Description:

Job Title: Front-end Developer

About Civo:

Civo is revolutionizing the cloud industry by providing developers and businesses with cutting-edge, developer-friendly cloud solutions. With a focus on simplicity, performance, and reliability, Civo enables its clients to unleash the full potential of their projects and scale with ease. As a company committed to excellence and innovation, Civo values diversity, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

About the Role:

Are you up to the challenge of building the cloud with us? We have an international, fully remote team working on creating the best Kubernetes-first, innovative virtualization platform around, and we’d like you to join. We are looking for a front-end developer with the chops to take on a large existing codebase and add features to it, while also helping with modernisation of our existing front-end structure.

You will work closely with our designers on one hand and with back-end teams on the other to ensure the web interface into Civo is top-notch, intuitive, secure, and accessible. You will be able to get involved across teams, with opportunities to contribute back to open-source projects and participate at industry conferences around the world.

You won’t just ship code: you’ll join a supportive team that values your perspective and ideas from day one.

Responsibilities:

• Translate UI designs into clean, reusable, and cross-browser compatible front-end code
• Write maintainable and well-documented HTML, CSS, and JavaScript that translates into accessible pages
• Collaborate with designers and back-end developers to ensure a seamless user experience
• Stay up-to-date on the latest front-end technologies and best practices
• Contribute to the improvement of our development process
• Help debug and troubleshoot front-end issues

Requirements:

• 2+ years of experience as a front-end developer
• Strong understanding of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript (ES6+)
• Familiarity with web accessibility guidelines (WCAG) and web security standards (OWASP)
• Excellent problem-solving and debugging skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills (we are a fully remote company)
• Comfortable with working independently and as part of a remote team
• A passion for creating user-friendly and visually appealing web experiences

Nice to Have:

• Experience with Ruby on Rails and MVC frameworks
• Experience with other front-end frameworks (e.g., React, Astro Angular, Vue.js)
• Experience with CSS preprocessors (e.g., Sass, Less)
• Familiarity with DevOps principles and modern software deployment practices

Why Join Civo:

• Competitive compensation and benefits package
• 4-day week company (unless attending an event)
• Uncapped holiday
• Remote work environment with flexibility and autonomy
• Collaborative and inclusive culture that values diversity and creativity
• Opportunity to work with a dynamic and innovative team in the fast-growing cloud industry