Web Developer

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Who Are We?

We're Koch, an Auto Group from Canada, now celebrating our 57th year in business! We made waves as the first OEM dealer to offer Canadians an automotive e-commerce experience. We believe in small teams. Small teams are fast and accurate. Small groups mean less bureaucracy, less management, and more getting things done.

About You.

Do you check your GitHub more than your Twitter? Do you know the difference between scrum, sprint, agile, and kanban? If the answer is yes, then please read on.

We’re looking for a Web Developer! You’ll be working on our product websites using the Shopify platform. As the Web Developer you’ll be responsible for maintaining the front-end, and supporting our Lead Developer on the back-end. You will work alongside our Graphic Designer to build, update, and optimize web pages while maintaining consistency across all websites. This role requires proficiency in Ruby.

This is a permanent fully remote position, allowing you to work from anywhere. The right candidate will be a professional capable of completing projects on time, working well with others, great communication, and a strong attention to Upgrade to see actual info would be best if you craved setting your own course. At Koch, things move quickly, and meetings can occur randomly. You always have complete control of your day, but you need to make things happen without someone directing you.

What You'll Do.

- Participate in 10-20 minute morning scrum meetings
- Working with our preferred technology stack (Primarily Ruby, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, SCSS, Liquid)
- Front-End Web Development for multiple eCommerce websites
- Perform all activities in the software development life cycle (Plan, Implement, Test, Document, Deploy, Maintain)
- Translating designs and prototypes from Figma into working, production quality code
- Utilizing GitHub with the Lead Developer to track and submit code changes to new and existing projects
- Work with other departments (Marketing, Sales, Fleet, Service) and transform business requests into solutions, under the direction of the Lead Developer
- Troubleshoot and develop bug fixes
- Communicate progress updates to the Technology Team through Discord and Shortcut
- Participating in code review assessments to ensure high quality code, identify bugs, or errors before deploying

What You Will Need To Succeed.

- Experience as a front-end developer within a Ruby environment
- HTML
- CSS, SCSS
- JavaScript
- jQuery
- Experience with version-control system like Git or similar
- Exposure to development methodologies and best practices applicable to web and mobile development projects
- Strong interpersonal, communication and writing skills

Nice To Have, But Okay If You Don't.

- Automotive experience
- Experience with development in Shopify
- Experience with cloud platforms: AWS
- Experience with Java or Kotlin and Android Development

What We Need From You.

- Share your Git profile with us

Our Tech Stack.

- Ruby
- Liquid
- Javascript
- jQuery
- HTML/CSS/SCSS
- AWS
- GitHub
- Shopify

Applying Is Simple.

We will only consider qualified candidates. If this is you, send us a one-page resume and the following questions:

- Include your Git profile
- You're welcome to include a cover letter if you'd like, but that is completely up to you.

That's all you gotta do!