Front End Designer

We are a fast-growing, international e-commerce company founded in 2005 with over 160 people in two offices: Cologne, Germany, and Chicago, USA. We specialize in providing e-commerce services to companies that sell digital products, such as software. We have built an industry-leading e-commerce platform, and we provide fraud management services, order-related support and marketing services.

Job Description:

cleverbridge manages online stores for a variety of software manufacturers and digital media companies and is looking for a front-end, open-standards web developer: This position requires experience with hands-on aspects of web interface development, as well as an ability to integrate client websites with an e-commerce provider's platform and technologies; and the ability to communicate these solutions to other members of the team both verbally and in written documentation.

Responsibilities:

  • Being able to emulate existing HTML schemes and create new ones that will integrate well with existing HTML. Strong HTML, CSS, JavaScript, DHTML.
  • Creating checkout page designs that mimic and compliment the look and feel of customer's existing websites, including graphic design, site navigation, and layout of content.
  • The hand coding of web pages, emails and web-based applications.
  • Optimizing performance of online checkout pages.

Desired Skills & Experience:

  • Extensive experience in hand coding, no WYSIWYG coding.
  • The ability to write standards compliant HTML & CSS with thought given to accessibility and SEO.
  • Solid understanding of cross-browser/platform issues and code solutions.
  • Practical understanding of SQL databases.
  • Writing well-formed, unobtrusive JS with scalability and extensibility in mind.
  • Some experience with server-side scripting (PHP, .Net, etc.).
  • Excellent debugging and problem solving skills (familiarity with debugging tools; firebug, inspector, etc.).
  • Ability to follow technical specifications and production processes.
  • Experience / familiarity with WordPress (or similar).
  • Experience with mobile web development.

Interested applicants should send a cover letter and resume to farley@cleverbridge.com.