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Software Engineer, Frontend

Brief overview

Remote
UndergradOr in progress
$150k–$189k/yrStated range
2+ yrsMinimum
JavaScript (ES5+)Native DOM APIsFrontend Frameworks ReactFrontend Frameworks VueFrontend FrameworksFrontend Frameworks AngularResponsive Web DesignCSSTest-Driven DevelopmentContinuous IntegrationAutomated TestingWeb Platform InfrastructureRuby on Rails

About the company

Maven is a seed stage venture firm investing in tech companies addressing emerging consumer behavior and trends.

Job description

Summary

Wealthfront is a financial technology company that builds low-cost, technology-driven financial products to help clients grow and manage their wealth. The Software Engineer, Frontend will develop client-facing features, collaborate with cross-functional teams, resolve operational issues, improve web platform infrastructure and developer productivity, and mentor other engineers.

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with backend and mobile engineers, designers, and product managers to build new features and enhance existing features
  • Join other web engineers to triage and resolve operational issues, ensuring that mission-critical web systems and services operate smoothly across the web platform
  • Help with web platform infrastructure projects to improve the health and performance of our systems and increase product delivery velocity
  • Participate in recruiting activities such as interviewing
  • Provide mentorship to other engineers on the team

Skills

  • 2-5 years in a web-focused engineering role
  • A deep understanding of JavaScript, including standard ES5+, native DOM APIs, and ideally at least one modern front-end framework (React, Vue, Angular, etc)
  • Experience working with design to build custom pages and components, with a focus on page speed performance and writing custom CSS to create pages that are responsive across a variety of screen sizes
  • Real passion for working on projects that have a measurable business impact and like working in a fast-paced cross-functional environment
  • Experience with test-driven development, continuous integration, and automated testing
  • You have either a BS or MS in computer science or related field
  • Experience with Ruby on Rails or similar server-side frameworks (such as Express or Django) is a plus

Qualifications

Must Haves

  • 2-5 years in a web-focused engineering role
  • A deep understanding of JavaScript, including standard ES5+, native DOM APIs, and ideally at least one modern front-end framework (React, Vue, Angular, etc)
  • Experience working with design to build custom pages and components, with a focus on page speed performance and writing custom CSS to create pages that are responsive across a variety of screen sizes
  • Real passion for working on projects that have a measurable business impact and like working in a fast-paced cross-functional environment
  • Experience with test-driven development, continuous integration, and automated testing
  • You have either a BS or MS in computer science or related field

Nice to Haves

  • Experience with Ruby on Rails or similar server-side frameworks (such as Express or Django) is a plus

Benefits

  • Equity
  • A discretionary bonus
  • Medical insurance
  • Vision insurance
  • Dental insurance
  • 401K plan
  • Generous time off
  • Parental leave
  • Wellness reimbursements
  • Professional development
  • Employee investing discount
  • US-based remote work or Palo Alto, CA-based hybrid in-office
  • A mentor who will guide you through our structured onboarding program
  • Projects that match your professional goals
  • Feedback during weekly 1:1s and bi-annual reviews
  • Autonomy

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