position uses a combination of programming skills (PHP, HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript) and aesthetics (component arrangements, color and font choices, etc.) to create responsive, accessible online experiences that impart information effectively. Using their knowledge of industry trends, content management systems and the entire web development process, the Front-End Web Developer works alongside other front-end developers, back-end developers and designers to develop and deploy landing pages, microsites and other web-based experiences.
As our Front-End Developer, you will:
- Create mobile first & responsive designs, efficiently and accurately
- Maintain a well-documented codebase across several multi-site WordPress installations
- Optimize web pages for maximum speed and scalabilityUtilize a variety of markup languages to write web pages
- Maintain brand consistency throughout the designBuild reusable code and libraries for future use
- Collaborate with other team members and stakeholders
- Create user-friendly web pages
- Write clean front-end code that’s responsive, cross-browser compatible, maintainable, scalable and built from Figma files
- Collaborate with back-end developers and web designers to improve the usability
- Partner with our design team by sharing UX suggestions and advising on the technical feasibility of their ideas
- Stay up-to-date on emerging technologies and continually expand WordPress development skills
- Perform other duties as assigned
You have:
- 3+ years of WordPress experience, including a solid understanding of PHP/MySQL, core WordPress functions, custom themes, custom post types and effective plugins
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent certifications/experience
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, as well as fluency and ease when communicating technical language to clients and team members
- A strong sense of best coding practices, as per the WordPress Codex
- Familiarity with the Bootstrap frameworkExtensive experience working with ACF or Custom Meta Fields for CMS customizations
- A strong understanding of UX best practices
- Working knowledge of Google Workspace (Docs, Slides, Sheets)
- Experience working with Sass as a primary tool for CSS
- The ability to code JavaScript with or without jQuery, as needed
- Ability to work effectively in dynamic, rapidly changing, team-based environment
Noodle Benefits:
- Work from the comfort of your home office!
- Great compensation package!
- 401K + match, bonus potential, and equity opportunities
- Tools you need on us! Mac is our computer of choice
- Our insurance plan offers medical, dental, vision, short- and long-term disability coverage, plus supplementals for all employees and dependents
- Paid Parental Leave Pre-tax commuter benefits
- 3 weeks paid vacation + 10 paid holidays + paid sick leave
- Monthly Gym stipend and Membership to premium medical services like Eden Health
- Monthly mobile connectivity stipend
- Access to mental health services like Ginger and Talkspace
- Annual education stipend for lifelong learning
- Growth - we pride ourselves on creating environments where employees can be themselves and grow within and around the company
At Noodle, we hire people who will help us change the future of online education. Even if you don't think you check off every bullet point on this list, we still encourage you to apply! We value both current experience and future potential.
Noodle is committed to creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace for everyone. We value and celebrate our differences because those differences are what make our team shine. We hire great people from different backgrounds, not just because it's the right thing to do, but because it makes us stronger as a whole. Women, people of color, LGBTQIA2S+ individuals, and members of other underrepresented groups are strongly encouraged to apply. Noodle is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against candidates on the basis of race, ethnicity, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, or veteran status.