Sr. Web Dev Engineer

Profile

Amplify is a new business dedicated to re-imagining K-12 education by creating digital products and services that empower teachers, students and parents in new ways.

We are working with some of the smartest people to create a cutting edge technology to overcome one of the greatest challenges of our time - how to improve K-12 education. We are also a rapidly growing, Technology Based, Education Software Development company and we are growing so fast that we have literally doubled in size in less than two years and we have no plans on slowing down.

Some of our products:

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Come and help us create new ways for Wireless Generation, Inc. users to browse, search for, review, access and experience their content. The Curriculum Services & Content Management Services team is faced with an exciting challenge * to build our learning management, content management, digital asset management, and publishing systems while creating entirely new experiences that take advantage of the latest advances in digital, wireless, and web technologies. As we develop innovative content delivery and management experiences, we need developers with a passion for the front-end customer experience who also have the skills and experience to build robust systems that interact with a variety of new and existing back-end services. With millions of student and teacher users on a variety of supported platforms, you*ll have the opportunity to work with large data sets, a wide range of technologies and services.

Responsibilities of Intermediate Web Developer:

As part of a cross-functional software team, you'll be commissioned with delivering new and innovative platforms, products, and/or product functions for schools, districts, and states across the country
Work within a team that develops, tests, and maintains robust, scalable, high-quality software for our wireless tablet technology platform and full suite of products
Contribute to continuous improvement of software development best practices in the areas of coding tools, languages and APIs, as well as software design and development processes
Other specific responsibilities vary by project area and experience, but may include technical leadership of a software project team

Requirements of Intermediate Web Developer:

BS/MS in Computer Science or equivalent
3 years of professional software development experience
1 years of front-end software development experience utilizing HTML, JavaScript, and CSS
Strong understanding of cross-browser compatibility issues and solutions
Strong understanding of responsive web design
Strong fundamentals (OO, algorithms, data structures, graphical)
Experience with core front-end technologies such as XHTML, AJAX, JSON, CSS, DOM scripting, and DOM methods and properties

Preferred Skills for Intermediate Web Developer:

Experience with AngularJS and RequireJS a huge plus
Experience with HTML5 and CSS3
1 years of experience developing on mobile platforms
Taste for simplicity and elegance in technical design and implementation as well as an appreciation for test driven development and building software
Experience with graphics editing tools such as Adobe Photoshop and InDesign
Cross-platform development of web-based applications for use on both mobile devices and computer-based browser, including optimization to allow for smooth operation on phones and tablets
Experience with large code base and working with external vendors
Experience with Object Oriented Programming in Java, Groovy, Objective-C, or C#
Experience with Scrum (or other agile methodologies)
Proven technical leadership experience in a professional environment, including ownership and delivery of a sizable product or product component, strong sense of independence and self-direction is essential


Please apply to the link included or to the recruiter Tanmoy Saha at: ****


This position may be funded, in whole or in part, through American Recovery & Reinvestment Act funds.

Wireless Generation is an Equal Opportunity Employer, M/F/D/V.
Wireless Generation, part of Amplify.

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