JavaScript Job: Senior frontend software developer

Senior frontend software developer

Our client is seeking an individual who seeks opportunities to grow their skills and knowledge, we love those product geeks who are dedicated to the art and science of front-end development.

Let’s get the basics out of the way-

• W2- Direct Placement

• 100% remote- work from anywhere!

• Flexible schedule with a core hour requirement (30+ hours per week)

• $130,000–$150,000 negotiable salary dependent on experience

About your team and why this role is perfect for you-

Our client is an exceptional team of product thinkers and developers dedicated to helping organizations accomplish their purpose through delivering personalized training at scale. Their product team of designers and engineers are tasked with translating user wants and needs into code and pixels that delight users and customers all around the world.

Our client offers tremendous creative freedom in how to implement solutions that serve the needs of their users quickly and efficiently, relying more upon iterative improvement than one-and-done perfection. Each member of this team is responsible for helping iterate upon the environment and systems that contribute toward developing a scalable culture fueled by personal safety, positive energy, relentless creativity, and unparalleled teamwork.

You’ll not only work closely with other inspiring product designers, thinkers, and engineers, but also have the opportunity to learn from our growing team of legendary customer success guides, learning experience designers, sales professionals, and marketing geniuses. While each person plays an individual role, this company is unified in how they move forward together.

Is this you?

Our client is looking for product geeks dedicated to the art and science of front-end development. They do not look for any specific formal education, as long as you can demonstrate the passion and experience they are searching for. You will feel right at home with them if you:

• Want purpose, not just a paycheck
• Commit to upholding the unique hallmarks, values, and ways of our culture
• Have five (5) or more years of a paid job experience as a front-end developer, internships not included. This is a true requirement, please do not apply if your experience level is under five years.
• Have a required—and extensive—experience with:

• VueJS/NuxtJS, (or with other UI frameworks such as React, Angular, etc.)
• TypeScript
• CSS frameworks such as SASS or LESS
• Jest and CI/CD with Travis.ci or similar frameworks
• Are knowledgeable, as a bonus, in one or more of:

• Prose-mirror or other rich-text editing frameworks
• Browser performance tuning
• Real-time web-sockets browser development
• Designing of RESTful endpoint APIs and protocols
• Have a passion for front-end development
• Thrive in highly autonomous environments, deeply focused on results
• Commit to upholding the unique ways of our culture
• Seek to learn continuously
• Work to help others succeed, both internally and externally
• Remain humble and coachable, but also execute with confidence
• Motivate yourself and do not wait to be told what to do
• Focus on your team goals, doing what it takes to achieve what’s agreed to
• Collaborate well with others and appreciate the opportunity to craft creative solutions
• Communicate excellently in both oral and written forms
• Remain productive, regardless of day-to-day ambiguity
• Embrace systems
• Desire leadership development

The Nitty Gritty, what’s the job?

Are you wanting to create value? That looks a little bit different for everybody and regardless of the role, our client wants you to integrate and adapt quickly to the team while tackling the role as a senior front end software developer.

You will be responsible to:

• Implement the visual elements that users interact with on our web-based platform
• Communicate with our product designers and maintain a strong, functional UI kit of our current design system and standards
• Architect our front end components and overall structure with care and precision so that they are both robust and reusable
• Peer review code and help level up the front-end skills among our entire product development team
• Work closely with the back end team to design optimal data models and implement APIs
• Create quick mockups of what could be possible using existing elements and prototyping frameworks to explore solutions as a team
• Implement everything with pixel-perfect mobile-readiness in mind
• Optimize our applications and front-end loading times for maximum speed and performance
• Lead product meetings to give development direction and updates as well as meetings to ensure that we are serving our customers as best as possible
• Communicate and collaborate with users to learn how to resolve front-end issues and improve features to deliver more user satisfaction, both in written and oral form
• Help craft use-case-specific solutions in partnership with our revenue teams that can be tested with and sold to prospects and customers
• Write comprehensive unit tests to cover new and existing features
• Invent better solutions to core user, product, and customer problems
• Keep abreast of latest and emerging technologies that could improve our product
• Export files and components from Sketch, InVision, and other design tools for front-end implementation
• Collaborate with others remotely and communicate excellently about what you’re working on, where you need help, and how you can support others
• Contribute to iteration retrospectives by celebrating wins, recognizing failures, and choosing areas of improvement to implement next
• Whatever else it takes to support your team and the whole team

How to apply

If you’ve made it this far and remain interested, we assume you’re exactly the right type of person to apply for this opportunity.

All you have to do is submit your LinkedIn profile address, current email address, a phone number we can reach you at, and a brief message as to why you’re interested in this role based on what you’ve learned about it here. A link to your GitHub profile is an appreciated bonus.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $130,000.00 - $160,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday
• Self-determined schedule

Experience:

• Front-end development: 5 years (Preferred)
• Vue.js: 5 years (Preferred)
• CI/CD: 5 years (Preferred)

Work Location: Remote