UI/UX Developer

#Description#

Employ empowers organizations of all sizes to overcome their greatest recruiting and talent acquisition challenges. Offering a combination of purpose-built intelligent software technologies, services, and industry expertise, Employ provides businesses of all sizes with powerful solutions for recruiting a diverse workforce. Through its JazzHR, Lever, and Jobvite technologies, and NXTThing RPO services, Employ serves more than 21,000 customers across all industries. For more information, visit www.employinc.com.

As a key member of the Customer Success department's Professional Services team, the UI/UX Front-End Developer will be responsible for building tailored career sites for our clients. With 2+ years of experience in advanced front-end development, this role demands close collaboration with implementation and integration teams to deliver exceptional career sites that consistently surpass client expectations. Beyond technical expertise, this role requires a keen eye for design, enabling the developer to provide valuable consultation and guidance to our customers, ultimately ensuring an outstanding final product.

What You’ll Be Doing

Advanced UI Design & Development:

• Lead the development of career sites, ensuring they are intuitive, responsive, accessible and visually engaging.
• Translate high-fidelity design mockups and prototypes into clean, maintainable, and efficient code using front-end technologies such as HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Next.js and React.js.
  
  

Technical Leadership & Innovation

• Provide technical leadership and guidance on front-end development best practices and UI design principles.
• Stay up-to-date with the latest industry trends and technologies, integrating new approaches and tools into UI development to enhance user experience.
  
  

Collaboration

• Collaborate closely with UX/UI developers, product managers and back-end developers to ensure seamless integration of UI components with overall application architecture.
  
  

Performance Optimization & Quality Assurance

• Optimize career sites for performance, ensuring fast load times, smooth interactions and compatibility across different devices and browsers.
• Conduct thorough testing and debugging of UI components to identify and resolve issues, ensuring a high-quality user experience.
  
  

Documentation & Reporting

• Create and maintain comprehensive technical documentation related to UI development, including code comments, design specifications and implementation guidelines.
• Provide regular updates on project status, technical challenges and solutions to project managers and team leads.
  
  

Knowledge Sharing

• Share expertise and best practices to enhance team capabilities and performance.
• Contribute to the development of internal knowledge resources and training materials to support continuous improvement within the UI development function.
  
  

What You’ll Bring

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Web Development, Graphic Design, or a related field.
• Experience: 2+ years of experience as a UI/UX Front-End Developer or in a similar role, with a proven track record of designing and implementing complex user interfaces.
  
  

Skills

• Proficiency in front-end technologies, including HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, with experience in modern JavaScript frameworks and libraries (e.g., React, Next).
• Strong understanding of responsive design principles, cross-browser compatibility and web accessibility standards.
• Experience with performance optimization techniques and tools for web applications.
• Familiarity with version control systems (e.g., Git) and development tools (e.g., build systems, task runners).
• Possess the ability to provide expert consultation and guidance to clients on design and development decisions, ensuring the final product consistently meets and exceeds their expectations.
  
  

Attributes

• Detail-oriented with a commitment to delivering high-quality career sites that meet design specifications and client needs.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to address and resolve complex technical challenges.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively within a cross-functional team environment.