Senior Front End Developer

Description

What we're looking for?

We're a group of fun, curious, out-of-the-box thinkers, who love working together to solve complex problems as much as we love hanging out together, and we're looking for a talented and experienced Front End Developer to join us!

Why we’re a great company to work for:

Seeking Alpha is the leading online destination for engaged investors. We have an awesome product. Our crowdsourced research and cutting-edge investing tools are helping nearly 300,000 paying subscribers exceed their financial goals.

We care about work-life balance: We work primarily from home, provide lots of perks, and insist that you enjoy them.

We invest in people. We consider each employee a long-term investment, and we see value in continuously nurturing and training our teammates.

Responsibilities

• Develop Front-End (ReactJS) for modern financial media website
• Participate in design and planning discussions, contribute architecture ideas
• Develop and test new user-facing features
• Write highly scalable, reusable, and testable code
• Write unit tests
• Optimize application for maximum speed and performance
• Collaborate with other team members

Requirements

• Experience in ReactJS for at least 4 years is a must!
• 5+ years of front-end development experience in building complex and scalable high load applications
• Experience in Typescript 
• Knowledge of Agile principles, open-source ecosystem, Test Driven Development (TDD)
• Comfortable with source version control software (Git)
• Experience with CSS3 and Less/Sass (ability to write mixings, partials, use source maps, etc).
• Deep understanding of Mobile-first Responsive design. Understanding of all major browsers and the special considerations required for various quirks.
• Knowledge of browser internals like Javascript engines, native DOM, Event APIs, and ways to tune code for the best performance.

Would be a plus:

• Experience working in a UNIX environment
• Proficiency in ES6 and newer specifications of EcmaScript
• Knowledge and understanding of server-side architecture best practices, a good understanding of the HTTP protocol and networking

Personal skills:

• Ability to focus on details
• Self-motivated, self-disciplined, goal-driven
• Analytical and problem-solving skills
• Good ability to learn fast
• Service and teamwork orientation