Remote Senior Front End Web Engineer at Elevate Labs
🌎Location:Americas Only. Full-Time
Who We Are:
At Elevate Labs, our mission is to enhance the potential of the human mind.
Our flagship mobile app, Elevate, has transformed the lives of millions globally, improving their communication, memory, and math skills. It has won Apple’s App of the Year and garnered over 60 million downloads. Balance, our second award-winning app from Google, personalizes meditation experiences and offers a year of complimentary access to help users alleviate stress, enhance sleep, boost focus, and more.
We are a fully distributed company comprising passionate learners and proactive achievers, unified by our vision of empowering billions to lead healthier, happier, and more productive lives.
If you share our vision, we encourage you to apply!
Position Overview
Join our newly established web team, taking on various web initiatives, including web onboarding, account management, and marketing sites, with potential development of web versions of our mobile applications.
We seek a seasoned Front End Web Engineer who can collaborate effectively with Design and Product Management to craft exceptional user experiences that enhance our celebrated mobile apps: Elevate and Balance. As a senior team member, you will play a vital role in shaping our technology stack and spearheading important new developments.
This position is entirely remote, open to candidates from North or South America. We welcome applications that may require sponsorship for US visas and green cards.
Your Contribution:
- You will engage with our complete web ecosystem, including significant new projects
- You’ll guide junior developers, fostering skill enhancement while remaining receptive to learning from your peers
- You will introduce innovative ideas to refine team processes and technologies
- While your primary focus will be front-end development, you will occasionally assist teammates across different areas of the stack
What We’re Looking For:
- Minimum of 8 years of professional experience in front-end web development
- Experience in delivering at least one customer-facing product to market
- Proven track record in building a web application from the ground up
- Expertise in at least one leading JS/TS framework
- Strong passion for user interface design and user experience
- Experience in creating complex animations
- Ability to write unit tests and develop code that accommodates automated testing
- Excellent communication skills, with a willingness to provide constructive feedback for enhanced user experience
- Self-motivated in identifying areas for improvement and leading projects to completion without constant managerial oversight
- Committed to staying current with the latest trends and advancements in web development
Our Technology Stack:
- Frontend: Mostly Greenfield (current stack utilizes Hotwire)
- Backend: Ruby on Rails
- Scripting: Python & Shell
- Cloud: Heroku, AWS, & CloudFlare
- Databases: PostgreSQL & Redis
- Data Analytics: Snowflake & DBT
- CI/CD: GitHub Actions
- IaC: Terraform
Additional Skills (Preferred):
- Experience with various elements of our tech stack
- Experience in backend development
- Familiarity with web-to-app transitions
- Knowledge of WebAssembly (Wasm)
- Experience with Rive
- Experience using a CMS
- Understanding of SEO principles
- Interest in mental health, cognitive training, and meditation practices
Our Hiring Process
At Elevate Labs, we strive to form high-impact teams characterized by remarkable talent and are dedicated to a thorough hiring process. Each resume is reviewed by an individual, so we recommend keeping your resume succinct (one page is sufficient), ensuring there are no grammatical errors, and submitting it in PDF format.
During interviews, you can expect engaging discussions, including technical aspects and coding challenges.
Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Commitment:
We recognize that no single candidate profile guarantees success in this role. We value diverse experiences; many skills can transition across roles, and passion is essential. If you relate closely to the job description and believe you could thrive in this position, we encourage you to apply and share your story and potential impact at Elevate Labs.
We also understand that a diverse range of identities, experiences, and ideas promotes enhanced creativity, better solutions, and informed decisions. Thus, we are dedicated to enriching our team with varied perspectives. We are an equal opportunity employer, committed to fostering an equitable and inclusive environment for individuals from all backgrounds, and actively encourage candidates from underrepresented communities to apply, including but not limited to women, people of color, LGBTQIA+ individuals, veterans, and people with disabilities.