Senior User Interface Developer

Senior Developer - UI

General Purpose

This role transcends organizational and geographical boundaries as it aims at supporting and enabling the various divisions of the Herman Miller business across the globe. The ideal candidate should understand the software development lifecycle and use agile methodology to design, develop, test, and implement solutions that deliver
on end-user needs.

Responsibilities

• Applies problem solving skills and executes solutions to problems independently.
• Assist Product Owners in defining new features and translating technical requirements.
• Works closely with Product Management, UX and Design, giving input on what is both intuitive and feasible.
• Develop and optimize UIs to ensure web applications are rendered consistently in cross-browser and cross-device environments.
• Contribute to front end architectural improvements and create shared visual components that span our products.
• Translate epics, stories and requirements into technical tasks.
  Clearly communicate status and open issues to development team and leads.
• Create front-end coding standard and best practices.
  Prototype and develop new ideas and participate in all parts of the lifecycle from research to release.
• Contribute to building a digital culture based on collaboration, inclusion, support, and constant improvement.
• Review the work of fellow engineers in a collegial fashion to ensure code quality and consistency.
• Participate in Communities of Practice in areas of development in which you have particular interest.

Requirements

• Drive change, including programs that improve developer productivity and reduce time to market.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field.
  8+ years of hands-on UI engineering experience building web applications with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
• Aptitude to independently learn new technologies.
  Superior ability to identify and resolve complex problems. Advanced understanding of JavaScript frameworks.
• Extensive experience with common front-end development tools.
  Experience building Server Side React (SSR) applications preferred. Experience developing within enterprise content management systems.
• Experience with e-commerce and enterprise e-commerce platforms.
  Experience with modern web architectures and asynchronous service-to-service communication.
• Experience working within an Agile and Scrum based development model.
• Experience writing accessible code and advanced knowledge of WCAG standards.
• Well versed with unit testing & debugging techniques, particularly with front-end code.
• Must be self-motivated, detail oriented, possess good analytical and problem-solving skills and function well in a self-directed, team-oriented environment.
• Demonstrates excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  Strong analysis skills and ability to translate business needs into technical solutions.
• Experience working on an Agile development team preferably using SCRUM.
• Active participation through all phases of the development lifecycle.
  Excellent written and verbal communication and collaboration skills. Self-driven, motivated, result oriented. Aptitude to independently learn new technologies.
• Strong organizational skills to deal with a varied workload and be responsive to the needs of the business
• Understands the necessity of and contributes to efficient coding standards
• Demonstrated ability to influence and consult (providing options with pros, cons and risks) around all key technical decisions during project delivery.
• Ability to effectively use office automation, communication, software and tools currently used in the HMI office environment.
• Must be able to perform all essential functions of the position with or without supervision This role will work in the shift timings of 12PM-9PM or 2PM-11PM.The employees could be requested
  to work in a different shift on rare occasions to support the business during a critical issue or for any releases/migrations that maybe scheduled.

Reporting structure

Herman Miller is an equal opportunity employer