Front End Web Developer

How would you like to work at a high-end web studio developing sites for clients all through the Midwest? Our team creates web user experiences for some of the best brands. Put your web skills to use as a Front End Web Developer on a fast-paced, dynamic, and engaging team.

How do you know if you’re a good fit for this position?

  • You may call yourself a coder, designer, UI/UX designer/developer, but whatever it is, you love making beautifully designed sites and apps that serve users in the most intelligent, intuitive, and efficient way possible
  • You consider a user interface a piece of art
  • You consider it play to code up fancy user experiences and custom jQuery plugins
  • You’ve spent 40+ hours trying to get a combobox control to look and feel just right
  • You’ve coded your own widget because you just couldn’t stand the way an off-the-shelf widget worked with your app
  • Your Pinterest account is full of web/app screenshots that you find attractive
  • When I say A List you say Apart.

What you’ll work on:

You’ll slice up and program websites. You’ll work closely with the design team, helping to refine requirements to find a perflect blend of usability and functianlity. You’ll write WordPress themes, plugins, ajax routines, javascript libraries, sql, web-service calls, and other fun geeky stuff.

Requirements:

  • WordPress development experience (themes, plugins, etc.)
  • Website development knowledge (PHP, MySQL, XHTML, CSS, JavaScript, AJAX, XML)
  • Excellent communication skills and able to work both independently and as part of a team
  • Comfortable on the command line, not a newbie when it comes to running around your favorite OS
  • Desire and ability to server clients
  • College degree or equivalent experience

Besides talent, you must also have a positive attitude, be self-motivated and willing to learn new things, organized and detail oriented, and customer friendly. You’ll be expected to work hard and produce intelligent, well-thought out work. You’ll need to love your job!

How to apply:

Email your resume and cover letter to jobs@flyinghippo.com.


Back to Careers

Back To Top
Close Video Player