Senior Front End Developer

Role Description

They say you are the company you keep - and at Cracker Barrel, we take that seriously. At the Store Support Center, we’re in the business of serving those who serve our guests. Whether you’re designing solutions, telling our story, or setting our teams up for success, your work makes a difference every single day. Here, the work means more because we take pride in doing it together. So, join our team and find your place, because here...we’re all in good company.

• Translate UI/UX designs and wireframes into high-quality, responsive, and pixel-perfect user interfaces.
• Develop and maintain efficient, reusable, and modular frontend code using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript frameworks such as React and Next.js.
• Play a direct role in programming, maintenance, technical support, documentation, and administration of the web and/or Internet applications.
• Work closely with Product Owners, Analysts and QA in an Agile environment to ensure quality, security, and maintenance of applications, and to ensure code meets development standards and guidelines.
• Contribute to a DevOps culture and development of continuous integrations and deployment (CICD) processes and tools.
• Develop, document, and advocate SOLID software architecture practices.
• Provide Tier-2/3 support for crackerbarrel.com website.
• Train, mentor junior staff.
• Translate conceptual ideas into concrete tasks as well as translate business needs into technical requirements.
• Analyze and solve performance issues.
• Understand and comply with all company privacy and security standards.
• Collaborate closely with UI/UX designers to ensure seamless integration of frontend components with the app's visual design and user experience.
• Participate in code reviews, provide constructive feedback, and contribute to the continuous improvement of development standards and practices.
• Work closely with product managers and stakeholders to understand business goals and user requirements and translate them into effective frontend solutions.
• Produce, maintain, and modify user interfaces.
• Ensure high quality graphic and performance standards and brand consistency.
• Experience working in an Agile environment, with the ability to write user stories.
• Document and refactor our frontend codebase and improve our frontend performance.
• Build reusable components and front-end libraries for future use.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science, Computer Information Systems, or similar discipline is preferred.
• 5+ years of progressive experience developing responsive commercial websites with programming languages/frameworks: React and Next.js.
• Restaurant or retail experience preferred but not required.
• Sitecore CMS experience preferred but not required.
• TypeScript Language.
• RESTful Web Services 5 years or equivalent.
• Experience using project management tools to manage tasks (e.g., Jira, Confluence, Azure DevOps).
• Experience in client-side scripting, libraries, and structures which include HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, XML, and JSON.
• Experience working with git version control in a collaborative team environment, creating pull requests, and performing code reviews.
• Minimum React Experience: 4 Years.
• Experience with Docker, containers, VMs and microservices are required.
• Experience dealing with cross-browser and cross-platform development.
• Experience with common front-end development tools such as Babel, Webpack, NPM, etc.
• Experience with Material UI Component library, Bootstrap and other UI libraries.
• Experience with browser-based debugging and performance testing software.

Benefits

• Good Work Deserves Good Pay: Competitive Annual Salary | Annual Bonus Opportunities.
• Support That Goes Beyond the Clock: Medical, Rx, Dental and Vision Benefits on Day 1 | Life Insurance and Disability Coverage | Paid Vacation/Employee Assistance Program.
• Grow and Thrive Your Way: Business Resource Groups | Tuition Reimbursement | Professional Development.
• Culture of Belonging: Support that starts on day one | Onboarding, training, and development to help you thrive | Recognition programs and employee events that bring us together.
• Invest in Your Future: 401k Plan with Company Matching Contributions at 90 days | Employee Stock Purchase Program.
• More Perks, Just Because: 35% Discount on Cracker Barrel Food and Retail items | Exclusive Biscuit Perks like discounts on home, travel, cell phones, and more!

Company Description

Since 1969, Cracker Barrel has been a place to gather around delicious food, abundant servings, unexpected finds, and a warm welcome. Over time, it's become even more - somewhere folks can reconnect and feel at home. With more than 70,000 team members nationwide, we take pride in our roots -- always serving up more than a meal.

Cracker Barrel is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants are considered for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, genetic information, national origin, age, marital status, medical condition, disability or any other class expressly protected by law.