Senior Web Developer, Front End
Company: Midwest Tape
Location: Holland
Posted on: May 6, 2024
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Job Description:
Midwest Tape - hoopla
Full-time, Permanent
Remote in the following states only: Ohio, Michigan, Indiana,
Illinois, Tennessee, Texas, Florida, Colorado, Montana, Nevada,
Rhode Island, Massachusetts.
Must have flexibility to travel to headquarters periodically (est.
2-3 times a year) for onboarding and meetings.
We are not sponsoring applicants for work visas for this role.
Company:
For over 30 years, Midwest Tape has served libraries and their
patrons with unparalleled access to the best content available in
the media world. Our digital offering, hoopla Digital, combines the
media and library expertise of Midwest Tape with the latest in web
and mobile technology, delivering an all-in-one experience to the
library world. As hoopla continues to grow on a global scale, we
are expanding our team.
At Midwest Tape, we know our people are the reason for our success.
We value our employees and believe in empowering them to help them
thrive. We offer competitive pay and benefits, a healthy work/life
balance, and appreciation for a job well done.
Position Summary:
The Sr. Web Developer will join our expanding engineering team to
focus on web applications development. The front-end Sr. Web
Developer will be responsible and accountable for the quality and
coding of software components that make up complex systems enabling
our eCommerce Application perform better to customer needs. We have
great ideas for where our technology can go next and we need web
developers to make that happen.
This role requires a deep experience in software engineering
practices and an understanding of emerging technologies. Developers
will work independently and under the direction of senior
developer, architects and development leads and managers while
contributing to multi-layered solution architectures that
comprehend and specify business, application, data, and
infrastructure designs. The developer is responsible for writing
technical stories, technical specifications, coding, peer
reviewing, designing solutions new and improved web applications
while maintaining and improving existing features on existing
applications. Developer ensures the quality of the application,
fixing application bugs, maintaining code and implementing
application updates.
Success in this role will involve delivery high quality web
application. Success also includes efficient and timely
communication to technical and non-technical team members,
proactive coordination, love of new technologies, a strong desire
to learn, curious nature, and a passion for removing
inefficiencies.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
1. Collaborate with software developers to develop front end web
applications.
2. Research, design and implement web application development best
practices
3. Build prototypes of creative and interactive ideas
4. Identifying areas for modification in existing programs and
subsequently developing these modifications
5. Determining operational practicality
6. Deploy software tools, processes and metrics
7. Work with other engineers to share knowledge of tools and
applications
Skills:
--- Knowledge of general ecommerce landscape including web
architecture, trends, & emerging technologies
--- Proficient with Javascript (at least ES6) and React.js
--- Experience using git, including branching, merging, etc.
--- Experience working with REST and GraphQL services
--- Strong design and typography skills
--- Experience with advanced CSS, LESS/SASS
--- Experience with AWS
--- Experiences with multiple languages
--- Experience working in Agile/Scrum Methodology
--- Familiarity with SQL or similar database language and ability
to write SQL queries
--- Experience with JIRA, Confluence, Visio, and Microsoft Office
applications
--- Experience with web and cloud-based applications.
--- Strong interpersonal, written and verbal communication
skills
Preferred Education Requirements:
--- B.S., M.S., in software engineering, computer science, related
area, or equivalent experience
Preferred Experience:
--- Minimum 5+ years of developing web applications implementing
ecommerce solution
--- Able to work in an agile environment with a focus on continuous
integration
Physical Requirements / Work Environment:
The work environment characteristics and physical demands described
here are representative of those an employee encounters while
performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable
accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities
to perform the essential functions.
--- Ability to regularly sit for extended periods of time
--- Ability to occasionally bend, twist, stoop, and crouch.
--- Perform repetitive motion type tasks
--- Able to be present for meetings, trainings, and
presentations.
Benefits:
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment
without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation,
gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a
protected veteran.
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