FRONT-END WEB DEVELOPER

$82,008 - $90,000/Yr

University of Washington - Seattle, WA

Full-time - Mid Level

Seattle, WA

Educational Services

About the position

The Front-End Web Developer at the University of Washington's College of Engineering is responsible for building and maintaining websites, themes, templates, and applications. This role focuses on enhancing user interface design and ensuring modern, well-informed code while collaborating with various teams to support the College's strategic priorities. The developer will also ensure alignment with established best practices and coding standards, contributing to the College's web presence and overall goals.

Responsibilities

• Create the architecture and infrastructure needed to expand the College's website ecosystem.
• Collaborate with teams across the College of Engineering to secure feedback and recommendations for website development.
• Work with College leadership and communications colleagues to build new websites, templates, and design elements for strategic initiatives.
• Oversee integration into existing deployment processes and ensure contributions align with strategic goals.
• Create and maintain a roadmap of projects, enhancements, and releases for the College's main websites.
• Design, implement, and support new features to improve web content display for strategic initiatives, prioritizing accessibility and content management best practices.
• Lead website re-design projects to ensure high-priority initiatives are dynamic and accessible.
• Design and build custom modules for use across all Drupal websites.
• Identify and implement evolving technologies for website upgrades.
• Own the College's Design System, including designing and deploying new modules and templates.
• Maintain online style guides and documentation to support best practices in web content creation.
• Assist in training Drupal power users on best practices for using themes and elements.
• Advocate for accessibility; lead audits and apply design and implementation best practices.
• Help troubleshoot and prioritize issues related to front-end development.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in engineering, computer science, programming, web development, human-computer interaction, web design or related field.
• 3 years of experience in a front-end development role.
• Expert knowledge of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
• Familiarity with WordPress, Drupal, or other content management systems.
• Working knowledge of LESS, SASS, or other CSS pre-processors.
• Working knowledge of WCAG standards and ability to apply enhancements for accessibility.
• Expert knowledge in high-performance and in-browser graphics such as CSS animations, WebGL, SVG animations.
• Strong working knowledge of responsive web design and cross-platform compatible coding techniques.
• Strong understanding of UX standards and/or Universal Design.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Nice-to-haves

• Strong portfolio of sites developed personally.
• Familiarity with productivity tools such as Asana, Jira, Microsoft Office 365, and Google Suite.
• Ability to communicate through various technology tools such as Slack, MS Teams, Zoom, and Google Meet.

Benefits

• Generous benefits and work/life programs.
• Professional growth opportunities.
• Unique resources in a diverse environment.