Toronto: Sr. Software UI Developer

Senior Software UI Developer

 

Company Overview

Our client is an industry leader in providing multichannel communication solutions based on consumer insight and brand feedback. They offer a full array of services from customer acquisition tactics to interactive web design.

The Opportunity

This is a great opportunity for a talented, drive, and creative User Interface (UI) developer looking to join an innovative and fast paced team. You will have the opportunity to work with a dedicated team to develop a next-generation platform from the ground up using the latest technologies and frameworks.  As the senior developer, you will be taking a lead position on web development projects, which will include developing new features as well as enhancements to existing products in a 24x&7 uptime environment. As well, you will be working closely with the development manager to coordinate development initiatives with other technical and non-technical teams. This is a hands-on developer role and you will be actively participating in all phases of the development process, including: analyzing and translating business and product requirements into technical specifications, designing and implementing software support modules, and providing supporting documentation.

Key Responsibilities:

-          Design and implement mission-critical web/UI applications that are highly scalable, usable, extensible, and maintainable 

-          Produce web pages with clean, standards-compliant HTML, CSS and JavaScript 

-          Collaborate with the UI/Graphics Designer, UX Designer, and Product Management on feature prioritization, design, and implementation

-          Write unit tests and work collaboratively with QA on their UI test plans

-          Mentor junior-level software engineers

Qualifications:

The ideal candidate must have demonstrated experience with software development practices and techniques. Any experience in an agile development environment is a plus. You will be working in a collaborative environment with local and remote teams. Therefore, the ability to work well within a team is essential. Strong communication skills, both written and verbal are required, as is the ability to solve complex problems and bring new, innovative ideas to the table.

We are looking with an individual with the following key skills:

-          Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent. Masters degree is preferred.

-          3+ years scripting experience with JavaSAcript, JSON-based asynchronous APIs

-          3+ years experience with one or more JavaScript library (YUI, Dojo, Ext JS, jQuery, etc.)

-          3+ years of web programming experience using C#/ASP.NET

If this opportunity sounds like a good fit for you, please send your resume to Tamar at: tamart@criticalhire.ca.