Web Developer Front End

$98,042 - $132,644/Yr

Southern New Hampshire University - Manchester, NH

Full-time - Mid Level

Remote - Manchester, NH

10,001+ employees

Educational Services

About the position

The Web Developer front end at Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) is responsible for designing and enhancing the university's web experiences. This role involves providing a variety of web application development services, focusing on improving the functionality and effectiveness of the university's web properties. The position requires collaboration with team members and stakeholders to ensure high-quality deliverables while adhering to usability and accessibility standards.

Responsibilities

• Build responsive, mobile-first web controls and components that meet usability and accessibility web standards.
• Develop and implement custom CSS configurations using Tailwind CSS and Bootstrap.
• Build modular and scalable web components using TypeScript and JavaScript.
• Design and implement dynamic UI components using React, ensuring efficient state management and component reusability.
• Implement UI, SEO, accessibility, usability, and performance best practices with equal importance.
• Assess and remedy performance issues.
• Contribute, develop, and follow detailed technical specifications.
• Communicate with product owners, team leads, project managers, and internal partners to facilitate accurate deliverables.
• Foster a culture of collaboration, knowledge sharing, and learning within the development team.
• Perform code reviews and validate changes within pull requests.
• Partner with the UXD team to translate design concepts into functional and visually appealing front-end implementations.
• Scope and estimate deliverables.
• Provide technical staff assistance.
• Stay at the forefront of industry trends and new technologies, evaluating their applicability to our projects and long-term goals.

Requirements

• 3+ years of proficiency in front-end technologies, including HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and TypeScript, along with expertise in modern front-end frameworks (e.g., React, Angular, Vue.js).
• Bachelor's degree in a technical field or 5+ years of experience in lieu of degree acceptable.
• Development skills in HTML, CSS/SASS, JavaScript, C#, SQL.
• Working knowledge of web browsers (Edge, Firefox, Chrome, Safari), Windows, iOS.
• Experience with front-end build automation systems such as Grunt or Gulp.
• Familiarity with version control systems (e.g., Git) and CI/CD pipelines.
• Proficiency at writing reusable and modular code.

Nice-to-haves

• 5+ years of professional experience in web development, demonstrating experience in successful project delivery.
• Experience developing specifically with Node.js, React, and Next.js.
• Experience with Tailwind or other CSS frameworks.
• Experience building UI libraries integrating with Storybook.
• Experience developing with containerized applications.
• Experience or knowledge of Monorepos.
• Unit Testing experience.
• Experience optimizing the Request Waterfall.
• Experience developing headless web applications using a data tier with REST or GraphQL.
• Experience with A/B testing and implementing A/B and multivariate tests on landing pages.
• Proficiency in Google Tag Manager.
• Experience with tracking campaign activity.
• Familiarity with Agile Scrum or Kanban development lifecycles.
• Familiarity with ADA/WCAG standards.

Benefits

• High-quality, low-deductible medical insurance
• Low to no-cost dental and vision plans
• 5 weeks of paid time off (plus almost a dozen paid holidays)
• Employer-funded retirement
• Free tuition program
• Parental leave
• Mental health and wellbeing resources