Sr. Software Engineer

Client is a large Financial Services company.

Job Description

Job Type: Contract (Right to Hire)

Title: Sr. Software Engineer

Job Description:

This multi-faceted role offers the individual the opportunity to have tremendous impact on a number of web initiatives, starting with the rollout of a new set of Intranet/Collaboration tools. The candidate would also be joining the group at a point at which they will have significant direct impact on the evolution of our new User Experience practice and front-end development methods broadly.

Responsibilities:

1. Build software applications – Follow coding standards, builds appropriate unit tests, integration tests and deployment scripts.
2. Assist in defining software architectures – Collaborate with leads to explore existing systems, determine areas of complexity, potential risks to successful implementation, and learn the applications capabilities.
3. Communicate continually with the client and project teams – Explain progress on the development effort.
4. Contribute to continual improvement by suggesting improvements to user interface, architecture, or new technologies.

Required Skills:

1. Very solid HTML and CSS skills, knowing where and when to leverage technologies like HTML5 and CSS3.
2. Experience converting PSDs into static templates.
3. Familiarity with client-side MVC frameworks, specifically Backbone (Angular knowledge is a strong plus).
4. Skilled in using a CSS preprocessor to speed up development (LESS, SCSS/Compass, etc).
5. Expertise with Twitter Bootstrap, jQuery, and a CSS preprocessor (ex. LESS).
6. Knowledge of web standards and page-weight optimization is a must.
7. Experience with responsive/adaptive design is required.
8. Experience consuming JSON-based APIs.
9. Experience in Drupal (or similar CMS) is a strong plus.
10. Understanding of software design patterns and testing methodologies is a plus.
11. Familiarity with at least one server-side MVC Framework (ROR, Django, etc.) and how it relates to server and client-side web development is a plus.
12. Must be self-motivated with the ability to work with minimal supervision.
13. Must possess excellent verbal and written communication skills.
14. Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related discipline and 5+ years of relevant work experience.

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