Location: New York, NY
URL: http://www.glgroup.com
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
To apply: Please email a resume, a cover letter, and links to a few relevant work samples to: Kelly DiBenedetto Human Resources Gerson Lehrman Group 850 Third Avenue, Ninth Floor New York, NY 10022 glgresumes@glgroup.com We appreciate your interest in Gerson Lehr
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