THE OPPORTUNITY

Dillard's is seeking an experienced Front-End Developer to join the MEMS (Mobile, ePub, Marketing, SPC) team. We are currently looking to complement the team with an individual with front-end development experience, strong communication skills, and an ability to collaborate in an agile environment.

As our ideal candidate, you will be comfortable developing and maintaining web and hybrid mobile applications while solving complex user experience issues. You will need to communicate effectively with different roles on the team to advocate for our end users and their experience within our projects. Additionally, you will be responsible for maintaining our front-end applications while consistently researching new features from framework and library upgrades that further enhance users’ experiences.

THE TEAM

This position is on the MEMS (Mobile, ePub, Marketing, SPC) Team. We are responsible for supporting users in several areas across Dillard’s. We support our eCommerce, Store Planning, and Marketing teams through our web applications. We also support our associates and external customers in the Connect and Dillard’s customer hybrid mobile applications. Finally, we support the Dillard’s Traffic and Accounting Departments through the Import Invoice web application.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Follow an SDLC of Analysis, Design, Development, Testing, Implementation, and Maintenance
• Learn the business environment while working in a collaborative environment to achieve organizational goals
• Communicate frequently with the team lead and other team members to ensure tasks are being completed accurately and on time while ensuring goals are met
• Use common practices to add enhancements, perform updates, and implement programmatic changes for our web applications using Angular and other frameworks and libraries
• Stay current with framework and library upgrades through implementation and constant research
• Advocate for migration to new features in framework and library updates 
• Research and implement common practices in web and hybrid mobile applications
• Work on a schedule-driven project list. Additionally, address interruptions to support business objectives 
• Develop, maintain, and conduct unit tests for quality assurance validations
• Maintain a high level of attendance

THE SKILLSET

• Experience with Angular, HTML5, CSS, Bootstrap, Jest, Ionic, Capacitor
• Ability to grasp new ideas quickly and thrive in an agile environment
• Must be a highly motivated, effective communicator who can both work in a team space as well as independently
• Authorization to work in the United States without sponsorship

WITHIN 1 MONTH,YOU'LL

• Be paired with a mentor to develop a basic understanding of the Dillard’s applications you will be supporting
• Complete changes, with guidance, to some of the existing Dillard’s web and hybrid mobile applications

WITHIN 2 MONTH,YOU'LL

• Have a solid introduction to Angular and its concepts as a framework
• Have a solid understanding of HTML, CSS, and how to leverage UI libraries such as Bootstrap

WITHIN 3 MONTH,YOU'LL

• Be able to identify any specific areas of code in need of improvement, communicate those findings with your team, and share ideas for addressing those issues
• Continue working with your team to share ideas and ensure milestones for our web and hybrid mobile applications
• Complete a new feature for an existing application