Lead User Interface Engineer

Company Info

Company Name:

Yoonew

City:

New York

State:

New York

Postal Code:

10018

Ideal characteristics:

Function
as a subject matter expert and be able to lead by example
Solid
experience with analyzing requirements rapidly, conducting heuristic
reviews, and employing highly usable UI paradigms
Manage
timelines and resources in order to deliver projects on time
Extensive
prototyping skills with interactive visualization technologies such as
Flash, DHTML, CSS, etc
Experience
designing and developing innovative charts and graphics for analytic or
business intelligence products
Demonstrate
initiative and strong mentorship skills
Be driven
by a desire to solve difficult problems and deliver results
Tenacious
attention to detail
Proven
track record in bringing innovative products to market
Demonstrated
ability to plan, conduct, and analyze the results of end user validation
exercises
Translate
proposals and project plans into strong conceptual design solutions that
both meet consumer needs and internal business goals while maintaining a
user-centric perspective
Be a
strong advocate of web standards
Passionately
follow the release and adoption of new technologies and frameworks and
demonstrate conversational knowledge of industry trends

Requirements:

Strong
background in UI/HCI, interactive design, and advanced visualizations
BS/MS
in Computer Science, Human Factors, Human Interface Design, Graphic Design
or related degree
7+
years of software development experience, preferably with Java
Solid
understanding of Object Oriented design and development
Demonstrable
experience with 3 or more JavaScript frameworks (Prototype, Scriptaculous,
Dojo, Yahoo! UI Utilities, ext, OpenRico, jQuery, CSSQuery, Other DOM
Query APIs, Backbase)
Expert
HTML, CSS, DOM, JavaScript skills
Experience
with 3 or more of the following Ajax
topics (Back button, history, and bookmarks; Single-page interface; XPath
targeting; Comprehensive event model; State and the observer pattern)
Good
understanding of web application development with Java and the Servlet and
JSP specifications
Experience
with Java presentation frameworks such as Spring, JSF, Seam, and Struts is
a big plus
Experience
with web graphic creation and optimization (should be proficient using
PhotoShop, Image Ready, Illustrator)
Experience
with Flash
Expert
knowledge of cross-browser, cross-platform implementation techniques
Comfortable
with version control, development process, bug tracking, coding standards
and other aspects of the standard software development lifecycle