Nasdaq.com is a dynamic data and content hub that serves millions of investors and financial industry professionals. As part of Nasdaq’s digital marketing team, you will work alongside our strategy, design and development teams to continuously improve the user experience of Nasdaq.com.
As a Front-End Developer focused on the user interface layer, you will use HTML, CSS, and JavaScript to implement and maintain an accessible, world-class interactive experience. You will be creative and resourceful while adhering to coding and documentation standards that lay the groundwork for high-velocity distributed development.
This is a ground-floor opportunity to join an inclusive, startup-like team for an established, purpose-driven global brand.
In this role, you are:
- Where the rubber meets the road for the execution of user interface design to support business strategy on Nasdaq.com.
- Excellent at translating low-fidelity wireframes and polished comps into semantic and accessible HTML and CSS and high-performance JavaScript.
- Ensuring the proper approach, best-practice application, and correct separation of presentation code from business logic.
- Detail-oriented and decisive about the layout details that make an experience – from the core structure of margin and padding to the finer points of typography and transitions.
- A partner in the design process, engaged in the business objectives and user goals that drive product improvements.
- Constantly learning as core web technologies evolve.
- A member of a distributed team, able to collaborate with individuals seamlessly across disciplines and time zones.
- Creating and managing conventions and patterns intended to be shared across product teams.
Key Qualifications
- 3+ years of front-end focused web development (HTML, CSS, JavaScript) including responsive mobile-first development and familiarity with cross-browser compatibility
- Experience coding to WCAG standards.
- In-depth knowledge of interactive design techniques via JavaScript, CSS animation, and use of vector graphics.
- Experience with the Drupal content management system. If not Drupal specifically, experience with development for a large, component-oriented responsive website.
- Experience with Agile development methodology.
- Familiarity with Google AMP (Accelerated Mobile Pages) initiative.