Senior SEO Web developer

Gen Digital

Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Permanent
Full-time

13 days ago

Gen is a global company powering Digital Freedom through consumer brands including Norton, Avast, LifeLock, Avira, AVG, ReputationDefender, and CCleaner. Our combined heritage is rooted in providing safety for the first digital generations. We bring leading technology solutions in cybersecurity, privacy, and identity protection to more than 500 million users in 150 countries so they can live their digital lives safely, privately, and confidently today and for generations to come. We're always looking for smart, fearless, and dedicated people. Together, we have collective passion and a big vision to power Digital Freedom by protecting consumers and giving them control of their digital lives.When you’re a part of Gen, you are provided access to a range of resources and support to ensure you can do your best work and live your best life. This includes flexible working options with generous time off and competitive benefits & compensation packages.Diversity is foundational to how we do business because we know the greatest ideas and results come from our unique perspectives and differences. We strive to create a safe, inclusive environment where you can bring your whole self to work. Team members are valued, respected, and celebrated for who they are in a meaningful and exciting atmosphere. Gen is an equal employment opportunity employer. Employment decisions are based on merit, experience, and business needs.If this sounds like you—Gen has a dynamic, supportive culture with core values that celebrate diversity, promote teamwork, and encourage every team member to contribute and grow—join us!About the roleAs a Senior Web Developer, you will join a distributed team responsible for building and maintaining the web presence of Gen brands, with a specific focus on cybersecurity and theft protection products. Your primary responsibility will be to deliver high-quality web software in a fast-paced agile environment. You will play a crucial role in delivering front-end code (HTML/CSS/JS) for one or multiple website projects, with a strong emphasis on SEO and Page Performance.What You Will Do in This Role

Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including software engineers, quality assurance engineers, and product managers across different time zones to ensure our brand websites adhere to SEO standards.
Develop and implement a well-designed SEO strategy and optimize site performance, providing solutions for improvement.
Participate in technical design sessions and assess and document the pros and cons of various approaches.
Participate actively in Agile development activities, including sprint planning, stand-ups, development design, grooming sessions, retrospectives, and demos.
Engage in peer code design, review, and testing to maintain code quality and adherence to best practices.
Demonstrate strong debugging and problem-solving skills, both independently and as part of a team.
Design and build scalable, efficient, and secure web applications using modern web technologies, frameworks, and libraries. Keep up to date with emerging web technologies, industry trends, and best practices, and propose innovative solutions to enhance our web development processes and methodologies.
Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues related to web applications, ensuring timely resolution and minimal disruption to the user experience.
Self-motivated, adapt to new tech, excel in problem-solving and stay enthusiastic amid challenges.

What You’ll Need to be Successful in this Role

5+ years of industry experience in developing web software solutions using HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, NPM, Webpack
With at least 1 year focus on SEO initiatives
Strong focus on frontend development and user-centric design.
in HTML5, CSS3, AJAX, JavaScript ES6, and related tools.
Familiarity with frontend frameworks like React, Angular, or Vue.js.
Knowledge of RESTful APIs, JSON, and data interchange formats.
Extensive experience with dynamic and static HTML coding.
Proficiency in web debugging and unit testing.
Comfortable with standards-compliance and cross-browser compatibility.
Expertise in web performance optimization.
Object-oriented JavaScript programming.
Familiarity with CSS pre-processors.
Front-end unit testing knowledge.
Awareness of ADA standards and common implementation patterns.
Version control tools expertise, particularly Git.
Experience in teamwork and code reviews.
Knowledge of page performance best practices.
Experience in evaluating and optimizing web page performance to align with Google Core Web Vitals standards.
Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
Experience with documenting and creating flow charts to explain complex technical solutions.

Optional Technical Skills:

Experience with backend technologies and frameworks (e.g., Node.js, Django, Ruby on Rails, Java) is a plus.
Experience with CMS tools like HubSpot, Adobe AEM is a strong plus or any modern CMS.
Experience with E-commerce websites is a strong plus.

Education:

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field with a minimum of 5 years of relevant work experience.
OR master’s degree in computer science or related field with a minimum of 4 years of relevant work experience.

Gen is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive and accessible environment for all employees. All employment decisions are based on merit, experience, and business needs, without regard to race, color, national origin, age, religion, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth or related medical conditions), genetic information, disability (physical or mental), medical condition, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, military or veteran status, or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state, or local law. Gen strictly prohibits unlawful discrimination based on such protected characteristics and seeks to recruit the most talented candidates from diverse cultures and backgrounds.We also consider employment-qualified individuals with arrest and conviction records. In addition, we will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. .Gen complies with all anti-discrimination laws.To conform to U.S. export control regulations, applicant should be eligible for any required authorizations from the U.S. Government.

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