Senior Web Developer

We are looking for a Senior Web Developer to build and maintain functional web pages and applications.

Senior Web Developer responsibilities include leading a team of junior developers, refining website specifications and resolving technical issues. To be successful in this role, you should have extensive experience building web pages from scratch and in-depth knowledge of at least one of the following programming languages: Javascript, Ruby or PHP.

Ultimately, you will ensure our web pages are up and running and cover both internal and customer needs.

Responsibilities

·         Identify user and system requirements for new websites and applications

·         Prioritize software development projects, set timelines and assign tasks to team members

·         Create wireframes to decide on layout

·         Write or review code for various applications

·         Run functionality testing’s and debug code

·         Oversee junior web developers and evaluate their performance

·         Liaise with designers to decide on UI/UX elements (like graphics and navigation buttons)

·         Ensure our software documentation is up-to-date

·         Collaborate with mobile developers to build mobile-responsive websites

·         Relational database experience is a plus.

·         An understanding of automated testing and when it’s an asset and when it’s a liability.

·         Clear, concise coding skills. Your code is more often described as "clean and elegant" than "clever."

Requirements

·         5+ years of experience developing Web Applications.

·         5+ years of experience in Web technologies such as HTML5, CSS, Jquery

·         4+ years of experience in JavaScript, including 2+ years of professional experience with frameworks such as React, Angular, and AngularJS.

·         Knowledge of JavaScript Patterns and Best Practices.

·         Experience with JavaScript Charting Libraries (e.g. D3, ReCharts) and Grids.

·         Complete understanding of Responsive Design and comfortable using frameworks such as Twitter Bootstrap.

·         Significant experience writing and maintaining client-side tests using frameworks such as Jasmine, Mocha, Karma, Jest, or Selenium WebDriver.

·         Solid understanding of version control tools (ideally Git).

·         Experience with or understanding of web servers (i.e. Apache, Nginx).

·         Understanding of back-end technologies and comfortable working with back-end developers. Java knowledge a plus.

·         Knowledge of modern authentication mechanisms, such as OAuth 2.0 and JSON Web Token.

·         Experience working in Agile teams comprised of 5-8 cross-skilled engineers.

·         Exposure to Docker or container-based application deployment a plus.

·         Experience in CI/CD tools (CircleCI, Jenkins, Bamboo, etc).

·         Experience with common front-end development tools such as Babel, Webpack, Rollup, NPM, etc.

·         PHP frameworks like Laravel, Yii, Codeigniter and

·         Strong knowledge of CMS tools (Wordpress, Boggcommerce, Shopify )

Teamwork

• Offers time and/or assistance to colleagues; is widely regarded and respected as someone to go to for help
• Fosters friendly and cooperative relationships with others; colleagues enjoy working with the
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• Shares knowledge and mentors staff; works to develop others’ knowledge as well as own
• Gives and shares credit as appropriate
• Contributes to recruiting and training efforts of others, including candidate referrals, job interviews and mentoring
• Attends and participates in company and department level functions inside and outside of the office

Problem-Solving & Decision-Making

• Demonstrates an understanding of the urgent nature of our business and the need to proactively find and fix problems quickly and effectively takes ownership and follows through on decisions; doesn’t minimize or forget about problems
• Determines and fixes root causes rather than just treating symptoms
• Applies novel techniques to solve problems that are more ambiguous; challenges long-held beliefs when necessary
• Quickly and effectively identifies alternative solutions and the pros/cons of each; confirms that a proposed solution has no unintended consequences
• Takes steps to mitigate risk
• Consults with colleagues and recommends solutions based on the best interests of customers and shareholders, even when the opinion is unpopular

Communication

• Actively listens and speaks to, not over, others
• Uses clear and constructive language orally and in writing
• Communicates important developments to the relevant and appropriate audiences in a timely and consistent manner
• Asks follow-up questions to ensure all points are understood
• Takes time to objectively listen to all viewpoints before forming an opinion
• Builds consensus among differing views

Professionalism & Integrity

• Makes a positive impression; represents the company well on the phone and in person, including maintaining attire and appearance that is consistent with company image and appropriate for employee’s role
• Models a ‘can-do’ attitude and takes initiative as a self-starter; inspires and motivates others to do the same
• Embraces, rather than resists, additional responsibilities
• Refrains from office gossip; settles rather than creates conflict with and between others
• Exhibits desired work habits including regular office hours and extra hours when necessary while minimizing breaks and non-work related activities
• Adheres to all corporate policies; makes prudent use of company resources