Javascript engineer

About the company:

Evident point - canadian company who is part of a digital newspaper distribution and technology group of companies and distributes digital versions of over 7,000 newspapers and magazines in more than 60 languages through its applications for iOS, Android, Windows, Mac, and various e-readers as well as its website, and operates digital editions of newspapers and magazines for publishers, including The New York Times, The Washington Post and The Globe and Mail.

Salary fork:

3700 - 5500 USD gross

Our client is ready to negotiate the salary individually!

Type of work:

Full-time

Type of employment:

Remote

Job description:

We are looking for a Senior/Middle Front End Developer in our team.

Responsibilities will include implementing visual elements and their behaviors with user interactions.

You will work with both front-end and back-end web developers to build all client-side logic.

You will also be bridging the gap between the visual elements and the server-side infrastructure, taking an active role on both sides, and defining how the application looks and functions.

Upon joining the team, you will:

- Design and develop Client applications and front-end services that support our content consumption and distribution platforms;

- Enable us to bring to market innovations in on-screen reading in an agile and reliable manner;

- Develop new user-facing features;

- Build reusable code and libraries for future use;

- Ensure the technical feasibility of UI/UX designs;

- Assure that all user input is validated before submitting to back-end services.

Position requirements:

• Strong understanding of JavaScript, its quirks, and workarounds;
• Basic understanding of web markup, including HTML5 and CSS;
• Good understanding of asynchronous request handling, partial page updates, and AJAX;
• Proficient understanding of cross-browser compatibility issues and ways to work around such issues;
• Familiarity with JavaScript module loaders, such as Require.js and AMD;
• Familiarity with front-end build tools, such as Grunt and Gulp.js;
• Good understanding of browser rendering behavior and performance;
• A minimum of a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Engineering, or equivalent alternative education, skills, and/or practical experience;
• 3+ years of software engineering, custom application development with a focus on front end engineering.

Working conditions:

• Development in a highly professional international team;
• You are ready that your workday will be finished at 22:00 - 23:00 (if you work in the UTS Moscow time zone +3). Consequently, the working day will be started in a comfortable time and you can wake up late. Vancouver UTC-7 (GMT-7, PDT);
• Various types of registration: a contract with a company, sole proprietor / FOP / self-employment, GPC;
• Paid probation period 3 months;
• Vacation compensation;
• Compensation of tax deductions from individual entrepreneurs;
• After the probation period, you can work in the office located in Canada, Vancouver if you wish.