Front-End Web Developer

Job Description

Job Description

**Remote Position – Location Requirement:
This is a fully remote position. However candidates that reside within a 50-mile radius of Jesup, Georgia, or within a 50-mile radius of the Circleville/Columbus, Ohio area will be given preference. 

**Occasional travel may be required for training, meetings, and other business-related activities. 

About McDaniel Supply Company

Since 1972, McDaniel Supply has built a strong reputation as a family-owned and values-driven organization serving the region. We are a leading inmate commissary company dedicated to providing efficient and secure services to correctional facilities and providing exemplary customer service. Our mission is to enhance the commissary experience through reliable technology solutions that ensure accuracy, compliance, and seamless service delivery.

Job Summary

We are seeking a Front-End Web Developer to help maintain, modernize, and expand our web-based applications and internal systems.

This position will primarily focus on front-end web development, browser standards, usability, and integration with existing server-side applications. The ideal candidate will also be comfortable working in a Linux environment and interested in developing broader full-stack and systems knowledge over time.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain user-facing web interfaces using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and established web standards.
• Improve the usability, consistency, responsiveness, and maintainability of existing web applications.
• Ensure applications work reliably across modern browsers and devices.
• Apply appropriate standards for accessibility, semantic HTML, browser security, and modern web development.
• Work with server-rendered applications and integrate front-end functionality with backend APIs and application logic.
• Troubleshoot issues across the browser, application, web server, and operating-system layers.
• Assist with maintenance and development of existing Ruby on Rails applications.
• Work with relational databases and understand basic SQL concepts.
• Perform development and troubleshooting tasks in Linux environments.
• Use Git for source control and participate in code review and deployment workflows.
• Help identify and resolve application bugs, performance problems, and compatibility issues.
• Assist with testing application changes prior to deployment.
• Document technical changes, procedures, and application behavior when appropriate.
• Gradually take on broader responsibilities involving application servers, deployment, monitoring, and supporting infrastructure.

Qualifications

• Working knowledge of HTML5, CSS, and JavaScript.
• Strong understanding of web standards and browser behavior.
• Ability to build responsive, maintainable web interfaces.
• Familiarity with browser developer tools and front-end debugging.
• Understanding of requests/responses, cookies, sessions, and web APIs.
• Comfortable working from a Linux command line.
• Familiarity with Git or another source-control system.
• Basic knowledge of SQL and relational databases.
• Ability to troubleshoot technical problems methodically.
• Ability and willingness to learn an existing application and technology stack.
• Valid driver’s license with a clean Motor Vehicle Record (MVR).

Experience with any of the following would be beneficial, but is not required:

• MariaDB or MySQL.
• Apache Server, Nginx, Puma, or similar web/application servers.
• REST APIs and JSON.
• Linux server administration.
• Docker or Times container technologies.
• Web application security concepts such as Content Security Policy, secure cookies, TLS, authentication, and common web vulnerabilities.
• Accessibility standards such as WCAG.
• Automated testing.
• Production application troubleshooting and log analysis

Physical Requirements

• Prolonged periods of sitting and computer use.
• Ability to operate standard office and computer equipment.
• Occasional lifting and handling of computer hardware and testing devices weighing up to 25 pounds.
• Maintain regular, reliable, and punctual attendance.