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Distilled, London - Creative Front End Developer

http://www.distilled.net/jobs/creative-front-end-developer/

Distilled is looking for a front-end developer to work on all sorts of fun projects. You’ll be a recent graduate or someone with a few year’s experience. We’re more interested in hiring the right person than the number of years under your belt.

We are aiming to build an environment that is the best place for the best people to work.

We aren’t there yet, but we like to set ourselves lofty goals, and we are constantly looking for ways to make this goal come true.

You’d be joining a fun, sociable office with a great culture. Perks include weekly beer o’clock, bi-monthly parties, a Mario Kart room, table football, and a personal happiness & productivity budget (which you can choose to spend however you want - anything from training courses to noise-cancelling headphones and iPads).

Salary: £27k to £32k. Applying takes 3 minutes - just send your CV and some examples of your work.



If that's a full-time gig, that pay is insulting for an experienced front-end developer. I am getting paid over twice that (yes, after the conversion) as a junior front-end dev. I don't have a degree or any significant work experience and live in Boston which I imagine has a marginally lower cost of living. I realize you probably aren't the person who sets that price but it just needed to be said - you will certainly not find the right person if your not willing to pay them appropriately.


To be fair, that's about right for the UK market. Mid-range developer posts across the nation pay 30k, possibly a little higher in London.

It's low compared to the US, sure.


Some mid range UK developer posts pay that across the UK, but there are plenty out there that quickly pay more. London should be paying at least £6k more than that just for cost of living. London is where developers go to earn the "kick" to their salary that they can then move to the sticks on.

More important is that the pay progression is like, given the difficulty in firing people in the UK compared to the US you often find pay ramps up quickly.




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