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[full-time] Front End Web Developer at Gerson Lehrman Group
Description:
The Company:
Gerson Lehrman Group provides technology and services to support a marketplace for expertise. Our platforms help the world’s leading financial services firms, consultancies, corporations, and nonprofits find and interact with experts in a broad range of industries and disciplines. We have engineering offices in Boston, New York, Dublin, and Austin. For more information about Gerson Lehrman Group, please visit www.glgroup.com
The Department:
GLG Engineering has over 100 professionals who possess deep skill sets in Web-based technology. We utilize agile methodologies to inspire communication and team collaboration. We enjoy a casual dress code, complimentary beverages, an engaging environment, and random acts of cupcake. If you want to hone your skills by working with the latest Web development technology at a place where you will be appreciated and challenged by your colleagues, then we are looking for you.
The Position:
We are looking for a Front End Web Developer to join an agile development team working on our internal web applications. Responsibilities will include:
- Being the primary liaison between the developers and visual design/IA
- Translating wireframes into production ready front end code
- Innovating front end solutions for existing application problems
- Developing cutting edge interactions for new applications and features
- Contributing to our JavaScript and CSS standards and practices
- Advocating web standards and visual integrity
- Loving what you do
Expected Background:
- Bachelor’s degree or relevant work experience in Design, Computer Science or related area
- Minimum of 2 years experience in web development and presentation layer design/coding
- Demonstrated implementation of a UI toolkit (JQuery [preferred], YUI)
- Mastery of cross browser CSS and HTML
- Proven understanding of Javascript fundamentals
- Broad knowledge of web standards and trends
Pluses:
- Experience using Adobe Photoshop, ASP.NET, C# or Flash
- Experience using Agile methods such as Scrum and XP
- Experience using the Model-View-Controller pattern
Follow up:
Please email a resume, a cover letter, and links to a few relevant work samples to:
Human Resources
Gerson Lehrman Group
850 Third Avenue, Ninth Floor
New York, NY 10022
glgresumes@glgroup.com
We appreciate your interest in Gerson Lehrman Group; however, due to the volume of submissions we receive, we regret that we can only respond to strongly qualified candidates.
EOE/M/F/V/D
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