Few items of interest for the Front-End Web Developer 

·         Candidates with experience creating web apps / sites with HIGH TRAFFIC are a huge PLUS

·         For this role, the emphasis has to be on the word “Developer” in the title – people who are all front-end are a guaranteed PASS.

·         An ideal candidate can be a person who has experience as a developer who in their career has gravitated towards developing on the front end (i.e. a Java or C# dev for example)

Here are some helpful keywords to aid in sifting through the pure front-end folks to find that gem –

Ruby or Ruby on Rails (RUR)

Jquery

Flex

Dojo

extjs

prototype

yui

mootools

Front-End Web Developer  

Location:                                                Brooklyn, NY

Wireless Generation creates innovative tools, systems, and services that help educators teach smarter. With its mobile assessment software, the company invented a better way to give classroom assessments and make data-based instructional decisions. Now Wireless Generation has broken new ground with technology that analyzes student data and customizes curriculum to individual learning needs. Wireless Generation also builds large-scale data systems, such as New York City’s ARIS, that centralize student data and give educators and parents unprecedented visibility into learning. A Web 2.0 collaboration and knowledge network for educators propagates proven approaches across schools. Wireless Generation currently serves more than 200,000 educators and 3 million students. More information is available at www.WirelessGeneration.com

We are looking for up to three expert front-end web developers who will be responsible for applying modern web standards to implement fast, maintainable, cross-browser web applications. Our applications range from web-based reporting and data analysis system to Web 2.0 collaboration tools to rich interactive handheld applications.

If you are interested in cutting-edge web technologies and if you consider yourself a star web developer, we want to hear from you.

Responsibilities of Front-End Web Developer:

·         Work independently and with a team to create JavaScript and HTML/CSS markup and templates with a strong focus on clarity, maintainability, and cross-browser compatibility

·         Work with designers, artists, engineers and testers to contribute to the user experience

·         Participate in requirements gathering and functional specification activities, providing feedback on implementation feasibility as well as navigable prototypes/mockups

·         Develop and lead the application of front-end web coding and design standards

Requirements of Front-End Web Developer:

·         Four-year college degree

·         At least four years as a front-end web developer, producing professional websites and/or web applications

·         Demonstrated expertise in creating cross-browser user interfaces using HTML, DHTML, CSS, JavaScript and XML(plus using them together as AJAX)

·         Strong working knowledge of open-source CMSs, such as Drupal and Joomla

Bonus Points:

·         Fluency in PHP, Java, Python, and/or Ruby

·         Experience with iPhone and/or Android front-end development

Note: A portfolio of screenshots and/or URLs will be required.