Front End Developer

Job Description

• Participate in design, development and implementation of front-end engineering activities and cross-channel pages developed by the E-commerce Team
• Work with Line of Business on requirement gathering, user acceptance testing and post software release certification
• Translate designs and style guides into functional user interfaces, ensuring cross-browser compatibility and performance
• Work collaboratively with various backend systems by supplying data for various functionalities
• Work with the Performance Testing/ Browser testing/Monitoring Teams for performance tuning functionalities
• Develop original and creative technical solutions meeting scalability, security, quality, and performance standards
• Estimate level of effort, evaluate new options of similar technology, offer suggestions to improve processes, and provide comments on design aspects
• Review product and/or application information including manuals and brochures for technical accuracy

Required Skills

• An ideal candidate will demonstrate interest in platforms, technology trends, frameworks, design patterns, standards, and guidelines and will be specifically experienced/knowledgeable in core front-end technologies such as: HTML, CSS, Ajax, JavaScript, and jQuery
• Highly skilled at front-end engineering using HTML5 and CSS3, object-oriented JavaScript, jQuery and other JS libraries and frameworks
• Knowledge of mobile web technologies and frameworks
• Knowledge of responsive web design concepts and methodologies
• Knowledge of server-side scripting languages and frameworks
• Knowledge of professional software engineering best practices for the full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations
• Fundamentals in object-oriented design
• Excellent communication skills
• Self-directed team player who thrives in a dynamic, collaborative and fast paced environment
• Demonstrate a desire for continual self-improvement through learning & development
• Strong analytical skills
• Bachelor's degree in computer science or a combination of relevant training and experience

Sonoma Consulting is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.