WEB Developer

Our client is a leader in Cloud Computing seeking an experienced WEB DEVELOPER with a passion for creating great web experiences for users around the world. In this role you will utilize your versatile technical skill set to turn big ideas into realities. You will be key member on a small team responsible for helping evolve the client's website into a world-class web experience.

We are seeking a talented Web Developer with a proven track record of working well with teams toward building and launching engaging websites. The ideal candidate will have a strong passion for user interface, an eye for graphic design, and a strong technical knowledge in current web development technologies. You should have a solid background in the fundamentals of software development, and have a deep understanding of best practices in website development, including cross-browser compatibility, performance tuning of UI/JavaScript applications, and building rich browser-based user experiences. You should love building new things and take personal pride in delivering innovative, functional user interfaces.

THIS IS A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO JOIN A SMALL TEAM MAKING HISTORY IN AN INDUSTRY-LEADING TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

- Own highly visible web projects from beginning to end, from gathering of requirements, design and development, to testing, launch, and support.
- Create clean, maintainable code using primarily JSP, HTML, CSS and JavaScript that works perfectly in all major web browsers.
- Develop code using both internal and 3rd party Front End frameworks and libraries.
- Work towards team goals, using web development engineering best practices.
- Proactively and continually improve your knowledge about the web development team's mission.
- Communicate professionally with their team and other teams, knowing when to contribute and when to listen.
- Produce work that is accurate and thorough and strive towards excellence.
- Recognize and adopt best practices in web development engineering: design, testing, version control, documentation, build, deployment, and operations.
- Understand the tradeoffs between usability, performance, accessibility and cutting edge user interface implementation.
- Ability to make balanced, informed implementation decisions that pragmatically meet those needs.
- Have a working knowledge of UI design principles and are able to apply style guides to new interface use cases.
- Work in collaboration with UI designers on website interface and interactivity.
- Understand how web applications work, perform and scale. Have superb troubleshooting and problem analysis skills.
- Ability to solve problems at their root, stepping back to understand the broader context.
- Ability to develop pragmatic solutions. Build flexible/scalable systems without over-engineering and choose simple, straightforward solutions over more complex ones.
- Anticipate and prevent future problems from occurring.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- BS or BA Degree
- Minimum of 3 years programming experience in HTML, JavaScript, CSS
- Experience with Scripting languages (eg PHP, Ruby) a plus
- Experience working with Front End frameworks and libraries (eg jQuery, BootStrap)
- Experience integrating Front End code into content management systems
- Experience working in a team environment with frequent customer contact
- Experience building dynamic, innovative website features and functionality
- Experience translating design mockups and prototypes into working applications
- Experience working in an agile environment, specifically Scrum
- Excellent team member with solid verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to work in a fast paced and agile development environment

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- Degree preferably in computer science or a similar technical discipline
- Experience working with enterprise class content management systems (eg Adobe CQ, Teamsite)
- Experience with Unix/Linux
- Experienced in Object Oriented JavaScript
- Experience with Adobe SiteCatalyst
- Experience with performance based Front End development techniques

This contract position is expected to be 6 months in duration.