Front-End Engineer

  • Full-time
  • Department: Creative Development

Company Description

Welcome to Cricut® where transforming inspiration to creation reigns supreme. Here, customer experiences are what drive us, game-changing technology solutions are conceived, change is happening and technology is at the very heart of bringing our creative ideas to life. Clients aren’t just customers, they’re partners. Integrity and a team-driven environment serve as incubators for entrepreneurial minds. If you’re ready to be an idea engineer with some of the best collaborators in the industry, let’s see where you can put your talents to work.

Cricut® is a world leader in personal electronic cutting machines that help people achieve their creative best. For 50 years, Cricut® has inspired creativity and made DIY more capable and easier than ever with tools like the Cricut® electronic cutting machine, Cricut Craft Room® design software, and the Cricut Cuttlebug™ embosser and die cutter. Today, millions of people use Cricut® products to create masterful and surprisingly simple projects, and Cricut® products have won dozens of industry awards. Redefine DIY—join the Cricut® revolution!  

Job Description

The Front-end Engineer will support web and email marketing initiatives for Cricut. The role will execute and deploy HTML/CSS/JS for Cricut’s website, e-Commerce platform and email campaigns. Ability to maintain consistently high standards of code quality and usability, while meeting industry best practices is critical.

 Responsibilities

  • Building the client-side code for polished templates, from HTML5, CSS3 and JavaScript that meet W3C standards.
  • Collaborate in a fast-paced environment to rapidly iterate and prototype digital products.
  • Testing and troubleshooting HTML across multi-platform browsers and email clients
  • Produce and execute creative/content for e-Commerce website and email materials
  • Optimize web graphics to ensure maximum download speed while maintaining high visual quality
  • Must understand the creativity needed in both coding and design, and how it can be used to further enhance the user's experience.
  • Coding skill set should allow completion of projects quickly and efficiently, while maintaining a high level of quality and attention to detail.
  • Extremely proficient in cross-platform, cross-browser issues, HTML problem solving, and have a good working knowledge of the full Adobe Creative Suite.
  • Investigate front-end website bugs and implement HTML/CSS fixes
  • Follow brand standards and web style guides to ensure brand maintains their unique visual identity
  • Performs other duties as required/assigned by manager


Qualifications

  • 2+ years frontend design/development experience
  • HTML5, CCS3, JS and jQuery
  • CSS Pre-processor(Sass,Less)
  • Understanding of CSS grid framework such as Foundation or Bootstrap
  • Responsive email templates
  • Understanding of email testing tools (Litmus, Emailonacid, etc.) 
  • Git, SourceTree, Stash 
  • Experience with email campaigns and Email service providers
  • Experience with web graphic optimization techniques
  • Ability to multi-task meet deadlines in fast pace environment
  • Work well in a close team environment
  • Must have a strong portfolio that exemplifies a broad range of web experience and working on site design and coding
  • Team player; works well in collaborative projects environments
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills.
  • Ability to meet deadlines in fast paced environment, handle multiple tasks simultaneously and keep track of details.

Additional Information

What to Do Next: 

Please send us a resume and a cover telling us why no one is more right for the position than you. You can be sure that Cricut is a workplace that values individuality and variety, so write to us in your real voice and tell us what you’re all about. Please submit any online presence you may have (Twitter, Facebook, Fan pages made because of you), and if you are a DIY enthusiast, whether you think you are a good one or not, that means a lot to us, and we would love to hear about it when you send us your information!