Zivtech | AIGA

Zivtech, based in Philadelphia, PA, designs and builds innovative websites, web applications, and infrastructure using best-of-breed Open Source Software (OSS) like Drupal, Node.js, and Sass. We work with clients ranging from Internet startups, to large non-profits and Fortune 500 companies, helping them leverage the many advantages Open Source offers. We are currently looking for a designers and developers to help build our interactive design division. Zivtech has a fast paced work environment and we seek talented employees who crave learning new skills and aren’t afraid to tackle big projects. Our creative team is passionate about design, user experience, branding, and exceeding our client’s goals. We encourage the most forward-thinking techniques as we look for creative and practical solutions to the design challenges we face.

Responsibilities Will Include:

Deliver designs as clean semantic markup using HTML, CSS, JavaScript and open-source tools
Test front-end code for supported browsers and devices
Collaborate with design and development teams to ensure effectiveness and quality
Assist with client estimation and discovery processes
Take part in our code review process (both reviewing the work of other developers and having your own work reviewed)
Keep meticulous track time on a daily basis
Contribute to project planning and meetings
Work with project managers and senior engineers to come up with creative and effective solutions to our client’s problems
Help with Drupal community and other open source initiatives that are a priority for Zivtech
Creating and updating documentation (both internal and publicly for our open source projects)
Assisting on internal development projects

What We Require:

2-3+ years experience in responsive design and development using CSS/HTML5, Javascript & JQuery
Strong front-end prototyping skills for web and mobile
High proficiency in debugging cross-browser rendering issues
High proficiency in accessibility standards & requirements
Expert problem solver and technical innovator. Able to identify, understand, and implement viable new technologies.
Excellent communication skills

Pluses:

Experience working with a CMS to provide content and data driven websites
Building websites using Drupal and other open source software
Experience with PHP
An interest in open source software
Experience with object oriented programming
Experience with Sass
Experience with Linux or Unix
A working knowledge of git
Experience with agile workflows
Experience building responsive websites
Experience with javascript, especially node.js
Contributions to open source projects (links please, perhaps to your github account?)
Experience with automated testing
Any kind of devops love
Design experience (both software and visual)

This is a full-time, in-house position in our offices in Center City Philadelphia.

If you’re interested in joining our thriving, growing business and doing cutting-edge work, please apply with resume, a cover letter or statement of purpose, and salary requirements at http://tinyurl.com/ZivtechFrontEndDev (no calls please). If you have been involved in Drupal or any other open source or design community in the past, please include a link to your work.