Front End Developer

Frontend Experience EngineerProject Overview: Experience Design & Research is a multidisciplinary design and research team dedicated to delivering innovative, differentiated, and exceptional experiences for clients, prospects, and partners by demonstrating a deep understanding of their needs. Experience Design & Research is committed to growing and supporting a diverse team, with a collaborative environment that provides educational and career growth opportunities.Contractor's Role: As a Frontend Experience Engineer, you will sit side by side with design and product teams to build frontend experiences. Your work will elevate our digital experiences through compelling prototypes, patterns, and components that empower our partners and clients. A detail-oriented systems thinker, you can see tough challenges from multiple perspectives and uncover the technical solutions to solve design and business needs.Experience Level: Level 3, greater than 5 yearsQualifications:A minimum of two years of front-end UI development experience, writing semantic HTML, CSS and ES6 JavaScriptExperience working with the React framework, Redux and supporting middlewareWork portfolio (applications, code samples) that demonstrates systematic and creative development thinking as well as a deep understanding of UI development best practices.Excellent verbal and written communication skills (the ability to effectively sell an idea).Ability to manage time wisely given competing priorities, meet agreed upon deadlines, and be accountable for work.Experience in working with a cross-functional team or large-scale software development lifecycle, including waterfall and (more importantly) agile methodologies.Experience with debugging and browser performance optimizationExperience using GIT and source control workflows (i.e. Gitflow, Pull Requests) with multiple contributorsExperience with Test Driven DevelopmentExperience with Node, Webpack, and NPM librariesComfortable working with server-side architects to define flow & structure of dataNice to Haves:Practical understanding of accessibility standards and WCAG 2.1 complianceFamiliarity with D3 or data visualization librariesCSS 3 responsive design, CSS Preprocessors, CSS AnimationsTasks and Responsibilities:Contributes to an open culture that enables development through direct but kind feedback, promotes diverse perspectives and fosters a sense of curiosity and optimism.Evangelizes a deep understanding of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript to build accessible and reusable UI components using our digital design system and platform tools.A commitment to high-quality deployed code as well as positive and productive contributions.Manage expectations and deliver effective, efficient, and thoughtful technical solutions.Collaborate and communicate professionally with designers, product owners and architects to understand technical needs and user requirements while effectively communicating the complexity, intent, and specifications of development tasks.Developing reusable/configurable software components, interactive reporting dashboards and data visualizations.Contribute back to our design system in the form of components, documentation, best practices, and guides.Reason for Request:Comments for Suppliers: Local to Chicago. Work 2-3 days in office. Available for face to face interview. Strict screening is needed prior to submission.Required Skills: React Front end dev or front end focused full stack devBasic Qualification: Additional Skills: Background Check: Yes Drug Screen: Yes Notes: Local to Chicago.