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Boomkat.com | Manchester, UK | Freelance Frontend Engineer | Contract | REMOTE or ONSITE We're in the process of developing a complete overhaul of the current Boomkat website. Encompassing a download store and ecommerce functionality for our physical sales, it's a sizeable project. With over a million tracks in our back catalogue, and millions of orders, we operate at a scale which represents some unique challenges, and opportunities. We're focusing on improving the overall user experience of the website, creating something that's beautiful and engaging, and better using the depth of data we house. What we're building right now will lay the foundations for an exciting second phase, where we plan to break new ground in delivering incredible experiences around our music. The new website is built in Ruby on Rails, and uses React.js and Redux heavily on the front end. We're looking for a skilled, detail oriented contract Javascript developer to join the team. We're a small, fast moving team, with a wide range of skills. We work remotely, but have a base in Manchester. Someone who would enjoy this role will have: - A thorough understanding of React and Redux, and working knowledge of Ruby on Rails. - Good working knowledge of responsive design processes and techniques - Experience delivering cross-platform applications for the web; particularly in a mobile environment. - Plenty of experience writing well structured and tested code, in a continuous delivery process. - An ability to work quickly, whilst still maintaining a robust and stable codebase. Get in touch at shlom@boomkat.com - please include your CV, Github link, etc.