Front-End Developer

Description

As a member of the Educational and Cultural Technology team, the Front End Developer will use their skills to develop high quality, engaging user interfaces for applications that support teaching, learning, and research. The developer will primarily concentrate on client-side development using Javascript, but will have opportunities to develop their skills in Ruby on Rails.  The developer will contribute to the open source Mirador project (http://projectmirador.org/) and participate in the International Image Interoperability Framework (http://iiif.io) community.

Required Education and Experience:  Bachelor’s Degree in a related field and two to four years of related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Required Skills/Abilities: 

• Demonstrated experience with contemporary front-end development practice, including knowledge of Javascript, jQuery, and familiarity with a modern Javascript framework such as Angular, Ember, or React.
• Demonstrated proficiency with HTML and CSS.
• Experience developing applications that leverage REST APIs.
• Familiarity with GitHub; experience with collaborative development.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.  Ability to work and communicate effectively with students, faculty, and staff.

Preferred Education, Experience and Skills: 

• Basic development experience with Ruby on Rails. 
• Experience developing single page Javascript applications.