Senior Frontend Engineer (SDE 3), Lumen5

Senior Frontend Engineer (SDE 3), Lumen5

Company Lumen5
Job title Senior Frontend Engineer (SDE 3)
Job location Vancouver, BC, Canada
Type Full Time

Responsibilities:

  • Understand and drive forward the future of our rendering engine – a typescript-based WebGL application
  • Write high-quality, maintainable, and scalable code using a modern frontend stack
  • Take features from concept to implementation and testing
  • Work on greenfield projects, while also building on top of a thoughtfully designed architecture
  • Work with a team of passionate software developers, designers, and PMs to create experiences that users love and find incredibly valuable
  • Also contribute code to other parts of our stack: backend, frontend app, and infrastructure
  • Understand user experience and work to ensure our engineering work is aligned with that
  • Seek out new technological developments, and incorporate them into our code

Requirements & Skills:

  • 4+ years of experience building scalable, production-ready web applications
  • Excellent understanding of computer science fundamentals
  • Ability to learn new technologies or concepts quickly and independently
  • Strong communicator who can collaborate effectively with teammates
  • Make technical decisions while considering product impact and reach
  • Experience with:
    • JavaScript/TypeScript
    • Docker
    • Modern developer tools, CI/CD, linting, testing, etc.
    • Web APIs
    • Parts (or all!) of our stack: pixijs (or similar), react, redux, webpack, Django, celery, rabbitmq, Postgres, Linux, Kubernetes
  • Bonus points if you have:
    • Experience in a SaaS company
    • Familiar with video & graphics (webGL, shaders, gpus, etc)
    • Experience with Kubernetes and public clouds, like Google Cloud and AWS
    • Experience with video tools/encodings/editing

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