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Short Description:

A Senior Web Developer is responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining complex web applications and websites, ensuring they are functional, user-friendly, and meet the organization’s objectives. They lead technical projects, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and mentor junior developers to ensure code quality and best practices are followed. This role involves troubleshooting and resolving issues, optimizing performance, and staying up-to-date with emerging technologies and trends. Senior Web Developers are also responsible for overseeing the integration of web systems with other business applications and ensuring security protocols are in place.

Duties / Responsibilities:

  • Write supporting code for web applications or websites.
  • Design, build, or maintain websites using authoring or scripting languages, content creation tools, management tools, and digital media.
  • Back up files from websites to local directories for instant recovery in case of problems.
  • Select programming languages, design tools, or applications.
  • Evaluate code to ensure it is valid, properly structured, meets industry standards, and is compatible with browsers, devices, or operating systems.

Skills / Requirements / Qualifications

  • Database User Interface and Query Software: Airtable; Blackboard software; GraphQL; Transact-SQL 
  • Development Environment Software: Apache Maven; Apache Subversion SVN; Go; Oracle Java 2 Platform Enterprise Edition J2EE 
  • Object or Component-Oriented Development Software: Apache Spark; jQuery; Objective C; TypeScript. 
  • Operating System Software: Bash; Microsoft Windows Server; Shell script; UNIX Shell 
  • Web platform Development Software: Bootstrap; React; Spring Framework; Vue.js 

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  • Job Training: Employees in these occupations usually need one or two years of on-the-job experience and informal training with experienced workers. A recognized apprenticeship program may be associated with these occupations.
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  • Specific Vocational Preparation in years: 1-2 years of preparation (6.0 to < 7.0)

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