Career

writing code in one or more programming or scripting languages, such as PHP or JavaScript;

planning and prototyping new applications;

designing the architecture of the components of an application;

deciding on the best technologies and languages for the project;

testing sites and applications in different browsers and environments;

problem solving;

fixing bugs in existing projects;

testing new features thoroughly to ensure they perform the correct task in all cases;

running performance benchmarking tests;

reviewing colleagues' code;

building and testing Application Program Interfaces (APIs) for applications to exchange data;

researching, incorporating and contributing to Open Source projects;

meeting designers, developers and project staff for progress updates;

gathering requirements from clients and users;

learning and testing new technologies, frameworks and languages;

staying up to date with new trends and advancements in web development;

building and maintaining databases;

refactoring and optimising existing code;

documenting code so other developers can understand and contribute to it;

attending and speaking at web development conferences and workshops;

designing information architecture within an application or website.