Job Summary:

The Senior Front End Developer will be part of an agile development team, building and working on enterprise grade software systems on top of the Microsoft .NET development stack. The Senior Front End Developer develops information systems by designing, developing, and installing software solutions that are scalable for a high transaction environment (web, mobile, tablet, etc). Reporting to the Team Leader-Software Development, the duties and responsibilities of the Senior Front End Developer include, but aren’t limited to:

Job Expectations:

• Develop solutions within the functional specifications while maintaining high standards of software quality
• Collaborate with other software developers, business analysts and software architects to plan, design, develop, test, and maintain business applications.
• Assist in the collection and documentation of user's requirements, development of user stories, estimates and work plans.
• Design, develop, and test applications in accordance with established standards.
• Collaborates and adds value through participation in peer code reviews, providing comments and suggestions
• Package and support deployment of releases.
• Evaluate the competitive landscape and research Software Development trends as it relates to our business and future platforms.
• Partner with our Product Owners and Development teams to ensure technical feasibility and flawless implementation.
• Work with teammates in the migration of existing legacy code to current technologies and standards.
• Develop, refine and tune systems.
• Analyze and resolve technical and application problems.
• Assess opportunities for application and process improvement
• Adhere to high-quality development principles while delivering solutions on-time and on-budget.
• Provide third-level support to business users.
• Research and evaluate a variety of software products
• Consistently provide accurate estimates without reducing quality
• Demonstrates ability to drive projects forward with little to no supervision
• Provides support to less experienced team members

The duties and responsibilities described above may provide only a partial description of this position. This is not an exhaustive list of all aspects of the job.  Other duties and responsibilities not outlined in this document may be added as necessary or desirable, with or without notice.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

   Required:

• Expert with HTML 5, CSS 3.0, JavaScript (including frameworks such as JQuery) and Microsoft .NET development.
• Expert with graphic development software (Photoshop, ImageReady, Illustrator etc.)
• Advanced  knowledge and experience of software development throughout the entire lifecycle
• Working knowledge of source control and release management best practices
• Experience with agile development methodologies
• Experience with debugging, performance profiling and optimization
• Experience designing for desktop & mobile platforms using responsive design
• Strong communication skills with both internal team members and external business stakeholders
• Strong initiative to find ways to improve solutions, systems, and processes
• C# - Must be able read and comprehend back end code and occasionally commit changes
• Understanding of at least one component in our continuous delivery model, such as automated build, task runners, automated testing or automated deployments.

Preferred:

• Experience with A/B testing and Google Analytics
• Team Foundation Server (TFS)
• Experience with e-commerce
• Knowledge and experience in information design, interface design, flowcharting, storyboarding, human factors or human computer interaction, and usability
• Service oriented architecture (SOA)
• Ability to cut through ambiguity and use good organizational skills.
• A passion for building user-centric solutions
• A proven track-record delivering flawless defect free code.
• Demonstrated experience of source control, defect reduction and release management
• Must demonstrate in depth knowledge of a significant iHerb software component (or relevant experience)

Experience Requirements:

 Generally Requires:

• Requires a minimum of Five(5) to Eight (8) years of experience in Software Development Field
• A portfolio demonstrating first-hand development experience with complex applications

Education Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in HCI, Design, or Information Science required

Judgment/Reasoning Ability:  Able to identify, troubleshoot and resolve problems quickly using sound judgment, poise and diplomacy.  Ability to use judgment and reasoning skills, and determine when to escalate issues, as required, in a timely manner.

Physical Demands (Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.)   The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to sit, stand, walk, reach, bend and move about the facility.

Work Environment:  The noise in the work environment is usually moderate.  Other factors are:

• Fast-paced with multiple concurrent projects
• Professional, yet casual work environment
• Office environment
• Ability to work extended hours as required

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