Senior UI Developer

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Sopra Steria is currently recruiting specialist UI Developers for a unique opportunity to work in collaboration with our client producing and enhancing web and mobile applications. The UI Developer will create an experience that makes sure our online activities are easy to navigate, intuitive and flow seamlessly, working closely with the wider IT team to develop server-side technologies. The successful candidate will have experience delivering UI Development across digital projects and will have the skills and breadth of knowledge to hit the ground running.

 Main Features of the role:

The ideal candidates will work as part of a team to design and build conceptual prototypes and production ready user interfaces that use best practice techniques and provide an enjoyable digital experience.

 Key Responsibilities:

Working closely with the User Experience Designer, performing optimised tests to increase conversion and user engagement

Performing code reviews and conducting functional testing to ensure standards are understood and being followed

Creating and maintaining a library of common UI (User Interface) modules components & tools

Utilising your experience of Responsive web design and grid frameworks such as Bootstrap

Developing clean, efficient, maintainable and extendable HMTL, CSS and JavaScript

Using your experience and initiative to suggest appropriate approaches, methods and technologies to use on projects

Collaborating between the UX designer and the development to deliver seamless UI interface 

Effectively communicating with the wider IT team and key stakeholders  

Essential Skills:

2 years minimum experience within the UI industry, operating as a UI developer or similar

Experience of React, AngularJS, MVC or similar JavaScript framework

Familiar with CSS and JavaScript browser compatibility issues and solutions

Command line experience of Git, NPM and Bower

Proficient with Sass or similar CSS pre-processor (e.g. LESS)

Able to run automated tasks using Gulp or similar (e.g. Grunt)

Strong customer focus, business knowledge and commercial awareness

Ability to develop effective working partnerships with internal and external teams

A full understanding of Agile project delivery lifecycles

Good time management skills, ability to prioritise tasks effectively

Highly developed communication skills and proven ability to communicate clearly with project leads