Front End Development Manager
Lincolnshire, IL
zDO NOT USE Contract / Full time
smartdept. inc. is searching for a Front End Development Manager for a client in Lincolnshire, IL. The ideal candidate will come with 5+ years of working with JavaScript, CSS and other front-end technologies. This is a fully remote, contract position expected to last 6 months.
What You’ll Do:
- Mentor developers, helping them improve their skills and grow their careers
- Provide technical input on planning, design, and requirements-gathering process for Product + Design System and features that are implemented
- Participate in team code review with fellow engineers, with a keen eye towards correctness, style, and information security concerns
- Work hands-on, enhancing performance, maintainability, and operations of the Alight Worklife code base when needed
- Influence code quality, organization, and automatizations
What You’ll Need:
- Prior experience developing and maintaining front end functionality in collaboration with design + product teams
- Experience developing, maintaining, and testing accessible (WCAG 2.1 AA) front-end experiences.
- 2+ years experience managing front-end teams and strategy
- 2+ years experience working with web components/design systems
- 5+ years working with JavaScript, CSS and other front-end technologies
- Proven ability to identify and develop leaders, both as individual contributors as well as managers
- Demonstrated experience working with data displays and/or large data sets
- Experience building dynamic web interfaces using Angular
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced startup environment