Web Developer Job Role

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Web Developer

Job Description

As a Web developer, you're an expert in the dynamic Web programming tools and languages that fuel the interactive Web. You might work independently or be part of a team that builds and integrates interactive Web sites, Web applications, and Web services for both intranet and Internet users. Your role is to make it work, which means coding applications and testing them on various browsers. You might also architect Web sites, design data-driven applications, and find efficient client-server solutions.

Possible Job Titles

  • Web site manager

  • Web designer

  • Web administrator

  • Application programmer

  • Software engineer

Skills and Experience

Skills

  • Create, code, and implement Web sites

  • Create client-side and server-side Web applications

  • Use ASP or ASP.NET for server-side development

  • Use VBScript, Microsoft Visual C#, or a similar application for data-intensive client-side programming

  • Design and deliver Web services

  • Write functional and design specifications for Web applications

  • Release and maintain Web-based applications or Web sites

Typical Required Experience

One to three years

Responsibility Scope

  • 50 percent writing and testing code

  • 50 percent project planning and management

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