UI Developer

Job Description:
 

The candidate will be supporting The Ohio Department of Transportation’s (ODOT), working with a designated application team: Application Development Manager, Project Manager (PM), Technical Lead, Business Analyst (BA), Database Analyst (DBA), and Quality Analyst (QA) in an iterative development environment.
 

This position will function as a highly skilled Programmer 5 (PR5) with specific responsibilities that include:
 

• Review and understand the project’s design and user experience goals 
   
• Participation in requirements and/or design review sessions to gather and refine UI requirements
   
• Develop and test user interfaces in support of the project specifications and design guidelines
   
• Collaborate with the technical team members and designers in creating and refining UI designs
   
• Provide status of work and deliverable estimates to the Project Manager and/or Technical Lead
   
• Anticipate, identify, track, and resolve issues and risks
   
• Resolve issues of design feasibility and ensure accuracy in implementation
   
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team, manage time effectively, work under pressure of tight deadlines, and meet assigned deadlines
   

EXPERIENCE:
 

• Ability to collaborate, negotiate, and take direction from the supporting resources across business and/or functional lines to create intuitive, accessible, and visually appealing user interfaces.
   
• Possess excellent communication skills; both oral and written skills, including strong meeting and work session skills to effectively convey design ideas and gather requirements.
   
• Have excellent organizational skills, proven analytical, planning, problem-solving, and decision-making skills to manage multiple UI design projects and deliver high-quality results.
   
• Demonstrate proven experience in troubleshooting issues, including cross-browser compatibility, responsiveness, and performance optimization.
   
• Ability to design and implement responsive and accessible web interfaces using HTML 5, CSS 3+, Bootstrap 4+, and JavaScript/TypeScript.
   
• Proven experience in creating and maintaining UI mockups, wireframes, and prototypes to visualize and communicate design concepts.
   
• Demonstrate strong experience in collaborating with backend developers to integrate UI components with backend services, ensuring seamless user experiences