UI/UX Developer

📋 Description

• Design high-quality, responsive user experiences and user interfaces for a portfolio of NOAA’s websites and web applications

• Take full ownership of projects from design to implementation and deployment

• Collaborate with project teams to create interfaces based on user requirements, feedback and best practices following an industry standard product development process

• Develop prototype user experiences with wireframes

• Develop and maintain applications based on UI guidelines to ensure pages are standards-compliant, universally accessible, cross-browser compatible and maintain visual consistency in accordance with brand standards

• Collaborate with UI/UX team members to stay up-to-date with new and emerging web design trends and technologies

• Participate in research, planning, and brainstorming with development and project teams

🎯 Requirements

• 3+ years of experience in interactive or front-end web design

• Expertise in CSS and preprocessors (SASS, LESS, etc.)

• Expertise in standard UX software such as Adobe Creative Suite, Sketch, Figma and InVision

• Working knowledge of JavaScript and HTML

• Understand the user experience and how to analyze and test usability

• A great portfolio that demonstrates your design and web development skills

• Mobile and responsive design experience

• Team player with proven ability to work with client and project teams

• You will be expected to complete an on-site and/or take home assignment for this position

• Familiarity with Agile

• Experience with frameworks such as Angular, React, Vue

• Experience with ParcelJS, Webpack or other web application bundlers

• Experience with static site generators like Middleman, Jekyll or Hugo

• Experience with Atlassian products

• Experience with a design system

• An understanding of 508 Compliance

• OpenSource contributions and StackOverflow reputation is a plus

🏖️ Benefits

• Comprehensive healthcare for the employee at no monthly cost

• Healthcare benefit covers medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision

• Personal Time Off (PTO) Policy plus paid holidays

• Highly competitive compensation plan regularly calibrated against industry and location benchmarks

• 401(k) retirement plan with company-matching

• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) – we’re all company owners!

• Flexible spending accounts

• Employee assistance program (EAP)

• Short- and long-term disability insurance

• Life and accident insurance

• Tuition assistance/Training/Workforce improvement reimbursement per year

• Spot bonuses for exceptional performance

• Annual Employee Recognition Awards with bonuses

• Employee Referral Program

• Free centralized, self-directed Learning Management System to learn at your own pace

• Personalized career growth plans for every employee