Front End Web Developer

Chapel Hill / Carrboro, NC

Job Description

Caktus is looking for a professional user experience designer and front end web developer who enjoys working on a team and is excited to make beautiful, user friendly websites. The ideal team member is also motivated to learn and work on new and diverse projects. Your work will involve:

• Creating mockups and wireframes of proposed designs and user stories
• Converting PSDs into standards compliant HTML and CSS
• Performing front-end JavaScript and jQuery development
• Cloning project repositories and running Django sites locally for development
• Working closely with and incorporating feedback from clients, project managers, and developers

Qualifications

• At least 3 years of professional web design experience
• Strong command of HTML and CSS
• Extensive knowledge of jQuery and other JavaScript frameworks
• Intimate knowledge of cross-browser compatibility, web standards, and SEO best practices
• Comfortable with template languages, especially Django templates
• Solid understanding of JSON, XML and interacting with public APIs
• Pro skills in Photoshop or GIMP
• Strong knowledge of usability and user experience (UX) design
• Good eye for layout, composition, and typography
• Always learning web new technologies and is active in the open source world
• Enjoys a fast pace, dynamic, challenging and team-oriented work environment

Bonus Points For

• Experience with distributed version control (Git, Mercurial)
• Experience with HTML5 and CSS3
• Experience developing mobile-optimized web applications
• Some Python experience is a plus, Django is even better

This is a contract-for-hire position that can grow into a full time position with benefits and is based out of our Carrboro, NC office.