Senior Front End Engineer
Reports to: VP of Software Engineering
Help shape the future of how people experience the digital world. You'll be at the forefront of an exciting shift in how digital identity authentication allows companies and consumers to transact with trust in the digital world.
We’re actively looking to add exceptional people to our team who align with how we envision ourselves culturally and professionally. As a lens to how outsiders see Payfone, you will represent a team of people who love what they do and who they work with.
POSITION SUMMARY
The Senior Front End Engineer will work mostly independently building out rich user expereinces leveraging Payfone's APIs serving both external and internal customers. Leveraging your knowledge and passion for excellence, you will deliver well-thought-out solutions as part of a fault-tolerant, scalable platform utilizing a variet of cutting edge technologies. This is a hands-on role where you will need to demonstrate the skills, experience and confidence to work with senior engineering, product management, and technical operations team members to deliver solutions that will delight our customers.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- As a member of the Software Development team, the Senior Front End Engineer is expected to:
- Write well designed, efficient code that meets coding standards and ensure cross-browser compatibility
- Ensure designs comply with requirements, perform code reviews
- Work independently and own delivery of software features from Product to Production, develop project roadmap, engage with Product to define technical requirements and design, engage with IT/Ops to ensure software makes it out to production in a timely manner
- Exercise creative thinking and imagination to find solutions to hard problems
- Establish new and review existing coding standards
- Ability to react quickly to changing customer and business needs
- Able to lead projects, operate independently, and provide clear communication
EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE
- Minimum of 5 years of experience with front end development
- Minimum of 2+ years experience with modern JavaScript Frameworks (React, Angular, Vue, etc)
- Minimum of 1+ years in a similar role for a tech startup
- Expert knowledge of CSS/SASS, HTML5, and Bootstrap or other responsive frameworks
- Experience with modern PHP
- Experience with public cloud infrastructure, Docker, Kubernetes a definite plus
- Experience with mobile development is a plus
COMPENSATION
A compensation package composed of a base salary and equity will be structured to attract a uniquely qualified candidate. Excellent health benefits are included. No sponsorship will be provided.
ABOUT PAYFONE
Payfone is the leading digital identity authentication network for the connected world. Our real-time, passive identity authentication solutions enable consumers and the world’s largest banks, insurers, brokerages and technology companies to thwart digital identity theft and transact with trust. Learn more at http://www.payfone.com and https://www.linkedin.com/company/payfone.
This position description should not be considered the final description of the position. It should be assumed that we would, to some extent, structure responsibilities in accordance with the successful candidate’s capabilities and changing business conditions.
Payfone is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing equal employment opportunity for all people regardless of race, color, religion, gender or sexual orientation, age, marital status, national origin, citizenship status, disability, veteran status or other personal characteristics.