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Head of Web Development – Salt

Head of Web Development – Salt

JobspaddySouth Africa
30+ days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

Responsibilities will include :

  • Leading a team of Full Stack Developers, Front End Developers, UX developers and UI designers
  • Leading UX architecture and system design decisions and reviews code implementation
  • Oversee all aspects of interactive development, including CMS development, front-end development, dev ops, server architecture and maintenance, and security strategy
  • Builds strong, collaborative relationships with tech team, and both internal and external stakeholders’
  • Collaborates regularly with outside agencies to develop, test, and launch code through multiple phases of work
  • Identifying and troubleshooting bugs and code failures
  • Develop and implement creative solutions to move work forward on deadline, strategically weighing risk and evaluating level of the work’s importance throughout
  • Creating and executing vision for stable, adaptable website and information architecture
  • Co-creating development roadmaps together with office’s senior leadership and digital product team, identifying future needs, fixes, enhancements, and potential experiments
  • Developing a plan for maintaining and upgrading code base as needed.
  • Monitoring and investigating new technology trends and opportunities for innovation
  • Actively participation in weekly department meetings to share relevant team updates and inform and educate colleagues about development projects.
  • Providing critical input and strategic direction for all phases of website projects
  • Designing, developing, and maintaining WordPress websites, ensuring high-performance and availability

Experience / Skills for this role :

  • Solid comprehension of Conversion Rate Optimization (CRO) and a track record of improving performance metrics and achieving significant results in this area.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Web Development, or a related field is preferred
  • 6 years of experience Web Development (Full Stack)
  • Prior agency experience is preferred but not a requirement
  • Expert knowledge of HTML, PHP, CSS, JavaScript, and other front-end development tools
  • Understanding of best practice in development operations and code deployment approaches
  • Proficiency with version control systems like Git
  • Familiarity with database management systems like MySQL
  • Extensive experience in agile development methodology
  • Experience and demonstrated success in online conversion rate optimization best practices and methodologies within ecommerce / web development
  • Understanding of best practices to minimize digital security vulnerabilities
  • Strong SEO understanding
  • Experience with REST APIs, JSON and GraphQL