BioWare Edmonton: Front End Web Developer

Description

BioWare is a division of EA which crafts high quality multiplatform role-playing, MMO and strategy games, focused on emotionally engaging, rich stories with unforgettable characters and vast worlds to discover. Since 1995, BioWare has created some of the world's most critically acclaimed titles and franchises, including Baldur's Gate, Neverwinter Nights, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, Jade Empire, Mass Effect and Dragon Age. BioWare currently operates in Edmonton (Alberta, Canada), Montreal (Quebec, Canada) and Austin (Texas).

BioWare’s games have continually achieved critical and commercial success. All of our published titles are highly rated at www.gamerankings.com; in fact we have 6 games in the top 1% highest rated games of all time! Today BioWare has over 800 staff at its locations and continues to grow. In 2008, BioWare was acquired by Electronic Arts, a leading global interactive entertainment publisher.

Position Overview:

Candidates are expected to have proven front-end web development experience, with the ability to make application-like interfaces work in modern browsers across an array of devices (smartphone, tablet, desktop). You will leverage Javascript/CSS/HTML front-end technologies to deliver innovative interfaces for industry leading web experiences. 

Key Responsibilities:

• Apply your knowledge of web front-end technologies and design to create dynamic and highly interactive web GUIs for millions of users worldwide.
• Work closely with producers and designers to brainstorm, prototype and refine features.
• Respond to user feedback by continuously updating web features to address user issues and enhance user experience.

Required Technical Skills and Experience:

• B.Sc. in Computer Science, Design or related field, or equivalent training and professional experience.
• A minimum of 2 years industry technical experience working on consumer facing Web sites.
• Expert level HTML5, CSS3
• Advanced level JavaScript
• Ability to build and modify complex web front ends using designs in Photoshop
• Proven experience with responsive design targeting resolutions from as small as mobile to as large as 4K displays (including Retina displays)
• Proven experience developing front-end interactions for touch devices
• Proven experience delivering cross-browser compatible solutions for modern browsers, including mobile, tablet and desktop 
• Ability to use style sheet languages like SASS & LESS
• Experience working with frameworks & platforms such as: backbone.js, angular.js, node.js, ASP.Net, etc.
• Experience optimizing web assets and GUIs for performance a plus
• Experience with animation and motion graphics using HTML5 a plus
• Knowledge of source code management: CVS, Subversion, Git and/or Perforce a plus.

Performance Competencies (Non Technical Skills):

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work in a dynamic and collaborative team environment.
• Excellent detail-oriented, problem solving skills.
• Ability to quickly learn and apply new concepts, principles and solutions.
• Dependability and commitment to projects/tasks.

BioWare’s vision is to create, deliver, and evolve the most emotionally engaging games in the world.