FRONT-END WEB DEVELOPER

$82,008 - $90,000/Yr

Uw Medicine - Seattle, WA

Full-time - Entry Level

Seattle, WA

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 full-time, permanent position focuses on enhancing user interface design and ensuring modern, well-informed code within a Drupal multisite ecosystem. The role is critical in supporting the College's web presence and strategic initiatives, collaborating with various teams to create a culture of belonging and diversity.

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 the website.
• Work with College leadership and communications colleagues to build new websites, templates, and design elements for strategic priorities.
• Oversee proper 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.
• Lead website re-design projects.
• Ensure landing pages for high-priority initiatives are dynamic, modern, visually engaging, and accessible.
• Design and build custom modules for use across all Drupal websites.
• Identify existing and evolving technologies for upgrading website design and information architecture.
• Own the College's Design System, including designing, building, and deploying new modules and templates.
• Maintain online style guides and documentation to support best practices in web content creation.
• 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.
• Strong portfolio of sites personally developed.
• Expert knowledge of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
• Familiarity with WordPress, Drupal, or other similar 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.
• Ability to work successfully in a team environment as well as independently.
• Comfortable using 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 an environment noted for diversity, intellectual excitement, artistic pursuits, and natural beauty.