JavaScript Job: JavaScript Application Developer

Description

Here, we believe there’s not one path to success, we believe in careers that grow with you. Whoever you are or wherever you come from in the world, there’s a place for you at Sherwin Williams. We provide you with the opportunity to explore your curiosity and drive us forward. We’ll give you the space to share your strengths and we want you to show us what you can do. You can innovate, grow and discover in a place where you can thrive and Let Your Colors Show! Sherwin-Williams values the unique talents and abilities from all backgrounds and characteristics. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply, including individuals with disabilities and Protected Veterans.

The JavaScript Application Developer role provides technical consulting to management, business users, and technical associates and works closely with other developers to complete requests and implement features. This position is responsible for the implementation of interfaces and their behaviors along of the integration of those interfaces with server-side services. The Developer will lead efforts to generate code that will not alter the presentation across supported browsers, operating systems and devices. This is a mid-level position.

Essential Functions

Strategy & Planning

• Acquire and interpret business requirements, creates a functional specification, and determines the most efficient/appropriate technologies.
• Research and improve current coding standards.
• Work with business and IT teams to plan new features, gather requirements and suggest solutions.
• Support the entire application lifecycle (concept, design, test, release and support).
• Ability to work with new technologies while showing drive, versatility, adaptability, and creative thinking.
• Help foster a culture of innovation and out-of-the box thinking.

Acquisition & Deployment

• Perform analysis of business models, logical specifications, and/or customer requirements to design and build Internet solutions utilizing multiple technologies.
• Estimate hours for project tasks.
• Perform complex programming assignments requiring an advanced aptitude of established programming standards, methods, and best practices.
• Mitigate significant risks associated with projects, which have a high technical complexity and/or involve significant challenges to the business.
• Collaborate with other teams to ensure shared use of standard tools and processes.
• Communicate effectively by using natural language and by writing clear and concise code.

Operational Management

• Manage and prioritize workload between project and maintenance tasks.
• Maintain and modify web applications; make approved changes by amending application documentation, developing detailed programming logic, and coding changes.
• Provide support for critical web application problems and issues.
• Help foster development of teams cross-functional and collaborative capabilities.

Incidental Functions

• Conduct research into new technologies, including tools, components, and frameworks.
• Knowledge share with development teams.
• Project and task management and reporting as necessary.
• Provide tier 2, on-call support for critical web application problems and issues.
• Analyze performance of websites and take action to correct deficiencies based on consultation with clients and approval of supervisor.
• Assist with other projects as may be required to contribute to efficiency and effectiveness of the work.
• Participate in hiring activities and fulfilling affirmative action obligations and ensuring compliance with the equal employment opportunity policy.
• Minimal travel is required
• Work outside the standard office 7.5-hour workday may be required.

Position Requirements

Formal Education & Certification

• Bachelor’s degree (or foreign equivalent) in a Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Information Technology field of study (e.g., Information Technology, Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering, Computer Systems Management, Mathematics) or equivalent experience.

Knowledge & Experience

• 2+ years IT experience.
• 2+ years’ experience working with CSS3, HTML5 and JavaScript.
• 2+ years’ experience responsive Web Development.
• Solid experience in JavaScript App development using contemporary React and Redux approaches and tools. These include: Hooks, Function Components, and React Router.
• Familiarity with the modern JavaScript language. This includes ES6 language additions such as: array, map, and set methods; module architecture; arrow functions; object and array destructuring; function parameter methods; and Promises.
• Basic experience with typing libraries (preferably TypeScript).
• Solid experience with command line git and of Github.
• Familiarity with running WebPack.
• Basic experience using code linters and typing libraries.
• Experience with various HTML5 web APIs, especially: Drag and Drop, Canvas, SVG, File API, Indexed DB, Web Storage, Typed Arrays, and Web Workers.
• Familiarity with npm packages and npm command line statements.
• Basic experience integrating with APIs over REST services.
• Familiarity with web accessibility practices.
• Basic experience working as part of an enterprise web team, interfacing with back-end developers, designers, web engineers, and external agencies or partners.

Personal Attributes

• Strong written and oral communications skills.
• Proven ability and initiative to learn and research new concepts, ideas, and technologies quickly.
• Strong systems/process orientation with demonstrated analytical thinking, organization skills and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work in a team-oriented, collaborative environment.
• Ability to quickly pick up new tools and technologies.
• Willingness to teach Junior team members.
• Ability to facilitate meetings and follow up with resulting action items.
• Ability to prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a multi-cultural environment, and to lead and influence cross-organizationally with and without direct authority.
• Ability to effectively move forward on tasks even with ambiguous or changing requirements.
• Strong commitment to inclusion and diversity.

Must be legally authorized to work in country of employment without sponsorship for employment visa status now or in the future.

Sherwin-Williams is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer committed to an inclusive and diverse workplace. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, age, pregnancy, genetic information, creed, marital status or any other consideration prohibited by law or by contract.

As a VEVRAA Federal Contractor, Sherwin-Williams requests state and local employment services delivery systems to provide priority referral of Protected Veterans.