Are You Our New Frontend Developer?

Novicell is looking for a Frontend Developer in London

Are you passionate about frontend technology? Can you develop modern websites and web applications for large UK-based and international companies in VueJS, NodeJS, SPA and perhaps even TypeScript?

A part of the team

Novicell is a full-service Digital Agency. We are about 30 good people in our London office, and you will also have over 300 great colleagues across 8 offices in 5 countries. Our offices are in London, Barcelona, Madrid, Amsterdam, Aarhus (Denmark), Copenhagen and Oslo. 

Your day-to-day tasks

Your day-to-day tasks will involve working closely together with talented developers and designers to:

  • Implement responsive and adaptive designs in HTML, CSS and JavaScript
  • Implement websites and web applications in VueJS, NuxtJS and Umbraco
  • Test websites and improve their performance
  • Work closely together with our creative designers implementing unique online experiences with parallaxing effects, animations and more
  • Participate in the architecture and development of larger web solutions

 

Salary & benefits

Salary

Competitive.

Location

We’ve moved to a shiny, spacious new office in Shoreditch where you will be based. Flexible working arrangements are in place across the organisation to ensure our employees are happy and productive.  

Benefits

  • 7.5-hour workdays. As near to zero overtime as we (and you) can manage 
  • Private health insurance (with access to private GP/Nurse) 
  • "Study abroad" trips to Denmark, Spain, Netherlands, Sweden or Norway 
  • Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve as days off on top of your statutory allowance 
  • Annual summer company get-together in Denmark (yes, even in 2021!!) 
  • Cycle to Work Scheme 
  • Serviced office with free fruit, snacks, coffee, beer, and all the trimmings 
  • Excellent training and CPD opportunities 

About you

It is a prerequisite that you have practical experience in frontend development with setting up HTML and CSS, working closely together with designers. We expect:

  • You have worked with JavaScript, HTML and CSS for 2-3 years
  • You have practical experience implementing responsive web design
  • You have worked with legacy browsers, and know quirks to look out for
  • You have worked with CSS precompilers or postprocessors. We use PostCSS
  • You are familiar with CSS architecture patterns like BEM and SOLID

It would be great if you also know about:

  • Implementing in CMS, such as Umbraco, Sitecore, Drupal or similar
  • Component libraries
  • WebPack and NodeJS
  • VueJS, and NuxtJS
  • What is considered good user interface and user experience

Your profile

Your education isn't as important as your years of practical experience. We are looking for a frontend developer who can be a part of a growing development team in London, and who can help us push the team's capabilities. We see your profile as:

  • You are ambitious and keep yourself updated with trends and technologies within frontend development
  • You like to dig into things, but at the same time have a good sense for teamwork with your colleagues and clients
  • You have a keen eye for good user experience
  • You take professional pride in your work, and aren't afraid of pushing back when confronted with bad practice
  • You are self-driven, take ownership of assigned tasks, and make sure that when you take upon the task, you follow through
  • You participate in sharing new findings and insights in the team, and across our offices

Practical information

  • Application deadline: as soon as we find the right candidate.
  • Start date: as soon as you're able to do so.

Please click on the button below to apply by sending a cover letter and CV.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact our Head of People and Culture, Oliver on ojb@novicell.co.uk.  

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Novicell - Flink & Flittig

Novicell started in Denmark, and we have kept some of the best ideals from the Danish culture. In Denmark, "Flink & Flittig" means to be kind and diligent. We are kind and considerate. We treat each other properly and provide a high level of service to our customers. It should always be fun to go to work, and we regularly conduct a variety of professional and social activities. 

You will experience: 

  • An unpretentious organisation with significant personal degrees of freedom
  • A creative and inspiring environment with the ability to influence the company's development
  • The possibility to work away at our offices in Spain and Denmark
  • The opportunity to participate in fun recreational activities
  • An active social community

Social activities 

Every year, we gather for a summer BBQ in one of London's many parks, and during the winter we celebrate the good year with a big winter party!

You are never bored

There are always colleagues up for after-hours activities such as sports activities, FIFA, or board games

Work away

You have the opportunity to work away in one of our seven offices in Spain, Norway and Denmark

Benefits

Every week, we catch up on the weekend over some free breakfast, and we enjoy lunch together every other week. The rest of the time, we enjoy fresh barista-coffee and tea

Working at Novicell

As a company, Novicell likes to ensure that their employees have a fun time. Employees are encouraged to engage in social activities together, both during and after working hours or travel to the other offices. Having a pleasant experience at work is paramount. People are driven to be creative and try new things. Novicell believes it is better to try something and fail than to not try at all.

Novicell as a workplace

 

Novicell kick-off

Every year, all employees from Denmark, Spain, UK and Norway unite at our annual kick-off event. Here's a video from our Kick-off 2018:

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