Web UI Developer

The Message Systems team is looking for a highly motivated, mid-level Web Developer to build and maintain its products user interfaces.

The successful candidate will be a technically proficient, self-starter with excellent communications skills.

Message Systems believes in a fun but focused development environment. We have flexible hours, outstanding benefits, and a world-class team. Our engineering group works in an open plan with a focus on collaboration, automation, and testing.

This position is based in Columbia, MD.

Responsibilities

The Web Developer will be responsible for UI and front-end development, applying their expertise in XHTML/CSS/JavaScript to a suite of leading messaging products.

The Web Developer must possess technical knowledge and development skills across a range of technologies including:

• (X)HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and AJAX
• Extensive experience with cross-browser development and testing
• Develop optimized/cross-platform front-end code in (X)HTML, CSS and JavaScript
• Develop functional prototypes to demonstrate interactive concepts
• Implement cross-browser/cross-platform UI compatibility and troubleshoot associated issues

Qualifications

• 3+ years experience building interactive email/web sites/applications
• Technical mastery of client-side web user interface development technologies including JavaScript, AJAX, DOM, (X)HTML, CSS
• Ability to hand-code all XHTML, CSS and JavaScript (no WYSIWYG editors or tools)
• Knowledge of cross-browser/cross-platform compatibility including knowledge of and ability to solve common associated issues as well as investigate and troubleshoot complex inconsistencies
• Experience using JavaScript and AJAX libraries such as jQuery
• Experience with version control systems including Subversion
• General UI background (Information architecture, site flow, accessibility, browser capabilities, etc)
• Excellent analytical, problem solving and debugging skills.
• Good written and oral communication skills and ability to work either independently or within a team environment
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related field

Skills Required

• Experience with fast UI prototyping, rapid iterations, Agile web development methodologies
• Knowledge of server-side scripting languages such as PHP, JSP or Ruby on Rails
• Experience working in a LAMP (Linux/Apache/MySql/PHP) environment
• Experience with PostgreSQL a plus

Send applications to jobs@messagesystems.com.