Application Developer (JavaScript)

Emerald Resource Group - Cleveland, OH

Full-time - Mid Level

Onsite - Cleveland, OH

251-500 employees

Administrative and Support Services

About the position

Welcome to an unparalleled opportunity with a global leader renowned for groundbreaking innovation, value-added service, and unmatched expertise. Committed to excellence in every aspect, from people to quality, growth, and performance, they offer a dynamic environment that fuels personal and professional growth. We are recruiting a passionate JavaScript Application Developer to join a Fortune 500 company, apply now! As a JavaScript Application Developer, you'll be at the forefront of technical consulting, collaborating with management, business users, and fellow developers to drive projects forward. Your role is pivotal in implementing interfaces and their behaviors, seamlessly integrating them with server-side services. Be the visionary force behind flawless code, ensuring an impeccable presentation across various browsers, operating systems, and devices. As a mid-level position, this is your chance to elevate your career and make an indelible impact. Join a growing team and be part of an extraordinary journey where innovation knows no bounds. Embrace the challenge, and together, we'll redefine what's possible. Apply now and let your talents shine as a JavaScript Application Developer!

Responsibilities

• Acquire and interpret business requirements, create a functional specification, and determine the most efficient/appropriate technologies.
• Research and improve current coding standards.
• Work with business and IT teams to plan new features, gather requirements and suggest solutions.
• Support the entire application lifecycle (concept, design, test, release, and support).
• Help foster a culture of innovation and out-of-the-box thinking.
• Perform analysis of business models, logical specifications, and/or customer requirements to design and build Internet solutions utilizing multiple technologies.
• Estimate hours for project tasks.
• Perform complex programming assignments requiring an advanced aptitude of established programming standards, methods, and best practices.
• Mitigate significant risks associated with projects, which have a high technical complexity and/or involve significant challenges to the business.
• Collaborate with other teams to ensure shared use of standard tools and processes.
• Communicate effectively by using natural language and by writing clear and concise code.
• Manage and prioritize workload between project and maintenance tasks.
• Maintain and modify web applications; make approved changes by amending application documentation, developing detailed programming logic, and coding changes.
• Provide support for critical web application problems and issues.
• Help foster development of teams' cross-functional and collaborative capabilities.
• Conduct research into new technologies, including tools, components, and frameworks.
• Knowledge share with development teams.
• Project and task management and reporting as necessary.
• Provide tier 2, on-call support for critical web application problems and issues.
• Analyze performance of websites and take action to correct deficiencies based on consultation with clients and approval of supervisor.
• Assist with other projects as may be required to contribute to efficiency and effectiveness of the work.
• Participate in hiring activities and fulfilling affirmative action obligations and ensuring compliance with the equal employment opportunity policy.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree (or foreign equivalent) in a Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Information Technology field of study or equivalent experience.
• 2+ years IT experience.
• 2+ years' experience working with CSS3, HTML5 and JavaScript.
• 2+ years' experience in responsive Web Development.
• Solid experience in JavaScript App development using contemporary React and Redux approaches and tools, including Hooks, Function Components, and React Router.
• Familiarity with the modern JavaScript language, including ES6 language additions such as array, map, and set methods; module architecture; arrow functions; object and array destructuring; function parameter methods; and Promises.
• Basic experience with typing libraries (preferably TypeScript).
• Solid experience with command line git and Github.
• Familiarity with running WebPack.
• Basic experience using code linters and typing libraries.
• Experience with various HTML5 web APIs, especially: Drag and Drop, Canvas, SVG, File API, Indexed DB, Web Storage, Typed Arrays, and Web Workers.
• Familiarity with npm packages and npm command line statements.
• Basic experience integrating with APIs over REST services.
• Familiarity with web accessibility practices.
• Basic experience working as part of an enterprise web team, interfacing with back-end developers, designers, web engineers, and external agencies or partners.

Nice-to-haves

• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Proven ability and initiative to learn and research new concepts, ideas, and technologies quickly.
• Strong systems/process orientation with demonstrated analytical thinking, organization skills, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work in a team-oriented, collaborative environment.
• Ability to quickly pick up new tools and technologies.
• Willingness to teach Junior team members.
• Ability to facilitate meetings and follow up with resulting action items.
• Ability to prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a multi-cultural environment, and to lead and influence cross-organizationally with and without direct authority.
• Ability to effectively move forward on tasks even with ambiguous or changing requirements.
• Strong commitment to inclusion and diversity.