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Job position: Front End Developer at Booking.com (Amsterdam)

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As an HTML/CSS/Javascript Front-End Developer, you will be implementing the user interfaces of the Booking.com website. You will work with colleagues in the design and development teams to implement website features which our users interact with directly. The successful candidate will be passionate about coding and have an excellent eye for detail and an absolute commitment to making sure features are well implemented and bug free.

Booking.com is the market leader in Europe for on-line hotel reservations with more than 1500 employees worldwide and a total of 30+  offices worldwide. Our headquarters is located in the centre of Amsterdam and we offer a dynamic international work environment.

Key responsibilities:

  • Translating requirements and mockups into fully functioning features using HTML/CSS and JavaScript
  • Day to day maintenance of the Booking.com websites and optimizing code for the best user experience
  • Working together with colleagues of Design, IT and Marketing to improve usability and implement a/b tests

How we work:

We make our design decisions based on experiments and testing. We receive thousands of visits to our website on a daily basis; therefore we know instantly which experiments work and which don’t.

Required Skills

  • Expert in HTML, CSS and Javascript
  • Comfortable working on a command line
  • Knowledge of version control systems
  • Excellent communicator with a pragmatic able to understand requirements
  • Working knowledge of W3C standards for web development
  • Able to work well independently and within a team

Required Experience

  • Front-end coding in a commercial environment
  • Solid experience with Javascript
  • Experience with templating systems
  • Experience with validating and testing
  • Experience with graphical software (e.g. Photoshop)
  • Dealing with browser compatibility and implementing workarounds

At Booking.com we are looking for candidates who are highly motivated to work with us and further their career. When submitting your CV please include a letter that describes your motivation for this position. Please also include your portfolio of design and web development work along with clear examples and explanations of your involvement in each project which demonstrate your suitability for the role.

Interested? Go to our website www.booking.com/jobs and apply online