NoVA UX: UX Jobs in Northern VA/DC Metro Area

WILL ASSIST WITH BASIC RELO TO BE CLOSER IF NEEDED! International company seeking an amazing creative JAVA Developer who will deliver high-quality, scalable, hosted, customer facing applications to the enterprise, and its operating units. Successful applicants are technology leaders and will have a minimum 5+ years of experience delivering solutions in an Agile/Scrum development environment. The Senior Software Developer performs product design, programming, unit testing, R&D and technology selection for a newly conceived, flagship product with significant mobile application implications. The position works with various software developers, product managers, and user experience and customer application experts to create industry leading software functionality. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Designs, codes, test, implements, and maintains business applications and functionality Performs complex product design activities that requires extensive research and analysis Actively participates as a scrum team member on all phases of the scrum process (story development, estimation, burndowns, continuous integration and retrospectives) Participates in architecture development, implementation and refactoring. Researches and implements new technologies Mentors and coaches junior development staff in coding, design, continuous integration and Agile methodologies. Serves as tech lead for specific projects Excellent written and verbal communication skills Excellent analytic cal and design skills Perform other work-related duties as assigned EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE: Bachelor's degree (Master's preferred) in Computer Science, Management Information Systems or related experience. GWT, Java Script, REST, JSON, XML, XMPP, BOSH, CSS, SOAP JBOSS, Tomcat, Apache Neo4j, Oracle, SQL Server Other Tools: GIT, Jenkins, Mingle Experience in evaluating and implementing new technologies such as Google Web Tools (GWT) and Neo4j a plus Experience with UX and design a plus Tech lead experience a plus Thorough technical knowledge in software development methodologies, design and implementation. Aptitude for work in an Agile development environment , including the ability to collaborate with team members

ABOUT APT: APT is a rapidly growing strategic consulting and cloud-based software company with offices in Washington D.C., San Francisco, London, and Taipei. With a powerful Big Data predictive analytics software platform at its heart, APT is revolutionizing the way Fortune 500 companies develop high-level business strategies. APT's client portfolio includes some of the world's largest and best known retailers and manufacturers. Clients include Walmart, Starbucks, Anheuser-Busch InBev, Walgreens, CVS, Abercrombie & Fitch, Subway, Victoria's Secret, Hilton, and many others. APT has been featured in such publications as the Harvard Business Review, Forbes, Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, USA Today, and others as a pioneer in leveraging scientific experimentation for the business universe. POSITION: APT is seeking a highly creative, energetic Principal User Experience Designer with a passion for creating intuitive and enjoyable front-end experiences for our flagship enterprise web application. As a Principal User Experience Designer, you'll be developing APT's UX team and defining what great UX means at APT. You'll lead APT's UX direction in a collaborative, fast-paced agile environment, partnering closely with product management and engineering, developing ideas from product concept to launch. You'll translate abstract business ideas and complex analytics into approachable workflows, visualizations, interactions, and solid design deliverables. RESPONSIBILITIES: Envision a roadmap for an innovative and holistic user experience across APT's software Manage and lead the process of collecting feedback on idea sketches, wireframes, and implementations directly from client teams and other stakeholders Be a champion for users' needs from requirements gathering through implementation Partner with senior stakeholders to create and maintain key UX success metrics and UX Standards Manage and mentor a growing UX team Collaborate with team members (product managers, junior UX designers, and front end developers) through the entire design and development process Translate complex analytic workflows into approachable, informative, and enjoyable experiences for users of a wide variety of skill levels Develop user interaction and interface deliverables, including sketches, wireframes, and visual designs Have a flexible approach to changing priorities in an agile work environment QUALIFICATIONS: Demonstrated experience designing for web application user experiences (5-10 years) Experience building and leading a UX team Strong application of interaction design principles and user experience best practices Clear understanding of usability heuristics Ability to both rapidly sketch out user-flows with pencil and paper/whiteboards as well as quickly develop richer wireframes (in whichever tool you prefer) Demonstrated relationship building and cross-functional leadership Excellent visual, verbal, and written communication skills, with the ability to effectively engage, convey, and receive feedback from a wide variety of stakeholders with both passion and diplomacy Ability to juggle many projects at once while working in an innovative, fast-paced work environment