Senior Frontend Engineer

The proposition

• The opportunity to work in a fast-growing, VC-backed HR tech startup
• Competitive package incl. bonus and stock options
• Your hours are flexible, and so is your vacation
• You can work wherever you want – We work remotely!

The role in context

You’ll spend time on the following

• Take full ownership of the frontend; from low-level optimizations to improving user experience
• Build reusable code and libraries for future use
• Ensure the technical feasibility of UI/UX designs and propose features and functionalities to the product team
• Optimize the application for maximum speed and scalability
• Lead the entire software development and delivery cycle from ideation to deployment and everything in between
• Efficiently utilize DevOps tools and practices to deliver high-quality software as well as value to end customers as early as possible
• Work in a collaborative, talented distributed team across Europe, United States, South America, and Asia
• You will act as a mentor for less-experienced team members through both your technical knowledge and leadership skills

Here’s what we’re looking for

• You have at least 7 years of experience designing, implementing, running, and maintaining production front-end code using modern client-side development frameworks based on JS/TS such as Angular
• You strive for excellence: pixel-perfect, high-quality code, and lightning-fast load times
• You care deeply about building a world-class engineering team
• You have a solid understanding of UX/UI design, usability, and accessibility
• You are passionate about improving skills and learning new technologies
• You enjoy influencing others and always advocate for technical excellence while being open to change
• You’re resilient in ambiguous situations and can approach challenges from multiple perspectives
• You have strong written and verbal communication skills. You can validate your decisions and communicate them clearly

Bonus points if ...

• you have experience in a SaaS product based company
• you are comfortable with Agile methods, such as Extreme Programming (XP), Scrum, and/or Kanban
• you have a working knowledge of cloud technology such as AWS, Azure, Kubernetes, and Docker

Our values

• We encourage each other: We bring a positive attitude to work. We help each other when stuck. We challenge each other in constructive ways. We celebrate wins as a team.
• We are bold: We’re bold in our ambition and dare to create new things. We know what we’re capable of and learn from our mistakes. 
• We take full ownership of our work: We own the outcome of our work and do whatever is necessary to improve it--including soliciting feedback and asking for help when we get stuck.
• We strive for excellence: We hold ourselves to high standards and work hard to increase our competencies.
• We do the right thing: We’re straight shooters and take our work seriously. We treat each other, our customers, and our collaborators with respect and empathy. 
• We respect our (work-style) differences: We all have different ways of living and working. We all find our own point of balance, respect our differences, and accommodate each other’s styles and preferences. 

Interested?