Software Engineer, Frontend (Remote) at LiveLike

India

<p dir="ltr"><span>LiveLike is on a mission to reform the live online engagement experience and empower the digital audience via interactive community-building tools. </span><span>LiveLike is seeking a "Software Engineer, Web" with a preference for candidates who have worked on products for other developers such as libraries, frameworks, or SDKs. This candidate should be an expert on the web platform, and be proficient in HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. This is an immediate hire and will be working remotely within the US. This role is not only critical but an excellent opportunity for someone who is driven and motivated by uncovering great opportunities in new product development. </span></p><p dir="ltr"><span>You bring strong technical design and creative skills to our software and SDKs, helping build unique, compelling experiences for our customers. From day one, you'll hit the ground running and apply your experience to help us deliver tailored solutions. Most importantly, you have a positive "can-do" attitude and a passion for delivering technical solutions in a fast-paced startup environment.</span></p><p dir="ltr"><span>WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING</span></p><ul><li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr"><span>Collaborating with product, design, and development teams both inside and outside the company to plan new features.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr"><span>Designing the API and data models provided by our SDKs that clients will use to extend their own apps and websites.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr"><span>Developing tailored experiences to help clients engage with their users and meet their goals.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr"><span>Optimizing our SDKs along many axes: developer-friendliness, customizability, and reliability.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr"><span>Supporting clients as they integrate our SDKs into their own products with documentation, sample code, and correspondence.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr"><span>Automating tools and processes that our team can rely on for daily development, testing, and release management.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr"><span>Monitoring crash logs and developer feedback to identify points of improvement in the products.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr"><span>Conducting code reviews and maintaining high standards for code quality and efficiency</span></p></li><li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr"><span>Leading and managing multiple web development projects concurrently, ensuring timely and quality delivery</span></p></li><li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr"><span>Supervising the work of junior web engineers to ensure quality standards are met.</span></p></li></ul><p dir="ltr"><span>OUR PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS </span></p><ul><li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr"><span>Minimum 3-5 years of relevant work experience in similar roles.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr"><span>Considerable experience building developer-facing products like software libraries, frameworks, and SDKs. Experience working at a SaaS company is appreciated.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr"><span>Expert proficiency in JavaScript and HTML/CSS development. Experience with React JS, React Native, and Lit.js is a plus.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr"><span>Deep understanding of how to interact with HTTP APIs. Nuanced opinions on API design such as RPC vs. REST are a plus.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr"><span>Have complementary skills such as API design, data modeling, and technical writing.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr"><span>Outstanding collaboration and communication skills. Ability to effectively collaborate with a distributed team.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr"><span>Understand and practice agile development methodology.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr"><span>Working knowledge of User Experience design best practices. Ability to translate user stories into visual designs, mockups and wireframes using industry-standard tools, like In Vision.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr"><span>Strong skills with HTML5, CSS, Basic JS, Responsive Bootstrap, Material Design, LESS/ SASS.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr"><span>Experience with relational (PostgreSQL, MySQL) and/or NoSQL databases would be an added advantage.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr"><span>Experience with modern software engineering workflows and tools (e.g. Agile, JIRA, Git, CI/CD, Amazon Web Services, ELK, APM).</span></p></li><li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr"><span>Extremely passionate about code reviews, engineering best practices and mentoring/coaching the developers to make them successful.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr"><span>Ability to incorporate new technologies as required.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr"><span>Ability to work in global cross-office teams </span></p></li></ul><p dir="ltr"><span> WHAT WOULD BE COOL </span></p><ul><li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr"><span>We’re the kind of team that can banter one minute and crunch the next, and we’d love for you to be able to do the same.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr"><span>You’ve got a strong sense of personal drive and will move forward at full force when tasked to solve something tricky.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr"><span>In the same breath, you believe your team is your most valuable resource, and you won’t hesitate to collaborate with them.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr"><span>You take the initiative and don’t assume someone else will move things along, you pull in new work, and you follow up on work in progress.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr"><span>An unbridled passion for learning.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr"><span>You’re a techie at heart, and you want to talk to us about the latest stuff you saw on Product Hunt, Gamasutra, Medium, ESPN, etc.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr"><span>You’re not afraid of an open, candid, and respectful work environment</span></p></li><li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr"><span>You've built apps that involve real-time communications</span></p></li><li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr"><span>Excellent organizational and task management skills</span></p></li><li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr"><span>Operational (DevOps) experience by managing deployments, QA, scripting in AWS.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr"><span>Strong experience with unit testing and test-driven development.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr"><span>Enjoy creating solid, clean code so you won’t hate yourself the next time you visit it</span></p></li><li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr"><span>Takes regular direction from more senior-level staff.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr"><span>Demonstrated excellence in written and verbal communications.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr"><span>Strong analytical, problem-solving, and programming ability Initiative and drive to contribute</span></p></li></ul><br/><p dir="ltr"><span>WHAT WE OFFER</span></p><ul><li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr"><span>Competitive salary</span></p></li><li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr"><span>Employee Assist Programs</span></p></li><li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr"><span>An opportunity to work in a variety of domains</span></p></li><li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr"><span>Exposure to diverse clients and projects</span></p></li><li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr"><span>Be part of a rapidly expanding, dynamic, and committed company</span></p></li><li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr"><span>Work in a global and intellectually stimulating environment</span></p></li></ul><p dir="ltr"><span>LiveLike strives to be a diverse and inclusive company. We know that different voices, experiences, and points of view will only strengthen our work and culture. We welcome and encourage people from all walks of life, all genders, orientations, races, ethnicities, and religions, to apply!</span></p><br/><p dir="ltr"><span> </span></p><p dir="ltr"><span> </span></p><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/>