Front-end Web Engineer

San Ramon, CA - USA

As a Front-end Web Engineer, you will be responsible for designing, developing, testing, and debugging responsive web sites using HTML, JavaScript, and CSS. If you are PASSIONATE, ADAPTABLE, and INNOVATIVE, Initialyze is the right place for you! We are looking for a Front-End Web Developer who is motivated to combine the art of design with the art of programming. Responsibilities will include translation of the UI/UX design wireframes to actual code that will produce visual elements of the application. You will work with the UI/UX designer and bridge the gap between graphical design and technical implementation. You will work with a variety of leading-edge tools, frameworks, and applications.

Responsibilities

  • Analyze and translate business requirements into functional/technical design and implementation
  • Develop new user-facing features on Adobe AEM platform – for desktop & mobile (responsive) and across multiple language sites
  • Build scalable and extensible components with HTML, Sightly, CSS, and JavaScript
  • Ensure the technical feasibility of UI/UX designs.
  • Optimize for maximum speed and scalability.
  • Work in a multidisciplinary team with other engineers such as back-end web developers and web designers; Collaborate with other team members and stakeholders
  • Responsible for ongoing support and maintenance – it will include testing, debugging, and applying improvements in a dynamic production environment.
  • Research, understand and adopt new web technologies to stay up-to-date with the rapidly evolving frontend world

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science or Computer Engineering.
  • 2 – 5+ years of experience as a front-end developer
  • Knowledge of Adobe AEM or working experience with at least 2+ CMS platforms such as Drupal, WordPress, Sitecore, EpiServer, Hippo is necessary.
  • Full-stack knowledge (not a JAVA backend developer), someone who knows how to stitch the Adobe Suite of tools together all-inclusive such as (AEM, Adobe Target, Adobe Audience Manager, Adobe Campaign, etc)
  • Experience working with Salesforce Platform (salesforce communities etc.) is highly desirable
  • Proficient with web markup, including HTML5, CSS3
  • Proficient with at least 1 or more front-end frameworks such as Bootstrap, Angular, React, etc. is a must
  • Strong understanding of server-side CSS pre-processing platforms, such as LESS and SASS
  • Extensive hands-on experience of client-side scripting and JavaScript frameworks, including jQuery
  • Good understanding of asynchronous request handling, partial page updates, and AJAX
  • Basic knowledge of image authoring tools, to be able to crop, resize, or perform small adjustments on an image. Familiarity with tools such as Sketch or Photoshop is a plus.
  • Excellent knowledge of cross-browser compatibility issues, troubleshooting, and debugging practices and techniques
  • Knowledge of SEO principles
  • Strong analytical, problem solving, and production diagnostic skills
  • Proven understanding of web application development processes, including architecture and design principles.
  • Team player
  • Excellent time-management, interpersonal, and communication skills