Frontend Developer

A note in advance: Please do not use the "Easy Apply" button automatically created by Linkedin, but send through your cover letter explaining your motivation for this role and for working with us, along with your CV , to our Manager, Kerstin Arnold ([email protected]) . You can also contact her, if you have any questions about the role, the team, or the foundation.

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Archives Portal Europe ( is a comprehensive and open resource on archives from and about Europe, enabling new knowledge and new connections to be made. We are a community dedicated to the importance of sharing our history and heritage, with a small central team being at the heart of it.

To join our team short-term, we are looking for a Frontend developer to help us improve existing and establish new functionalities in our portal, to manage the implementation of our Content Management System MODX, and to collaborate with our backend developer and system administrator on the development of new services when it comes to the design of everything that the users of Archives Portal Europe will see and be able to do. Important note: we work remotely, in various countries, and do not have a physical office. This does not work for everyone, but if this could suit you, please read on.

About you - the technical aspects

The specifics and must-haves:

• You are very experienced in PHP development for web applications and have experience-based knowledge of web technologies like JavaScript, JQuery, etc.
• You are very experienced in Web User Interface Design (UI) and have experience-based knowledge of HTML/HTML5 and CSS/CSS3 (along with the CSS library Bootstrap).
• You are very experienced in and have experience-based knowledge of content management systems (CMS), especially MODX (as the CMS currently deployed).
• In case you do not have any experience with MODX yet, we expect that you are willing to invest time in gaining a more detailed understanding and knowledge of it from the start and throughout your time working with us.

The more general and should-haves:

• You are experienced in Test-driven development (TDD) and User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
• You have experience-based knowledge of cross-browser compatibility and Accessibility (WCAG 2.0) and Security Principles (OWASP).
• You have experience-based knowledge in consuming REST APIs and in working with tools like Postman etc. to prototype requests.
• The nice-to-haves:
• You have experience-based knowledge of developing, maintaining, and improving services and user interfaces supporting discovery and information retrieval.
• Ideally, you are experienced in design tools and software, e.g. Dreamweaver, InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Sketch.
• Ideally, you have experience-based knowledge of data standards used in the archival and cultural heritage domain.

About you - the personal aspects

• You are experienced in gathering requirements from a variety of stakeholders and you are used to researching, learning and testing new technologies, frameworks and languages in order to decide on the best technologies and languages for a project.
• You are experienced in fixing bugs, in optimising existing projects as well as in developing new features from scratch. In your developments, you keep an eye on protecting all services by designing and installing appropriate security precautions.
• Documenting code so that other developers can understand and contribute to it is in your blood, as is testing new features thoroughly to ensure they perform the correct task in all cases. You are used to developing open source software and to making your code available via GitHub etc.
• You are equally effective working collaboratively and independently. You are organised with a strong attention to detail, and are comfortable managing your own projects and priorities, while valuing feedback on your work at the same time.
• You ask for help when you need it, or communicate when you are stuck and just want to spend some time unsticking yourself.
• You are enthusiastic about the cultural heritage sector - ideally, some of your programming experience has been gained working for archival institutions or other cultural heritage institutions.

Does this sound like you?

If you think this could be you, we would love to hear from you. Please send through your cover letter explaining your motivation for this role and for working with us, along with your CV, to our Manager, Kerstin Arnold ([email protected]). You can also contact her, if you have any questions about the role, the team, or the foundation.

Please note that we value direct, personal contact and hence encourage potential candidates to communicate with us on an individual basis rather than agencies sharing a selection of candidates from their teams. While we are open to applications from outside of Europe, shared working hours (focussed between Western European Time and Eastern European Time) and the administrative aspects of our collaboration tend to be more easily managed when candidates are based in Europe as well.

This is a short-term assignment agreement equalling a 5 months full-time employment. We offer a monthly payment of up to €4,500 depending on your experience and skill set and we are open to variations of full- to part-time models.

The deadline for applications is Friday, 27 February , with interviews intended to be held during the week commencing Monday, 9 March, and a start as soon as possible after.