Senior Front-End Developer

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.

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

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