User Experience Developer (Contract)

[Michael Maniscalco]

Overview

ihiji, a start-up Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) company, is growing team and is seeking an experienced User Experience/Interface Developer. You’ll be working with a team on the development and implementation of our next generation system functionality. In this role, you will work closely with our team to iterate as our product evolves. You may also be responsible for taking periodic breaks to play ping pong or xbox when the time calls for a little steam to be blown off. 

ihiji’s next generation product provides a business intelligence dashboard givning business owners the ability to aggregate and monitoring mission critical services - think of it as a mint.com for branch or small business locations. The product will utilize much of ihiji’s existing infrastructure which is a scalable, cloud-based SaaS solution that is commercially available and provides a secure gateway for electronics systems integrators to remotely monitor, service, and maintain all aspects of each client’s in home or business electronics systems. 

Our team is very collaborative, we all enjoy solving problems and continuous improvement. We all appreciate a sense of humor and enjoy having a good time while we’re at the office. Our office environment is pretty informal (I’m currently rocking shorts and flips flops) and we’re flexible on work hours and time off. We are supported by the Austin Technology Incubator (ATI) who has housed and launched some of the most successful startup companies in Texas. This is a great opportunity to join at a pivotal point in our evolution and reap the benefits that a startup has to offer!

Responsibilities

Work with customers, developers and management in an agile environment to design a world-class user experience

Develop wireframes and storyboards to create mock ups and final user interface (will work with 3rd party designer if outside graphic design skills needed)

Apply design to existing functional framework

A/B test design and features and continuously improve and iterate on experience

Estimate work efforts so that they can be prioritized

Experience

3-5 years experience in web design and development

Skills

Strong knowledge of Javascript and CSS

Excellent HTML, Adobe Graphics Suite Skills

Desire to work in a fast-paced, start-up environment where opportunities and challenges are great and the rewards are equally as great

A strong work ethic and collaborative spirit

Comfortable in an Agile development environment

Cross browser and mobile friendly design knowledge

Ability to create easy to user flows to complete complex tasks - ie non-technical solutions to technical problems

Ability to self-manage and have flexibility in work hours (i.e. willing to work off-hours, if necessary)

Education

BS/MS in HCI, Interaction Design or related field a plus

Compensation

Above average compensation based on experience

[Greg McGee]

Hi Michael.  This looks like an interesting job.  I do have the qualifications for it. Most recently, I developed a working prototype for a web app called Bizzocall, taking it from photoshop all the way to an html/css/php/mysql app written from the ground up. Single handedly. For a resume and samples, go to http://www.austintxous.com.

By the way, I'm pretty awesome at ping pong, but I'll have to brush up on xbox.

:<)Greg McGee