Company Description
Job Description
Position Details:
Industry: Finance/Payment Work Location: Austin, TX Job Title: UI Engineer Duration: Thru 9/30/16. Strictly contract [at this time].
Description:
UI Engineer, Digital and Mobile Development Javascript / React developer.
Responsibilities
- Develop a branded SPA web application using the React library.
- Build reusable, clean code with performance and simplicity in mind.
- Review and ensure the technical feasibility of UI/UX designs.
- Optimize applications for maximum speed and scalability.
- Follow front-end development best practices such as code to modules, unit testing, UI validations, peer reviews.
- Code to component design and create/use shareable UI components.
- Develop with mobile-first approach for multiple mobile form factors.
- Collaborate with other team members and stakeholders.
- Take smart risks and champion new ideas.
Qualifications
Education & Experience
- Masters/Bachelor degree in computer science.
- 5 years of experience working with javascript or javascript frameworks
- 5 years of front end development experience including HTML, CSS, Javascript
- 3 years working with MVC or other front-end design design patterns
- Strong Technical Background
- Emerging technology guru
Requirements
- Strong understanding of React library best practices and conventions.
- Extensive experience with Backbone.js, JQuery.
- Extensive experience with JavaScript, it's quirks, and workarounds.
- Strong understanding of web markup, including HTML5 & CSS.
- Experience with asynchronous request handling, partial page updates, and REST APIs with AJAX.
- Proficient knowledge of cross-browser compatibility issues and ways to work around such issues.
- Familiarity with front-end build/publish tools, such as Grunt/Gulp.js & browserify.js.
- Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git.
- Excellent understanding of browser rendering behavior and performance.
- Be willing to help your teammates, share your knowledge with them, and learn from them.
- Be open to receiving feedback.
Additional Information w/o 11/23 - Review resumes. w/o 11/30 Phone screens with Team. Followed by coding test (web). Possibly another follow-up interview.