Frontend Engineer at Simple (Portland, OR) (allows remote)
The Job
You are a frontend engineer living on the edge of what browsers have to offer. A new WebKit feature or Javascript API means a new experiment or personal project. Call it HTML5 or call it something else entirely - it's the latest and greatest of the web and it's your playground. We're talking clean, minimal markup. We're talking CSS3 for everything imaginable. Fast pages with responsive layouts in as little code as possible.
You love the power and flexibility of CSS, but have fully embraced the extra power that tools like SCSS provide. You remember what life was like before CSS variables, nested rules and mixins, and are glad you never have to go back. You've been happily extracting your favorite tricks and effects into a modular, gracefully degradable toolbox that let you get each new project looking great faster than the last. Turning a beautiful design into a beautiful, functional app is what drives you.
You have a cautious yet deep respect for Javascript and even the DOM. You know its flaws and misgivings and work around them rather than complaining. Less whining, more grinding. Experience with large and complex Javascript applications. We're talking dozens of files, each defining a specific interaction or piece of functionality. Real code. Experience with MooTools or other modular, object-oriented Javascript frameworks a huge plus. Heaps of vanilla-js experience needed as well.
General knowledge of and opinions on the Javascript open-source community: frameworks, micro-frameworks, async loaders, testing, compilers, mvc-frameworks and the rest. Contributions to open-source Javascript projects and personal projects matter more than education.
Oh, right - you love making webapps. You want to help make an app that could have a measurable, positive impact on the lives of people. You think you can fix banking.
Benefits
We may be a startup, but we offer competitive salaries, great benefits, equity in the company, and a nice budget for your own custom setup. We encourage and subsidize conference participation and continuing education. We believe in work/life balance and fostering a happy workplace.
If you're interested in building the future of personal banking with a group of nice, funny, smart people who love music, math, food, design, coffee, and code, Simple is the place for you.
Location
Simple is located in Portland, Oregon. Relocation assistance is available.
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