Start Your Front-End Developer Career

As an entry-level front-end developer, you’ll be creating websites and applications with web languages that enable people to interact with it seamlessly. Get started in this career path by building the right skills.

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Learn the basics of front-end development

Skills you'll gain: User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, User Interface (UI), User Interface (UI) Design, User Centered Design, Usability, Design and Product, User Experience Design, Front-End Web Development, Experience Design, UI/UX Research, Web Design and Development, React.js, Version Control, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Git (Version Control System), HTML and CSS, Javascript, Jest (JavaScript Testing Framework), Pseudocode, Data Structures

Skills you'll gain: Front-End Web Development, Web Design and Development, Bootstrap (Front-End Framework), HTML and CSS, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Web Development, Web Design, Web Applications, Responsive Web Design, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), JavaScript Frameworks, Web Development Tools, React.js, Software Development Tools

Skills you'll gain: Bootstrap (Front-End Framework), GitHub, Software Development, Software Engineering, Git (Version Control System), User Interface (UI), React.js, User Interface (UI) Design, React Redux, Systems Development Life Cycle, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, User Centered Design, Web Design and Development, Software Development Life Cycle, Front-End Web Development, Wireframing, Digital Design, HTML and CSS, Web Development Tools, Interviewing Skills

Front-end developers create websites and applications using web languages like HTML, CSS, and JavaScript—it’s what people see when they first access and interact with the site or app. These software developers design the user interface (UI), ensuring it’s visually pleasing, functional, and intuitive.

As an entry-level front-end developer, you’re expected to know the basics of web languages to craft how users navigate the site or app. You need to have strong skills in attention to detail, problem-solving, collaboration, and communication, in addition to technical skills.

Similar roles include UI designer, full-stack developer, software developer, web developer, and UX designer.

Here is some career guidance for entry-level front-end developers:

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