About the role

The Senior Front-End Engineer is responsible for creating clean, efficient, standards compliant HTML, CSS, and JavaScript across a wide range of web sites and web applications. The Senior Front End handles the most complex tasks alongside the Lead. Seniors are expected to need very little to no help when working on a large/complex module or problem. Seniors are self-starters and efficient with front end technologies.

Responsibilities

• Be capable of taking on any size and complexity of Front-End projects.
• Be able to deliver the Front-End portion of projects on time and on budget.
• Evaluate frameworks, technologies and tools and determine their relevance to a particular project or the wider department.
• Work closely with team members from various departments.
• Utilize AI development tools such as Cursor, Claude code, and/or GitHub Copilot to enhance coding efficiency, reduce boilerplate work, and support rapid prototyping.
• Stay current with emerging technologies and tools, including advancements in AI-assisted development, and evaluate their relevance to team productivity and project quality.
• Be able to manage multiple projects and responsibilities in a fast-paced environment.
• Write the majority of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript on a project based on prototypes, designs, and functional documentation.
• Work closely with the Front-End Lead/Architect to understand project needs and learn new development technologies.
• Collaborate with back-end engineers to ensure seamless integration of components.
• Experience developing large web sites and web applications.
• Experience building headless architectures
• Maintain and fix bugs across multiple projects as well as ensure that standards are being kept throughout the front-end code.
• Ensure all front-end aspects of projects proceed efficiently, predictably and on time.
• Review the statement of work, functional spec, and other documents to understand the project goals and front-end specifics such as: hours sold, timeline, browser support, coding standards, framework requirements, etc.
• Identify and raise potential project risks to the team and help to alleviate those risks.
• Perform smoke tests on various devices and browsers.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in similar roles
• 3+ years working with React.
• Agency experience
• Expert knowledge of JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3
• Experience with SASS, SCSS
• Strong command of web standards, responsive design, accessibility, and cross-browser compatibility.
• Knowledge of one or more JavaScript frameworks, React preferred. Knowledge of other frameworks such as Angular and Vue are a plus
• Experience with source control systems (GIT)
• Proficiency with AI-enhanced development environments and tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Claude) to improve code quality, speed up development, and support intelligent refactoring and debugging.
• Experience with cloud services (Azure, AWS, Google Cloud)
• Attention to detail. Be able to replicate provided designs and meet all functional requirements of the project.
• Strong collaboration skills and desire to work in a highly collaborative environment.
• Effective interpersonal and communication skills (written, verbal and listening)
• Good judgment, strong problem-solving and decision-making skills, and a finely tuned balance of technical purity and pragmatism.
• Knowledge of common code design patterns, design principles and industry best practices.
• Remain up to date with industry trends and technologies and be able to apply this knowledge to project work.

Nice to Have

• GraphQL
• Tailwind and/or Bootstrap experience
• NextJS
• NodeJS
• Platform expertise: XMCloud, WordPress, Webflow, Opti SaaS.

Ten Great Reasons to Work at Verndale

1. We are a rapidly growing company that is just as scrappy and entrepreneurial today as when we were founded in 1998.
2. We are relentlessly curious and enthusiastically solve our clients' complex business problems through technology, data, and design.
3. We foster a culture that enables every person in the organization to do the best work of their career.
4. We offer regular training and professional development to move careers forward.
5. Client and employee satisfaction are our two most important business metrics.
6. We celebrate and champion diversity, equity, and inclusion.
7. We offer generous paid company holidays, vacation, and paid sick time to every employee starting on day one.
8. We offer top-of-the-line Health Insurance, plus monthly perks customized to meet individual employees' needs. 
9. We support a healthy work/life balance.
10. We are fully remote enabled and embrace the evolving definition of the workplace