Front End Developer - Content

Who we are:

TaxSlayer makes life simpler and less stressful for millions of Americans with exceptional, easy-to-use technology. Trusted for over 50 years, TaxSlayer saves time and money for individual customers, business owners, and tax professionals by offering tax preparation software, support, and tools. Our employees are among the brightest, most talented group of innovators who collaborate in a relentless effort to improve our products and exceed customer expectations. We boldly celebrate our progress and the amazing accomplishments of our team.

Are you a TaxSlayer?

Role Overview

The Front End Developer – Content will be responsible for front end development of web content and system integrations to ensure seamless customer experiences and conversion rate optimization. To be successful in this role, you should have a passion for customer-facing digital experiences and previous experience with .NET 5 or later with ASP.NET Core MVC, HTML/JavaScript/CSS, and an understanding of HTTP/REST.

The primary responsibilities of this position include:

• Writing clean code to support delivery and easy authoring of pages and components alongside a modern CMS platform.

• Ensuring high-performance and scalable web page delivery to meet load tests and modern web best practices (i.e., Core Web Vitals).

• Develop, debug, and implement experiments (A/B or multivariant tests) that lead to improved business outcomes and customer experiences.

This includes collaborating within the software development lifecycle with business stakeholders, design and creative resources, and other subject matter experts for SEO, QA, analytics, and development.

This role will work across IT, development, design, business intelligence, product, marketing, and customer service to unify our digital experiences, delight our customers, and improve business objectives. In addition to working with nearly every internal department, the Full Stack Engineer – Content and Experimentation will align with external partners to increase CMS and experimentation platform feature adoption.

Responsibilities

• Develop Content Management System solutions for multiple websites

• Write well designed, testable, efficient code by using best software development practices and ensuring it meets industry standards, is valid, is properly structured, and is compatible with browsers, devices, operating systems, and regulations such as accessibility and security.

• Create website layout/user interfaces and perform website updates by using standard HTML/CSS practices.

• Customize the CMS authoring interface and features for unique business use cases.

• Create and maintain documentation and assist in updating application development policies to ensure that all future applications meet the latest standards and requirements.

• Coordinate with content designers to optimize and create new content for our websites.

• Contribute to feature specifications, user stories, technical designs, training, and documentation to facilitate knowledge transfer.

• Collaborate with fellow team members iteratively through the stages of development, QA, launch, and maintenance.

• Deploy A/B and multivariant tests and personalized experiences to improve user experience and key conversion goals.

• Troubleshoot front-end performance issues using JavaScript, jQuery, CSS, HTML.

Skills and Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in IT Engineering/Software or other technical discipline, or equivalent work experience.

• Previous experience with .NET 5 or later with ASP.NET Core MVC, HTML/JavaScript/CSS, , and understanding of HTTP/REST API.

• Experience working with any traditional CMS platform but particularly Optimizely or EPiServer. Certifications in respective platforms a bonus, but not required.

• Familiarity with modern web design principles and modular component design (responsive design, mobile first, progressive enhancement, design systems, etc.)

• Understanding of accessibility, performance, and technical SEO best practices and ability to implement these standards in code.

• Good understanding in software development engineering principles, frameworks and technologies including exposure to Agile development in a scrum team environment. Familiarity with Azure DevOps, Jira, or similar tools.

• Proven ability to communicate effectively and work with a variety of stakeholders.

• Ability to collaborate effectively and prioritize work as it relates to the needs of the business and the seasonality of the industry.

• 3-5 years of experience in a similar role.

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The TaxSlayer Vision

Radically transforming the way people use technology, allowing them to spend less time on the things they have to do and more on what they want to do.

TaxSlayer Values & Beliefs

Customer-obsessed. Everything we do starts and ends with our customers. We truly care about our customers.

Unified. We treat each other and our customers like family.

Responsible. We conduct ourselves in every action to ensure that we hold ourselves and each other accountable; deliver results; serve our community.

Bold. We celebrate our progress and success and never stop seeking to be better and do better.

What we offer:

At TaxSlayer we realize the most important aspects in leading our industry are the bright minds behind everything we do. We are proud to offer our employees a highly competitive, comprehensive, and flexible benefits program.

• We offer flexible remote and/or hybrid work options when possible, depending on the role.

• Exempt Salaried employees receive a generous PTO bank, in addition to Paid Holidays.

• Insurance: Medical insurance offerings from Humana and Guardian. Options for Employee Only, Employee + Spouse/Domestic Partner, Employee + Children, or Family. Dental & Vision insurance options are also available.

• 401K with 1.5% match on up to 3% contribution

• Performance-based bonus and salary review process

• Other offerings: Wellness Program, Life Insurance for employee, Long-term and Short-term disability, Critical Illness Insurance, Accident Insurance, Education Assistance, company-paid parking, on-site fitness facility, company store, and unlimited free coffee.

Please note: As a federal contractor, we are responsible to ensure our employees meet any obligations set forth by the U.S. government. We will inform you of any applicable requirements as they arise.

TaxSlayer provides equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.