Front End Developer

Front End Developer (SAP Commerce Cloud)

Front End Developer (SAP Commerce Cloud)

Admin Only - Build in Progress

Department: Technology

Expertise: Technology

Last Updated: 3/28/2024

At VML, we are a beacon of innovation and growth in an ever-evolving world. Our heritage is built upon a century of combined expertise, where creativity meets technology, and diverse perspectives ignite inspiration. With the merger of VMLY&R and Wunderman Thompson, we have forged a new path as a growth partner that is part creative agency, part consultancy, and part technology powerhouse.

Our global family now encompasses over 30,000 employees across 150+ offices in 64 markets, each contributing to a culture that values connection, belonging, and the power of differences.Our expertise spans the entire customer journey, offering deep insights in communications, commerce, consultancy, CRM, CX, data, production, and technology. We deliver end-to-end solutions that result in revolutionary work.

The opportunity:

SAP Commerce Cloud Frontend Developer needed to join our agile development team for an exceptional opportunity, working with a top brand in the shoe fashion industry. As an important member of our sprint delivery teams, you will collaborate with our talented developers to achieve the sprint goals, whilst championing high standards of development quality in your work and through peer code reviews.

Please note that thisjob is aremote positionfor individuals located in Brazil working 10 am – 7 pm Brasilia time zone. The selection process will be conducted in English.

What you’ll be doing:

• Creating high quality production-ready front-end code with SAP Commerce Cloud
• Drive forward the quality – in code, unit testing, accessibility, performance, code reviews
• Deliver on an Agile workstream of front-end developers on a project, contributing to daily stand-ups, sprint planning and estimates
• Collaborating with technical and non-technical colleagues to escalate issues and highlight any areas that need wider team action
• Build modular layouts, reusable code and libraries for future use
• To be comfortable representing front-end in a client-facing capacity
• Cooperate with design and marketing teams to gather and refine specifications and requirements for development
• Be involved in existing and new integrations for the platform
• Full end-to-end ownership from idea to delivery, covering ongoing maintenance, expansion, and scaling
• Stay current with evolving standards and technologies, learning new skills as needed

What we want from you:

• Solid understanding of the Agile methodology i.e. Story point estimation, refinement, sprint planning, retrospective, sprint demos
• A desire to write readable, maintainable, modular, and extendable code
• Knowledge of current trends and best practices in front-end architecture, including performance optimization, accessibility, SEO, security and usability
• Commercial experience of using GIT in a large development team performing Continuous Integration
• Excellent communication skills and capability to interact directly with the team and stakeholders
• Commercial experience of unit testing/End to end testing/regression testing (we use Jest and Cypress)
• Familiarity with modern front-end build pipelines and tools such as Grunt and webpack
• Willingness to contribute to both large, complex projects and smaller tasks as directed.
• Great attitude, self-motivated, strong work ethic, with strong ownership
• Have experience of integrating with a variety of external, 3rd party systems

If you know some of this, even better:

• Commercial experience in building headless solutions e.g SPA and/or PWA applications
• Experience of eCommerce feeds and integrations with SAP Commerce Cloud
• Experience in building rapid prototypes
• Experience with a Type Checking language either Flow or TypeScript (we use TypeScript)
• Experience of working on Java/Node/C#/PHP projects would be beneficial
• Experience of mentoring junior members of the team

What we can offer you:

Alongside the opportunity to work with some of the most exciting brands around the world, we’ll also prioritise your career development and help you grow your skills. We’ll empower you to make a difference, allow you to be yourself, and respect who you are.

AT VML Enterprise Solutions

Our Enterprise Solutions division houses strategic consultants, creative and technical architects and skilled developers and operators that together help some of the world’s leading organisations to deliver outstanding digital experiences across all major routes to market worldwide: marketplaces, online retailers, D2C, B2B and social platforms. With over 4,200 experts in 55 operational centres across 34 countries, our capabilities span the entire buying journey from customer acquisition, through engagement, to conversion and loyalty, driving multi-channel growth for world-leading brands.

We work with some of the most exciting brands such as The Coca-Cola Company, EY, Bosch, Unilever, Ford, DFS, Mercedes-Benz, Johnson & Johnson, Nestlé, Sainsbury’s, Selfridges, Shell and Tiffany & Co. We’ve built over 500 platforms for brands and retailers and generate in excess of $29bn annually for our clients and work with over 50 strategic partners including Adobe, SAP, Salesforce, HCL, Shopify, Sitecore, BigCommerce, commerce tools and Acquia. Our reputation is based on our people, and we believe we have some of the best in the business.

As our business grows internationally, we’re looking for new people to join us on our journey to inspire and take a key role in shaping some of the best commerce solutions, services, and websites in the world. Working as a team, no problem is insurmountable; we share in our client’s successes and believe that anyone can show creative bravery no matter what their role is in the team.

At VML, we are committed to fostering an all-inclusive work environment that is both rewarding and career-forward. Our Inclusion, Equity & Belonging initiatives, alongside the VML Foundation, reflect our dedication to giving back and making a positive impact in our communities and beyond. Our people are the heartbeat of our organization—creators, doers, innovators, makers, and thinkers—who drive not just marketing, but meaningful experiences that resonate in every action and interaction.

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