Email Front End Developer
Boston, MA

Job Description

Homesite Insurance was founded in 1997 and was one of the first companies to enable customers to purchase home insurance directly online, during a single visit. Since then, we've continued to innovate rapidly to meet the needs of our customers and their changing expectations.

One thing that's stayed the same since our founding: our commitment to our customers, partners and employees.

Join us on our journey as we continue to grow into a powerful contender in the field of insurance.

Product Developers in order to build rich user interfaces leveraging the latest technologies and platforms, such as Salesforce and Litmus. Qualified candidates must be experienced in front-end development and visual design. The ideal candidate must have a strong knowledge of HTML5, AMPScript, Bootstrap, CSS3, SASS/LESS and JavaScript development experience. Additionally, this individual must be able to collaborate with various departments and be comfortable working in a fast-paced, product-centric environment.

RESPONSIBILITIES

* Primarily focus on developing responsive HTML5 and CSS3 scalable products
* Convert UX designs and comps into HTML5, CSS3 and JavaScript based experiences
* Ability to brand UX designs into visual designs on Sketch, Illustrator, etc.
* Build reusable, scalable code and libraries for future use
* Experience creating CSS3 libraries in SASS or LESS
* Create client quality mockups and prototypes
* Ensure the technical feasibility of UX/UI designs
* Create responsive cascading style sheets (CSS3) that are scalable across all browsers, devices and platforms
* Collaborate with the product team, and key stakeholders, in order to think through and inform design decisions
* Optimize applications for maximum speed and scalability
* Maintain pixel perfect graphics and branding throughout the product's interface
* Write functional requirement documents and guides
* Manage commitments across multiple projects
* Achieve and maintain Salesforce.com certification requirements: Platform Developer I
* Willingness to travel (up to 25%)



REQUIRED

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

* 3-5 years front end web development & visual design experience
* Bachelor's degree in graphic design, web development or related field
* Proficient understanding of web markup, including HTML5 and CSS3
* Basic understanding of server-side CSS pre-processing platforms, such as LESS and SASS
* Proficient understanding of client-side scripting and JavaScript frameworks, including jQuery
* Familiarity with advanced JavaScript libraries and frameworks, such as Angular, Backbone and/or Bootstrap
* Good understanding of asynchronous request handling, partial page updates, and AJAX
* Basic knowledge of image authoring tools, to be able to crop, resize, or perform small adjustments on an image. Familiarity with tools such as Gimp or Photoshop is a plus
* Proficient understanding of cross-browser compatibility issues and ways to work around them