Front End Application Developer

Futurewave Systems; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A staffing and professional services provider seeks a Front End Application Developer to work per project with their Prototype and Design group. Candidates must have a B.S. degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience, a focus on usability and UI design, and experience with responsive design, consuming web APIs, and agile methodologies. Familiarity with AngularJS, CSS preprocessors, and GIT is required. Submitting code samples is mandatory. Join a fast-growing team to work collaboratively on innovative projects.

Qualifications

• B.S. degree in Computer Science or equivalent work experience.
• Extreme focus on usability, UI design, and performance.
• Experience with consuming web APIs.
• Experience in agile development or scrum.

Responsibilities

• Partner with a fast-growing, collaborative team.
• Work with the Design and Development Team.

Skills

Usability focus

UI design

Experience with consuming web APIs

Experience in agile development or scrum

Education

B.S. degree in Computer Science or relevant work experience

Tools

AngularJS

CSS Preprocessors (Less / Sass)

GIT

Responsive design

Mocha

Karma

Job description

Founded in 2006, Futurewave Systems is a minority owned boutique,STAFFING & PROFESSIONAL SERVICES PROVIDERheadquartered in Atlanta, GA. We are aGLOBAL NETWORKof proven industry professionals demonstrating the fastest fulfillment rate of high tech professionals for Fortune 500 Companies.

Job Description

Our client's Prototype and Design group is looking for a Front End Application Developer to partner with us on a per project basis. We’re a fast-growing, collaborative team looking for someone with a blend of front-end skills, to work with our Design and Development Team.

Skills & Requirements

The Basics:

• B.S. degree in Computer Science or relevant work experience
• Extreme focus on usability, UI design and performance
• Experience with consuming web APIs
• Experience in agile development or scrum

Qualifications

Required:

• Knowledge of AngularJS
• Knowledge of CSS Preprocessors e.g Less / Sass
• Knowledge of GIT version control system
• Experience with responsive design, mobile-first, and gestural interfaces
• Comfortable working solo and in team-based environments
• Keeping up-to-date with the Web Dev community, HTML5, and CSS 3.0
• Mocha, Karma or other testing frameworks

Other unessential technologies we'd love for you to know:

• Experience with Bower, NodeJS, and BackboneJS
• Internationalization and localization
• Understanding SaaS applications
• Bootstrap or theme development
• Basic understanding/Interest in User Experience and Interaction Design
• Please Note: Candidates will NOT be considered without submissionof code samples with the application