Remote Web Frontend Engineer Job in Boston, MA Canonical

Who you are

• Exceptional academic track record from high school and university
• Undergraduate degree in Computer Science or STEM or equivalent experience
• Drive and track record of exceeding expectations
• Well-organised and self-starting
• Professional manner interacting with colleagues, partners, and community
• Knowledge of web tech (HTML, CSS, JS)
• Fluency in Typescript, React, or Flutter
• Focus on accessibility and performance
• Professional written and spoken English
• Experience with Linux (Debian or Ubuntu preferred)
• Excellent interpersonal skills, curiosity, flexibility, accountability
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Result-oriented with a personal drive to meet commitments
• Ability to travel for company events up to twice a year

Desirables

• Experience with container tech (LXD, Docker, Kubernetes)
• Curiosity about all aspects of web development
• Attention to user-centric UI development
• Experience with systems programming or scalable web services
• REST API design, development, governance
• Performance engineering and security experience

What the job involves

• Builds an open-source React toolkit and presentation layer, the Vanilla Framework, for consistent interfaces.
• Develops performant and accessible interfaces that respond well to diverse layouts.
• Engages with the broader open-source community to contribute to various technologies and ensure seamless software operations.
• Writes high-quality, well-designed software and collaborates proactively with a globally distributed team.
• Debugs issues, produces high-quality code to fix them, and contributes to technical documentation.