Senior Front-End Engineer

An emerging stealth company aimed at building the future of work and delivering quality software is looking for a Senior Front-End Engineer. The engineer will join the team and help to drive engineering best practices with cutting-edge technology. The ideal candidate must have sound expertise in AWS, JavaScript, and other libraries, as the platform runs solely on JavaScript and AWS. This is a great opportunity for candidates to showcase their skills while building innovative products.

Job Responsibilities:

• Develop product features and improvements in a secure, well-tested, and performant way
• Work with the team to iterate on new features
• Craft code that meets internal standards for style, maintainability, and best practices for a high-scale web environment
• Maintain and advocate for the highest standards through code review
• Consistently ship small features and improvements with minimal guidance and support 
• Collaborate with the team on larger projects
• Improve the overall experience of the product through the quality of front-end features
• Identify areas of improvements in the codebase and contribute to enhance it

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science (or equivalent experience)
• 5-8 years of relevant professional experience
• Solid expertise with JavaScript and JavaScript libraries such as React, D3, and MaterialUI
• An understanding of semantic HTML, SCSS, and core JavaScript concepts
• Good knowledge of core web and browser concepts (e.g., how the browser parses and constructs a web page)
• Prior experience using Git in a professional/workplace environment
• Proficiency in the English language, both written and verbal
• Capability to clearly and concisely communicate about complex technical, architectural, and organizational problems and propose thorough iterative solutions
• Comfortable working in a highly agile, intensely iterative software development process
• Possess a positive and solution-oriented mindset
• A keen inclination towards communication, inclusion, and visibility
• Self-motivated and self-managing, with excellent organizational skills
• Demonstrated ability to work closely with other teams and part of the organization
• Ability to thrive in a geographically distributed organization
• Relevant working knowledge of NodeJS
• Proficiency with serverless architecture using AWS Lambda
• Sound understanding of AWS using Appsync, DynamoDB, SQS, and CloudFormation
• Previous experience in a tech startup
• Enterprise software, industry and product company experience
• Experience working with a global or otherwise multicultural team