Software Engineer - Frontend Developer Productivity
Develops and maintains frontend infrastructure tools, including build systems, GraphQL APIs, and VSCode extensions to boost developer productivity and velocity in a large monorepo. Requires 2+ years experience with TypeScript, React, and build tooling like Gradle and Webpack.
About the job
Core Responsibilities
- Design tools and infrastructure that make it easy for developers to build performant applications.
- Identify the most pressing issues affecting our frontend developers and advocate for potential solutions.
- Extend our Gradle-based build tooling to decrease build times even as the size of our monorepo increases.
- Provide support for other developers by answering questions on Slack, documenting common dev workflows and issues, or giving internal tech talks.
Technologies We Use
- A variety of programming languages, including TypeScript, SCSS, and Java.
- Open-source libraries and frameworks like React and GraphQL.
- Industry-standard build tooling, including Gradle, Webpack, CircleCI, and GitHub.
What We Value
- Passion for helping other developers build better applications.
- Empathy for the impact your changes will have on the workflows and productivity of developers and end users.
- Demonstrated ability to design solutions that balance complexity and ongoing maintenance cost against value to the developer and end user.
- Eagerness to delve into the source code of open-source libraries (such Webpack or Chromium) to truly understand how they work or to debug an issue.
- Staying up-to-date with recent industry practices and advancements in open-source technology.
- In-depth knowledge of web technologies and/or build systems is preferred, but not required.
What We Require
- 2+ years of software engineering experience.
- Strong coding skills, with demonstrated proficiency in JavaScript/TypeScript, Java, C++, Python, or another similar programming language.
- Great problem solving skills with the ability to navigate complex systems.
- Familiarity with data structures, distributed systems, and other technical tools.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Skills
TypeScript, React, GraphQL, JavaScript, Gradle, webpack, CircleCI, Scss, Java, GitHub
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