Senior Software Engineer - HIRING ASAP
Start date: ASAP
Duration: 12 Months
Location: 1 week in Galway office/3 weeks WFH
Rate: €400 - €500 per day
Summary
As a member of the team, you'll create and influence innovative solutions that meet not only functional, but also performance, scalability, and reliability requirements.
You will be expected to work as a member of a high functioning Scrum team to help drive the next generation user experience for the division both internally and externally.
Skills:
Front End
- Knowledge of JavaScript libraries such as jQuery and their use in building complex interactive experiences.
- Familiarity with MVC frameworks (AngularJS, Angular 2+, Backbone.js, or similar) and common JavaScript design patterns.
- Familiarity with Responsive Designs.
- AngularJS or extensive JavaScript.
- Experience using fluid grids and building responsive websites.
- Making use of Cascading Style Sheets CSS3 features & CSS frameworks to implement responsive web design; HTML5 including HTML5 APIs.
- CSS and CSS preprocessors such as SASS or Lint.
- Ability to create cross browser page layouts and components.
- Knowledge of design techniques for developing websites with good performance (i.e. lazy loading, use of Spites, etc.);
- Knowledge of expanded HTML5 semantics and popular HTML5 APIs (e.g. audio, video, SVG)
Back End
- Experience and knowledge of RESTful APIs or other Web Services; Java.
The following qualifications will receive strong preference.
- Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science or a related field
- 6+ years of software development, preferably front end
- 2 - 3 years of client-side, UI development
- 2+ years of experience with HTML5 and CSS3 and popular page layout frameworks
- 2+ years of Responsive Web Design
- Development experience; Experience mentoring junior staff and defining coding standards and best practices.
- Hands-on experience with multiple JavaScript libraries and frameworks (jQuery)
- Hands-on experience with Responsive Web Design and Web Accessibility
- Experience working with large, branded websites, content management systems, E-commerce platforms, and backend frameworks (Java, .NET) is a plus.
- Experience within a large technical organization a plus; Familiarity with Agile concepts in an enterprise setting is a plus.
- Familiarity with Content Management Systems concepts and architecture a plus.