Slate Developer, Custom Portal Solutions

Summary

Carnegie is a higher education marketing and enrollment strategy company that develops digital solutions for educational institutions. The Slate Developer, Custom Portal Solutions builds and maintains Slate Portals and front-end tools, translating project requirements into responsive, secure, and accessible web solutions. The role also includes quality assurance, code reviews, troubleshooting, and collaboration with strategists and client delivery teams.

Responsibilities

• Scope out assigned web development work in Slate and flag risks early
• Work with Slate Strategists and the Client Delivery team to align on design, content, UX, timing, and technical requirements
• Deliver development work that meets the project scope and what the client expects
• Help write specs that lay out what needs to get built
• Follow the best practices senior team members and leadership have set for how projects get built
• Use AI tools to speed up development, QA, and documentation, and check the output against accessibility standards, Slate’s architecture, and Carnegie’s portal standards
• Write code that’s scalable, efficient, and handles the data types the project needs
• Test throughout the project for visuals, accessibility, browser compatibility, UX, and whether the build matches the spec
• Review code and troubleshoot issues for teammates when needed
• Build and maintain Slate Portals and front-end tools for partner institutions, including Portal Queries, Views, and Methods
• Deliver custom Slate-hosted web projects for your assigned client portfolio
• Work with Slate Strategists and the wider client team (Project Leads, Project Managers, Sales, and Creative) to keep projects running smoothly and accurately
• Handle support requests, fixing issues directly or looping in the right teammate

Skills

• • Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience
• • At least two years of professional experience building in Slate Portals
• • Experience with Technolutions Slate CRM
• • A portfolio of website development and/or Slate custom portal work (required for consideration)
• • Skill with responsive web design and HTML5, CSS3, SASS/SCSS, JavaScript, and jQuery
• • Knowledge of web development best practices for performance, security, and accessibility (WCAG 2.2)
• • Familiarity with database languages like SQL
• • Growing skill at building flexible, solid design systems
• • Comfort with QA and code validation tools
• • Strong written and verbal communication
• • Good organizational skills, including attention to detail, prioritizing, and decision-making
• • Ability to work well with teammates and represent Carnegie well with clients
• • Strong communication and time management for a remote environment, with the ability to pick up new technology platforms
• • Knowledge of Slate Portals, including methods, views, queries, and the events module
• • Basic understanding of admissions processes and strategy
• • Able to work at a computer for extended periods

Qualifications

Must Haves

• • Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience
• • At least two years of professional experience building in Slate Portals
• • Experience with Technolutions Slate CRM
• • A portfolio of website development and/or Slate custom portal work (required for consideration)
• • Skill with responsive web design and HTML5, CSS3, SASS/SCSS, JavaScript, and jQuery
• • Knowledge of web development best practices for performance, security, and accessibility (WCAG 2.2)
• • Familiarity with database languages like SQL
• • Growing skill at building flexible, solid design systems
• • Comfort with QA and code validation tools
• • Strong written and verbal communication
• • Good organizational skills, including attention to detail, prioritizing, and decision-making
• • Ability to work well with teammates and represent Carnegie well with clients
• • Strong communication and time management for a remote environment, with the ability to pick up new technology platforms
• • Knowledge of Slate Portals, including methods, views, queries, and the events module
• • Basic understanding of admissions processes and strategy
• • Able to work at a computer for extended periods

Benefits

• You'll grow your Slate and development skills while working closely with strategists and client teams.
• You'll build a track record of shipped, working projects on a growing team.