Full stack Java Developer / Architect

Title: Full stack Java Developer / Architect

Location: Chicago, IL

Terms of Hire: Contract (6 to 12 months)

Salary: $50/hr

Client: Financial Client

As a UI Architect, you will be creating innovative digital solutions that will make health care more accessible, integrated, and reliable for more people, both online and in our stores. In this role, you will engage in the architecture, design, implementation, and documentation of UI architecture within CVS. This role is hands-on and requires leading by example with proof of concepts, reference implementations, and supporting architectural guides, along with presenting and evangelizing this work.

Some of the responsibilities include:

1. Building POCs and supporting developers in implementing architectural suggestions and guidelines.
2. Pushing the envelope in adopting new technologies and best design practices to ensure our products excel in usability.
3. Learning the applications capabilities and ensuring the technical feasibility of UI designs.
4. Providing technical and architectural support to UI team members and being a team player.
5. Contributing to architecture, design, and implementation of enterprise-class UI.
6. Conducting design and code reviews with a major focus on user experience, performance, scalability, security, and future expansion.
7. Being innovative and coaching others to be innovative.
8. Producing technical designs/architectures at various levels with proficiency in design/UI integrity, service continuity, component redundancy, security, etc.
9. Collaborating with visual and experience designers and engineers to implement new features.
10. Mentoring and coaching junior engineers and seeking opportunities for continuous improvement in front-end best practices.
11. Working closely with project team members (UX designers, Product Management, Business Analysts, Software Developers).

What We’re Looking For:

1. 9-10+ years of experience developing or architecting Web Application UI with JavaScript, React JS, or AngularJS (knowledge of Angular 5+ required).
2. 9-10+ years of experience with UI frameworks such as AngularJS, jQuery, Ajax, CSS, HTML5, CSS pre-processors (SASS, LESS, etc.).
3. Experience with responsive, adaptive UI design and development.
4. Experience with BackboneJS, Angular, Polymer, and other popular front-end frameworks.
5. Basic knowledge of NodeJS and related server-side concepts.
6. Extensive experience working on ES6/ES7/ES8, UI Middleware.
7. Experience with UI sharing: Web Components, Micro-frontends, Control/Pattern libraries, and tools.
8. Experience with state management: Flux, Redux, NGRX, and related patterns.
9. Familiarity with packaging and bundling technologies and library management tools.
10. Detail-oriented, cross-browser implementation aware, and hands-on performance optimizations.
11. Understanding of UX success factors: accessibility, usability, and aesthetics.
12. Experience developing micro-components, microservices, and deploying on cloud platforms like GCP, Amazon EC2, Azure, etc.
13. Experience with server-side: micro-services, CDNs, data caches, and stores.
14. Familiarity with Jenkins, CI/CD Pipeline, GIT, and other DevOps principles.
15. 5+ years of experience with Typescript and Object-oriented JavaScript.
16. A systems thinker, able to move fluidly between high-level abstract thinking and detail-oriented implementation; open-minded to new ideas, approaches, and possesses the technical ability to implement ideas.
17. Experience working with Agile development frameworks.
18. A self-starter that is naturally inquisitive, requiring only small pieces to the puzzle across many technologies – new and legacy.
19. BS degree in Computer Science.

You Will Enjoy:

1. An opportunity to be a part of a great culture, an awesome team, a challenging work environment, and some fun along the way!
2. Apply today to learn more and be part of our growth story.

All applications will be kept strictly confidential and once shortlisted, our team will be in touch with you for further discussions.