Description:
Buying a bed is complicated and requires a lot of research and guidance. For many customers our website is both the first place to look and the last place to buy. This role will help develop customer-facing features for our website that help customers find the right products, content and information at the right time so they can get the best night’s sleep ever!
As a front-end developer within our internal team you will be developing customer-facing features for our website that help customers find the right products, content and information at the right time You'll be key member of a small team who take ownership of the development on our e-commerce website, contributing to improving conversion, performance, seo and accessibility.
Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with the digital team to develop and implement user-facing features using React and Next.js.
- Integrate with Bloomreach Content, our headless CMS.
- Assist in troubleshooting and resolving front-end issues.
- Version control, maintenance of front-end code, management of dev environments.
- Contribute to improving website performance, accessibility and SEO.
- Contribute to the continuous improvement of our development processes and tools.
- Setup & deployment of A/B tests
- Stay up to date on the latest emerging technologies.
Who are we looking for?
- Experience working as a Front-End Developer.
- Solid understand of HTML5, CSS3 (including preprocessors like Saas or Less) and Javascript.
- Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git.
- Familiarity with Next.js, React, TypeScript.
- Strong teamwork and communication skills.
- Proactive and self-motivated.
Desirable
- Experience with Bloomreach Content or similar headless CMS integrations.
- Experience working with BigCommerce, especially a Headless implementation.
- Any experience in deploying and managing applications on Vercel.
What will you get?
Along with a competitive salary, we host a catalogue of benefits! These include:
- *Employee discount scheme for Bensons products
- *Medicash - cashback options for Health and Wellbeing services (dental, optical, virtual GP, other healthcare services and more)
- Unum Income Protection - for peace of mind if you’re off work long term due to illness.
- *Pension scheme – provided by Legal & General
- *Discounted Gym membership
- *Cycle to Work scheme
- Annual leave buy & sell scheme – you can top up your holiday entitlement or sell unused days to suit you
- *Enhanced maternity and adoption leave
- Access to Retail Trust services (guidance and support on retail issues, mental health, wellbeing & financial topics)
- Learning and development programmes to gain new knowledge and skills
- Career progression – access to internal opportunities to build your career within Bensons for Beds
