Front-End Developer

POSITION OVERVIEW

The primary responsibility of the position is to construct, debug and test applications and systems that will satisfy business needs through the application of technology and software programming languages. This position applies engineering principles to software development throughout the development process. This position focuses on developing toolset expertise and coding skills and building domain knowledge through work assignments. Our mission is to deliver the best software systems with the right balance of state-of-the-art technologies and cost-effectiveness. We are searching for an energetic; detail oriented, and experienced Software Engineer to join our team. This position will actively participate in all phases of the software development life cycle (SDLC) through a disciplined, predictable and repeatable software development process.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Statement

At NBME, we continue to innovate and improve how we fulfill the evolving needs of the health care community. This commitment starts and ends with the people at NBME. By recruiting and empowering talented individuals from various disciplines and backgrounds, which includes professionals with diverse life experiences, abilities, and perspectives, NBME can take a well-informed, robust approach to advancing medical education and assessment for years to come. We also continue to focus on ensuring that our DEI work is impactful and ingrained in everything we do, including with our staff, workplace culture, products and services, the Philadelphia community, and the broader medical education landscape.

JOB DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES

• As a Software Engineer focusing on front-end design and development, participates in design, implementation and maintenance of custom applications or large scale enhancements to web applications, provides on-going production and maintenance support along with participating in smaller scale enhancements to the corporate applications.
• Develops and maintains up-to-date knowledge in development technologies, such as software engineering techniques, data management, software development, cloud architecture and adoption, CICD and automated testing technologies;
• Provide front-end design and development to support the user experience and follow best practices and standards for accessibility and cross-browser compatibility
• Responsible for the implementation and management of system design artifacts. Maintains accurate and up-to-current system design documentation.
• As an agile team member, seeks to contribute in a cross-functional role. Follows standards and best practices.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field
• 5 years hands-on experience working through the design, development, testing, release cycle and delivering software products.
• Experience building responsive and cross-browser compatible web applications
• Strong working knowledge with Object-Oriented Analysis, Design, and Implementation
• Proven strong analytical design and trouble-shooting skills
• Extensive experience in continuous integration/delivery, static code analysis, unit & integration testing, code review, test driven development.
• The ability to create scalable web applications with a strong UI focus
• Effective communication skills, both written and verbal for technical and non-technical audiences
• Self-motivated, self-managed.
• Team-player, action and results-focused.

Must have strong technical working experience with:

• Solid Typescript , JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3
• Strong JavaScript framework experience - Angular JS and Angular 2
• Competent with contemporary front-end tooling and build tools i.e. WebPack, Angular CLI and Gulp
• Experience with responsive design
• Experience with client- or server-side MVC and MVVM patterns, AJAX, JSON, Restful services
• Experience with JavaScript unit testing framework Jasmine, JSUnit etc.
• Familiar with test runner Karma and JavaScript code quality tool JSHint or JSlint.
• Familiarity with management tools like Grunt ,Gulp, Bower, and Maven is a plus
• Experience working with REST service
• Hands-on experience with Java programming
• General SQL/Database Experience
• Experience working with cloud environment/platforms like AWS
• Experience with Struts/JSP/server side rendering a plus
• Developing wireframes and prototypes with Figma
• Experience working with component libraries such as Bootstrap or Material UI

About NBME:

NBME offers a versatile selection of high-quality assessments and educational services for students, professionals, educators, regulators and institutions dedicated to the evolving needs of medical education and health care. To ensure our assessments meet the highest standards of quality, stay relevant and align to the current curriculum in medical schools and training programs, we rely on a wide network of collaborators. These include the volunteers who help develop our exam questions, the committees and panels who represent various groups within the medical education community, external researchers and health profession organizations.

We are committed to meeting the needs of educators and learners globally with assessment products and expert services such as NBME® Subject Examinations, Customized Assessment Services, Self-Assessments, the International Foundations of Medicine® Program and Item Writing Workshops. Together with the Federation of State Medical Boards, NBME develops and manages the United States Medical Licensing Examination®, which measures the ability to apply knowledge and skills that form the basis of safe and effective patient care. Our Competency-based Assessment unit is focused on new methods as well as the optimization of assessment in the workplace and education.

As a result of leadership in ongoing research, innovative measurement practices and the exploration of forward-thinking assessment modalities and improvements, NBME advances assessment science. Our grant and funding opportunities further support this dedication to medical education and assessment science. We help develop the next generation of assessment professionals through our Summer Psychometric Internship Program. Through the Stemmler Fund, Strategic Educators Enhancement Fund and Latin America Grants Program, researchers and educators can continue to improve the assessment of health care professionals around the world.

NBME views diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) as foundational and enduring to our strategy and vision. We continue to focus on ensuring that our DEI work is impactful and ingrained in everything we do, including with our staff, culture, products and services, the Philadelphia community and the broader medical education landscape. Our commitment manifests in our hiring and staff development, recruitment for committees, grants programs, design and review of our assessments, and involvement in our local and national communities.

Learn more about NBME at NBME.org.

The NBME offers competitive salaries, excellent benefits, and a rewarding work environment. Excellent Benefits include: Healthcare, Dental, Prescription, and Vision plans; 401(k) w/match, Tuition Reimbursement Plan, Commuter Benefit: Public Transit or Parking options. Remote Friendly Workplace.

NBME is an equal opportunity employer as defined by the EEOC.