Job Description

The front-end developer will work in an agile team environment in the design, development and integration of web and mobile products. We are looking for a self-starter who is excited to learn and improve his or her skillset in the ever-evolving medium of the web. The ideal candidate is a creative thinker with experience in user experience definition and user interface design.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver best-in-class HTML5/CSS3/JQuery front-end code across a broad array of interactive web and mobile projects.

• Possess an advanced knowledge of web and mobile UX/UI; adhere to and extrapolate complex design systems and apply to coded pages, screens and states.

• Develop and test across multiple browsers, platforms and devices, including smartphones and tablets.

• Understand when mobile web apps are appropriate as opposed to native applications.

• Work with client services, sales, and the design team, and manage time across multiple projects and tasks in a deadline-driven, team environment.

• Participate in discussions with product manager and team members about technical best practices and help teams identify optimal technical solutions.

• Understand Agile methodology and scrum development while instilling the best practices into the process.

Key Skills, Experience and Education

 

• Excellent HTML5 / XHTML programming skills

• Excellent CSS2.1 / CSS3

• Knowledge of CSS Grids

• Knowledge of CSS Frameworks / Resets

• Excellent  Javascript / Ajax

• Experience using Version Control (Git / GitHub / CVS / Subversion)

• Validating code against HTML and CSS Specifications (W3C)

• Developing for Search Engine Optimization (SEO)

• Standards-compliant code

• Knowledge of JSP and JSTL

• Debugging Tools (Firebug)

• Excellent handling for different data formats (e.g. JSON, XML)

• Experience using Image Editing Tools (Photoshop, Fireworks)

• Minimum 4+ years’ experience as  a  front-end developer

Optional Skills:

• HTML5 Boilerplate.

• Bootstrap

• Javascript OOP.

• Javascript framework  “Backbone or AngularJS”

• Responsive Web Design

• Modernizer

• CMS (WordPress, Drupal, Joomla)