Web Developer at Code Lab IT & Engineering Services

Job Description

• Work with a team of talented developers and designers to build simple, beautiful and consistent user experiences for our web apps.
• Invent and prototype new features and interactions, then build, test and ship them in our products.
• Improve the modularity and architecture of our existing front-end code, reducing duplication and improving developer efficiency.
• Drive the implementation of new web technologies which improve our ability to build great products.
• Design and implementation of web applications, specialising in the user interface of the product.
• Perform hands-on software development tasks, such as prototyping, feature development, bug fixing, unit testing and writing automated functional tests.
• Liaise with the product architect and developers on software design, dependencies and code maintainability.
• Liaise with the UI designers on design and implementation of interfaces.
• Provide time and size estimates for project tasks.
• Promote the use of JavaScript, CSS and Ajax best practice across the company.

Skills/Requirements/Attributes Required

• Must be based in Port-Harcourt.
• Good knowledge of front end technologies like CSS, HTML, JavaScript and Wordpress.
• Extensive hands-on experience in JavaScript.
• Experience with JavaScript frameworks like Backbone.js, Ember.js, etc.
• Familiarity with JavaScript libraries like jQuery, RequireJS, Raphael and Backbone.
• Strong software design and object oriented coding skills.
• Initiative and the ability to work independently to drive development.
• “Out-of-the-box” creative thinking.
• Experience building and maintaining front-end code for dynamic modern web applications.
• Some experience with backend technologies for web applications.
• Solid software design skills and experience with automated UI testing.
• Passion for usability, simplicity and consistency in user interface design.