Senior Web Developer - Consumer Websites

Bloomberg.

(Princeton, New Jersey)
Full Time
Job Posting Details
About Bloomberg.
Bloomberg, the global business and financial information and news leader, gives influential decision makers a critical edge by connecting them to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas.
Responsibilities
We are seeking creative thinkers with strong engineering mindset who are passionate about internet technologies and are curious to understand how users consume content so that we can apply those lessons to deliver fast/engaging news consumption experience for our users. As a member of the team you will work with a fast, agile team to implement innovative ideas, using multiple technologies such as HTTP, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Node.js, Backbone.js.
Ideal Candidate
* Senior Web application developer with a minimum of 5 years of experience building high volume web applications using a dynamic language like Ruby, Python, or JavaScript. * Bloomberg Consumer Websites are built with Node.js and Backbone.js, but knowledge of other similar frameworks is acceptable. * An academic background of Computer Science or a related field is not strictly required but highly desirable. * Proficiency in HTML, JavaScript (including the DOM and V8 optimizations), CSS, SVG, various image formats, sprites, HTTP, cookies, caching and security. * Knowledge of browser internals such as Rendering engines, Parsing and DOM tree construction, Layout, Painting and optimizing techniques * Must understand a wide variety of back end data stores, RESTful API design and know when/why/how to use them. * Fluency test driven development, code reviews, error handling strategies for server side and client side errors * Knowledgeable with Chrome, IE, Firefox, Safari browsers and their various idiosyncrasies including browser performance and compatibility * Experience architecting/refactoring advanced SASS/SCSS codebases * Open source contributions * Understanding and experience with Data Driven design and development * Outstanding interpersonal skills, intellectual curiosity, and an entrepreneurial spirit * Awareness of Search Engine Optimizations, structured data, web accessibility standards * Knowledgeable on technology trends such as ES6, Web-components, JavaScript frameworks, architectural concerns, user habits (eg. Social networks) and how they influence application development * Experience with Jasmine, Selenium and front end test automation

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