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Senior Front-End Web Developer
at Christine Michelsen in Washington, DC
NGP is seeking a creative, collaborative and passionate Senior Front-End Web Developer to be the executing force in building a user interface for a web-based, enterprise business application that will delight users, excite designers, and inspire your colleagues. You will be part of a small UX Team; where our mantra is to always understand user problems and goals before jumping into solutions. Solutions will also be a team effort from design to implementation. If you want to be told what to do or what to build—and be a programming robot—then this job is not for you. We need you to immediately come on-board with your thinking hat charged, proactive problem-solving skills ready to go, and sleeves rolled up to produce rock-solid, hand-coded CSS/XHTML and JavaScript. We also want you to own and take leadership of designing and defining the front-end architecture: setting the bar for the best structured code, produce re-usable and scalable code to help increase output and efficiency, and set best practices for optimizing the performance of the front-end.
How do you know if you’re the right person?
You should have…
• An opinion about coding semantic XHTML and writing clean, minimal code.
• Had ownership or wanted to be the beholder of setting CSS standards/guidelines for a large web-based, enterprise business application.
• 2 to 5 years of solid web development using newer web 2.0 UI patterns (AJAX, DHTML, DOM manipulation).
• Strong leadership in effectively estimating Product Backlog Items, breaking down front-end work into small accomplishable tasks, and delegating work to team members when help is needed.
• A knack for forward progress and getting unstuck by creating and bridging relationships with fellow back-end engineers and colleagues to get things done and hit team goals!
• A personal blog where you love sharing what you’ve learned and/or opinions; or a portfolio site that already shows off your XHTML/CSS expertise if we looked under the covers.
You should be…
• Curious about the interworking of jQuery or similar Javascript library; and comfortable hand-coding and debugging common Javascript functions.
• Stickler about cross browser development and testing; and already know the advantages and disadvantages of Firefox, Internet Explorer and Chrome.
• Proud of your exceptional organizational skills.
• Passionate about asking questions and using your excellent oral and written communication skills to help unravel user problems.
• A little OCD or even a lot OCD with your attention to details and maintaining design integrity.
Additional desirable skills and experience:
• Good working knowledge of ASP .NET MVC Framework
• Knowledge of WPF / Silverlight / CSS3 / HTML5; or experience developing Rich Internet Applications
• Knowledge of Photoshop / Illustrator / Visual Studio / Version Control Systems / Agile-Scrum Process
NGP provides market-leading software products and award-winning services to Democrats and their allies. Our NGP Campaign Office® software-as-a-service product is used by over 75% of the Democrats in Congress, as well as many other Democratic campaigns and other organizations.
At NGP we like working hard for our clients, but balanced with a fun and relaxed company culture, including blowing off steam at the foosball table, ping-pong table or on a softball field. Every year, we regroup and recharge around a big bonfire on our company retreat in Vermont. We also have a competitive benefits package that includes company-paid health care, dental insurance, a 401(k) plan, and a free exercise room in the building. Other perks include a metro-accessible office in downtown Washington DC, casual dress code and very partisan, hard working colleagues. NGP prides itself on being a progressive and open-minded workplace. You can learn more about our 10+ years of growth and success at http://www.ngpsoftware.com.
To be considered, please submit a resume, salary requirements, and work samples to jobs@ngpsoftware.com. Please include details of your responsibilities and accomplishments for each sample in the portfolio.
NOTE: This is an on-site, full-time position located in Washington, DC.
How do you know if you’re the right person?
You should have…
• An opinion about coding semantic XHTML and writing clean, minimal code.
• Had ownership or wanted to be the beholder of setting CSS standards/guidelines for a large web-based, enterprise business application.
• 2 to 5 years of solid web development using newer web 2.0 UI patterns (AJAX, DHTML, DOM manipulation).
• Strong leadership in effectively estimating Product Backlog Items, breaking down front-end work into small accomplishable tasks, and delegating work to team members when help is needed.
• A knack for forward progress and getting unstuck by creating and bridging relationships with fellow back-end engineers and colleagues to get things done and hit team goals!
• A personal blog where you love sharing what you’ve learned and/or opinions; or a portfolio site that already shows off your XHTML/CSS expertise if we looked under the covers.
You should be…
• Curious about the interworking of jQuery or similar Javascript library; and comfortable hand-coding and debugging common Javascript functions.
• Stickler about cross browser development and testing; and already know the advantages and disadvantages of Firefox, Internet Explorer and Chrome.
• Proud of your exceptional organizational skills.
• Passionate about asking questions and using your excellent oral and written communication skills to help unravel user problems.
• A little OCD or even a lot OCD with your attention to details and maintaining design integrity.
Additional desirable skills and experience:
• Good working knowledge of ASP .NET MVC Framework
• Knowledge of WPF / Silverlight / CSS3 / HTML5; or experience developing Rich Internet Applications
• Knowledge of Photoshop / Illustrator / Visual Studio / Version Control Systems / Agile-Scrum Process
NGP provides market-leading software products and award-winning services to Democrats and their allies. Our NGP Campaign Office® software-as-a-service product is used by over 75% of the Democrats in Congress, as well as many other Democratic campaigns and other organizations.
At NGP we like working hard for our clients, but balanced with a fun and relaxed company culture, including blowing off steam at the foosball table, ping-pong table or on a softball field. Every year, we regroup and recharge around a big bonfire on our company retreat in Vermont. We also have a competitive benefits package that includes company-paid health care, dental insurance, a 401(k) plan, and a free exercise room in the building. Other perks include a metro-accessible office in downtown Washington DC, casual dress code and very partisan, hard working colleagues. NGP prides itself on being a progressive and open-minded workplace. You can learn more about our 10+ years of growth and success at http://www.ngpsoftware.com.
To be considered, please submit a resume, salary requirements, and work samples to jobs@ngpsoftware.com. Please include details of your responsibilities and accomplishments for each sample in the portfolio.
NOTE: This is an on-site, full-time position located in Washington, DC.
Published at 05-04-2010