Web Developer

Role Description

Brainrider is seeking a Web Developer to join our client-embedded team. You bring 3–5 years of experience creating fast, scalable, and engaging web experiences across marketing sites and campaigns. This role blends hands-on development with content execution—delivering high-quality code, optimizing performance, and ensuring seamless user experiences.

• Build, update, and manage web pages and components using internal CMS tools and modern front-end technologies
• Develop and implement reusable components using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, with exposure to component-based frameworks (e.g., React)
• Write, review, and ship production-ready code, participating in code reviews and version control workflows (Git)
• Execute content updates across websites, blogs, and campaign pages while ensuring performance, scalability, and responsiveness
• Collaborate cross-functionally with marketing, design, product, SEO, and engineering teams to deliver high-quality web experiences
• Apply SEO best practices, including content structuring, tagging, metadata optimization, and data cataloging
• Implement and validate analytics tracking to ensure accurate performance measurement
• Conduct QA on both code and content to maintain high quality and low defect rates
• Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues across web properties, identifying root causes and implementing solutions
• Identify opportunities to improve workflows, tools, and systems for greater efficiency and scalability
• Actively use AI development tools (e.g., Copilot, Claude, etc.) as part of the development process to write, refine, and ship code more efficiently

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of experience in web development, CMS, or a hybrid role
• Strong proficiency in JavaScript, along with HTML and CSS
• Experience working in component-based architectures (e.g., React)
• Experience with version control systems (Git) and participating in code reviews
• Experience building and maintaining high-traffic, large-scale websites
• WordPress or CMS development experience
• Comfort using AI tools as part of your development workflow
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to debug and resolve issues independently
• Ability to manage multiple workstreams in a fast-paced environment
• Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate with both technical and non-technical stakeholders

Requirements

• Basic PHP or back-end scripting experience (especially for WordPress)
• Familiarity with build systems, CI/CD, or deployment pipelines
• Experience with performance optimization and web analytics
• Exposure to design tools (Figma, Adobe Creative Suite)

Benefits

• Competitive salaries
• Paid vacation
• Work from home (WFH) support and set-up assistance
• A wide variety of other great perks

Company Description

Brainrider is a place where everyone can do their best work and be themselves. We work as a team, plain and simple. We respect and value the unique characteristics, skills, and experiences of everyone, and support and champion each other to be the best we can be — for ourselves, our team, and our clients. We recognize that a diverse and inclusive workplace leads to better ideas, better solutions, and better results.