Sr. Front-End Software Engineer - REMOTE

Job Posting:

Since 1953, Ferguson has been a source of quality supplies for a variety of industries. Together We Build Better infrastructure, better homes and better businesses. We exist to make our customers’ complex projects simple, successful, and sustainable. We proactively solve problems, adapt and grow to continuously serve our customers, communities and each other. Ferguson is proud to provide best-in-class products, service and capabilities across the following industries: Commercial/Mechanical, Facilities Supply, Fire and Fabrication, HVAC, Industrial, Residential Trade, Residential Building and Remodel, Waterworks and Residential Digital Commerce. Ferguson has approximately 36,000 associates across 1,700 locations. Ferguson is a community of proud associates who operate with the shared purpose of building something meaningful. You will build a career that you are proud of, at a company you can believe in.

Join Our Team as a Senior Front-End Software Engineer!

Are you a talented front-end developer passionate about creating seamless and engaging user experiences? Ferguson is seeking a Senior Front-End Software Engineer to plan, develop, maintain, and support our software solutions, web applications, and websites. In this role, you will be responsible for building and maintaining innovative digital platforms that serve their intended functions while delivering an exceptional user experience.

As part of our team, you'll tackle non-routine tasks, contribute to operational improvements, and solve sophisticated problems using strong reasoning and data analysis. With autonomy in your day-to-day work, you'll make significant impacts across the organization while applying your expertise and creativity.

Location:This position is fully remote and can be based anywhere within the United States.

Compensation & Benefits:
The approved base salary for this role is$115,000, commensurate with experience and qualifications. In addition to base pay, the role includes:

• Annual bonusopportunity of10% to 15%of base salary
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
• Paid time off including:
  • 3 weeks of vacation
  • 1 week of sick leave
  • 10 additional PTO days
• A comprehensive benefits package covering health, dental, vision, and more

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Designs, builds and maintains websites and software application for Enterprise Product Solutions Services group.
• Create and maintain website and web application user interfaces (UI) using HTML, CSS, JavaScript and modern frameworks.
• Provide a link between visual design and its implementation on the technical side.
• Understands UI, cross-browser compatibility and modern web standards.
• Maintains a professional understanding of web development by tracking trends.
• Work closely with our design and backend teams to ensure a seamless integration and optimal performance of our web applications.
• Design and develop applications and software tools to automate, improve, or change business processes and procedures.
• Support medium to large sized projects from analysis through implementation by serving as an experienced lead developer.
• Involved in project from startup through implementation to ensure all aspects of the technology plan are accounted for, understood, defined and executed successfully.
• Collaborate with project team to translate UI/UX wireframes into high-quality code.
• Collaborate with back-end developers to integrate the site or application’s internal structure and operations.
• Optimize applications for maximum speed and scalability.
• Ensure that designs will function equally regardless of browser or device type used.
• Build technical designs that properly leverage our architecture.
• Effectively give and receive a thorough design and code review following documented coding standards and design templates.
• Develop and perform effective unit testing procedures.
• Solve and debug issues to improve performance and user experience.
• Work with business analysts and product owners to address requirement questions.
• Work closely with Architects to design scalable solutions to problems.
• Work with other team members on medium and large-sized projects.
• Work with peers, team leads and supervisors in a collaborative and shared-learning environment.
• Work with third party software providers to ensure solutions meet the needs of Ferguson.
• Participates in associate meetings and communicates any concerns to management.
• Must be self-motivated, proactive, creative, and efficient in identifying issues with strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a high attention to details.
• Must be collaborative in decisions making and facilitate working to consensus to gain agreement when proposing solutions or taking ownership.
• Solid understanding of IT’s infrastructure components (hardware, software, network, operating systems, storage) and cloud platforms components (Saas, Paas and Iaas).
• Good knowledge of IT’s disciplines, e.g., software applications and interfaces, production operations, quality assurance and systems management.
• Solid understanding of application development lifecycles, to include waterfall and agile methodologies and understanding of CI/CD pipelines.
• Ability to work in a virtual team environment.
• The ideal candidate for this role will be someone who possesses strong leadership skills and who can be a primary resource for Ferguson’s development and engineering teams.
• You must be capable of working independently, collaboratively within the team as well as collaboratively with other teams.
• Individual adapts to changes in the work environment, manages competing demands, and can deal with frequent change, delays or unexpected events.
• Provide estimates for development work and meets deadlines.
• Provide mentorship and guidance to other developers.
• Adhere to all policies, rules, regulations, and procedures.
• Perform other duties or functions as requested by management.

Qualifications and Requirements:

• Seven (7) years of development experience is preferred to perform at expectation. Applies advanced job knowledge of own job area within a discipline or business unit plus may have working knowledge of other related job areas.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field is required.
• Demonstrable experience as a Front-End/Web Engineer or similar role.
• Proficiency in HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and modern JavaScript frameworks (ReactJs, Angular; ReactJs is preferred over Angula).
• Knowledge of the software development life cycle methodologies, processes and procedures.
• Proficiency with version control systems (e.g., Git).
• Experience working with relational databases (e.g., Oracle, SQL Server).
• Familiarity with NoSQL databases (e.g., CosmosDB, MongoDB).
• Proficiency with web services development (e.g., REST, SOAP).
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (e.g., Azure, AWS).
• Understanding of web performance optimization techniques.
• Understanding of OAuth and JSON Web Tokens (JWT).
• Understanding of Terraform/Infrastructure. Responsible for writing Terraform and provisioning their own Infrastructure.
• Ability to organize and prioritize work.
• Ability to effectively communicate both in writing and verbally.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office software (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, etc.).
• Ability to stay up to date with current technology enhancements.
• Ability to multi-task with multiple pieces of work.
• Ability to effectively work both independently and multi-functionally in a team environment
• Knowledge of the software development life cycle methodologies, processes and procedures.
• Skills for analyzing data and business processes.
• Ability to effectively apply acquired knowledge while adhering to guidelines.
• Strong problem-solving skills to attention to detail.
• Good communication and teamwork skills.
• Ability to work and thrive in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple tasks simultaneously.

At Ferguson, we care for each other. We value our well-being just as much as our hard work. We are committed to a holistic approach towards benefits plans and programs that support the mental, physical and financial well-being of our associates. Our competitive offering not only includes benefits like health, dental, vision, paid time off, life insurance and a 401(k) with a company match, but our associates also enjoy additional meaningful and inclusive enhancements that are adaptable to their diverse situations and needs, including mental health coverage, gender affirming and family building benefits, paid parental leave, associate discounts, community involvement opportunities and more!

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Pay Range:

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Actual pay rate may vary depending upon location. The estimated pay range for this position is below. The specific rate will depend on a candidate’s qualifications and prior experience.

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Estimated Ranges displayed are Monthly for Salaried roles OR Hourly for all other roles.

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This role is Bonus or Incentive Plan eligible.

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Ferguson complies with all wage regulations. The starting wage may be higher in certain locations based on local or state wage requirements.

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The Company is an equal opportunity employer as well as a government contractor that shall abide by the requirements of 41 CFR 60-300.5(a), which prohibits discrimination against qualified protected Veterans and the requirements of 41 CFR 60-741.5(A), which prohibits discrimination against qualified individuals on the basis of disability.

Ferguson Enterprises, LLC. is an equal employment employer F/M/Disability/Vet/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity.

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