We Are Looking for a CSS Developer to Join Our Office in Dubai

CSS Developer

We are the UK’s leading specialist in internet software and services for the automotive industry, helping promote and sell vehicles through the use of digital technologies and media across a wide variety of channels, platforms and devices.

We work with more than half of the UK’s Top 200 motor retailers and many of the world’s leading manufacturers, European motor sellers and the Middle East’s largest vehicle distributors.

We are looking for a CSS Developer to join our office in Dubai.

THE ROLE

This is an exciting opportunity to join our team of experienced CSS and Web Developers in a friendly and creative professional environment. The job is constantly evolving, but predominantly focusses on the rapid development of usability prototypes and web pages. Deployment-quality is important as a major element of the role encompasses the presentation-layer of NetDirector websites and applications from a client-side perspective.

You will work with some of the automotive industry’s most talented web designers as we constantly create and deploy new websites and applications for our motor retail and manufacturer clients. As a CSS Developer, you will become a key part of this.

THE CANDIDATE

We need a true all-rounder for this role. CSS and hand coding HTML will be second nature to you, whist your aptitude for originality in your creative ideas will demonstrable in your work. You will need to be adept at developing across operating systems including Windows and Mac, as well as all multiple browsing environments. Experience of web and accessibility standards (W3C) goes without saying.

A cool head is a must as the ability to work in a fast-paced environment, multi-task and operate within a dynamic team will be central to your success at GForces. We need you to be a perfectionist with a constant goal: Creating designs to a pixel-perfect standard, demonstrating a keen attention to detail and delivering on time, every time.

ESSENTIAL TECHNOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE

·  XHTML

·  HTML5

·  CSS

·  CSS3

·  LESS

·  jQuery

·  Content Management Systems

·  Frontend, responsive frameworks

·  Email template creation

ESSENTIAL SKILLS

·  Knowledge of cross-browser behaviour and compatibility issues

·  Experience developing with legacy browsers

·  Attention to detail to produce pixel-perfect implementation of designs

·  Responsive Web Design (RWD)

·  Adaptive content

·  Web & Accessibility Standards (W3C)

·  Understanding of industry best-practices

·  Efficient worker with a focus on meeting deadline

·  Fantastic interpersonal and communicational skills

ESSENTIAL APPLICATION KNOWLEDGE

·  Adobe Photoshop

·  HTML/Text editor

·  FTP Client

DESIRABLE TECHNOLOGIES

·  Wordpress

·  PHP

·  GIT/SVN

DESIRABLE SKILLS

·  Schema.org

·  An interest in native mobile development (Android and/or iOS)

·  Agile workflow

BENEFITS

·  GForces Group Pension Plan

·  Healthcare package

·  Health Care Package 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays

·  Preferential car buying rates

·  Quarterly Appraisals and Development Planning

·  Regular Socials and Company Events