Front End Developer - Portland, United States - Synaptiq

Description

Front End Developer

Come work at Synaptiq and help solve problems that make an impact on communities all over the world through the power of exceptional, intelligent user experiences.

At Synaptiq, we believe in building a better world for future generations through novel applications of data and artificial intelligence. We create products for our customers that monitor the health of young coral to maintain perfect coral nursery conditions, improve infrastructure in Rwanda, make banking more accessible to low-income populations in Mexico, and help to reduce the risk of strokes and heart attacks. We choose to work on products that matter.

Synaptiq values not only the work we do, but also the people we work with. At Synaptiq, our team:

• Is passionate about solving problems that improve lives.
• Has the audacity to believe we can solve even the most seemingly impossible problem
• Believes that AI is the natural path forward to solving world class riddles and has the responsibility to be an ethical participant
• Is diverse and inclusive where collaboration flourishes and the work has meaning and a lasting impact
• If you bring this kind of mindset to the table, we want to hear from you

As our Frontend Engineer:

• You have a user-centric "design mind" and knack for developing intuitive user experiences.
• You enjoy partnering with product owners, designers, and other engineers to conceptualize and build engaging user interfaces.
• You set strong patterns for our growing team to follow.
• You love to quickly prototype a new interaction or new framework to prove whether it will meet the needs of the product.

What's important to us:

You do your best work and we support you in making this happen

We believe a Frontend Engineer who creates responsive and interactive user interfaces is crucial to ensure our products' users have a delightful experience. Is this you?

What we are excited to learn about you:

• Have 5+ years of software engineering experience with at least 3 years applying Javascript frameworks (e.g., React, Angular, etc.), NextJS is preferred
• Experience with TypeScript
• Solid understanding of the latest web standards and ways of building complex, responsive layouts using modern CSS techniques such as CSS grid and flexbox
• Passionate about code quality with high attention to detail, always considering localization, accessibility, security and performance
• An avid writer of tests using frameworks such as Jest, Mocha, Cypress, Playwright, etc.
• Experience building and maintaining design systems and related artifacts, including (but not limited to): Component libraries, usage guidelines, documentation, icons, Storybook, and styling systems
• Ability to engage on UX and design topics at a detailed level

Bonus Points For:

• Full stack experience, particularly creating isomorphic web applications using Typescript
• Experience using ElasticSearch
• Experience consuming and designing APIs using GraphQL
• Solid understanding of SSR and server actions in NextJS v14

We believe in taking care of our people.

• Anyone can work from anywhere
• Health Insurance
• Performance-based bonuses
• Monthly internet stipend
• Work-life harmony so you don't have to 'balance' anything separately
• Fun-loving, generous, and kind coworkers
• Direct, honest, and
• Open-minded and curious, committed to embracing other cultures, customs, and experiences that bring out the best in all of us and allow us to achieve our greatest potential as a team
• We are teachers and mentors to one another; committed to raising our collective AI and user experience game

We are an equal opportunity employer. We welcome people of different backgrounds, experiences, abilities and perspectives. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status.