Houston Headquarters, 2103 CityWest Blvd, Houston, Texas, United States of America ? Texas, USA Req #127

Wednesday, February 19, 2025

Company Description

As a member of the Enterprise Product Development Team, a Sr. Frontend Engineer will participate in working with internal stakeholders and product managers to translate requirements, wireframes, and mock-ups into internal and external facing web and mobile applications. In addition to development work, mentoring fellow engineers and helping raise the skill level of the team will be key. This position plays a critical role in the development of the UI and fostering an accessible user experience.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Work within agile development team sprints with deliverables and demonstration of results
• Participate in design meetings to create logical, innovative solutions to complex problems
• Collaborate with product owners, developers, and internal stakeholders on new designs and evolve existing ones
• Extend existing interaction models, user flows, and UI specifications
• Iterate based on stakeholder feedback, data, and technical constraints
• Perform peer code reviews and uphold coding standards
• Mentor other engineers and help raise the skill level of the team
• Stay current with industry trends and making recommendations to help the organization innovate and excel

REQUIRED SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Thorough knowledge of building responsive, mobile-first layouts
• Thorough knowledge of web application architectures, libraries and tools
• Thorough knowledge of UX and UI design principles
• Advanced Git skills
• Experience with GraphQL is a plus
• Advanced time-management and multi-tasking skills
• Advanced written, verbal communication skills, specifically documentation
• Detail-oriented, quality conscious yet flexible to other's ideas and suggestions
• Experience with development methodologies; e.g., Agile, Scrum, Kanban
• Experience with benefit program administration, and health and welfare processes a plus
• Experience with Adobe CC a plus

KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE AND/OR EDUCATION

• Bachelor’s degree preferred (or equivalent years of experience in computer science or completion of related boot camp program)
• 4-7 years of experience as a frontend engineer

Empyrean is an Equal Opportunity Employer: including disability and veterans