Lead UI Engineer (closed)

Chicago, IL
120K compensation
Recruiter Comment: INTERVIEW SAME DAY
Job Description

IMMEDIATE NEED 

Description

Looking for a Lead Software Engineer with related development experience, excellent written and verbal communication skills, and the ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously. Candidate must be independent, self-motivating, and willing to work in a fast paced environment with experience in front-end technologies and back end development. As a member of the development team, this individual is responsible for designing and coding UI functionality necessary to support the complexities of our trading engine along with enhancing the productivity and experience of the end users. Financial/Futures industry experience is a plus.

Desired Technical Skills and Experience:

  • Java
  • Object Oriented design
  • Flexibility to learn new technologies
  • Agile Development
  • Test Driven Development
  • HTML/XHTML/XML
  • CSS3
  • Javascript

Other Qualifications:

  •          Able to communicate all aspects of presentation layer development to both technical and non-technical team members.
  •          Mentor and train other front-end engineers to become strong contributors to the overall architecture of the system.
  •          Spring
  •          JSON
  •          Git
  •          Tomcat
  •          Experience developing user interfaces for web 2.0 applications providing graphical design and mockups. Usability testing is a plus.
  •          Strong JavaScript knowledge. Must have hands on experience writing complex functionality (e.g., AJAX, 3rd party libraries – jQuery a plus)
  •          Experience creating applications in an OSGi environment. Virgo is a big plus.
  •          BS or MS degree or equivalent in a technical field preferred