Senior Software Engineer (Front End)

Summary

Join Cadmus, a rapidly growing global EdTech company, as a Senior Software Engineer (Front End). You will build and deploy internal and external applications using modern front-end technologies, collaborate with product managers and designers, and own the front-end framework. This fully remote role requires at least 5 years of industry experience with React-based applications and a strong understanding of web accessibility. You'll need to be highly autonomous, proactive, and comfortable in a fast-paced startup environment. Cadmus offers competitive pay, equity, a flexible work culture, and opportunities for professional development.

Requirements

• Have at least 5 years of industry experience
• Have worked on a React-based high-traffic web application
• Enjoy working with product managers and designers
• Be passionate about bringing together design with technology to create user experiences that delight our users
• Enjoy mission-driven startup environments
• Be aware of the latest web content accessibility guidelines, and have actively worked on auditing and fixing issues with the same
• Operate with a high degree of autonomy
• Be proactive and solve problems with other stakeholders (e.g., product, design) without needing a lot of handholding
• Truly own the work that you do, which includes the quality bar that you set for yourself and others
• Be able to achieve at least 5 hours of overlap with working hours (9 AM - 6:30 PM) in AEST timezone

Responsibilities

• Build and deploy a range of internal and external applications using modern front-end technologies (e.g., Typescript, React, HTML, CSS), consuming APIs (GraphQL, RESTful), and styled components
• Implement and maintain robust front-end testing strategies, including unit tests and end-to-end tests
• Work with product managers to rapidly iterate on user journeys and mockups in Miro and Figma
• Drive and own the overall UI design and approval process, aligning stakeholders from diverse backgrounds
• Own the front-end framework from a development, maintenance, and testing perspective
• Evolve the front-end architecture for productization and scale, and work closely with back-end and data teams to create a joint technology development roadmap
• Understand the unique asks of an early-stage startup, and build the required resilience, patience, flexibility and bravery needed to build a disruptive, world-changing company

Preferred Qualifications

• Be comfortable with server-side languages (e.g., Java, Ruby, Elixir), databases (e.g., SQL, NoSQL), and deploying and maintaining applications on the cloud (e.g., AWS, GCP)
• Be an adept Product Designer
• Have strong proficiency in design tools such as Miro and Figma
• Have a deep understanding of user experience principles and best practices, and a passion for creating exceptional user experiences

Benefits

• A remote-friendly, flexible working culture; where you can work from any global location
• Competitive pay, with equity for the right candidates
• A diverse and inclusive workplace where there are no barriers to anyone succeeding
• A surrounding team of mission-driven individuals who genuinely love what they do
• Mentoring and succession planning for your career