Intermediate User Experience Developer

Info-Tech Research Group delivers impartial, highly pertinent IT research, enabling CIOs and IT leaders to make well-informed, strategic decisions. We are currently serving over 30,000 professionals and collaborate closely with IT teams, equipping them with actionable tools and expert guidance to drive measurable results and enhance technology initiatives and organizational processes.

Why join us?

• We pride ourselves on consistent year-on-year growth, with double-digit growth even during a global pandemic.
• We are in the Top 3 on LinkedIn's Top Companies List in Canada.
• Info-Tech fosters a growth-focused, entrepreneurial culture with unlimited opportunities for professional growth and development.
• We provide financial support for professional development and training.

About the role

We seek an intermediate front-end developer specializing in user experience and web accessibility.

The UX Developer works at the intersection of front-end development and human-centered design. This includes working with partners, designers, or developers to assess, prioritize, fix, and test areas of websites or applications to meet compliance and accessibility requirements.

Responsibilities

• Work evolves depending on the organization's needs and may include a variety of tasks that include but are not limited to front-end development and user experience methods, accessibility testing using automated and non-automated methods, usability testing, requirements gathering, visualizations, flow mapping, prototyping, and documentation.
• Collaborate with teams of Designers, Researchers, Engineers, Content Strategists, Product Managers, and Leadership in the agile development process for new and existing products; assist in prioritization, estimating resource needs, and timelines.
• Manage projects and meet deadlines.
• Capture requirements and research needs from stakeholders and deliver on business objectives.
• Develop effective UI and UX; develop small iterative improvements to user interactions.
• Componentizing and improving our Front-End codebase.
• A commitment to continuous professional development and training.

Skills:

• Expert in understanding accessibility (WCAG) requirements and recognizing how to apply them, and user-centered design.
• Expertise in HTML, CSS, SCSS, and JavaScript.
• Experience working in a Ruby on Rails-based environment is a plus.
• Familiarity with a variety of front-end development frameworks is valued.
• Understanding of how to test for and recognize compliance issues & how to fix issues (contrast, screen reader, keyboard only, etc.)
• Understanding of front-end design in a collaborative and agile product-driven hybrid environment.
• Experience in gathering requirements from stakeholders and internal users.
• Software skills; ability to use/learn a variety of software i.e. Adobe CC, Figma, Sketch, VS Code, etc.

Qualifications

The ideal candidate has:

• Post-secondary education or equivalent experience in UX, HCI, Design, or related field.
• Minimum 5 years of Front-End Development (or related) and 5 years experience in User experience design.
• Demonstrated understanding of UX principles, specifically in flow mapping, usability, accessibility, and various research methods.
• Demonstrated understanding of design principles.
• Proven understanding and experience assessing websites and apps for compliance with WCAG and implementing WCAG-AA guidelines )
• Experience working closely with designers and developers.
• Ability to work independently (gather info, develop understanding, implement a plan).
• The desire to attempt best-in-class execution in every project.
• A portfolio highlighting projects & contributions.

Language Skills: Bilingual proficiency in French, Spanish or German is nice-to-have to support our diverse client base across North America and globally.

Info-Tech Research Group of companies is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion and does not discriminate on the basis of any legally protected status or characteristic including Minority/Female/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/Disability/Veteran and are pleased to consider all qualified applicants. To that end, upon request, ITRG will ensure, to the extent possible, that accommodation be made available to applicants throughout the recruitment and hiring process.

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