{"id":7971,"date":"2021-02-25T13:30:00","date_gmt":"2021-02-25T19:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swappa.com\/blog\/?p=7971"},"modified":"2021-02-26T11:51:46","modified_gmt":"2021-02-26T17:51:46","slug":"were-hiring-frontend-django-developer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swappa.com\/blog\/were-hiring-frontend-django-developer\/","title":{"rendered":"We&#8217;re hiring: Frontend Django Developer"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Frontend Django Developer<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/swappa.com\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/span><\/a><\/h1>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/swappa.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Swappa<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a user-to-user marketplace for consumer tech, including smartphones, laptops, video games, and smart home tech. Since our launch in 2010 we\u2019ve helped millions of buyers and sellers get the best value. In 2021 we\u2019ll help our users drive over $100M in marketplace commerce.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Swappa\u2019s <\/span><b>Frontend Django Developer<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> will be responsible for coding easy to understand user-facing functionality using JavaScript (jQuery and Vue), HTML, CSS (Bootstrap) and Python (Django). Your goal will be to improve ecommerce conversion through good implementation as part of a capable development team.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Technologies:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">JavaScript, Vue, and JQuery<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">HTML, CSS and Bootstrap (v3)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Django (1.11) and Python (3.7)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Git<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vagrant<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is a full-time, remote, work-from-almost-anywhere role. Swappa is a distributed team spread out all over the world. Experience working with a remote team is a requirement.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Responsibilities:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Implement efficient functionality using Django and web technologies<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Translate high-level ideas into usable interfaces<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Help design and implement A\/B tests<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Work within design guidelines to create simple page layouts<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Though we\u2019ve been around a while, are bootstrapped and profitable, Swappa still operates a lot like a startup. Everyone on our team wears many hats and does whatever it takes to get the job done. Egos are left at the door and the phrase \u201cthat\u2019s not my job\u201d never flies here.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Expectations:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Django proficiency, ability to write performant code<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">HTML, CSS, JavaScript proficiency<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bootstrap (v3) experience<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ecommerce experience is a plus<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Familiarity of browser inconsistencies<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Excellent communication skills (English)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You must be motivated, responsible and autonomous to be successful at Swappa. If you\u2019re looking to be dropped into structured corporate machinery with year-long plans and big, predefined budgets, this is not the job for you. On the other hand, if you like the idea of working remotely for a small company with big aspirations this may be a great opportunity.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Swappa is expanding our development team to help us drive more commerce. Let us know if you think you can help.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">APPLY HERE: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/swappa.wufoo.com\/forms\/swappa-web-developer\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/swappa.wufoo.com\/forms\/swappa-web-developer\/<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Frontend Django Developer Swappa is a user-to-user marketplace for consumer tech, including smartphones, laptops, video games, and smart home tech. Since our launch in 2010 we\u2019ve helped millions of buyers and sellers get the best value. 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