Sr. Frontend DeveloperWe are seeking a passionate and skilled Frontend Engineer who excels at crafting delightful web interfaces and implementing innovative features while fostering a high-quality user experience. In this role, you will design, develop, test, and maintain software, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and contribute to improving engineering standards within a remote-first, globally distributed team. Ideal candidates will demonstrate strong product intuition, clear communication skills, and the ability to work independently while aligning part of their workday with Pacific Time Zone hours.Remote Full-time Hiring timeline: 1H25About the RoleYou are a Frontend Engineer who crafts delightful web interfaces, designs, prototypes new and innovative experiences, and implements features while advocating for UX. You are comfortable with ambiguity, listen to user feedback and apply learnings, and have strong product intuition.Here's a brief look at what success looks like in this role:In 1 month's time you'll have collaborated with the team to build and have shipped a material contribution such as a new feature, regularly contributed to code reviews, and fixed bugs.In 3 months time you'll have earned the trust of the team and have taken on independent code review responsibilities while collaborating on the design of new features.In 6 months time you'll have delivered tasks through the entire SDLC, from design through development with some guidance and have established a cadence of on-time delivery with high-quality work.This role is also open to remote work as our teams are globally distributed.
We are a remote-first team. Prior experience working remotely is not required, however, we are looking for team members who perform well given a high level of independence and autonomy and will establish a cadence of on-time delivery with high-quality work.ResponsibilitiesTop priorities: This is the kind of work you can expect to be doing as you come into this role — although we are all Crew, so we help each other succeed outside of these core priorities:Design, develop, test, deploy, maintain and improve softwareManage individual project priorities, deadlines and deliverablesCollaborate with product managers and other engineers to own, build, iterate, and ship new features to enhance the the user experienceCollaborate with frontend engineers across teams to collaborate on design decisions and standardize methodologiesWrite various kinds of tests including unit, functional, and integration testsWrite and review technical proposalsImprove engineering standards, tooling, and processesProgram TypeScript, and learning from and contributing to a team committed to continually improving their skillsConduct periodic on-call dutiesKey technologies this role will employ: TypeScript, SolidJS, CSS, HTML, Go (Golang), GCP.Work in close partnership with Aaron, our Principal Engineer and DROdio (CEO) + Erika (CCO), our FoundersRequirementsSkills required: This is our "must" list -- skills you'll need to be successful in the roleYou are able to knowledgeably discuss performance, security, and user interactions within complex systemsYou love to build delightful and accessible user experiences using web technologiesYou are kind and collaborativeYou enjoy working remote with people from all over the worldYou care deeply about software quality and operability, and better ways of building softwareValue clear, open communication. We value thoughtful feedback, regular dialogue, and collaboration as fundamental skills on our team.Align a portion of your day with the business hours of Pacific Time Zone - UTC -8Experience with at least one of the following cloud platforms (Vercel, GCP, AWS, Azure)The ideal candidate also has: This is our "want" list -- The ideal candidate will also have these skills in addition to the minimums above, but we'd still love to talk to you even if you don't yet have these skillsExperience creating a text editorExperience building multi-player experiencesExperience building offline apps that resume/reconnectWhat does "Great" look like for this role? This is how you'll know you're performing this job at a level of excellenceBe able to deliver and execute with minimal guidanceOperate with a growth mindsetAbility to balance speed with long-term thinkingProactively thinking about system improvement and unblocking fellow team membersHas adaptability & change agility — this is an ever-changing role with many surprises in store!Has a "User-focused" mindset.Knows what values users expect from our systemProactive in observing and leveraging emerging technologiesStrong ownership, reliability, low ego, team enablerLife at StorytellStorytell is an early-stage venture-backed startup with some incredible investors including Eric Ries and Brian McClendon. We are looking for incredible people to join us.We are building a remote-friendly company.
The Founders are based in the San Francisco Bay area and we work in a distributed manner across several US time zones.Our Shared Values:We believe that being aligned on our shared values is the foundation of how we build, belong, and how we show up for each other and to the broader ecosystem. You can find our shared values here.Don't Meet Every Single Requirement?Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Storytell we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.We Offer You an Opportunity to:Work directly with our C-level executive teamExercise your problem-solving skillsLearn the fundamentals of a startupGrow in your career journey through support on many dimensions, such as:1:1sRegular trainingsLearning and practicing clean communicationBuild our systems and processesMake a huge contribution to the future of Storytell, AI – and the world!We will support you if you want to become a Founder somedayApply to Join Our CrewLearn about our unique hiring processThank you! Your submission has been received!
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