Duration: 8 months contract with potential to extend
Location: Austin, TX
Advanced knowledge of JavaScript frameworks and libraries; experience templating JS library; JQuery;
• Expert experience building complex UI for Web using popular industry frameworks such as Bootstrap or Angular.js
• Expert in HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript/Ajax, JQuery, SCSS
• Awareness of server side MVC frameworks, web services and web communication protocols and message formats (Prior back end programming is a plus)
• Experience with building experiences for Windows desktop applications including Win32, WPF and UWP/UWA
• UI/UX Design in both code and design tools (e.g. Photoshop/Illustrator. InVision, Sketch); experienced using Adobe Suite more generally
Description Comments:
UI/UX Designer Seeking an exceptional front-end developer specializing in web, desktop applications and general software prototyping to participate in developing new and cutting edge experiences for our next generation of software products. As a UI/UX software developer, you will work closely with our design and UX research team as well as software engineers/developers, product managers, marketing, and quality engineers in a highly collaborative, fast-paced environment to develop new product offerings and improve existing ones.
Role Responsibilities:
• Create compelling and immersive prototypes, simulations and demos of possible future experiences
• Translate user experience design specifications into high-quality, production-ready code
• Work directly with user experience designers and researchers for interpreting UX specs and receiving feedback on builds via UX Reviews
• Publish high-quality components to shared library accessed by engineers across organizations
• Ensure implementation is cross-platform/browser compatible, and responsive in mobile devices
• Successfully communicate conceptual ideas and engineering rationale with diplomacy; Ability to use strong industry knowledge to relate to customer needs and dissolve customer concerns and high level of focus and attention to detail
• Remain current on new tools, technologies and web design trends, including platforms and plugins as they pertain to interaction techniques, graphics, charting/graphing tools, animation/motion, and video; validate, propose and implement new tools and technologies as appropriate. Qualifications/Requirements:
• Undergraduate degree and 2-5 years relevant experience
• Advanced knowledge of JavaScript frameworks and libraries; experience templating JS library; JQuery;
• CRITICAL: Expert experience building complex UI for Web using popular industry frameworks such as Bootstrap or Angular.js
• Expert in HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript/Ajax, JQuery, SCSS
• Awareness of server side MVC frameworks, web services and web communication protocols and message formats (Prior back end programming is a plus)
• Experience with building experiences for Windows desktop applications including Win32, WPF and UWP/UWA
• Strong work ethic with good time management and ability to work with diverse teams
• Strong problem solving skills
• Understanding of UI/UX principals
• UI/UX Design in both code and design tools (e.g. Photoshop/Illustrator. InVision, Sketch); experienced using Adobe Suite more generally
• Familiar with Responsive coding best practices
• Familiar with current W3C standards, compatibility issues and fallback strategies for legacy browsers (e.g., Internet Explorer 6 8).
• Experience with versioning control software (e.g. Git)
• Familiarity with site maps, wireframes, mockups/comps
• Familiarity with browser testing and debugging
• Understanding of web site hosting and server technology
• Able to shepherd a product from concept through development
• Able to process and integrate usability studies, reports, trends, data, and information into plans, deliverables, and recommendations.