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Posted by Anton Emery
Anton Emery
10,149 Points

Jr Level Javascript jobs?

Hi Folks,

I finished the Full Stack Javascript Program at Portland Code School here in Oregon back in May. I am currently working through the Front End track here at Treehouse and looking for Jr Dev job.

At Code School we covered the "Full Stack" of Javascript. Plain Javascript, jQuery, Node, and Backbone. It was alot in four months so I am certainly not an expert in any of those. It was a good foundation though, and the classes here on Treehouse have helped further, in particular the Node ones.

My question is, are there Junior level jobs that focus more on Javascript? I know there are Jr Front End Dev jobs, where an individual takes a website mockup and codes it. I would assume that takes expert HTML and CSS knowledge, as well as jQuery and Javascript. If a job like that is the best entry point into this industry then I will need to improve my HTML/CSS skills. I know my fair share of it, but I am not up on all the cutting edge techniques. Do junior level jobs exist that are more strictly Javascript and may another language like Ruby?

thanks

Anton

1 Answer

karis hutcheson
karis hutcheson
7,036 Points
karis hutcheson
karis hutcheson
7,036 Points

I think you'll find that employers tend to look for full-stack designers or developers. Meaning that they expect that front-end people have some training in graphic design and are proficient in Photoshop and Illustrator. On the flip side, they usually expect developers to be proficient in PHP, .NET, Node, Ruby and the like. Also, lots of employers are beginning to look for people who have experience developing mobile apps, start to finish. I have never found a job like the one you're describing (mostly front-end coding). It doesn't mean that they don't exist and it's not like I have a ton of experience on the issue but that's what I'm picking up by surveying the current job market. (As an aside, if you're trying to round out your JavaScript knowledge, might I suggest JSAngular)