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We are searching for a UI/UX developer to support the National Center of Biotechnology Information. UI / UX Developer will work as part of the development team to develop and implement new Python and Django UI components and user facing applications defined by the design team into the development, testing, and production environments for the product. This position will also be responsible for collaborating with the development team to integrate these user facing applications into the existing backend components and API’s.

In this role, the developer will be expected to become familiar with the USWDS styling guidelines and leverage best practices to implement styling into the web UI applications. The developer will need to become familiar with NCBI web/application architecture patterns, produce CSS supplements to augment existing templates and USWDS CSS templates and produce documentation detailing the applications user workflow.

Required Skills

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or relevant experience
Experience developing UI / UX applications in a Python / Django framework
Software development experience in a Linux environment
Experience developing user facing web applications
Experience in the Agile Scrum development process
Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Additional Information:

Competitive salary depends on skills and experience.
Excellent benefits package

We look forward to reviewing your application.

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