Web Application Developer - Full Time / À Temps Plein

Takt is a Vancouver-based full-service creative agency helping ambitious brands craft experiences in digital and analog environments.

We’re looking for a team member with proven front-end web development skills in WordPress custom theme development to join our team. This is a full-time role, located in our Vancouver (HQ). At Takt, you’ll collaborate with a diverse team of talented designers and strategists to build world-class brands, websites and campaigns for our partners. Work with the team to produce estimates, establish timeframes, and identify potential roadblocks/risks to successful delivery.
Based on project briefs, work with the team to roadmap the development of websites and supporting infrastructure.
Optimize site for speed/usability/accessibility across desktop, tablet and mobile platforms.
Test/QA your work as you execute. Experience collaborating with designers to transform high-fidelity mockups into pixel-perfect, responsive web pages.
Ability to cleanly plan/architect WordPress sites, balancing client needs and available resources
Experience developing custom blocks for the WordPress block editor (Gutenberg)
Proficient in TypeScript, React, and Vue.js, and familiar with their associated frameworks (e.g. Next.js, Nuxt)
Experience in planning and executing integrations between websites and other systems (e.g. CRMs, Identity and Access Management services)
Contentful, Sanity) is a bonus
Strong working knowledge of web accessibility standards and ability to implement experiences that meet these standards and, more importantly, a desire for a greater diversity of people to be able to use them regardless of any specific regulatory requirements.
Ability to plan and set up staging and production environments across a variety of infrastructures following best practices
Experience with version control systems and a strong understanding of collaborative development workflows.
A proven ability to be flexible and adaptable in a fast-paced, agile environment

Bonus Points if you have the Following

Experience with modern JavaScript frameworks (e.g. React/Next.js) , tooling (e.g. No phone calls or walk-ins.