ARTstor
Interface Engineer
New York, NY
ARTstor is seeking a full-time Interface Engineer who will develop the interface for a new development initiative at ARTstor. ARTstor is a digital image library of more than one million images used for research and educational purposes at institutions worldwide. The ideal candidate should have strong design skills and thorough knowledge of (X)HTML, CSS, Web standards, and JavaScript. The candidate will be collaborating very closely with the User Experience and Technology teams and must be able to both advise and prototype design ideas. After a design has been chosen the candidate will produce all HTML and CSS required to implement and test the design.
Responsibilities:
Work with User Experience team to inform the development and plausibility of wireframes and visual designs.
Develop non-functional prototype models.
Develop interface for web-enabled applications.
Translate Photoshop designs into functional interfaces.
Define and maintain user interface standards, including code that is well documented, clearly formatted, and efficient, runs quickly, and is easy to understand and maintain.
Work with Senior Engineers to ensure proper connectivity to backend systems.
Collaborate with QA team to define methods for testing user interfaces.
Qualifications:
Required:
Have extensive expertise with (X)HTML, CSS, JavaScript, AJAX and related technologies and push the boundaries in what can be designed and built within a browser application.
Demonstrate experience troubleshooting browser quirks and cross-platform incompatibilities.
Have working experience with user interface libraries (e.g. Dojo, YUI and EXT-JS libraries).
Must have completed at least two full development cycles using a known JavaScript framework.
Have an understanding of visual design and an unwavering attention to design implementation details.
Possess an ability to effectively work with creative teams to translate visual designs and content into functional interfaces for clients.
Work independently and in conjunction with a team of senior engineers.
Experience working with off-site development resources.
Meet ambitious and aggressive plans with creative and innovative solutions.
Have clear and concise communication skills.
Possess a powerful overriding need to make code as simple and elegant as it can be.
Bachelor degree in Computer Science, Graphic Design or Engineering or equivalent experience.
2-3 years professional experience working as an engineer implementing Web applications with a focus on creating innovative Web UI solutions.
Desired:
Experience working in an agile development process.
Experience working at non-profit organizations.
About ARTstor
ARTstor (www.artstor.org) is a non-profit whose mission is to use digital technology to enhance scholarship, teaching and learning in the arts and associated fields. ARTstor serves a community of not-for-profit research institutions in the United States, including colleges, universities, secondary schools, public libraries, and museums, as well as the international not-for-profit research community.
As part of a community-wide effort to further this goal, ARTstor will build, continually develop and distribute a digital library of images and related information that aims to serve the needs of researchers, teachers and students. ARTstor will work closely with both providers and users of content from educational and cultural institutions around the world to construct a non-profit, public utility.
*ARTstor currently offers an extremely competitive benefit plan including:
Employer paid medical, dental, vision and employee assistance programs
Employer contributed pension with a 6 month vesting period
A competitive salary
Transit assistance
20 vacations days
…And much, much more
ARTstor is an equal opportunity employer. *ARTstor may make changes to its benefits from time to time.
Nominations and applications, including a cover letter, resume and salary history should be emailed to: interfaceengineer@artstor.org
Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. No telephone calls please.
Compensation: competitive
This is at a non-profit organization.
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