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Georgia Institute of Technology is looking to hire a senior front end developer to help drive its innovation in online collaboration, teaching and learning. This position will work in close cooperation with software engineers and educational technologists at many of the best universities in the world, through participation in a large open source project. The ideal candidate will be highly collaborative and have a passion for developing usable, accessible interfaces.

Responsibilities:

• Contribute to a large open source community devoted to enterprise software supporting teaching, learning and research
• Collaborate with peers at partner institutions in distributed and agile teams
• Develop functional prototypes from wireframes and mockups
• Develop optimized/cross-platform front-end code in CSS/XHTML, JavaScript, and AJAX
• Work with designers, students and teachers to refine and improve the user experience

• Work to the highest standards for accessibility and internationalization

Skills:

• 5+ years experience working with high-performance, high-volume websites
• 5+ years experience with JavaScript, HTML, CSS, XML, and cross-browser compatibility
• Advanced understanding of unobtrusive Javascript techniques
• Advanced understanding of AJAX frameworks, XML and JSON
• Ability to take mockups and create high-performance web pages that meet the design and technical specifications following accepted best practices for accessibility
• Advanced understanding of front-end optimization techniques, both in page size and perceived rendering time
• Ability to work effectively in distributed and remote teams
• Experience in leadership or mentoring roles
• Experience converting PSDs into standards-compliant XHTML and CSS (i.e., slicing)
• Basic proficiency in source code management practices
• Impeccable communication skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related discipline

Preferred Skills:

• jQuery
• Experience with multivariate user testing
• Background in visual or interaction design

• Experience contributing to open source projects

Company Description:
The Georgia Institute of Technology is one of the nation’s top research universities, distinguished by its commitment to improving the human condition through advanced science and technology.

Georgia Tech’s campus occupies 400 acres in the heart of the city of Atlanta, where 20,000 undergraduate and graduate students receive a focused, technologically based education.

Accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS), the Institute offers many nationally recognized, top-ranked programs. Undergraduate and graduate degrees are offered in the Colleges of Architecture, Engineering, Sciences, Computing, Management, and the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts. Georgia Tech is consistently ranked in U.S. News & World Report’s top ten public universities in the United States.