Front End Developer freelance jobs (remote only)

It's no secret that different companies have different requirements for Front-end Developers. However, some basic Front-end Developer skills like HTML, CSS, and JavaScript can be always found out on the list of required qualifications.

You might say "Boring!" and you'll be right. Here at EpamAnywhere, we offer a variety of freelance Front-end Developer jobs and we know what competencies you need to join one of our global projects. Read on to discover them in detail.

Freelance Front End Developer jobs: skills and technologies

In the IT industry, Front-end Developers are many-sided specialists whose competencies stretch to back-end development, basics of UI/UX design, and cross-platform development.

In addition, our curated list of Front-end Developer skills includes:

• CSS preprocessors (Sass, Less, Stylus, etc).
• Knowledge and experience with at least one of the popular JavaScript frameworks: jQuery, Angular.JS, React.JS, Backbone.js, Ember, etc).
• CSS organization principles.
• Experience with DOM and SVG objects.
• Basic knowledge of state-of-the-art backend technologies like Node.js, PHP, Ruby, Python, etc.
• Debugging tools like Firebug.
• Version control tools (Git, GitHub, etc).
• Basic knowledge of relational and non-relational databases and how to compose SQL-queries.
• Graphic editors like Adobe Photoshop.
• Working with templates in popular CMS like Magento.

As a multidisciplinary specialist, you need to communicate with practically every team member, so understanding of the software testing process, adaptive and responsive layouts, common design patterns, web fonts, and best practices will come in handy.

Needless to say that Front-end Developer jobs require great soft skills. For high-level professionals, it's critical to be able to build efficient workflows from the ground up, find the most viable and resource-saving development solutions, and be great mentors to transfer knowledge to teammates. Being a continuous learner is essential to stay in demand on a job market and keep up with the ever-changing IT industry.

Duties that are typical for freelance Front End Developer jobs

Typically, Front-end Developers bridge the gap between the back-end team, UI/UX designers, and QA engineers. A common set of duties includes:

• Cross-team communication, prioritization of backlog, conflict resolution, etc.
• Implementation of software development best practices and security methodologies.
• Implementation of new technologies in a project for optimized performance of software and simplifying the team's workflow.

Career growth for Front End Developers at EPAM Anywhere

At EPAM Anywhere, we encourage skills growth and development of T-shaped specialists in various domains. To help our specialists realize their professional ambitions, we offer several career development options:

• Professional (horizontal) growth, so you get a chance to boost your skills, get certifications, and gain new competencies.
• Managerial growth, so you become a Project Manager or a Team Leader.
• Switching to a different position or retraining, for example, to become a Full-stack Developer.

As you can see, you can be a top-notch Front-end Developer, work from home, keep a perfect work-life balance, and build an impressive career. Check out our job opportunities and join us in global enterprise projects!