Design Front End Developer

Job description

Front End Developer

Join the Cloud Integration Design team, a well-established team, designing Integrated Services for IBM's premier cloud platform Bluemix and other Fortune 500 on-premises enterprise software offerings.

Do you enjoy crafting beautiful and high performing web applications leveraging the latest front end development methodologies, tools, and techniques?

We are looking for a Front End Developer with an eye for design and a passion for delivering great user experiences to join our team based at IBM Studios Hursley.

At the nexus of engineering and design you will be instrumental in bringing industry-defining software products, cloud services and web applications to users around the world. You will play an integral role in building the next generation of advanced technologies in cloud. If you're interested in making a global impact by delivering innovative user experiences – we want to hear from you! If you strive to be on a team that produces enterprise-grade code, is passionate about great design, and insists on delivering exceptional user experiences – this is the place for you!

·  Understanding user needs, and exploring user-centered designs
·  Specifying, building, testing, deploying, maintaining, and supporting your code
·  Leveraging modern tools and techniques to develop clean, efficient, and reusable code
·  Identifying and addressing design, development, and delivery performance bottlenecks
·  Actively participating in code and design reviews
·  Coaching, educating, and advocating front end development best practice
·  Work closely with design team members, product management and engineering to identify user pain points and needs
·  Explore, evaluate and refine low fidelity designs with a focus on gathering further user insight:
·  Create design artefacts in a way that will get the feedback you need to influence the product's design
·  Conduct hands-on testing, workshops and interviews to derive insight from your designs
·  Converge on a clearly articulated user experience that shows other designers, developers and offering managers how to address user pain points and deliver the things they need
·  Work with Design Researchers, Visual Designers and Developers to ensure that everything you do is supported and guided by research, as well as being realistic and implementable Required Technical and Professional Expertise:
·  Bachelor's Degree in a related discipline
·  Previous experience in developing with HTML, CSS, JavaScript
·  Previous experience in developing modular JavaScript
·  Strong grasp of cross-browser quirks and compatibility, mobile-first content driven responsive design and development, progressive enhancement, leveraging APIs, testing and resolving performance concerns, team Git workflow and version control, Unix shell and command line tools Please include a portfolio of your work/experience when you apply for this position.

Auto req ID

67014BR
Required Education

Bachelor's Degree
Role ( Job Role )

Software Designer
State / Province

HAMPSHIRE
Primary job category

Software Development & Support
Contract type

Regular
Employment Type

Full-Time
Is this role a commissionable/sales incentive based position?

No
Travel Required

Up to 10% or 1 day a week
IBM Business Group

Hybrid Cloud
Preferred Education

Bachelor's Degree
City / Township / Village

HURSLEY
EO Statement

IBM is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.
Required Technical and Professional Expertise

Required Technical and Professional Expertise:
·  Bachelor's Degree in a related discipline
·  Previous experience in developing with HTML, CSS, JavaScript
·  Previous experience in developing modular JavaScript
·  Strong grasp of cross-browser quirks and compatibility, mobile-first content driven responsive design and development, progressive enhancement, leveraging APIs, testing and resolving performance concerns, team Git workflow and version control, Unix shell and command line tools
Country

United Kingdom
Preferred Technical and Professional Experience

None
Secondary Job Category

Other Software Development & Support
Eligibility Requirements

Eligibility to work in the UK and EU