Senior Front-end Engineer at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina

Job Description:

School of Medicine:

Established in 1930, Duke University School of Medicine is the youngest of the nation's top medical schools. Ranked tenth among its peers, the School takes pride in being an inclusive community of outstanding learners, investigators, clinicians, and staff where traditional barriers are low, interdisciplinary collaboration is embraced, and great ideas accelerate translation of fundamental scientific discoveries to improve humanhealth locally and around the globe.

Comprised of 2,400 faculty physicians and researchers, the Duke University School of Medicine along with the Duke University School of Nursing and Duke University Health System create Duke Health. Duke Health is a world-class health care network. Founded in 1998 to provide efficient, responsive care, the health system offers a full network of health services and encompasses Duke University Hospital, Duke Regional Hospital, Duke Raleigh Hospital, Duke Primary Care, Private Diagnostic Clinic, Duke Home and Hospice, Duke Health and Wellness, and multiple affiliations.

Occupational Summary - Senior Front-end Software Engineer

The Applications group in the Office of Academic Solutions and Information Systems (OASIS) builds, implements and supports software and data solutions for Duke's research community. Our solutions are used by researchers and research administrators in support of the research mission of Duke University, the School of Medicine, Institutes, Centers and Departments.

The OASIS Application Development team builds custom software using user-centered design and agile development processes. All our software engineers are involved in all aspects of the software development lifecycle, including designing, building, testing, implementing and supporting applications.

This is a senior-level developer position, focused on the myRESEARCHome product line, reporting to the team lead.

We are looking for a team-focused developer with good communication skills, excellent problem-solving skills, and a "can-do" attitude. A working knowledge of most of these technologies and concepts is required:

• Front-end Development for Single Page Applications


• JavaScript, HTML, CSS


• Experience writing highly reusable CSS /styling


• Experience with CSS preprocessors such as SASS/SCSS, postprocessors such as postCSS, and css-in-js libraries such as styled-components


• Familiarity with JS single page application frameworks such as React/Vue/Angular


• Familiarity with state management libraries such as Redux/Vuex


• Use of JavaScript, HTML, and CSS to build reusable components


• Experience building apps using RESTful APIs


• Accessibility - familiarity with addressing accessibility through HTML, CSS, and JavaScript


• Build tools - familiarity with webpack/rollup and babel

Testing and Deployment

Unit testing with Jest/Enzyme/Mocha/Chai

Profiling - Performance profiling of SPA's, accessibility profiling and testing

Experience building features that conform to design and technical specifications

Source Code Management - Familiarity with the command line, version control applications such as Git, package managers such as NPM, etc.

Agile Methodologies - Kanban, Iterative Development, Spikes, SCRUM

Desired:

• Prototyping - Experience creating designs/prototypes (Sketch, Figma, Framer, Indesign, Photoshop, etc.)


• Backend Technologies - Experience with and/or willingness to learn backend technologies such as Ruby, Python, SQL


• DevOps - Experience with CI/CD and containerized applications

Essential tasks/responsibilities:

Application Design (80%)

• Help develop and maintain GUI libraries that can be used across multiple applications


• Keep GUI libraries on current versions of underlying frameworks


• Integrate UI libraries and JavaScript widgets


• Document GUI libraries


• Identify frameworks and tools that are best suited for the task at hand


• Develop technical specifications and/or prototypes that satisfy functional requirements


• Troubleshoot and resolve problems with existing application code


• Assist with in-depth analysis of technical problems, suggest short- term and long-term resolutions


• Mentor and pair-program with less senior staff


• Encourage and actively participate in code reviews


• Develop and deploy application features

Application Support (20%)

• Follow established source control and deployment practices to help ensure reliable product releases


• Contribute to system and user documentation


• Test web applications in multiple browsers on multiple operating systems


• Test web applications on different devices


• Work with back-end developers to troubleshoot and fix GUI problems


• Develop and deploy bug fixes


• Upgrade applications to latest version of GUI libraries and frameworks


• Participate in RAD firewatch pager rotation

Required Training/Skills/Competencies:

Education/training

Required: Bachelor's degree in a related field, or equivalent combination of education and technical experience

Experience

Required: Three years of directly related experiencePreferred: Direct experience using object-oriented programming languages, developing web applications, web services, and/or back-end infrastructure for mobile applications

The information above describes the general nature and level of work assigned to this position. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities required of position incumbents.

Duke is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran status.

Duke aspires to create a community built on collaboration, innovation, creativity, and belonging. Our collective success depends on the robust exchange of ideas-an exchange that is best when the rich diversity of our perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences flourishes. To achieve this exchange, it is essential that all members of the community feel secure and welcome, that the contributions of all individuals are respected, and that all voices are heard. All members of our community have a responsibility to uphold these values.

Essential Physical Job Functions: Certain jobs at Duke University and Duke University Health System may include essentialjob functions that require specific physical and/or mental abilities. Additional information and provision for requests for reasonable accommodation will be provided by each hiring department.

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