Web Developer

Position: Web Developer

Location: Vancouver (Hybrid)

Duration: 11 Months

Our client is looking for a front-end web development contractor to join the External Payment Services group. You will be responsible for creating HTML/XHTML and CSS for our client’s next generation payments website. The successful candidate should be experienced working with graphics design tools (Photoshop, Illustrator) and converting design mockups to cross browser compatible HTML/CSS and JavaScript.

Primary Responsibilities:

-Use design software to create mockups and html prototypes for new features

-Build/Code static and dynamic pages from these mockups and additional specifications

-Create and manage CSS styles and CSS frameworks

-Ensure customer-facing new features meet style requirements

-Create code for front-end behaviors with Dynamic HTML

-Cross-browser test and troubleshoot site presentation

-Develop optimized/cross-platform front-end code in CSS/XHTML, and JavaScript

-Develop functional prototypes to demonstrate concepts and to enable rapid iterative support for usability research.

-Collaborate with product managers, designers, backend engineers, and researchers to refine the user experience.

-A proven portfolio demonstrating the above skills will be required

Knowledge and Experience Required:

-4+ years of experience in front-end web development

-Browser rendering and cross-browser knowledge

-Expert with HTML/XHTML at the hand-coding level.

-Expert in CSS for content styling and layout.

-Exhibit an understanding of cross-browser compatibility issues.

-JavaScript skill is preferred

-Able to operate in a Linux environment

Skills and Abilities Required:

-Expert with a major design application (Fireworks or Photoshop)

-Expert XHTML/CSS for cross-browser rendering

-User Interface design and diagramming

-JavaScript to add behaviors to otherwise static pages

-Semantic coding with CSS/XHTML

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