(San Jose, CA)

LEVEL Studios is currently seeking a Senior UI Developer to join our growing team of professional designers, developers, and engineers. Candidates should have a strong interest in working on engaging, interactive projects in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities:

• Work closely with art directors, project managers, engineers, and other team members to build dynamic user experiences that meet or exceed client objectives.
• Translate design comps into standards-based, SEO-friendly HTML and CSS code.
• Create functional prototypes that demonstrate advanced UI behaviors and effects.
• Develop web, desktop and mobile applications that provide innovative user experiences.
• Develop templates and front-end components for various content management systems and social media frameworks.
• Perform maintenance and content publishing tasks to keep client sites current and constantly improving the user experience.

Requirements:

• 4+ years experience designing, building, and maintaining web sites.
• A.S., B.A., or B.S. in graphic design, electronic/interactive design, computer science, MIS, or related fields.
• Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously and thrive in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
• Ability to work collaboratively in teams with other specialized individuals.
• Strong organizational and management skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strongattention to detail.
• Strong understanding of web standards and cross-browser compatibility.
• Advanced skills in HTML, XHTML, and CSS with the ability to hand-code.
• Strong knowledge of JavaScript including object-oriented JavaScript, DOM scripting, and AJAX.
• Experience with one or more JavaScript libraries/frameworks, such as Prototype/script.aculo.us, MooTools, jQuery, etc.
• Advanced skills in Adobe Photoshop and/or Fireworks for producing and optimizing graphics for the Web.
• Knowledge of some object-oriented programming languages or application frameworks such as Java, JSP, .Net, PHP, Python, or Ruby on Rails is recommended.
• Experience with Flash and Flex is a plus.
• Experience developing sites based on content management/publishing platforms is a recommended.
• Candidates with prior agency experience preferred.

Online portfolio or list of URLs to previous work is required for consideration.