234Buzz Media Jobs, Saturday 19, September 2015

234Buzz Media, the hotspot for fun Nigerian news, celebrity gists and entertainment content is recruiting front-end and back-end developers.

FRONT-END DEVELOPER

We are looking for a user-experience designer with strong interests and capabilities in the design and development of engaging user experiences. The ideal candidate will thrive in a work environment that requires strong problem solving skills and independent self-direction, coupled with an aptitude for team collaboration and open communication. This individual excels at providing both highly analytical as well as highly creative ideas to a design engagement. The candidate will also have extensive experience in a fast-paced and innovative development environment. A thorough understanding of contemporary user-centered design methodologies is a must.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Executing interaction design and visual design as a part of a multi-disciplinary team

Collaborating on user experience planning with a lead experience architect

Consulting with clients and lead experience architect

Researching interaction design trends

Researching technology trends

Performing other duties as assigned

ROLE REQUIREMENTS:

Two or more years of user experience design experience for software, Web applications which leverage emergent technologies, consumer electronics and/or mobile devices

Strong conceptualization ability, strong visual communication ability, drawing skills and sketchbook technique

Exceptional design skills, production value and attention to detail

Ability to create wireframes as well as visual design comps

Strong working knowledge of Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Fireworks and associated design tools

Experience with user interface design patterns and standard UCD methodologies

Strong written and verbal communication skills

Understanding of common software project management practices

Understanding of common software development practices

An additional advantage would be:

Strong working knowledge of HTML5, CSS3, php, JavaScript/JQuery, AngularJs and wordpress


BACK-END DEVELOPER

We are looking for a back-end web developer with excellent programming skills to join our team. We need a person who, as part of a team, can create highly scalable web apps that thousands of users interact with daily. The ideal candidate has experience building real products for the web and should be able to present examples of their work.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Offs of different approaches, including estimating how long each will take to build

Advanced understanding of emerging web technologies

Maintain, contribute and adhere to our programming best practices and guidelines

Work with a team of UI designers, programmers, and server admins, to bring brand new concepts to market

Maintain confidentiality on all of the above, given the sensitive nature of some projects

Basic Requirements:

Ability to program confidently in a web language (PHP, python), ultimately programming exclusively in PHP

Knowledge of MVC architectures

Strong knowledge of WordPress

Strong knowledge of these databases of MySQL, MSSQL, Mongodb

Strong knowledge of OOP concept.

Ability to perform in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment

JOB DESCRIPTION

Enthusiasm for innovation in the tech industry, including continuous learning and improvement

Understands the technologies and languages which power the web such as HTML, CSS and JavaScript

Has experience with Git or another version control system

The following would be an added advantage:

Experience with any MVC framework already

Experience integrating with 3rd party APIs

Experience working within Agile development environments

TO APPLY

Interested applicants are to send their resume/CV and portfolio to 234buzzrecruit@gmail.com

234Buzz Media Jobs, Saturday 19, September 2015