Frontend Developer

Are you a highly experienced and dedicated frontend developer with a proven track record of delivering exceptional digital experiences?

We are looking for a seasoned frontend developer who will bring over a decade of experience to the table. A specialist in crafting exceptional digital front-end experiences that leaves a lasting impact. Your technical prowess and creative ingenuity will consistently contribute to the successful delivery of cutting-edge products for our diverse clientele.

Key Responsibilities

• You excel in coding, testing, debugging, documenting, and maintaining software applications while adhering to established coding standards and methodologies. Your extensive experience ensures that every line of code is not just functional but also elegantly crafted.
• With a solid foundation in HTML, CSS, and JavaScript (proficient in React, Node, and Next.js) you commit to staying at the forefront of web development techniques. You actively explore new properties, structural enhancements, performance optimizations, and emerging APIs to elevate our projects.
• You have a deep understanding of working with diverse data structures sourced from APIs and headless CMS platforms, ensuring seamless data integration into our frontend applications.
• You demonstrate expertise in creating engaging skill animations for websites, implementing smooth transitions, interactive visualizations, and dynamic user interface elements that enhance user engagement and showcase technical capabilities through compelling animated experiences.
• Your ability to collaborate closely with our design team is a hallmark of your approach. Together, you transform creative concepts into functional, visually award winning products.
• Leveraging tools like Lighthouse, You meticulously measure and enhance performance while adhering to industry-leading (Google) guidelines.
• You are well-versed in local development environments, including tools like Vagrant, seamlessly integrating them into the Development, Testing, Acceptance, and Production (DTAP) workflow.
• You are deeply committed to delivering high-quality work by actively listening to our clients, understanding their challenges, and offering expert guidance throughout the development process.
• Your extensive experience enables you to provide accurate project estimations by carefully analyzing functionalities, assessing risks, and exploring possibilities, and you are able to guide the team into the estimation process with your knowledge and experience.
• You strictly adhere to established professional processes, ensuring consistency and quality in every aspect of your work.

Key Requirements

You will bring over +7 years of frontend development expertise to the table, with a proven track record of successful projects.

Proficient in source control systems such as Git and GitHub, You ensure the integrity and collaborative efficiency of our development workflows.

React is not just a tool; it's your specialty. Combined with Next.js, You harness the full potential of this powerful framework to deliver outstanding user interfaces.

You have demonstrated proficiency in creating skill animations for websites using modern CSS animations, JavaScript libraries (such as GSAP, Framer Motion, or Lottie), and React-based animation solutions to create compelling visual storytelling and interactive user experiences.

You possess a strong command of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, ensuring that the foundation of our projects is rock-solid.

You stay up-to-date with the latest UI trends, techniques, and technologies, ensuring that our projects are always on the cutting edge of design and functionality.

Knowledge of SEO best practices is required. This ensures that you can optimize the frontend code and design for search engines, improving the visibility and ranking of web pages.

As a team player, you excel in communication, analysis, and prioritization, fostering a collaborative and productive working environment.

Fluent in both English and Dutch is a must, you should be well-equipped to communicate effectively with clients and colleagues in our multicultural work environment.

Benefits

• Be part of a leading international digital agency from the coolest office in Rotterdam
• Join a highly diverse and international team of driven colleagues
• Daily lunch at the office, with healthy snacks, drinks, and lots of coffee
• Attend exclusive expertise-sharing events, relaxing Friday afternoon drinks, and tasty summer BBQs on the roof terrace with the best view in town!
• A competitive salary with amazing working conditions: pension, unlimited holidays, education, and growth opportunities as well as good career perspectives

At DPDK, we are dedicated to delivering custom-made, exceptional digital design products to our clients. We lead with our values of exceptionalism, transformation, craftsmanship, drive, and sincerity. We strive to be better and new every day, and we like to challenge everyone else to do the same with our products!

Our unique team is looking forward to welcoming you as a fellow DPDKer. Please read the internship description thoroughly before applying, and provide a brief cover letter describing why you would be an excellent fit for the position. Interested in this internship? Feel free to share your CV, portfolio, and cover letter with [email protected].