About Colgate-Palmolive

Do you want to come to work with a smile and leave with one as well? In between those smiles, your day is comprised of connecting with others across the world, full of stimulating discussions, and making impactful contributions.

If this is how you see your career, Colgate is the place to be! Our trustworthy household brands, dedicated employees, and sustainability commitments make us a company passionate about building a future to smile about for our employees, consumers, and surrounding communities. As the brand with the highest household presence in the world, we transcend physical boundaries. We win as a global organization by continually learning and collaborating. The pride in our brand fuels a workplace that encourages creative thinking, fosters experimentation, and promotes authenticity which has contributed to our enduring success. If you are passionate about working for a company that lives by their values, then give your career a reason to smile...every single day.

Why work for Colgate-Palmolive?

• The learning & development opportunities: You will refine your commercial mind-set and continue learn new skills working closely with a multi-functional team giving you exposure to all local market departments

• The challenge & variety: You will operate in a fast paced operational environment, directly impacting the day-to-day performance of the business, with personal accountability for your business

• The global experience: You will have the opportunity to collaborate with global brands, participate in global strategies with potential to develop your career internationally

• The Colgate Values: Caring, global collaboration and continuous improvement are integral to how we operate every day

The Role

We are excited to invite applications for the position of Sr Front End Developer within our B2B eCommerce applications team. We have a number of exciting projects in the works and are now looking for an outstanding Senior Frontend Developer with experience in building client-side web applications to join our development team and play a major role in the design and implementation of our future products.

This role will involve planning, design, development, and maintenance of front-end web and mobile applications. The ideal candidate is highly self-motivated and can work well both independently and within a team. They are a self-starter - eager to learn new technologies and consider security, performance and user interface implications in their designs. Strong use of HTML, CSS and JavaScript skills, is proficient in AngularJS, and has a passion for user experience, code and technology.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and modify user friendly features for web and mobile applications that customers love

• Be a champion for developing and adhering to engineering standards within your team

• Support ongoing development for existing projects/applications

• Build reusable code and libraries for future use

• Optimize application for maximum speed and scalability

• Improve test coverage of existing code bases

• Collaborate with project partners to translate business requirements into digital solutions

• Work closely with UX and design resources to ensure the technical feasibility of designs while maintaining user-centric focus

• Work within a product team to prioritize and implement new application features, while simultaneously maintaining the quality of existing features and functionality

• Assist the product manager in managing the product backlog, assigning points to backlog items to correctly establish velocity, and establishing sprint goals

• Ensure highest standards of code quality and security are met

• Work with design teams and product managers to ensure user experience meets accessibility standards

Basic Requirements

• Bachelor's or higher degree 

• 5+ years experience developing and deploying end to end applications

• Proficient understanding of web markup, including HTML5, CSS3

• Good understanding of client-side scripting and JavaScript frameworks

• Solid understanding of cross-browser compatibility issues and ways to work around them

• Solid understanding of GIT source code control and branching methodologies, debugging, performance monitoring, benchmarking, logging, and testing tools

• Proven experience with test-driven development methodologies

Preferred Requirements

• Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering or similar field.

• Experience in hybris Commerce development working in storefront and add-on developing applications on cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)

• Experience using one or more advanced JavaScript libraries and frameworks, such as AngularJS, React, Vue or Angular

• Shopify theme development / liquid experience

• Experience working on Agile development teams

• Experience with digital tagging and analytics measurement (Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager)

• Experience with AB testing

• Knowledge of page load optimization

• Leading Agile/SCRUM development teams

• Using User Centric Design and applying User Experience concepts

• Familiarity with data privacy concepts (GDPR, CCPA, PCI, HIPAA)

• Knowledge of accessibility standards

Equal Opportunity Employer
Colgate is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, marital status, veteran status (United States positions), or any other characteristic protected by law.

Are you interested in working for Colgate-Palmolive? You can apply online and attach all relevant documents such as a cover letter and resume or CV. Applications received by e-mail are not considered in the selection process. Become part of our team. We look forward to your application.

Colgate-Palmolive is a leading global consumer products company, tightly focused on Oral Care, Personal Care, Home Care and Pet Nutrition. Colgate sells its products in over 200 countries and territories around the world under such internationally recognized brand names as Colgate, Palmolive, elmex, Tom’s of Maine, Sorriso, Speed Stick, Lady Speed Stick, Softsoap, Irish Spring, Protex, Sanex, Elta MD, PCA Skin, Ajax, Axion, Fabuloso, Soupline and Suavitel, as well as Hill’s Science Diet and Hill’s Prescription Diet. 

For more information about Colgate’s global business, visit the Company’s web site at http://www.colgatepalmolive.com. To learn more about Colgate Bright Smiles, Bright Futures® oral health education program, please visit http://www.colgatebsbf.com. To learn more about Hill's and the Hill’s Food, Shelter & Love program please visit http://www.hillspet.com. To learn more about Tom’s of Maine  please visit  http://www.tomsofmaine.com.

Reasonable accommodation during the application process is available for persons with disabilities. Please contact Application_Accommodation@colpal.com with the subject "Accommodation Request" should you require accommodation.