Job Description
Location/Remote: This position is primarily remote.
Agilious is looking for a UI Developer to join our US Federal Government consulting practice. Our Agile consultants work closely with our customers to support them throughout their project needs. Our goal is to help our clients deliver value quickly and delight their end users by enabling a healthy Agile mindset and practices. In this role, you will work closely with our customers to design and build powerful, yet easy-to-use web-based custom enterprise and SaaS platform-based software applications.
Being part of a fast-growing technology team means having numerous opportunities to learn. You will be directly contributing to the success of the team and the company in a highly visible way. As a member of the team, you will be working with talented developers to architect and develop cutting-edge applications using the latest in web development and database technologies in the Microsoft stack.
Level of Experience: Minimum of 5 years experience required
Clearance: Public Trust Clearance must be obtainable
As a UI Developer, you will work as part of the development team to develop and implement new Python and Django UI components for user-facing applications defined by the UX design team into the development, testing, and production environments for the product. This position will also be responsible for collaborating with the development team to integrate these user-facing applications into the existing backend components and API’s.
In this role, the UI developer will be expected to become familiar with the existing styling guidelines and leverage best practices to implement styling into the web UI applications. The developer will need to become familiar with existing web/application architecture patterns, produce CSS supplements to augment existing templates based on U.S. Web Design System (USWDS) CSS templates and produce documentation detailing the application user workflow.
Responsibilities:
- Optimizing applications: Making sure applications function smoothly across different devices and screen sizes
- Reviewing requirements: Meeting with the end users and stakeholders to understand their needs and expectations
- Planning layout: Creating the website layout from scratch
- Testing performance: Evaluating how the website or app is performing after it has been released to the users
- Creating prototypes: Testing the user interface with users to ensure that the design meets the requirements of the end-users
- Designing and implementing new features: Using design principles such as symmetry, balance, and color theory to make websites that are both practical and pleasing to the eye
- Troubleshooting integration issues: Applying solutions to overcome challenges
- Work with Product Owners, Stakeholders, and other team members as appropriate
- Understand and Utilize the tools and technologies being used
- Work with the SMEs to understand the requirements when appropriate
Other similar professional duties may be assigned as needed
Required Skills:
- Must have at least 5+ years of experience designing web applications.
- 5+ Years of experience developing the UI for applications in the Python / Django framework
- 3+ Years Software development experience in a Linux environment
- Experience developing user-facing web applications
- Experience in the Agile Scrum development methodology
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Advocate for the user’s needs and articulating those to the team
- Knowledge and experience of front-end web technologies for JavaScript, HTML5 & CSS3
- Familiarity with Sketch, Zeplin, or Figma
- Experience with creating and maintaining a Design System
- Understanding responsive behaviors and designing for the user’s needs within the context of the device they are using
- Knowledge of the UX process, wireframing, and prototyping skills
- Experience with version control systems like Git or SVN
- Knowledge of human interaction design
- Ability to effectively prioritize and plan individual workload to meet deadlines
- Experience working in Agile environments
Education and Training
- A bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, physics, engineering, math, or related field is required
- An advanced degree in computer science or a related discipline may be substituted for two years of experience
- Plus to have — a Front-End Web Development Graduate Certificate, CareerFoundry UI Program, or Designlab UI Design Short Course
Why Work at Agilious
We work hard, so we take care of each other and try to enjoy ourselves along the way:
- We hire smart people.
- We encourage our team to raise their hand when they see an opportunity to change our existing processes.
- We value culture and believe our business thrives in the diversity of our teams.
- We offer company-paid medical benefits that are designed to support our employees.
- We offer competitive salaries and a 401(k) plan with profit sharing.
- We operate like a startup with a proven business model that's growing fast!
- We have a Casual dress code (jeans are welcome).
- We have a remarkable professional development program that allows you to stay current and on top of your field.
- We are passionate about our clients and live/breathe the client experience.
- We encourage creativity and embrace change.
- We believe in autonomy & taking initiative.
- We collaborate with our leadership team daily to ensure vision alignment and transparency as an organization.
We are an equal-opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.