Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Digital Media/Web Design or relevant field of study preferred

Work Experiences:

• 5+ years of experience in software development across multiple platforms especially including ecommerce/transactional site and applications across a range of devices.
• 3+ years of experience leading a team.
• 3+ years IT experience in the retail industry preferred

Skills:

• Capable of collaborative iteration in a fast-paced environment with short product life cycles
• Experience with responsive website design and development, including cross and back browser usability.
• Expertise in web applications and programming languages including HTML, HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, JQuery and APIs
• Experience with PHP and/or JAVA
• Experience with Ajax, XML, XSLT a plus
• Experience working with CMS platforms such as AEM, WordPress, and/or Drupal.
• Knowledge of web libraries and frameworks such as React, Bootstrap, Angular, Polymer, Closure or Backbone
• Familiarity with the whole web stack, including protocols and web server optimization techniques.
• Proven track record demonstrating collaboration with UX researchers and designers, marketers, merchandisers, product managers and front-end developer.
• Solid understanding of UX, SEO/SEM and accessibility best practices
• In-depth knowledge of industry best practices and trends including emerging digital platforms and related media
• Ability and desire to learn new tools and technologies.
• Experience with Scrum and Agile methodologies
• Experience with Internet or mobile usability/accessibility research is a plus.
• Experience in A/B testing set-up and strategies

Responsibilities:

• Provide team management, leadership, and direction.
• Collaborate with business, engineering, and support teams to resolve operational issues.
• Define common UI Pattern Libraries with collaboration from design team.
• Define and build reusable component library.
• Work with designers and developers accountable to maintain standard UI pattern library.
• Advocate of User Centered Design principles and processes
• Apply knowledge of and translate trends in usability, constituent needs and business objective strategies, standards, solutions, and results.
• Develop digital web properties with an emphasis on providing an exceptional user experience including agility through responsive design.
• Participate in the resource demand and planning processes and drive Code Quality initiatives.
• Development representative to stakeholders outside of the team, and the go-to individual for day-to-day front-end technology questions
• Oversee the UI development team Maintain and enhance current UI architecture to improve usability, performance, and scalability.
• Drive software development activities to meet schedules and timelines.
• Research problems discovered by QA or product support and develop solutions to the problems.
• Conduct unit testing and integration testing for functionality
• Research new technology or development tools to remain informed of current technology.
• Work with documentation and internal teams, including Product and Project Management, Design, Business Analysis, and Quality Assurance to deliver high-quality, complete software releases.
• Develop a thorough understanding of Academy’s policies, procedures, and safety rules.
• Duties may change; team members may be required to perform other duties as assigned.

Physical Requirements & Attendance:

• Acceptable level of hearing and vision to perform job duties.
• Adhere to company work hours, policies, procedures and rules governing professional staff behavior.