Join a collaborative front-end team supporting a traditional Sitecore-based web platform in a remote contract role. This position is a great fit for someone who enjoys working in established enterprise environments, building responsive and accessible user experiences, and partnering closely with developers, designers, and business stakeholders.
Responsibilities
- Develop, enhance, and maintain front-end functionality for a server-rendered Sitecore website.
- Build modular client-side features using vanilla JavaScript and RequireJS.
- Create responsive, user-friendly interfaces with HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript.
- Work with Sitecore templates, layouts, components, and rendered markup to support seamless integration.
- Investigate and resolve browser, device, DOM, and JavaScript issues.
- Collaborate with back-end developers, UX/UI designers, and Agile team members to deliver effective solutions.
- Consume REST APIs and integrate front-end functionality with back-end services as needed.
- Support accessibility, cross-browser compatibility, and front-end performance best practices.
- Participate in code reviews, testing, debugging, releases, and ongoing production support.
- Contribute clean, maintainable, and well-documented code within an established codebase.
Skills
- 4+ years of professional front-end or web development experience.
- Strong hands-on experience with vanilla/plain JavaScript.
- Experience with RequireJS or similar module-loading/dependency management approaches.
- Solid HTML5 and CSS3 development skills.
- Experience supporting server-rendered websites or applications.
- Direct Sitecore experience strongly preferred.
- Strong understanding of responsive design and cross-browser compatibility.
- Ability to troubleshoot and debug JavaScript, CSS, DOM, and browser-related issues.
- Familiarity with REST APIs, JSON, and client/server web application architecture.
- Experience using Git or similar source-control tools.
- Understanding of accessibility standards, including WCAG.
- Comfort working within an existing or legacy codebase and following established patterns.
Preferred Skills
- Experience supporting traditional Sitecore MVC or other server-rendered CMS implementations.
- Familiarity with Sitecore 10.x environments.
- Working knowledge of Razor views and ASP.NET MVC concepts.
- Exposure to front-end build tooling, package management, and dependency management.
- Understanding of performance optimization, caching, and page-load improvements.
- Experience working in Agile environments.
- Exposure to modern JavaScript or TypeScript and component-based frameworks.
Horizontal is committed to fostering an inclusive environment where different backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences are valued. We encourage candidates of all backgrounds to apply and are dedicated to equitable hiring practices throughout the process.
By applying for this position, you acknowledge and agree that Horizontal Talent may contact you regarding your application using automated technology, including phone calls, SMS/text messages, or email, which may be delivered by our virtual AI recruiter, Alex.
Please apply through this online posting or by visiting our Job Board at Applications will be accepted for 4 weeks. For those that join the team, we offer competitive compensation and benefits including medical, dental, vision, and retirement. Check out all we have to offer and how you can become part of the Horizontal Talent Team. The pay range for this role is $41 - $78 per hour based on qualifications and experience.
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