JavaScript Developer Sample Job Descriptions

When businesses are looking for clean and responsive websites, they turn to us. That’s because we approach every project with the same core concept: The job isn’t done until the client is satisfied with the end product. When we’re creating websites that act as the first impression for a client, they’re trusting us to make that experience seamless, professional, and appealing. 

That kind of trust has empowered us to strive for the absolute best when it comes to project quality, and that’s why we want experts on our team to continue that tradition! We’re currently searching for a JS developer to join us. Our team is composed of collaborative high performers and we’re in need of one more to round out the responsibilities as our client list grows. If you think you’ll fit in well with the team at [Your Company Name], we’d love to hear from you!

Typical duties and responsibilities

• Design, create, test, and modify web applications and services
• Work closely with team, project management, and clients to coordinate and create features, software, and promote quality assurance
• Implement user-centric features for various client applications
• Implement sustainable and reusable front-end applications
• Coordinate with back-end developers
• Follow software engineering best practices, CD/CD, source control, quality, etc.

Education and experience

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, mathematics, or equivalent field
• Minimum 5 years experience in JS position

Required skills and qualifications

• Fluent in JS ES6+, React, state management, SCSS, CSS3, and functional programming
• Experience implementing design libraries and microservices to support functional and responsive UI
• Familiarity with RESTful API, Webpack, NPM, and Jest or equivalent framework
• Familiarity with Agile methodology development cycles, source control, and Jira task management
• Experience with TypeScript

Preferred qualifications

• Cloud platform experience
• Middle-ware experience
• ReactNative Mobile experience
• Experience with Docker, Ansible, NodeJS, and Vagrant

Duties

• Developing new user-facing features using React.js
• Building reusable components and front-end libraries for future use
• Translating designs and wireframes into high quality code
• Optimizing components for maximum performance across a vast array of web-capable devices and browsers
• Style the components using Sass styling and contribute to overall style system

Work environment

• This is a remote position with possible in-office attendance as requested by management

Physical demands

The physical requirements of this position are described as sedentary work. Sedentary work involves:

• Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects
• Sitting most of the time
• Walking and standing are required only occasionally

Required education and experience

• 4-5 years of Frontend Javascript Developer experience
• Strong proficiency in JavaScript, including DOM manipulation and the JavaScript object model
• Thorough understanding of React.js and its core principles (such as State Management)
• Experience with popular React.js workflows (such as Redux)
• Familiarity with newer specifications of EcmaScript
• Experience with data structure libraries (e.g., Immutable.js)
• Strong interpersonal skills, including an ability to work comfortably with professors, content experts, and business partners
• Intellectual curiosity across multiple disciplines
• Experience managing schedules and budgets is highly desirable
• Familiarity with RESTful APIs and GraphQL
• Knowledge of modern authorization mechanisms, such as JSON Web Token
• Familiarity with modern front-end build pipelines and tools
• Experience with common front-end development tools such as Babel, Webpack, NPM/Yarn, etc.
• Ability to understand business requirements and translate them into technical requirements
• Familiarity with code versioning tools like Git

As a member of our software development team you will

• Assist in the development of innovative software that solves REAL business problems
• Be a fully empowered member of a cross-discipline Agile team tasked with delivering scalable, extendable, and fully testable code
• Participate in the on-going development and support of existing applications
• Participate in strategic projects that improve operational efficiency across WWT’s Human Resources organization
• Work closely with other developers and analysts to ensure development meets requirements and delivers optimal performance to our end users
• Collaborate with Product Owner and technical partners to scope the opportunities, identify constraints, and help mitigate risks
• Develop simple to complex programs on supported database technologies and programming platform
• Testing the end-to-end solution to ensure complete satisfaction of internal and external users

Required skills

• Bachelors, Masters, or MBA degree preferably in Computer Science or Management Information Systems
• 3+ years of experience in modern web development (e.g., HTML5, JavaScript, AngularJS)
• Developing Single Page applications with JavaScript frameworks such as VueJS or AngularJS
• Passion for Software Development and well-versed in industry trends such as Mobile, Single Page Applications, Responsive Design, and REST based API’s
• 3+ years of experience developing RESTful APIs and modules utilizing NodeJS
• Strong SQL, PL/SQL, and relational database experience
• System design experience with SOA/REST/Microservices would be a plus
• Developing large-scale, custom distributed software systems in Java or Grails/Groovy
• Experience testing – from unit to functional to integration
• Possess a solid understanding of Agile and Scrum principles
• Self-motivated with the ability to work independently with minimal supervision

Responsibilities

• Work in a team environment to design and develop software for the management, manipulation, and display of a wide variety of data
• Build reusable components and services using the latest Angular framework
• Design and implement secure, performant code to develop new user-facing features
• Implement functional and unit tests to maintain the quality of our codebase

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience with web technologies such as JavaScript, HTML, CSS, and RESTful web services
• Ability to master new technology quickly and to work in a constantly-evolving environment
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work with a diverse team
• Excellent problem-solving, verbal and written communication, design, development, and debugging skills
• Bachelor’s or master’s in computer science, engineering, mathematics, or related field, depending on position level

Recommended qualifications

• Experience with JavaScript libraries such as Angular, Angular.js, D3, Node.js, Electron. React, Vue, or other frameworks for developing large web and desktop-based software solutions and products
• Experience with the Angular web application framework, TypeScript, and latest ECMAScript versions
• CSS compiler knowledge (e.g., Sass, LESS)
• JavaScript file bundlers such as Webpack and Rollup
• Experience building and using browser rendered UI components and graphics systems (SVG, Canvas, WebGL)
• Experience with data visualization libraries such as D3, amCharts, Wijmo, etc.
• Knowledge of modern web development tools (e.g. Git, GitHub, npm, Gulp, Jenkins)
• Experience with Esri’s ArcGIS JSAPI