Front End Developer

Overview

This is a contract position based out of Westlake, TX. The role focuses on full stack software development in a dynamic financial services environment, with emphasis on designing, developing, and implementing web applications and test strategies.

• Designing, developing, and implementing web applications in a dynamic financial services environment
• Defining and executing test strategies and scenarios with a business-driven development approach
• Contributing effectively at many different points in a project life cycle as an individual contributor
• Adhering to project timelines, addressing, and resolving technical issues
• Coordinating functional/technical discussions with analysts and developers under moderate supervision
• Delivering on both projects and support tasks in a dynamic environment
• Developing concise and clear technical design documents based on analysis of business requirements
• Working and collaborating with new technologies to solve test challenges and drive process improvements
• Experience working with multi-stack technologies and test automation frameworks (Java/J2EE, Junit, Ruby, Cucumber, Selenium, Serenity, JavaScript/Angular, Karma, Spring, Web Services, REST, HTTP)
• Managing time and meeting deadlines for concurrent projects/assignments in a fast-paced environment
• Obsessed with creating the best end-to-end customer experience
• Owns the outcome by taking personal accountability for delivering strong results

• A Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent work experience
• Experience building and maintaining a test automation suite
• Experience designing and building user experiences and web service applications while incorporating test automation frameworks
• A solid foundation in computer science, with competencies in data structures, algorithms, and software design
• Strong working knowledge of Angular, JavaScript, Java, HTML5, CSS3, XML, and UNIX
• Strong experience with web services (JSON, XML, REST, SOAP, etc.) and Spring Boot
• Experience in AWS, CI/CD, ES6, React
• You thrive in fast-paced, ambiguous environments with high risks and high rewards
• Work as a multi-stack engineer with knowledge across development technologies and test automation frameworks (Java/J2EE, JUnit, Ruby, Cucumber, Selenium, Serenity, JavaScript/Angular, Karma, Spring, Web Services, REST, HTTP)
• Passionate about full stack software development, developing robust software, and writing testable and maintainable code
• In a perfect world, you have experience with BDD, collaboration skills, familiarity with relational databases, some scripting language (Ruby, Python, shell, etc.), and knowledge of equities market and trading of stock, options, and mutual funds
• You understand technical designs at the application level, define strategies, and work closely with fellow developers
• You can describe problems and recommend solutions to project leaders
• You have great communication skills, are a team player, and have an aptitude for learning new technologies
• Your analytical problem-solving skills
• Your ability to manage time and meet deadlines for concurrent projects/assignments in a fast-paced environment
• Desire to create the best end-to-end customer experience
• Designing, developing, and implementing web applications in a dynamic financial services environment
• Defining and executing test strategies, scenarios with a business-driven development approach
• Contributing effectively at many different points in a project life cycle as an individual contributor
• Delivering on both projects and support tasks in a dynamic environment
• Developing concise and clear technical design documents based on analysis of business requirements
• Working with new technologies to solve test challenges and improve processes

Pay range: $45.00 - $70.00/hr this is a hybrid position in Westlake, TX.

• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance…