Front-End UX Developer

Type: Full-Time

Category: User Experience, Front-end development, User Interface, Web Design, Web development

Location: St. Petersburg, Florida (relocation not covered)

Job Summary: The Front-End UX Developer will combine the art of design with the skill of programming to shape the entire user experience for an industry leading website security provider. Responsibilities will include translation of high-fidelity UI designs and wireframes into actual code that produce visual elements with interactions that enhance and deliver a cohesive web and modern/up-to-date UX interfaces that tie back to the company’s established global brands for various businesses, websites and vendors/brands within the hosting/IT/web security industry. In collaboration with other team members, responsibilities include bridging the gap between graphical UI design and technical implementation, taking an active role on both sides and participating in defining how the UI appears as well as how it works. This person will report directly to the IT Project Manager.

Responsibilities

• Participate in all new user experience initiatives.
• Understand UX processes and methodologies.
• Develop and implement new user-facing features.
• Build reusable code and libraries for future use.
• Ensure the technical feasibility of UI/UX designs.
• Optimize the site code and application for maximum performance, speed and scalability.
• Assure that all user input is validated before submitting to back-end.
• Build prototypes and scenarios to define process flows.
• Ability to work with teammates to understand detailed requirements and architect complete user experiences that meet business requirements and vision.
• Have knowledge and understanding of user-centered interaction techniques and principles.
• Understand the hosting and website security industries to establish a deep understanding of our technical products and their positioning in the marketplace.
• Understand the process and procedures of how our business currently operates and adapt according.
• Consistently generate innovative ideas, create, implement and manage operational processes & strategies related to your workflow.
• Coordinate all implementations to ensure SEO goals and objectives are met.
• Research competitors and stay up to date on industry trends.
• Always present an energetic attitude that facilitates creative collaboration.
• Stay up to date on HTML/CSS/JavaScript best practices and implementation.
• Keep the team up-to-date with best practices and industry UX design trends/insights related to your focus/expertise when they arise.
• Setup and oversee the HTML, CSS and any required JavaScript elements for newsletters, websites and promotional campaigns.
• Consistently contribute to other team members’ ideas, thoughts & projects.
• Be passionate about all things UX and other areas of design and innovation. Research and showcase knowledge in the industry’s latest trends and technologies.
• Be a self-starter; work efficiently with little oversight.

Requirements:

• Experience coding usable/responsive interfaces for both desktop and mobile devices.
• In-depth knowledge of web markup, including HTML5, CSS3 and Responsive design standards
• Basic understanding of server-side CSS pre-processing platforms, such as LESS and SASS
• Proficiency with a responsive framework, preferably Bootstrap.
• Proficient understanding of client-side scripting and JavaScript frameworks, including jQuery libraries and frameworks, such as AngularJS, KnockoutJS, BackboneJS, ReactJS, and DurandalJS
• Good understanding of asynchronous request handling, partial page updates, and AJAX
• Experience with Microsoft Visual Studio and Visual Studio Team Services a plus
• Basic knowledge of Illustrator and Photoshop. Be able to crop, resize, or perform small adjustments on an image. Familiarity with Adobe Creative Cloud tools is a plus.
• Proficient understanding of cross-browser compatibility issues and ways to work around them.
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Microsoft Virtual Team Server or Git
• Good understanding of SEO principles and ensuring that application will adhere to them.
• Extensive experience in using UX design best practices to design solutions, and an understanding of responsive design.
• Be able to provide a full portfolio of current, custom responsive websites in which you were the sole front-end developer.
• Pixel-perfect attention to detail.
• Experience with SVGs, particularly animation a plus
• A solid grasp of user-centered design and testing methodologies, subsystems, and usability and accessibility concerns.
• Ability to iterate your designs and solutions efficiently and intelligently.
• Be open to receiving feedback and constructive criticism.
• Ability to work in a fast paced, high growth, collaborative environment.
• B2B design experience is helpful
• Project design, implementation and management skills
• Plus: Writing skills: specifically, concise, engaging, user-focused copy.

Compensation: TBD

Company Overview: Rapid Web Services, LLC is an emerging web-based technology company located right in the heart of beautiful downtown St. Petersburg, where we maintain multiple internet-based businesses, but are primarily focused on one e-commerce company (www.thesslstore.eu) that operates in the global website security and web hosting industry. The SSL Store™ and its other related websites are currently a global leader in the SSL certificate market that is always seeking fun, exciting and creative individuals that have the same aspirations as we do.

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