The Technology Department is looking for a Front-End Web Developer to join the Software Development Team.  The ideal candidate is skilled in front-end technologies such as HTML, CSS and JavaScript with a passion for creating elegant and dynamic UIs for web applications.

As a member of the team you will work collaboratively with other teams within the Emmi Technology Department and other departments at Emmi. Specifically, this means following a typical software development lifecycle toward a release plan, collaborating with business analysts and project managers on meeting delivery expectations and working with Client Services in meeting customer support expectations.

The Front-End Web Developer will participate in writing, reading, and executing against software functional and technical specifications, working with senior team members on software design and estimation and hands-on software development across our external and internal systems.   The candidate will need to be flexible in day-to-day activities and embrace change as required, working both independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment with many projects, priorities and opportunities.

·          2-5 years experience in professional web-based application development

·          Thorough experience with web technologies and their interrelationships

·          Current and detailed knowledge of browser peculiarities

·          HTML/CSS, JavaScript and Ajax

·          Good working knowledge of at least one JavaScript framework: jQuery, Dojo, YUI, Ext, etc

·          Mobile web experience a huge plus

·          Sencha/Ext experience a huge plus

·          XML/XSLT experience a plus

·          *nix/Linux experience a plus

·          ActionScript experience a plus

·          Scripting language experience (e.g. Python/Perl/*nix shell) a plus

·          Experience with source code control systems (e.g. Subversion) a plus

·          Applicable undergraduate degree preferred