Front-End Developer - Loc: - London, ON
100,000 - 200,000
Job Description:
- The UI Developer will be part of the Digital Marketing Team within our Marketing Department.
- We deliver products and services that have the opportunity to impact the lives of hundreds of thousands of Canadians, every single day.
- We are looking for a Front-End Developer who is a UI/UX guru with a passion for development, design and fitness.
- The Front-End Developer will be responsible for building and maintaining the UI and UX of our responsive Digital Marketing web properties that span our many business units.
Working with Gives You:
- Ongoing training and development to ensure a long and successful career path
- Unlimited growth potential
- FREE Fitness membership and discounted membership for friends and family
- Group health care plans
- Fun and energetic atmosphere to come to every day!
Job Summary:
- Work with our agile team (developers, quality assurance, analysts) to design, develop and test new responsive web applications or changes to existing UI projects
- Lead the UI/UX design and development process to bridge design and technology resulting in compelling design with optimum usability
- Work with both internal and external brand customers to ensure the technical feasibility of UI/UX designs
- Prepare mockup, prototypes and wireframes for stakeholder presentation
- Develop and research new, modern UI concepts to keep up with industry trends
- Participate in all phases of the development life cycle from requirements definition through product delivery and support
- Provide support for existing products and services as required through the day-to-day operation of the business
- Assist in the preparation and documentation of program requirements and specifications
- Champion and exemplify UI development and industry best practices
- Contribute to the teamâ??s culture of continuous improvement
Our Ideal Candidate:
- College diploma or University degree in the field of computer science, software engineering or web design
- 3+ years of hands on UI development experience with progressively increasing responsibility
- Expert level knowledge of modern development practices with a focus on front-end responsive development. (HTML5, CSS,
- JavaScript/JQuery, JSON, XML)
- Up to date knowledge of current UI best practices and usability concepts
- You have a thorough understanding of performance, cross-browser / cross-device development, testing, optimization, and front-end performance requirements
- Ability to understand a user\'s needs, behaviors, and desires and translate those into the most intuitive UI/UX possible
- Familiarity with Agile/Scrum a definite plus
- Understanding and experience of SEO principles
- Experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment that can adapt to change
- Experience working with and integrating to 3rd party APIs
- Experience delivering software in a continuous integration environment
- Exposure to a development environments such as MVC, Visual Studio, ASP.NET considered an asset
- Familiarity with iOS and Android mobile application development frameworks would be beneficial
- Written and oral communication skills; interpersonal skills; team player
- Proven analytical and problem-solving abilities, creative thinking