Software Engineer II

Job Description

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With more than $2 billion in revenues, CDK Global is a leading global provider of integrated information technology and digital marketing solutions to the automotive retail and adjacent industries. Focused on enabling end-to-end automotive commerce, CDK provides solutions to dealers in more than 100 countries around the world, serving approximately 28,000 retail locations and most automotive manufacturers. CDK Global solutions automate and integrate critical processes from pre-sale targeted advertising to the sale, financing, insurance, parts supply, repair and maintenance of vehicles, with an increasing focus on utilizing data analytics and predictive intelligence.

We’re large enough to make a difference but small enough for your voice to be heard. This means that we are an organization where every person matters. You can make an impact on the success of our business and that of our customers regardless of what career you decide to pursue.

From data scientists to sales and client service experts, we’re hiring to support your growth and ours - Green light your career.

Are you interested in the challenge of innovating and building a scalable and responsive platform that hosts thousands of websites that are beautiful, unique from each other and is personalized for millions for car shoppers? Does the challenge of creating an open platform with a developer kit that allows applications to be built for these websites sound good to you? If you answered yes to these questions, we have a great opportunity for you!

We have an opening for a highly motivated, skilled, and experienced Senior Web Developer. We're looking for someone who can provide technical leadership, direction, and design expertise to our UI development teams. You will work closely with other team members on technical issues and complex problems and take ownership of application development and design. You will frequently extend our core platform and will develop new features that become candidates for our core applications in the future. In this role, you'll have the opportunity to create tools and features used by over a million unique web visitors each day. You'll work in small agile teams to rapidly prototype and deploy new product features.

Primary Responsibilities

· Use comprehensive knowledge of current web technologies and best practices to create sophisticated, imaginative and efficient reusable UI solutions across multiple browsers for various devices and operating systems.

· Design reusable components by utilizing various standard frameworks.

· Evaluate requirements and initial mock-ups; make technology recommendations that support optimal construction, maintenance and performance.

· Leverage the latest developments in Internet technologies.

· Serve as a technical resource and mentor.

Desired Skills

· Strong OO design and coding skills in Javascript/React.

· Experience with HTML5/CSS3.

· Experience with test‐driven development in an agile software environment.

· Experience working with clients in a professional services organization.

· Experience building large‐scale web applications using JavaScript and Ajax.

· Experience translating design mockups and prototypes into working application designs.

· Have developed or supported an operationally critical web service.

· Demonstrated passion for user experience design and improving usability.

· Demonstrated passion about technology, have a strong interest in learning about and playing with the latest technologies

Qualifications

· 4+ years of experience with HTML/CSS/Javascript and React.

· Proficient with web‐related templating technologies.

· Proficient in writing object oriented Javascript, js design patterns.

· Proficient in writing semantic SEO friendly markup.

· Solid experience in writing cross‐browser compatible frontend code.

· Experience with webpage loading performance techniques.

· Experience with integrating UI code with server side platforms.

· Ability to work in a fast paced and agile development environment.

· Ability to technically document software deliverables through use cases, design documents and technical specifications.

· Motivated to drive tasks to completion and take ownership of projects.

· Must have a strong ability to understand existing codebase by efficient debugging, code analysis, and by asking the right questions

CDK Global knows you have passions outside of work. You have family, friends, sporting events, and lots of things going on. That’s why we offer a comprehensive benefits package to not only take care of you but your family as well. All of our benefits are effective the first day of employment including 401K matching, paid time off to re-energize, donate your time to volunteer in your community, and tuition reimbursement to name a few.

At CDK, we pride ourselves on having a diverse workforce. We value and celebrate the uniqueness of individuals and the different perspectives they provide. We offer equal opportunity employment regardless of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability status, age, marital status, or protected veteran status.