UI Developer

Company Description

For 25 years, Level has developed marketing solutions for some of the world’s most innovative brands. We believe the best solutions come from collaborative working partnerships with our clients. Whether an established brand, or a start-up, we believe in the power of creative strategy, design, and technology to solve business challenges.

Level Studios is seeking a mid-level Front-End Developer to support the creation, enhancement, and updating of innovative and unique product/marketing pages and web applications for our consumer electronics client.

Are you a passionate front-end developer with exceptional HTML, CSS, and JavaScript skills? Do you have experience collaborating with cross-functional teams, clients, and stakeholders to iterate on the solutions you build? Do you want to partner with a world-class team to create and deliver high-quality, pixel-perfect interactive digital experiences seen by millions? If so, let’s talk about the exciting opportunities at Level Studios as we tackle increasingly complex digital client engagements!

The primary technical toolkit for this role will be HTML, CSS, Java script, Handlebars, SASS, and GIT; experience with the Greensock animation library is preferred. Other modern development tools such as Three.

JS, React, and Node may also be leveraged.

• This role is based out of our San Francisco office and candidates should expect to work Pacific Time hours.
• The majority of the work can be completed remotely but some occasional onsite collaboration may be required. Therefore, candidates local to the Bay Area (including San Jose, Santa Clara, Sunnyvale, and similar surrounding locations) will be prioritized but highly qualified candidates in other markets may also be considered.

• Develop and maintain custom frameworks and design systems that power some of the world’s most visible website experiences.
• Build custom tools to support development processes.
• Contribute to existing SASS and JavaScript libraries used at scale.
• Maintain and expand documentation for custom frameworks.
• Collaborate and ideate on new features for existing systems.
• Work with the creative team to enhance application design across multiple platforms.
• Build detailed and performant JavaScript interactions using vanilla JavaScript.
• Work closely and collaboratively with team members across multiple disciplines.
• Develop and deliver high-quality code to create new features and resolve bugs in clients’ custom frameworks, including both the Core library and the Editor GUI.
• Review requirements with the client’s framework DRI, partners, and clients as needed to ensure proper understanding and execution.
• Partner with the QE team to ensure high-quality test plans and proper coverage of framework features.
• Support the creation of a device/performance catalog for real-time WebGL experiences based on parameters defined by the team.
• Partner with various teams and stakeholders to iterate and collaborate on existing and upcoming development projects

• There is no specific educational requirement for this role
• 3‑5 years of prior front‑end development experience is required; prior experience working alongside a marketing or creative team in a consultancy, advertising agency, or large, complex corporate environment is strongly preferred
• Deep experience working on .com projects including innovative and unique product/marketing pages and web applications
• Strong proficiency in writing custom vanilla JavaScript from scratch without the need for libraries and experience modifying or extending existing JavaScript modules and manipulating DOM elements
• Extensive experience developing in front‑end languages including HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Handlebars, SASS, GIT, WebGL, Three
  
  JS, and React; experience with the Greensock animation library strongly preferred.
• Experience with other modern frontend development tools with NodeJS such as Gulp, Yarn, and/or Webpack would be ideal
• Familiarity with Adobe Creative Suite, particularly Photoshop
• Prior experience presenting and explaining work in various stages of completion
• Knowledge of best practices in building fluid/responsive layouts
• Experienc…