Associate Creative Web Developer
At AKQA we believe in the imaginative application of art and science to create beautiful ideas, products and services. With an entrepreneurial and collaborative approach, we design innovative brand campaigns, adaptive digital services and applications that capture the imagination, delivering impressive returns for our clients.
As an Associate Creative Web Developer, you'll play a key role in supporting our development team, contributing to the building and maintenance of our web applications. This is an excellent opportunity to expand your foundational JavaScript knowledge and develop your skills within a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
Based in our Paris studio, you'll be immersed in a team of highly skilled developers, each with unique perspectives on technologies, frameworks, and delivery methodologies.
ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Work with the development of a range of solutions including website, web apps, CI pipelines, micro services
- Work closely with others departments to ensure good collaboration across all disciplines and to facilitate the solving of day-to-day challenges.
- Champion effective technical decision-making for clients by understanding their business goals and objectives
- Minimise technical risk and ensure a high-quality output.
- Contribute to the overall team knowledge base by sharing proof of concept (POCs), articles and other contents during technical presentations
- Provide technical answers to solve client problems
QUALITIES AND CHARACTERISTICS:
- 1 year of experience in Node.js / React.js / Vue.js environments and development on large or complex code bases
- Good understanding of the JavaScript and web application ecosystem
- Comfortable with the SPA / SSR / Jamstack concepts
- Knowledge of some animation techniques (CSS, SVG, springs, canvas...)
- Committed to performance, code quality, good practice and delivering high end products
- Proficient with the GIT and its related tooling (branching flow, CLI commands etc.)
- Interest in sharing knowledge with other developers (presentations, code-review, pair-programming etc.)
- Knowledge of design tools such as Sketch or Figma
- Experience with design systems and its tooling (StoryBook)
- Familiarity with Atlassian Tools (Jira, Confluence)
- Open minded and collaborative attitude
- Understanding of Lean and Agile methodologies
- Good organizational skills and methodical approach
- Comfortable with the trade-offs of using different engineering solutions to a problem, favoring pragmatism over idealism
- You have a collaborative spirit and you make a point of listening to different perspectives with an open-minded approach;
- Eager to work in a fast-paced and dynamic environment;
- Boundlessly creative and relentlessly attentive to detail;
- You proactively plan your activities according to goals and deadlines, while always ensuring a high level of quality;
- You demonstrate awareness and care about analytics and KPIs to improve the interface performance and a high level of accountability through the whole project lifecycle.
Nice to have:
- Knowledge of Cloud Solutions (AWS, Azure) and devops tools (Docker, Kubernetes)
- Development of 3D experiences (ThreeJS, Unity, Blender etc.)
- Experience with CI, CD and / or Unit Testing
We believe great work happens when we're together, fostering creativity, collaboration, and connection. That's why we’ve adopted a hybrid approach including required in-office days. If you require accommodations or flexibility, please discuss this with the hiring team during the interview process.
AKQA is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard to particular characteristics. We are committed to fostering a culture of respect in which everyone feels they belong and has the same opportunities to progress in their careers.