Senior Frontend Developer

Job Overview

As a Sr. Front End Engineer, you will be building complex software systems that have been successfully delivered to customers and provide a practical and efficient user experience.
Communicate with stakeholders, other technical teams, and senior management to collect requirements, describe software product features, technical designs, and product strategy.
Inform a broad range of technical problems and full-stack design/development with front-end focused engineering.
 

Job Responsibilities

You will architect, design, and/or implements applications that conform to a business need. You will maintain the business perspective in terms of understanding / affecting how systems are implemented to satisfy user goals.
You are responsible for the entire life cycle of a system or feature. You will review requirements, generates designs, provides rough order of magnitude estimates, implement, and perform unit testing.
You should feel that the quality of your work is a direct result of your own testing. You should be able to handle assignments where formal or no formal QA occurs. Your developed systems should adhere to a high standard of quality.
You will propose, develop, review, and revise new procedures as needed for the continuing development of high-quality systems.
You may work on multiple projects at one time, balancing needs and deadlines. You are expected to progress on the project without much guidance from management. In addition, you are involved with proposing new projects that will satisfy business needs.
You can troubleshoot problems of a complex nature. You shall support systems that you have not implemented.
You will provide technical guidance and training to other team members.
You will share architecture formally and informally with the team and stakeholders.
You will keep informed of technical advances. You can propose changes based on newer technology or ideas relating to other coding patterns, efficiencies.
You may be asked to research or investigate business opportunities that have little direction.
You may be involved in testing beyond unit testing (e.g., integration testing with a remote location, capacity testing)
 

Job Requirements

Programming experience with at least one modern language such as PHP, Java, C++, or C# including object-oriented design
Proven Experience with Angular, CSS, HTML, and restful API’s
1+ years of experience contributing to the architecture and design (architecture, design patterns, reliability, and scaling) of new and current systems.
5-10 years of software development experience
Proven HTML5 support and testing for legacy browsers
Proven properly structured CSS experience with appropriate semantic and content independent naming structures, CSS3
Experience with TypeScript
Familiarity with a distributed source control system, such as Git
Computer Science fundamentals in data structures, algorithm design, problem solving, complexity, object-oriented design, and design patterns, especially as it relates to JavaScript.
Ability to work effectively, deliver results with tight deadlines against a project plan.
Experience using problem solving and analytical skills to solve business problems and drive process improvements.
Strong verbal and written communication skills and demonstrated technical leadership.
Works well in a dynamic team environment and can effectively drive cross-team solutions having complex dependencies and requirements.
BS in Computer Science or a related field.
Excellent communication, collaboration, reporting, analytical and problem-solving skills
Knowledge of professional software engineering practices & best practices for the full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations.
Experience with Agile Development Methodologies
 

Why Work With Us?

When you work with Learning A-Z, you’ll be helping students across the globe develop the comprehension, curiosity, and continued joy of learning they need to succeed in today’s world.

We’ve been awarded numerous accolades from a wide variety of edtech organizations. Our flagship products Reading A-Z, Raz-Kids, and Raz-Plus are beloved by teachers and students alike, and are currently used by approximately 1/5 of public students in the United States.

To learn more about our organization and the exciting work we do, visit www.learninga-z.com.

An Equal Opportunity Employer

We are dedicated to fostering a culture that celebrates unique backgrounds, ideas, and experiences. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without discrimination on the basis of race, color, age, religion, sex, gender, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability.