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Software Engineer III (Senior UI Front-End) is responsible for providing the user interface technology for our customers. This role will work with other UI/UX engineers, product, design teams, as well as back-end engineers to deliver a seamless and elegant user experience.
Software Engineer III (Senior UI Front-End) is responsible for providing the user interface technology for our customers. This role will work with other UI/UX engineers, product, design teams, as well as back-end engineers to deliver a seamless and elegant user experience.
Essential Duties/Responsibilities
· Act as a primary driver in the development of an engaging user experience using modern approaches to web development.
· Help establish, reinforce, and periodically evaluate coding standards and code quality.
· Engage in constant knowledge sharing with others on the team, across teams, across communities of practice, and across products.
· Coordinate planning efforts and assess technical feasibility of solutions and design proposals.
· As an effective communicator, work collaboratively and constructively with others in the team and broader organization.
· Coordinate with back-end platform and API teams to integrate with existing and future APIs.
· Other duties as assigned.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required
· Excellent understanding of JavaScript as a language and its ecosystem, especially as it relates to front-end development.
· Proficient in HTML and CSS with knowledge of web standards, advanced layouts, accessibility, and responsive design.
· Comfortable with build tools, template languages, and pre-processors.
· An understanding of HTTP and RESTful API design.
· Ability to maintain a test-centric approach to development to ensure code quality and ease of maintenance.
· Excellent understanding of browser security and performance.
· Comfortable at the command line and with utilizing Git commands.
· Longstanding familiarity with the JavaScript community -- you stay on top of current news and changes to the language and framework landscape.
· Passionate about user experience, building modern interfaces, and collaborating closely with Product Designers.
· Constant desire and eagerness to further develop your skillset.
· Ability to mentor other developers across the company, identify process issues, and propose changes to ensure the team is working as efficiently as possible.
Education and/or Experience:
· Bachelor’s degree preferred.
· At least 7 years of professional experience in software engineering.
· Recent production experience building, maintaining, and deploying client-side JavaScript applications using one or more frameworks, including Vue.js.
· Experience with Vue.js required.
· Experience with TypeScript required.
· Experience in another language beyond JavaScript, preferably Java.
· Experience writing and maintaining clear, consistent documentation to support your code design.
· Experience with cross-browser compatibility and relevant shims, fallbacks, and polyfills.
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