User Interface Development Engineer

USER INTERFACE DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER AUSTIN, TX 6 MONTH CONTRACT, EXTENSION POSSIBLE

Did you know that Gartner has positioned COMPUCOM as #1 in its Magic Quadrant for End-User Outsourcing? Come work for the leader today!

Our hugely popular client needs a UI/UX Developer with expert level knowledge of HTML/CSS, JavaScript frameworks (required.js, backbone.js, angular.js), and experience integrating with REST Web Services. The main function of this position is to help design, architect, and build out the next generation of UI applications. The UI/UX Engineer will be responsible for the client side frameworks, architecture, technologies, workflows, UI design and usability of UI applications. Any experience that involved web applications and E-commerce would be preferred.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:

- Work with Product Owners to create wireframes and mockups
- Build out web application based on requirements
- Analyze, evaluate, and make recommendations on UI/UX frameworks, technologies, and architecture
- Work with developers to integrate UI to Back End
- Architect and design UI/UX of new web applications
- Build UI targeted for desktop, mobile, and tablets
- Define UI/UX standards

QUALIFICATIONS:

- Bachelors degree in computer science, software engineering or relevant field required
- 5-6 years experience required
- Expert level knowledge of HTML/CSS required
- Ability to develop the presentation tier for high traffic, consumer facing applications, while thinking about site speed, user experience, product strategy, and improvements to code
- Understanding the core of how browsers render HTML and CSS required
- Ability to quickly pick up on how to develop web applications on the mobile and tablet required
- Expert level knowledge of OO JavaScript required
- Expert level of JavaScript frameworks (required.js, backbone.js, angular.js) required
- Ability to build large JavaScript application that takes into account site speed, ajax calls, lazy loading, with deep knowledge of how the browser calls assets
- Experience with solving AJAX bottlenecks and performance required
- Experience integrating with REST Web Services required
- Knowledge of the latest design and development trends from tablet, mobile, HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript evolution, responsive design, accessibility, site performance, progressive enhancement, semantic markup and cross-browser development, etc.
- Verbal and written communication skills, problem solving skills, customer service and interpersonal skills (Required)
- Expert ability to work independently and manage ones time (Required)
- Expert knowledge of the full software development life cycle: from business/systems analysis, through requirements gathering and functional specification authoring, to development, testing and delivery (Required)
- Expert ability to troubleshoot issues

TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE:

- Net, 5 years
- HTML, 5 years
- JavaScript, 5 years
- RESTful, 5 years

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Dallas-based CompuCom Systems, Inc. is a leading provider of end-user enablement, service experience management, and cloud technology services to Fortune 1000 companies. CompuCom partners with enterprises to develop smarter ways they can work, grow and produce value for their business. Founded in 1987, privately held CompuCom has approximately 11,500 associates and supports more than 4 million end users in North America.