Senior Frontend Developer (Website/CMS)

We're seeking an experienced Senior Frontend Developer to join our Professional Services team at Squiz. You'll implement the Squiz DXP ensuring the technical solution is tailored to the client brand and content strategy. 

This role is open to candidates across the West Coast of America with a hyrbid working arrangement. We have a number of roles and looking to hire/interview ASAP.

You will have the following Technical Skills & Experience:

• 5+ years experience front-end web development JavaScript (preferably vanilla JS), HTML, and CSS - (80% frontend and a little backend node.js 20%)
• Experience building commercial grade Websites, Portals, Intranets etc
• Strong knowledge of web fundamentals, HTTP methods, integration patterns, RESTful APIs
• Building web interfaces according to WCAG accessibility standards and inclusive design practices
• Demonstrable experience with SDLC, experience 
• Demonstrated experience building component libraries/design systems
• Experience working with headless CMS platforms or DXPs - Contentful, Drupal, Wordpress, Sitecore, Optimizely etc
• Strong grasp of web performance optimization and cross-browser compatibility
• Comfortable with build tools and bundlers (Webpack, Vite, etc.)

Nice to have:

• Experience working in a client facing role - Consulting or Digital Agency or like
• Experience with JavaScript frameworks such as React etc

What you will do:

• Design and build complex, scalable, and maintainable user interfaces
• Integrate with client systems using DXP features
• Work closely with clients to understand user needs and pain points, translating them into intuitive performant digital experiences. 
• Collaborate with:
• Designers to bring UI/UX mockups to life while offering technical feasibility input
• Product Managers to define scope, user stories, and timelines
• QA/Testers to ensure robust testing coverage and defect resolution
• Presales to build demos, prototypes and proof of concepts
• Develop reusable components and libraries that power multiple products or client solutions
• Champion best practices in accessibility, performance, responsive design, and testing
• Mentor developers, sharing knowledge, guiding architecture decisions, and modelling best practices

What does success look like?

• Deliver high-quality, performant, and accessible front-end experiences that meet both product and client requirements, enabling clients to leverage Squiz’s DXP to meet their business goals. Balance technical decisions with client and product needs, avoiding overengineering and focusing on value delivery. 
• Demonstrate a strong understanding of how front-end work contributes to customer success, product adoption, and Squiz’s business goals
• Makes significant contribution to improving the shared component library/design system, increasing reusability and speeding up delivery
• Able to influence, shape and scale UI architecture for complex CMS/DXP interfaces and search-driven experiences

The cultural values we ask from you are:

• Be self-driven and proactive; takes initiative and “owns it”
• Have a collaborative mindset; thrives in a team environment and “wins together”
• Be authentic and inclusive; “true to yourself” while embracing diverse ideas
• Have a customer-first attitude; willing to “have their back” and build solutions that matter

Squiz Benefits

• Squiz Flex - Flexibility to work from home or one of our WeWork co-working spaces
• 25 Days Paid Time Off, 5 Days Sick Leave 
• US Federal Holidays Observed
• Compassionate Leave
• Paid Parental Leave
• Health, Dental and Vision under Aetna
• $200 Annual Healthy Lifestyle Allowance
• 401K Employee Contributions 

Salary: USD $110,000 - $140,000 depending on experience and location

Why work for Squiz? 

You’ll work with some of the most intelligent and down to earth people you’ve ever meet. We are made up of a diverse range of passionate professionals who love challenging the status quo. Every day is different, but what is constant is we all love what we do.

We have a lived commitment to flexibility, we know the success of our people is dependent on them having a balanced life. You will be offered flexibility as to where and how you work every day. We want you to be able to work in a way that drives productivity, efficiency and outcomes; along with connection and collaboration.

Who we are: 

Squiz helps complex, service-led organizations harness the power of digital, improving the services they offer online. 

Founded in 1998, Squiz grew during the rise of the internet. Since then, we have evolved from a simple web content management system into a full digital experience platform (DXP), helping customers make the shift from being content managers to experience creators.

The Squiz DXP brings together content, search, data and applications in one place. To get the most out of the platform, customers can collaborate with our digital experts to design solutions and adapt as demands change.  

We are headquartered in Australia, with teams and customers across the globe, and offices in New Zealand, the United States, the United Kingdom and Poland.

Come as you are - We celebrate diversity and unite on the elements of our company DNA, starting every customer conversation with “why?” to really understand their needs, working hard to find a way to overcome every challenge, and fighting for better outcomes with the work we do. We also check our egos at door, we don’t take ourselves too seriously and we have fun along the way.

We understand the effort it takes to apply for a role. We are committed to respond to each and every applicant, successful or not.

Recruitment Agencies: We politely ask that you avoid making any approaches or sending any unsolicited resumes to our Recruitment Team or Hiring Leaders across our business. Squiz is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.