JavaScript Job: Front End Engineer

Only applications in English are considered. You will need to currently live in Switzerland and a valid working permit (at least B if EU Citizen or C for Internation) for Switzerland, only partial remote work.

About Papers

Papers is a swiss engineering company that has dedicated its 10+ years of existence to developing secure, mobile-first software embracing paradigm shifting technologies like blockchain to provide a more distributed, secure and accessible future of human interaction. Working on projects with various Fortune 500 companies and on large Blockchain projects such as Tezos, Polkadot or Ethereum.

About the role

We are looking for a motivated frontend developer to be part of our engineering team at Papers. Working on the implementation of various end-user facing web applications that are rooted in the blockchain space and primarily open source.

Tasks

• Developing mobile and web applications
• Designing and developing APIs
• Requirements engineering to get an clear understanding of the deliverables and approach
• Developing maintainable code by writing test cases for automated testing

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related fields like Mathematics or Physics
• Proficiency with fundamental frontend languages such as Typescript and Javascript
• Familiarity with JavaScript frameworks such as Angular and NgRx/RxJS.
• Good understanding of Design Patterns
• Enjoying writing maintainable, testable and documented code with a keen eye on high-quality code
• Previous experience in the security sector
• Verbal and written fluency in English
• Self-organized and autonomous, get things done mentality

Bonus Points

• Experience with native iOS and Android app development
• Knowledge in Blockchain related development like LIGO, SmartPy, Solidity, Web3 etc. and broad understanding of protocols like Tezos, Polkadot or Ethereum
• You can show us coding projects that you work on in your free time (link to Github repo in your CV)

Benefits

• An amazing company culture and exposure to both users, customers and other communities
• A flat organisational structure that ensures your influence on products and projects we build
• A flexible schedule and the possibility to work (partially) remotely
• 5 weeks of paid vacations
• Competitive salary
• Frequent (fully paid) team events like pizza dinners and in non-Covid times hackathons, ski-weekends and more
• Working on cutting edge open source product like https://github.com/airgap-it or https://github.com/airgap-it/beacon-sdk which are keystone products in various blockchain ecosystems like Tezos and Polkadot