UI Developer

Sopra Steria Limited ,
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
Salary: Up to £55,000 per annum + 3% Flex Fund + Life Assurance + Pension

Overview

Bring your UI expertise to us and in return we’ll give you an amazing career with growth and learning opportunities. Come and work for one of the best kept secrets in I.T. The company We are Sopra Steria, European leaders in Digital Transformation. We provide one of the most comprehensive portfolios of end to end service offerings in the market: Consulting, Systems Integration, Software Development and Business Process Services (including onsite Infrastructure and Network Management). We are a vibrant and successful offering with a global headcount of circa 40,000 people, including 6000 in the UK. We will look after you, offer personal improvement, career development and not to mention working alongside some of the best talent the UK has to offer. The day job Currently looking for an experienced UI Developer, for a unique opportunity to work as part of a team to design and build conceptual prototypes and production ready user interfaces that use best practice techniques and provide an enjoyable digital experience. Key Responsibilities: Working closely with the User Experience Designer, performing optimised tests to increase conversion and user engagement Performing code reviews and conducting functional testing to ensure standards are understood and being followed Creating and maintaining a library of common UI (User Interface) modules components & tools Utilising your experience of Responsive web design and grid frameworks such as Bootstrap Developing clean, efficient, maintainable and extendable HMTL, CSS and JavaScript Using your experience and initiative to suggest appropriate approaches, methods and technologies to use on projects Collaborating between the UX designer and the development to deliver seamless UI interface Effectively communicating with the wider IT team and key stakeholders Essential Skills: 2 years minimum experience within the UI industry, operating as a UI developer or similar Experience of React, AngularJS, MVC or similar JavaScript framework Familiar with CSS and JavaScript browser compatibility issues and solutions Command line experience of Git, NPM and Bower Proficient with Sass or similar CSS pre-processor (e.g. LESS) Able to run automated tasks using Gulp or similar (e.g. Grunt) Strong customer focus, business knowledge and commercial awareness Ability to develop effective working partnerships with internal and external teams A full understanding of Agile project delivery lifecycles Good time management skills, ability to prioritise tasks effectively Highly developed communication skills and proven ability to communicate clearly with project leads Reasons why you should apply to us We’re big – really big. With that comes career growth opportunities - we offer excellent training, you’ll join a company where development and progression is actively encouraged and not just something we talk about We have an enviable client list – we work with some of the biggest names out there We ensure our working environment is supportive and collaborative, everyone has a voice and all opinions count Our goal is to disrupt the market, not just follow the status quo Sustainability is really important to us, in fact we are within the top 1% of companies worldwide tackling climate change and managing our emissions We embrace difference as a source of creativity, innovation and competitive advantage and welcome applications from people with a diverse variety of backgrounds and identities. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation or marital status. If you require any adjustments to the recruitment process, to enable you to perform to the best of your ability, please let us know when completing your application. Get in touch for more details or to have a confidential discussion about whether this could be the opportunity for you.