Description
My publishing client delivers comprehensive and authoritative legal, business, government and tax information worldwide as an industry leader. It unites proprietary brands, advanced web technologies, and premium information sources for customers in the legal, corporate, government and academic markets in 100 countries on six continents. With a leading position in the U.S., they also also serve as the market leader in the United Kingdom and is also a major publisher in continental Europe and Asia.
They develop power tools for lawyers across desktop, laptop and mobile devices. We aspire to deliver best-in-class solutions which help the legal industry win business and win cases.
Description of position:
My client is looking for a Web Developer to join the Global team in London.
The successful applicant will work within the User Experience team and will collaborate with UX Designers and other related disciplines to create User Interface designs and functional prototypes. They will also collaborate with other team members and various stakeholders to define customer requirements and system interfaces, assess available technologies, and develop and present solutions.
Required skills:
CSS/HTML
JavaScript, jQuery, JSON
Cross browser compatibility and debugging
Ability to work independently and in a team environment
Ability to work and communicate with Business Users, Product and Project Managers
Good written and verbal communication skills.
Commitment to quality deliverables; attention to detail, process oriented
Code review and effective knowledge sharing
Strong knowledge of and committed to user-focused development
Desirables:
Version control software: GIT or Mercurial
HTML5
XML, XSLT
JavaScript frameworks, eg Backbone, Angular
Client side template engines. eg Handlebars
Unit Testing, TDD, Continuous Integration
Experience on working with Web Content
Experience of working in rapid and Agile environments
Experience of developing UIs for data-rich solutions
Accountabilities:
Work with the UX team, Product Manager and Product developers to build a high fidelity visionary prototype
Development manager and Project manager to drive estimating, planning, track status report, performance improvement
Influence the wider team and advocate best practices, contribute to definition and delivery of scalable solutions
Consistently meet deadlines as defined by project schedules and/or SLAs with minimal supervision.
Demonstrate ownership of team commitments, proactively manage expectations and raise awareness of incoming risks or issues
Develop solid understanding of the company's products.
Other tasks as assigned.