FRONT END WEB DEVELOPER (Local to CA or GA)

Work Location: Sacramento, CA, or Alpharetta, GA (Hybrid)

Term: Contract

***In-person Client Interview Required - submit local profiles only***

Job Description:

We are seeking a self-starter Software Engineer with excellent technical expertise to help us build our Next Gen Consumer Applications Suite.

Responsibilities:

Design, develop, and maintain highly scalable and responsive consumer applications supporting high traffic volumes.

Be part of an engineering team that builds and supports amazing customer-facing products driving the next generation of Delta Dental Digital Experience.

Solid understanding of UX and UI responsive design with an emphasis on maximizing usability and accessibility.

Design, develop, and maintain responsive, accessible web applications providing user experiences on desktop and mobile devices. Write high-quality front-end code with attention to scalability, security, and performance.

Collaborate with a cross-functional team of product managers, UX designers, architects, developers, and automation engineers on our agile team.

Engage in continuous learning to stay current with the evolving JavaScript ecosystem landscape.

Qualifications:

BS/MS in Computer Science or equivalent work experience.

10+ years of experience designing and developing secure consumer-facing web applications.

Advanced knowledge of JavaScript and Functional Programming.

Expert knowledge of HTML5, CSS3, Responsive web design, and Accessibility (WCAG 2.0 AA).

5+ years of extensive experience building production applications with Node.js.

Proficient in building and consuming RESTful web services, with JSON-based request/response.

5+ years of experience working with popular JavaScript tools and frameworks (e.g., Gulp/Webpack, ejs/handlebars, Angular.js, React/Redux, or Ember). ReactJS is preferred.

Experience building responsive Single Page Web Applications.

Good understanding of design principles for scalable applications.

Strong experience with the design and implementation of low-latency, high-availability, and performant applications.

Proficient in writing unit test cases using frameworks like Jest, Mocha, Chai, Jasmine, etc.

Proficiency with Chrome and/or other browser Developer Tools.

Proficiency with Git/Github or other distributed version control systems.

Understanding of user-centered design, progressive enhancement, graceful degradation, and SEO.

Experience with Scrum and Agile processes.

Nice to Have:

Experience developing and monitoring applications in the cloud (Azure, AWS, Google Cloud Platform).

Contributions to open-source projects.

Understanding of relational and NoSQL databases.

Experience with Test Driven Development, Continuous Integration, and Continuous Delivery.

Experience with Linux environments and container technology such as Docker.

Experience with logging tools like Splunk or ELK.

Experience with distributed cache systems like Redis.

Years of Experience: 12.00 Years of Experience