Front End Developer

We have an exciting new job opportunity for a Front End Developer to lead on the British Heart Foundation's (BHF) Digital Transformation and Customer First programmes, and make a significant contribution to the work of BHF.

About the role

You'll be an outstanding experienced mid-weight Front End Developer, a talented and technical design-led developer. An expert at leading design prototypes into high quality production code you will deliver world class experiences online. Strong Sitecore .Net and MVC experience is desirable.

The BHF's core online site is a vital service serving over one million customers a month with distinct customer needs from outpatients to carers, health professionals to fundraisers, shoppers and many more. We are driving a major design, technology and information architecture upgrade to deliver a much enhanced user driven experience for all our customers across digital services and products.

You'll support front-end development on digital products and systems which together process £40 million transactions a year - vital to the BHF's work leading heart health research.

About you

You'll join our existing agile development team delivering start-to-finish UX/UI prototypes into design and development as well as evolving legacy Sitecore into MVC Sitecore Experience Platform architecture.

With a computing degree or relevant industry experience, you will have strong knowledge of Javascript, Jquery and related frameworks. You'll be knowledgeable on cross-browser compatibility issues and experienced in ways to work around them.

You'll be a strong team player with excellent communication skills able to develop close working relationships effectively. The role will collaborate closely with UX, back-end developers, business analysts and testers as well as remote developers and agencies in scoping, designing and delivering effective new features and functionalities and triaging priority bugs.

Able to turn complex business ideas into simple to understand and easy to use customer interfaces, you will champion the importance of responsive design to ensure an optimal experience across all platforms especially mobile.

About us

When you work at the British Heart Foundation, you become a part of medical history. Part of a world leading organisation that has played a role in decades of life saving breakthroughs, from heart transplants and pacemakers to stents and clot busting drugs. And we're not about to stop any time soon. We are here to beat heartbreak forever. To stop heart and circulatory diseases devastating families. And if you want to help us get there sooner, you could be the Front End Developer we need.

We actively support our people in their career development and achieving their potential. You'll benefit from comprehensive technical training and certification, as well as joining our extensive learning and development opportunities.

How to apply

To apply for this role please click through to our website for further details. Our process involves submitting your CV and a supporting statement, which should outline your interest and explain how you meet the role's criteria.

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