Senior Software Engineer - Frontend

Summary

Join Kraken's Growth Content Platform team as a fully remote web application developer. You will build and optimize scalable web applications powering Kraken's content ecosystem, focusing on enhancing the logged-out web experience and developing robust content management systems. Collaborate with Engineering, Marketing, and Product teams to create high-performing platforms for seamless content distribution. Contribute to architecture design, ensuring scalability and performance. Leverage AI and innovative solutions to improve content authoring velocity. Maintain high code quality through unit testing, documentation, and mentoring. Kraken offers a remote work environment and a commitment to diversity and inclusion.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in software development, with a strong focus on web applications
• Deep understanding of JavaScript/TypeScript and proficiency with React
• Solid experience with SEO best practices and web analytics tools
• Familiarity with HTML, CSS, and modern front-end development tools and pipelines
• Strong understanding of UI/UX best practices and principles
• Excellent problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and ability to work independently and collaboratively
• A high degree of ownership
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain high-quality web applications with a focus on content management systems, scalable architecture and developer tooling
• Collaborate with the Marketing, Content, and Design teams to build self-serve content management tooling
• Contribute to the architecture and design of our web applications, ensuring scalability and performance optimization
• Collaborate with engineers within the company to develop and iterate on internal SDKs
• Leverage AI and other innovative solutions to speed up content authoring and improve overall velocity
• Stay updated with the latest industry trends and technologies in web development
• Write and maintain comprehensive unit tests and documentation
• Mentor junior developers and engage in code reviews to uphold high standards of code quality

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with leveraging and maintaining a headless CMS
• Experience with full-stack Next.js, including Server Side Rendering architectures
• Knowledge of the cryptocurrency industry and blockchain technology

Benefits

Fully remote company