FRONT-END WEB DEVELOPER
Apply NowCompany: University of Washington
Location: Seattle, WA 98115
Description:
As a UW employee, you have a unique opportunity to change lives on our campuses, in our state and around the world. UW employees offer their boundless energy, creative problem-solving skills and dedication to build stronger minds and a healthier world.
UW faculty and staff also enjoy outstanding benefits, professional growth opportunities and unique resources in an environment noted for diversity, intellectual excitement, artistic pursuits and natural beauty.
For over 160 years, the University of Washington has been a hub for learning, innovation, problem solving and community building. Supporting this legacy and important public mission-with the goal of making the UW the world's greatest public university, as measured by positive impact-guides everything we do in University Advancement . Bringing together development; alumni and stakeholder engagement; marketing and communications; and advancement operations, we advance the UW's impact by developing meaningful connections that foster pride, advocacy and philanthropic support.
This starts with creating a culture of belonging within our organization that values the diverse experiences and expertise of our team members, allowing everyone to thrive and to contribute their unique talents as we strive to achieve our shared goals.
The College of Engineering has an exciting opening for a Front-End Web Developer. This is a full-time, permanent position.
The Front-End Web Developer builds and maintains websites, themes, templates and applications for the College of Engineering. This role utilizes cutting-edge methodologies and innovative approaches to enhance user interface design and construction while ensuring design excellence and modern, well-informed code. The Front-End Web Developer partners across teams to build replicable interactivity and functionality throughout a Drupal multisite ecosystem in service of expanding the College's website ecosystem and support strategic priorities and initiatives.
As a member of the College's Marketing and Communications team, the Front-End Web Developer is critical to ensuring that the College's web presence supports the College and University's goals and objectives. Also serving on the College's Computing Services Web Development team, this role will work to ensure alignment with the team's established best practices and coding standards and maintain the integrity and reliability of its infrastructure. This role will also partner with marketing and communications leaders, user experience practitioners, website managers and others across campus.
What You Will Do:
Create the architecture and infrastructure needed to expand the College's website ecosystem. Collaborate with teams across the College of Engineering, and secure feedback and recommendations to ensure the website reflects the depth and diversity of the College.
Work with College leadership and communications colleagues build new websites, templates and design elements for key strategic priorities and initiatives, such as research centers, interdisciplinary institutes and other multi-department programs.
Oversee proper integration into existing deployment processes and ensure contributions align with the College's strategic goals and platform requirements.
Create and maintain a roadmap of projects, enhancements and releases for the College's main websites.
Design, implement and support new features to improve web content display for strategic College initiatives including recruitment, fundraising and other revenue-generating projects, prioritizing accessibility and content management best practices.
Lead website re-design projects.
Ensure landing pages for high-priority and strategic initiatives are dynamic, modern, visually engaging and accessible to all users.
Design and build custom modules for use across all Drupal websites.
Identify existing and evolving technologies to use when upgrading the websites' design and information architecture.
Own the College's Design System , including designing, building and deploying new modules and templates.
Maintain online style guides and documentation to support best practices in web content creation. Assist in training Drupal power users on best practices for using themes and elements.
Advocate for accessibility; lead audits and apply design and implementation best practices.
Help troubleshoot and prioritize issues related to front-end development.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
Bachelor's degree or equivalent in engineering, computer science, programming, web development, human-computer interaction, web design or related field AND 3 years of experience in a front-end development role.
Equivalent education/experience will substitute for all minimum qualifications except when there are legal requirements, such as a license/certification/registration.
What You Bring:
A strong portfolio of sites that you personally developed.
Expert knowledge of HTML, CSS and JavaScript and familiarity with the latest web techniques, technologies, languages and libraries.
Familiarity with WordPress, Drupal or other similar content management systems.
Working knowledge of LESS, SASS, or other CSS pre-processors.
Working knowledge of WCAG standards and demonstrated ability to apply enhancements for accessibility.
Expert knowledge in high-performance and in-browser graphics such as CSS animations, WebGL, SVG animations, etc.
Strong working knowledge of responsive web design and cross-platform compatible coding techniques and troubleshooting.
Strong understanding of UX standards and/or Universal Design.
Working knowledge of content management systems, including theming.
Strong written and verbal communication skills; able to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical audiences.
Must be able to work successfully in a team environment as well as independently.
Must be comfortable using productivity tools such as Asana, Jira, Microsoft Office 365 and Google Suite.
Ability to communicate through a variety of technology tools such as Slack, MS Teams, Zoom and Google Meet.
What You Can Expect:
A highly collaborative and inclusive team that values working with others to complete projects and assignments.
Hybrid-work schedule with two days in the office.
Cubicle/open workspace environment that may result in higher noise levels and visual distractions.
Application Process: The application process may include completion of a variety of online assessments to obtain additional information that will be used in the evaluation process. These assessments may include Work Authorization, Cover Letter and/or others. Any assessments that you need to complete will appear on your screen as soon as you select "Apply to this position". Once you begin an assessment, it must be completed at that time; if you do not complete the assessment, you will be prompted to do so the next time you log into your "My Jobs" page. If you choose to take it later, it will appear on your "My Jobs" page to take when you are ready. Please note that your application will not be reviewed, and you will not be considered for this position until all required assessments have been completed.
#UWUAJOBS
Committed to attracting and retaining a diverse staff, the University of Washington will honor your experiences, perspectives and unique identity. Together, our community strives to create and maintain working and learning environments that are inclusive, equitable and welcoming.
The University of Washington is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.
To request disability accommodation in the application process, contact the Disability Services Office at [redacted] or [redacted].
Applicants considered for this position will be required to disclose if they are the subject of any substantiated findings or current investigations related to sexual misconduct at their current employment and past employment. Disclosure is required under Washington state law.
UW faculty and staff also enjoy outstanding benefits, professional growth opportunities and unique resources in an environment noted for diversity, intellectual excitement, artistic pursuits and natural beauty.
For over 160 years, the University of Washington has been a hub for learning, innovation, problem solving and community building. Supporting this legacy and important public mission-with the goal of making the UW the world's greatest public university, as measured by positive impact-guides everything we do in University Advancement . Bringing together development; alumni and stakeholder engagement; marketing and communications; and advancement operations, we advance the UW's impact by developing meaningful connections that foster pride, advocacy and philanthropic support.
This starts with creating a culture of belonging within our organization that values the diverse experiences and expertise of our team members, allowing everyone to thrive and to contribute their unique talents as we strive to achieve our shared goals.
The College of Engineering has an exciting opening for a Front-End Web Developer. This is a full-time, permanent position.
The Front-End Web Developer builds and maintains websites, themes, templates and applications for the College of Engineering. This role utilizes cutting-edge methodologies and innovative approaches to enhance user interface design and construction while ensuring design excellence and modern, well-informed code. The Front-End Web Developer partners across teams to build replicable interactivity and functionality throughout a Drupal multisite ecosystem in service of expanding the College's website ecosystem and support strategic priorities and initiatives.
As a member of the College's Marketing and Communications team, the Front-End Web Developer is critical to ensuring that the College's web presence supports the College and University's goals and objectives. Also serving on the College's Computing Services Web Development team, this role will work to ensure alignment with the team's established best practices and coding standards and maintain the integrity and reliability of its infrastructure. This role will also partner with marketing and communications leaders, user experience practitioners, website managers and others across campus.
What You Will Do:
Create the architecture and infrastructure needed to expand the College's website ecosystem. Collaborate with teams across the College of Engineering, and secure feedback and recommendations to ensure the website reflects the depth and diversity of the College.
Work with College leadership and communications colleagues build new websites, templates and design elements for key strategic priorities and initiatives, such as research centers, interdisciplinary institutes and other multi-department programs.
Oversee proper integration into existing deployment processes and ensure contributions align with the College's strategic goals and platform requirements.
Create and maintain a roadmap of projects, enhancements and releases for the College's main websites.
Design, implement and support new features to improve web content display for strategic College initiatives including recruitment, fundraising and other revenue-generating projects, prioritizing accessibility and content management best practices.
Lead website re-design projects.
Ensure landing pages for high-priority and strategic initiatives are dynamic, modern, visually engaging and accessible to all users.
Design and build custom modules for use across all Drupal websites.
Identify existing and evolving technologies to use when upgrading the websites' design and information architecture.
Own the College's Design System , including designing, building and deploying new modules and templates.
Maintain online style guides and documentation to support best practices in web content creation. Assist in training Drupal power users on best practices for using themes and elements.
Advocate for accessibility; lead audits and apply design and implementation best practices.
Help troubleshoot and prioritize issues related to front-end development.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
Bachelor's degree or equivalent in engineering, computer science, programming, web development, human-computer interaction, web design or related field AND 3 years of experience in a front-end development role.
Equivalent education/experience will substitute for all minimum qualifications except when there are legal requirements, such as a license/certification/registration.
What You Bring:
A strong portfolio of sites that you personally developed.
Expert knowledge of HTML, CSS and JavaScript and familiarity with the latest web techniques, technologies, languages and libraries.
Familiarity with WordPress, Drupal or other similar content management systems.
Working knowledge of LESS, SASS, or other CSS pre-processors.
Working knowledge of WCAG standards and demonstrated ability to apply enhancements for accessibility.
Expert knowledge in high-performance and in-browser graphics such as CSS animations, WebGL, SVG animations, etc.
Strong working knowledge of responsive web design and cross-platform compatible coding techniques and troubleshooting.
Strong understanding of UX standards and/or Universal Design.
Working knowledge of content management systems, including theming.
Strong written and verbal communication skills; able to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical audiences.
Must be able to work successfully in a team environment as well as independently.
Must be comfortable using productivity tools such as Asana, Jira, Microsoft Office 365 and Google Suite.
Ability to communicate through a variety of technology tools such as Slack, MS Teams, Zoom and Google Meet.
What You Can Expect:
A highly collaborative and inclusive team that values working with others to complete projects and assignments.
Hybrid-work schedule with two days in the office.
Cubicle/open workspace environment that may result in higher noise levels and visual distractions.
Application Process: The application process may include completion of a variety of online assessments to obtain additional information that will be used in the evaluation process. These assessments may include Work Authorization, Cover Letter and/or others. Any assessments that you need to complete will appear on your screen as soon as you select "Apply to this position". Once you begin an assessment, it must be completed at that time; if you do not complete the assessment, you will be prompted to do so the next time you log into your "My Jobs" page. If you choose to take it later, it will appear on your "My Jobs" page to take when you are ready. Please note that your application will not be reviewed, and you will not be considered for this position until all required assessments have been completed.
#UWUAJOBS
Committed to attracting and retaining a diverse staff, the University of Washington will honor your experiences, perspectives and unique identity. Together, our community strives to create and maintain working and learning environments that are inclusive, equitable and welcoming.
The University of Washington is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.
To request disability accommodation in the application process, contact the Disability Services Office at [redacted] or [redacted].
Applicants considered for this position will be required to disclose if they are the subject of any substantiated findings or current investigations related to sexual misconduct at their current employment and past employment. Disclosure is required under Washington state law.