Front End Engineer

Front End Engineer

What we are looking for:

FolderWave is looking for a Front-End Engineer/Full Stack knowledge with JavaScript/CSS/PHP experience to work on an agile team with a focus on improving the UI experience. You will be working on an agile team supported by the Architecture/Dev team to build, convert and create new innovative, intuitive, and beautiful user interface for several new and existing products.  We are open to someone working FT or PT – between 24 – 40 hours/week.

What you will be doing:

Joining an agile team that is located in Westford MA:

• Work on an agile development team re-imagining a new UI for a successful and growing product.
• Work on implementing UI designs and functionality.
• Design, collaborate, write code, write automated tests, review other engineers code and participate in every part of the team process.
• Share your new ideas, experiences and expertise in order to help the team and our product improve.
• This role is hybrid – generally remote with occasional meetings in our office in Westford, MA.

Qualities you possess:

• You have a knack for developing applications that are both intuitive and innovative.

• You are keen on staying up to date with latest industry standards and UX best practices, and how to implement them to continuously help improve our products and user experience.

• You are familiar with SDLC and best practices on deployment and feature flags.

• You work well with designers and able to execute their visions with precision.

• You are comfortable working in a flexible fast-paced software development environment.

Minimum Qualification

• 3+ years software development experience of complex applications (UI focus and some backend desirable) in JavaScript and PHP
• Experience with CMS systems like Drupal and WordPress
• Proficient in HTML5, CSS3, PHP, JS (ES5/ES6/Typescript), Node.js, jQuery, React, Vue.js, MySQL, SQL Server, and Responsive Design.
• Must have experience with server-side JavaScript.
• Experience in browser-side application architectures.
• Experience in delivering products using SDLC and Agile methodology.
• Experience using Git.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Accessibility knowledge and experience desirable

Desirable skills

• Experience in using and/or developing APIs (RESTful etc.)
• Experience using or interacting with other backend languages (e.g. Java, C++, .Net)
• Experience with automated unit, integration and end-to-end testing is highly desirable.
• Experience with scripting languages, such as Python, Ruby, etc.
• Experience with Azure and Linux

We are a leader in the industry and work with well-known colleges, universities and education organizations providing innovative solutions and services to support enrollment processes as well as Career Readiness solutions. We are a small, team-oriented company that is growing rapidly.

Local candidates only, no sponsorship or relocation available.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.

How to Apply – Send your resume and cover letter.