UI Engineer
Location: Chicago, IL or Peoria, IL
Job Type: W2 Contract
Schedule: Monday – Friday (Hybrid – one day on-site, but could be more)
Pay Rate: $65-70/hour with optional benefits packages including PTO, medical insurance, and 401k
Job Description
We have an exciting opportunity for a talented and motivated UI engineer. The primary purpose of the role is to provide independent contribution for UI/front-end design and development of modern cloud-based customer facing web application by collaborating with architects, other front-end and backend teams, PO/PM, Scrum Master and Engineering Manager stakeholders.
You will be part of a fast-moving global team to build a best-in-class product for our dealers worldwide to improve operational efficiency and reduce TCO.
Position’s Contributions to Work Group
- You will be responsible for solution design following modern/standard UI best practices, contributing hands-on code development, maintenance of technical debt (PRs, performance, UX improvements, Storybook/re-usable components, NFR…etc.), leading POCs or major Spikes and help with the refinement of the requirements into technical features & user stories.
- To effectively deliver, you would collaborate with other front-end/backend leads/teams, end to end architects, PO/PMs, Scrum Masters and Engineering managers.
Typical Task Breakdown
- Designing, developing, deploying and maintaining intuitive and performant UI.
- Integration and development with Grafana visualization.
- Working within an Agile framework (ideally Scrum) with multiple other teams.
Education & Experience Required
- Position requires a four-year degree from an accredited college or university.
- Bachelor’s and/or Master’s degree in Computer science and 5–7 years’ work experience in this capacity.
Technical Skills
- Designing, developing, deploying and maintaining intuitive and performant UI.
- Integration and development with Grafana visualization.
- Working within an Agile framework (ideally Scrum) with multiple other teams.
- Strong understanding and/or experience in some of the following:
- UI middleware and mocking technologies and tools like Redux-Saga and Mirage JS
- Experience working with API development tools like Swagger and Postman
- AWS Cloud, automated CICD and BDD with Cucumber
- 3+ years or more of experience with TypeScript, React and Redux
- 5–7 years of overall experience in web application and UI development with other skills such as Jest, Webpack, RESTful API, HTML 5 and CSS3
- Experience building new web application, leading major technical POCs and developing higher order re-usable UI components such as dashboard, widget and custom table…etc.
- Ability to work under pressure and within time constraints
- Passion for technology and an eagerness to contribute to a team-oriented environment
Soft Skills (Required)
- Excellent communication and presentation skills
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