Senior Frontend Engineer

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Job Description

We believe everyone can love their work & build a meaningful career. Our aim is to bring people tools and real-time guidance that empower them to build a career they love. We are working towards providing people with a platform that enables confident career decisions from the day they start working to the day they retire!

Companies have HR, but most consumers really only have... Google…. Does the idea of empowering every professional in the world with the tools, guidance and community to grow their career appeal to you? Do you believe a Calm or Peloton for careers SHOULD exist? Then read on because we might just have the perfect job for you!

We are looking for a fully remote Senior Frontend Engineer to support the architecture and execution for all frontend efforts across the Teal platform. You will be working with our current front-end engineers who are fantastic and love their craft.

Responsibilities

Architect and implement best practices for the Teal frontend client
Collaborate with backend engineers, designers and business stakeholders
Develop and shape the company’s frontend coding standards and processes
Grow and build the frontend engineering team

Requirements

5+ years with various front-end frameworks.
1+ year our stack: React, Redux, Typescript
Experience with front-end testing, and you love it
Desire to work in a startup environment where helping to build culture and processes is just as important as building code

‍Nice to Haves:

Chrome Extension Experience

Nice-to-Haves

Working in an early stage company (series Seed & A startups) where process grows along with our team size.
Experience working in a 100% remote environment

Skills & Tools You Will Use And Learn

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What Great Looks Like

At 1 month:

On Day 1 you’ve made your first pull request
In 1 Week you have a good idea of how to take the existing frontend client to where it needs to go in terms of high level architecture and low level pattern changes
You have moved the needle on the frontend client, structuring it in such a way that future functionality becomes easier, not harder to implement

At 3 months:

We are in flow, moving at speed because of the prior foundational work, adding new features, able to iterate and test and measure with confidence

At 6 months:

Your tools have been in people’s hands for months
You’ve personally seen that your work has affected the lives of thousands of people as they gain employment through the tools you’ve created

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What We Offer

Salary: $160,000 - $180,000
Incentive Stock Options proportionate to salary
Fully remote work & remote office stipend (coworking, laptop, etc.)
No company wide meetings on Tuesdays, Thursdays & Fridays
Career development stipend
Unlimited vacation and sick days
Up to 12 weeks paid parental leave, earned 1 week for each month of tenure
80 - 100% coverage of health insurance (depending on chosen plan) & 401K Benefits with up to 4% company matching
Guaranteed 1-month severance if things don’t work out. You are trusting us with your career, and we want you to know we take it seriously.
As mentioned we are fully remote, however once per year we pay for the entire company to fly to the same city for a week of fun projects and general team building, think hackathons, boat rides and great food.

About Teal & Our Hiring Practices

Who We Are

A small team of innovative, collaborative, and dedicated individuals passionate about helping people build meaningful careers. Our backgrounds range from Architecture to Digital Design and from Human Resources to Software Engineering. We are travelers, pet lovers, musicians, parents, scuba divers, podcasters, readers, gamers, croquet players, and puzzle masters. We focus on aligning intentions, resulting in fewer miscommunications, fewer meetings, and better outcomes. We adhere to a “what-by-when” mentality, which means the hours you keep are up to you, and we value your ability to set expectations and do your best to meet them.

Our Hiring Process

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We read every application and make our best effort to reply to everyone.
Please read the job description. We love when people strive but if you do not meet more than 50% of the requirements, we are less likely to respond.

Exploratory Interview

Goal: High level qualifications & mutual fit
30 minute Zoom with Keith, our CTO.
We make sure to preserve 10 minutes for your questions.
We will provide the question and guidance in advance.

Technical Interview

Goals: Deeper understanding of qualifications
1-3 hour Zoom with 2 Frontend Engineers
This is a *realistic* interview. No abstract puzzles. There is a question and answer session, some refactoring, and an architecture question.

Work Culture Interview

Goal: Meet more of the Team
60 minute zoom with 2 Teal people
We will provide the question and guidance in advance.

Reference Interviews

We will ask for 2 references from your most recent managers that you are comfortable using as references.

Our Current Team & Process

Our engineering team is currently 8 people: 4 frontend, 4 backend

We are a kanban styled team, with VERY few meetings, and very light process.

Learn more about our team and how here work on the Teal Engineering FAQ Page

‍Commitment to Equal Employment Opportunity: (Come as you are. Feel welcome. Feel safe.) We are committed to safeguarding our workplace from all forms of discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, disability, military status, or family status. This commitment extends to all aspects of the employment relationship, including recruiting, interviewing, selection, hiring, transfers, promotions, training, terminations, working conditions, compensation, and benefits.