Principal UI Software Engineer

Location: Durham, NC, us

Company Description

EmTacq specializes in EMployer Talent ACQuisitions, matching the most qualified candidates with the most competitive positions available. We pride ourselves on not just putting bodies in seats, rather matching professionals to their careers. We are headquartered in the Raleigh / Durham, NC area. However, as a recruiting agency we service companies and candidates across the United States. We are your best source for professional, value driven recruitment services. 

Job Description

Looking for a Principal UI Software Engineer to build a new platform that supports Global Sales and Services for up to 50 countries. The UI Software Engineer will be the expert as a solutions driven and strategic resource. Working in this enjoyable fast paced, high performing environment the UI Software Engineer should have a very broad technical background to help ensure that the overall IT solutions are aligning across the entire portfolio.

Are you an experienced professional that has passion for building large-scale mission critical applications? You will be expected to work & partner with various teams such as but not limited to, Architecture, Application Development and international IT teams. You will be a subject matter expertise in terms of a general approach and strategy in regards to technical solutions covering multiple technology areas.

Responsibilities:

Plan, organize, and implement application delivery projects

Set the strategic direction of projects

Develop and maintain working relationship with business leaders/strategy owners

Provide scalable architecture, design and analysis for high performance projects

Ensure development activities are aligned with scope, schedule, priority and business objectives

Identify and define technical requirement for the application and implement the recommended changes to satisfy the business need

Review functional specifications, create detailed technical design and technical specifications, and oversee code development and unit and performance testing activities

Responsible for finalizing the solution and getting approvals on design

Responsible for creating, analyzing and reviewing High Level and Low Level design

Defining best practices for team keeping long term vision in mind

Works closely with application development teams in validating and implementing proposed design.

Assist with program and fix issues as needed.

Reports out the status of project(s) assigned

Maintains related project documents and/or artifacts

Collaborates with Sr. Developer to help them deliver the final product

Ensure that delivered product meets defined standards and best practices

Flexible in working under changing and different work settings

Accurate time accounting and reporting of own work

Promptly escalate issues, which affect product delivery and quality that are beyond scope of influence and report same to reporting manager

Design presentation

Identify opportunities to fine-tune and optimize applications of java developed projects

Virtual Location: No

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Administration or other related field, or equivalent work experience

Minimum 7 years of experience with core UI JavaScript concepts

Comfortable with advanced JavaScript concepts such as, asynchronous programming, closures, callbacks, prototypes

Strong expertise in JavaScript DOM manipulation frameworks such as, jQuery, Zepto

Experience interacting with web and RESTful services via AJAX and COMET techniques

Experience with HTML5 and CSS3

Experience with JavaScript testing frameworks such as, Jasmine, QUnit

Preferred Experience:

Strong expertise in JavaScript MVC/MVP frameworks such as, ReactJS, AngularJS, Backbone.js, Ember.js, Knockout.js

Experience with code package management and build tools such as Bower, Yeoman, Grunt

Experience with source code management systems such as, GIT

Experience working in fast paced, agile teams

Additional Information

Equal Employment Opportunity

Our client is proud to be an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. They are committed to attracting, retaining and maximizing the performance of a diverse and inclusive workforce. It is their policy to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or domestic/civil partnership status, disability, veteran status, genetic information or any other basis protected by law.