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Organization
Job Title
Front-End Engineer
Location
New York, New York
Zip/Postal Code
10001
Country
United States
Region
NY Metro
Reference Number
170002JN
Position type
Permanent
Category
Apparel
Retail
Job Function
eCommerce
Engineering
Information Technology

Front-End Engineer

Job Description

HBC Digital is responsible for driving the digital retail/ecommerce and digital customer experience across the enterprise including all HBC retail banners. HBC Digital will position our retail banners as leaders in the digital arena now and drive innovation for the future.


As part of this new division, HBC Digital is modernizing its systems top to bottom. Front-end engineers for HBC Digital are responsible for engineering the presentation layer of saks.com, saksoff5th.com, thebay.com, lordandtaylor.com and GILT. Successful candidates will possess the unique skill set to help create a world-class responsive front-end, built using industry best practices, delivering highly interactive, Web 2.0+ functionality. This is an exciting opportunity to join a talented technical team and gain cutting edge experience for recognizable brands. 

Role Mandate:
• Play a key role in building next-generation web applications
• Evaluate, and revamp existing front-end code, identifying areas for improvement
• Specialize in building responsive and elegant web UIs with AJAX and similar technologies 
• Work closely with back-end developers, creative and business teams, advising on front-end technical decisions for new site functionality
• Develop high performance webpages, minimizing load time.
• Evaluate the quality of code and provide quick, effective feedback to the team
• Identify best-practices and evolutions in front-end development in areas including as HTML5/CSS3 and mobile web development
• Contribute to project definition by suggesting technical and UI approaches that help achieve project goals
• Lead the development and design of dynamic, interactive web pages using the latest web standards 
• Demonstrate outstanding skills in developing cross-browser / cross-media 

Qualifications

Avenue, Saks OFF5TH and Lord & Taylor.