Front-End Web Developer

Who We Are:

WHY Brands Inc., a parent company of Munchkin and Curio Home Goods, focuses on creating, incubating, and growing the next generation of consumer lifestyle brands. Founded in 1990, Munchkin is the leading consumer product company and most loved baby lifestyle brand behind the innovative gear and products for children, mothers, and caregivers. Munchkin has sold billions of dollars of products through our key retail partners: Target, Walmart, and Amazon and has global distribution in over 50 countries. Curio, a premium brand of curated collections of home goods, launched in 2023. WHY’s vision is to establish an expanding portfolio of innovative businesses that align with its commitment to inventive product design. With over 320 patents under our belt, we continue to create solutions that leave our customers asking, "how did I ever live without this?" Recognized as #8 on America’s Most Innovative Companies list by Fortune Magazine, innovation is the core of our company DNA and has been driving our designs for 30 years!

We lead with our core values and believe that investing in the community is our responsibility. We create opportunities for every child’s potential and well-being through the Radiant Colors program, work to create a sustainable future, and in partnership with the International Fund for Animal Welfare have committed to animal conservation.

There is no better time than now to join WHY Brands as we embark on our next and biggest growth journey, and you could be the next influential leader to play a key role in driving enormous customer-centered value and rapid growth. 

Position Summary:

The primary responsibility of the Temporary Front-End Web Developer is to develop and provide overall technical solutions and rich user experiences leveraging platforms such as Shopify. This person is expected to actively participate in various stages of the software development lifecycle including design, development, testing, implementation, and maintenance.

This is a remote temporary assignment available through March 2025, open exclusively to candidates based in California.

What You’ll Do:

• Help implement new features and maintain existing features using react/remix
• Work within a team to develop new features based on Figma design comps
• Ensure optimal use of best practices, semantic front-end markup, structured stylesheets, and efficient JavaScript
• Prepare front-end templates to provide progressive enhancement for modern browsers, and graceful degradation for older browsers
• Troubleshoot any front-end technical or performance issues that may arise
• Work through maintenance backlogs and resolve bugs
• Other duties may be assigned

Bring It!  

• Minimum 5 years of experience in e-commerce web development
• 1 years’ experience with Shopify e-commerce headless themes and apps
• Minimum 1 year of experience with React
• Excellent understanding of web markup, including HTML5, CSS3 , Tailwind CSS is a big plus
• Proficient understanding of JavaScript frameworks, Remix is a big plus
• Solid understanding of cross-browser compatibility issues and ways to work around them
• Knowledge of SEO and ADA best practices
• Experience developing in local environments using Docker
• Working knowledge of GitHub for version control and Jira for ticket management
• Exceptional problem-solving and debugging skills
• Ability to collaborate with designers and other developers to build e-commerce website features

We Got You Covered!  

Salary range: $35 - $50 per hour (DOE)

To learn more, visit us at www.munchkin.com.

 Munchkin welcomes and values what makes everyone unique.  We’re proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. All hires to our team are based on qualifications, merit, and business needs. We recruit, employ, train, and promote regardless of race, color, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, veteran status, genetic characteristic, or any other protected status.

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Salary : $35 - $50