Sr Front End Developer

Complete Description
The candidate will be supporting The Ohio Department of Transportation’s (ODOT), working with a designated application team: Application Development Manager, Project Manager (PM), Technical Lead, Business Analyst (BA), Database Analyst (DBA), and Quality Analyst (QA) in an iterative development environment.

This position will function as a highly skilled Programmer 5 (PR5) with specific responsibilities that include:
•   Review and understand the project’s design and user experience goals 
•   Participation in requirements and/or design review sessions to gather and refine UI requirements
•   Develop and test user interfaces in support of the project specifications and design guidelines
•   Collaborate with the technical team members and designers in creating and refining UI designs
•   Provide status of work and deliverable estimates to the Project Manager and/or Technical Lead
•   Anticipate, identify, track, and resolve issues and risks
•   Resolve issues of design feasibility and ensure accuracy in implementation
•   Ability to work independently and as part of a team, manage time effectively, work under pressure of tight deadlines, and meet assigned deadlines

EXPERIENCE:
1.   Ability to collaborate, negotiate, and take direction from the supporting resources across business and/or functional lines to create intuitive, accessible, and visually appealing user interfaces.
2.   Possess excellent communication skills; both oral and written skills, including strong meeting and work session skills to effectively convey design ideas and gather requirements.
3.   Have excellent organizational skills, proven analytical, planning, problem-solving, and decision-making skills to manage multiple UI design projects and deliver high-quality results.
4.   Demonstrate proven experience in troubleshooting issues, including cross-browser compatibility, responsiveness, and performance optimization.
5.   Ability to design and implement responsive and accessible web interfaces using HTML 5, CSS 3+, Bootstrap 4+, and JavaScript/TypeScript.
6.   Proven experience in creating and maintaining UI mockups, wireframes, and prototypes to visualize and communicate design concepts.
7.   Demonstrate strong experience in collaborating with backend developers to integrate UI components with backend services, ensuring seamless user experiences.

REQUIRED:
4-year college degree or equivalent technical study with advanced study preferred.

4-5 years relevant developer experience:

•   HTML 5

•   CSS 3+

•   JavaScript/TypeScript

•   UI Mockups

DESIRED:
Angular
Bootstrap 4+
Microsoft Team Foundation Server (TFS - Source Control Tool)
GitHub
Figma
Storybook
Accessibility design
Responsive design
Progressive Web Apps (PWAs)