Velir is an established mid-sized agency with a top-tier portfolio of clients, ranging from the world’s largest non-profits to Fortune 500 brands. As of 2023, Velir acquired Brooklyn Data Company, a premier data and analytics consultancy focused on leadership, process improvement, implementation, and advanced analytics.

At Velir, we believe people are our greatest asset. Our culture is built on a foundation of trust, collaboration, and continued improvement. We strive for excellence in everything we do, embracing challenges as opportunities for growth. Our success is driven by a shared passion for making a positive impact on our customers, our communities and each other. We are a remote first company that offers competitive pay and excellent benefits.

We are looking for an experienced Sr Front End Developer to join our diverse and talented front-end team, and help us build forward-thinking web solutions that are fast, WCAG accessible, user-friendly, and beautiful (both on the surface and under the hood). Your work at Velir could help our clients improve global health, drive changes in policing, promote the health and well-being of children, and more. In short, your code has a chance to really mean something.

Responsibilities

In this position, you’ll get to:

Work with modern web frameworks (React, Vue.js, and others) and advanced CSS to create websites, components, APIs, and animations
Mentor, coach, and offer support to junior developers
Collaborate with teams across Velir (from design to backend), helping to vet requirements, evaluate designs, and implement functional specs
Create documentation around processes, to make life easier for other developers (or maybe future you!)
Engage with your front-end teammates, by actively contributing to Slack channels, asking questions, sharing ideas, and reviewing code
Assess and estimate development effort for the business development and client services team

Skills & Qualifications

Deep knowledge in HTML5, CSS3, and modern JavaScript (both vanilla and framework-flavored)
Empathy, to collaborate with your teammates, and to ensure all people can use our websites (WCAG accessibility knowledge is a big plus)
Courage, to speak up about roadblocks, raise risks, and suggest a course of action
Curiosity about — and enthusiasm for — the front-end field. Agency work moves fast, and the ability to pick new technologies up quickly will be key!
Great communication skills, to keep your teammates informed, and to explain technical concepts effectively to team members or clients

*As our clients have many different needs, we use many tools, frameworks, and platforms. This is not a hard list of requirements, but instead a peek into what our developers might be working with on any given project:

React Hooks, Vue.js, Angular
SCSS, Gulp, Webpack, node/npm, Git, Jenkins
Sitecore, AEM, Drupal, Contentful, Gatsby, Next.js, JSS
Storybook, PatternLab, data visualizations with tools like D3, web animation, web performance

Physical Requirements

Frequent sitting at a desk performing work on a computer
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions

Compensation Range: $62,000 - $65,000 annually

Please note that compensation packages are finalized after the interview process is concluded. We use a competency-based approach to base pay, which means it is based on the competencies and skills demonstrated for this role.

Core Company Values

Take the Long View - Ensure the company is built to last
Be Courageous - Make the right decisions even when they aren't the easiest decisions
Be Genuine - Bring honesty and authenticity to all that you do
Work with Focus + Passion - Display purpose and pride in your work and never stop learning

As an equal opportunity employer, we are firmly committing to diversity, equity, and inclusion in our hiring efforts. We recognize that we need team members from all backgrounds and experiences to successfully shape a positive employee experience as well as deliver our product and service solutions. To that end, we actively seek candidates who can bring diverse experiences and backgrounds to our team. We know that complex factors and systemic bias can get in the way of us meeting strong candidates, so please don't hesitate to apply even if you're not 100% sure.

At this time, Velir does not sponsor candidates and unfortunately cannot accept those on OPT or CPT.