Junior Web Developer

Typical Duties

As a Junior Web Developer at Lyquix, you will focus on developing and refining your skills while contributing to high-quality web solutions under the guidance of more experienced developers. You will work on small, well-defined tasks and support the team in creating responsive, accessible, and high-performing websites, web apps, and digital experiences.

Development

• Write clean, maintainable code for frontend and backend systems following established patterns and workflows.
• Assist in translating designs, wireframes, and prototypes into functional, responsive, and accessible web pages or apps.
• Implement simple features and functionality with guidance from senior team members.
• Ensure compliance with industry standards, including accessibility and SEO best practices.
• Troubleshoot and resolve straightforward technical issues with support.

Maintenance

• Perform basic updates to codebases, dependencies, and systems to maintain compatibility and functionality.
• Assist with implementing client-requested changes to features, content, and functionality.
• Support the team in migrating content, databases, and systems to new platforms or environments.
• Identify and report performance issues, bugs, and vulnerabilities to senior developers.

Support

• Provide basic technical support to internal teams by diagnosing and resolving straightforward issues.
• Assist with documentation for processes and systems to support team workflows.

Activity and Time Tracking

• Track time and activity for tasks accurately using Lyquix's project management and time tracking tools.
• Provide progress updates to team members and supervisors.

Meetings

• Participate in project kickoff meetings and status updates to understand tasks and timelines.
• Learn from team discussions and contribute ideas where appropriate.

Team Collaboration

• Work closely with senior developers, designers, and content creators to ensure smooth handoffs and integration of components.
• Seek and respond to feedback on assigned tasks to improve skills and outputs.

Requirements

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field, or comparable work experience.
• 0-3 years of experience developing websites.
• Relevant prior experience with coursework, internships, personal projects, or freelance work.

Frontend Development

• Working knowledge of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
• Familiarity with CSS pre-processors such as SCSS and frameworks like TailwindCSS.
• Familiarity with modern JavaScript frameworks such as VueJS, React, or AngularJS.
• Familiarity with TypeScript.
• Familiarity with tools like Figma to access and interpret designs.
• Familiarity with image resizing and compression, as well as selection of the appropriate image file formats for each use case based on their advantages and limitations.
• Familiarity with custom event tracking implementation, advanced tagging configurations, and data layer integrations for Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager.
• Familiarity with third-party systems integrations, such as maps, media players, and social media feeds.
• Familiarity with UI/UX design principles.

Backend Development

• Working knowledge of PHP.
• Working knowledge of website development using WordPress, including custom themes.
• Familiarity with the development custom WordPress plugins.
• Familiarity with the development custom WordPress Gutenberg blocks.
• Familiarity with relational databases such as MySQL (or similar).

Infrastructure:

• Familiarity with setting up hosting environments, code repositories, deployment systems, and SSL certificates using established scripts, tools, and standard operating procedures.

General Skills

• Familiarity with GIT version control.
• Familiarity with troubleshooting and debugging techniques for frontend and backend systems.
• Familiarity with collaboration and project management tools.
• Familiarity with development best practices, processes, and security standards.
• Familiarity with regular expressions for pattern matching, validation, and search operations across various programming and scripting contexts.
• Familiarity with location and interpretation of documentation, tutorials, and other resources to address technical questions or troubleshoot issues, including leveraging developer forums, official documentation, and online communities.
• Familiarity with evolving standards, development trends, and new tools and techniques to ensure modern and effective solutions.
• Familiarity with communication with third-party technical support teams to troubleshoot and resolve issues by gathering detailed information and accurately describing technical problems.

Soft Skills

Collaboration & Communication

• Team Collaboration: Works effectively with team members, asks for help when needed, and contributes positively to group efforts.
• Clear Communication: Shares progress, asks clarifying questions, and communicates challenges clearly to team members and supervisors.
• Constructive Feedback: Accepts feedback openly, implements suggestions, and works to improve skills and performance.

Project Management Awareness

• Task Management: Manages assigned tasks with guidance, follows instructions carefully, and completes work on time.
• Understanding Project Workflows: Demonstrates basic awareness of project phases, tasks, and dependencies.

Strategic Thinking & Business Acumen

• Continuous Improvement: Takes initiative to learn new skills, improve workflows, and ask questions to enhance understanding.

Attitudes and Disposition

• Problem-Solving Attitude: Tackles challenges with a positive attitude and seeks support when needed to find solutions.
• Analytical Thinking: Breaks down tasks and problems logically, following guidance to reach solutions.
• Organization and Discipline: Manages time effectively, tracks progress, and meets deadlines with support.
• Attention to Detail: Delivers work with care and accuracy, asking for reviews to ensure quality.
• Optimism and Adaptability: Maintains a positive attitude and adjusts to new tasks, tools, or challenges as they arise.
• Initiative and Ownership: Takes responsibility for assigned tasks and actively seeks opportunities to learn and grow.
• Reliability and Accountability: Follows through on commitments and communicates proactively if challenges arise.
• Professionalism: Demonstrates respect, humility, and integrity in all interactions with colleagues and clients.
• Continuous Learning: Shows curiosity, seeks feedback, and actively engages in opportunities to develop new skills.

Desirable but Optional

Experience and Work Environment:

• Experience working in an agency setting, managing multiple clients and projects.

Technical Skills, Tools and Technologies:

• Performance optimization techniques for frontend and backend development.
• SEO, usability, and accessibility concepts and best practices.
• Linux operating systems, command line interfaces, and bash scripts.
• Administration and configuration of Apache web servers.
• Development of mobile or desktop apps, either hybrid (e.g. Cordova, Capacitor, Flutter) or native (e.g. Swift, Java).
• E-mail development and testing.
• Docker or similar containerization tools.
• Public-private key encryption concepts for network communications, including requesting, implementing, renewing SSL/TLS certificates, and securely generating and storing keys.
• DevOps practices and deployment skills.
• Employment of AI tools as part of regular workflows to enhance productivity and creativity.
• Monitoring, analytics and troubleshooting tools to track and resolve performance issues.
• Scalability concepts, including designing systems for high traffic and large-scale growth.
• Testing and QA tools, including automated testing frameworks, visual regression tools, and manual testing processes.

Process and Collaboration:

• Project management concepts and organizational skills.
• Creating and maintaining documentation of technical processes, workflows, or solutions to enhance team knowledge-sharing and onboarding.

Soft Skills:

• Knowledge Sharing: Shares basic learnings or observations with the team, fostering an environment of collaboration.
• Technical Articulation: Begins developing the ability to explain technical ideas or solutions in simple, clear terms, primarily to peers or supervisors.
• Client Focus: Understands the importance of client goals and how their work contributes to project success.
• Big-Picture Thinking: Begins to understand how individual tasks contribute to broader team goals.
• Mentorship: Observes and learns from senior team members, with opportunities to assist peers when confident.
• Leadership: Demonstrates initiative by taking ownership of small tasks or suggesting improvements.