Remote Frontend Engineer

Summary

The job is a software development position at Commutatus, a company that builds digital products. The role involves working in a squad of designers, engineers, and a project manager to develop front-end solutions, conduct research and feasibility checks, plan and estimate features, and continuously improve the team's processes.

Requirements

• You have a strong understanding of Javascript
• You are open to working remotely
• You have exceptional communication skills
• You are resourceful - we don’t expect you to have all the answers right away, but we want you to research, and learn on the go to get the job done right
• You can identify problems around you, and independently propose solutions to these problems. We love independent problem-solvers and encourage all our employees to suggest changes to streamline our processes
• You are organized and structured. If your PRs are well structured, have great descriptions, and your JIRA tickets are always on the right status, we want you!

Responsibilities

• Research and feasibility checks: Assist in the ideation of features by providing inputs based on research or your experience. You’ll frequently advise the team on the feasibility of ideas, and provide alternate routes to meet the objective of the feature
• Planning and estimation: You will assist the squad in planning, and estimating features to ensure that they roll out on time and function as expected
• Software development: Develop front-end solutions for new features, improvements, or bugs planned for platforms that we manage. We build plugins/templates for features that are common across platforms. You’ll need to keep an eye out for such opportunities, and may even get involved in building them
• Continuous improvement: Play an active role in team retrospective events by flagging problems and frustrations in the team, and offering solutions

Preferred Qualifications

• You’ve built scalable digital platforms before that have been deployed to production environments
• You have a strong understanding of state management systems such as Redux or Apollo
• You have experience working with Javascript frameworks such as Angular, NextJS (React), or NuxtJS (VueJS)
• You have a sound understanding of deploying apps to staging or production via automated tools such as Github Actions or Travis

Benefits

• Performance and compensation reviews at least twice a year
• The freedom to learn and grow in the company
• A supportive team who’ll help you when you are stuck!
• A learning path, feedback, and resources to take you to the next step in your technical career! We even sponsor certifications, and tickets to select tech events!
• A safe space to explore your varied interests
• A platform to explore, and understand different domains
• An invested interest in your well-being. All our employees benefit from generous health insurance and unlimited sick leaves
• The space for you to have a healthy work-life balance
• Transparency in the company’s performance, and financial status
• Company-wide engagement activities to wind down at the end of the week