Web Developer

The Web Developer works in coordination with cross-functional teams to design, develop, and maintain our next generation websites and web tools.

Position duties
The Web Developer is responsible for the following duties:

• Works with team of web designers and web developers to design and develop our next generation websites
• Works with web designers to transform Photoshop designs into websites
• Participates in maintenance of existing sites
• Develops code using HTML, CSS, Javascript, JQuery, Ajax, and other front-end technologies
• Works with backend product development team to enhance overall user experience of our platforms
• Improves development efforts by applying industry best practices
• Other duties as assigned

Position requirements
Minimum Qualifications:

• Strong verbal and visual communication abilities
• Proficient with Adobe Photoshop CS3 or newer
• Ability to cut and slice Photoshop designs to include in HTML pages
• Knowledge of image optimization and spriting
• Ability to create web pages using HTML, CSS, Javascript/JQuery, AJAX, and PHP
• Some knowledge of CSS3 and HTML5
• Ability to manage and work in a Linux VM (shell, command line)
• Knowledge of version control systems such as Subversion or Git
• Knowledge of IDEs

Within each of the following categories, the successful applicant will have a thorough understanding of:

Design

• User Experience (UX)
• User Interface (UI)
• How to meet compliance standards

HTML/CSS

• Floats – how they work, what it does to document flow, and how to break out of it
• Padding and its relation to width and height of object
• How to write all CSS declaratives in a single line
• The difference between ID and class and when to use each

Coding

• Creating and debugging PHP code
• Creating and debugging Javascript and JQuery code

Working Conditions:

• Indoor, environmentally controlled conditions
• In contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) frequently, including working in teams
• Perform job tasks in slightly close physical proximity to other people

Physical Requirements:

• Remain in the seated position, in front of a computer, for extensive periods of time
• The ability to listen and to understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences
• Perform work using computers and electronic devices
• Ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing
• Lift an object between approximately 10 and 25 pounds
• Clarity of vision at 20 inches or less
• Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word to impart oral information to clients or to the public and to convey detailed spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly