Front End Developer

We inspire purpose-filled living that brings beauty and quality to the modern home. Together, we achieve. Associates across our business drive results, innovate, and inspire. Drawn together by our shared values and passion for our customers and our brands, we deliver home furnishings that are expertly designed, responsibly sourced, and bring timeless style and function to people’s homes. From the day we opened our first store in Chicago in 1962 to the digital innovations that engage millions of customers today, our iconic brand is over 60 years in the making—and our story is still unfolding.

We’re here for it. We think you should be too. We’re looking for a driven professional with an inclusive mindset to join our team as a Front End Developer.

The Front End Web Developer will work with the eCommerce team to implement customer-facing solutions using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript to improve the online shopping experience of Crate and Barrel and CB2 customers. This position requires strong proficiency in UI development as well as close collaboration and communication with Design / UX and product management business stakeholders. Projects primarily are on our customer facing websites.

This position is a fully remote individual contributor position.

A day in the life as a Front End Developer... 

• Design, develop, and implement solutions using HTML, CSS, and Javascript as your tools
• Work with Brand Teams, Product teams, QA, Analytics and stakeholders to understand and communicate progress
• Conceive and build responsive and adaptive solutions for website applications
• Work on an Agile team to estimate, develop, test, deploy, and maintain, while collaborating with team members on eCom roadmap and backlog, sprint planning, execution, review, and retrospective
• Participate in technical design meetings with other developers and assist in defining the front end web architecture, code reviews, and unit testing
• Adhere to pattern-libraries, style guides, site documentation, and SDLC
• Coordinate with the front-end development team to ensure adherence to best practices
• Optimize website speed / performance and enhance SEO

What you’ll bring to the table…

• Demonstrated ability building websites using HTML/CSS/Javascript for 1-3 years
• Good knowledge of CSS and Javascript coding best practices
• Ability to build responsive, cross-browser, highly-performant, and accessibility compliant applications (ie WCAG)
• Knowledge using script framework (e.g. ReactJS, AngularJS)
• Experience with npm, Node.js, and deno is nice to have
• Basic knowledge of state management tools such as Redux or similar
• Basic knowledge of RESTful APIs and integration with backend services
• Proficient in using built-in browser tools like Chrome Developer Tools
• Basic experience with build tools such as Webpack, Vite or similar
• Strong communicator and effective in conveying message to business owner, product management, design, user experience, and QA

We’d love to hear from you if you have…

• 1-3 years of experience as a Front End Developer
• Experience working with HTML5, JavaScript, Javascript Framework (React, Vue, Angular), CSS preprocessors (LESS or SASS), CSS modules
• Experience with JIRA preferred
• Retail experience preferred
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Graphic Design, or Visual Communication desired or relatable experience; Master’s degree preferred

Minimum Starting Rate: $92,000.00 Annually Up to: $115,000.00 Annually Pay ranges will be adjusted upward as needed to comply with applicable state and local law. In addition to your salary, based on your role, associates may be eligible for other compensation including bonuses, sales incentives, and long term incentives. Crate: Corporate Office