Front-End Engineer (JavaScript)
TELECOMMUTE ·Product Engineering
DESCRIPTION
TaxJar is the leading technology solution for busy eCommerce sellers to manage sales tax and is trusted by more than 15,000 businesses.
Our core values
We do the right thing for our customers.
We’re a team, built on trust.
We’re proud to be remote.
We’re in control of our own destiny.
TaxJar’s remote-only team of 90 people is growing quickly. We have an immediate opening for a Front-End Engineer who wants to help us make ecommerce easier for everyone.
We want you to join one of our product engineering teams and help us build a product our customers love. The product engineering team at TaxJar is solving complex problems on a daily basis, supporting our growing customer base and creating new solutions in a complex domain. We deal with large datasets, complex frequently-changing sales tax rules, and automating complex processes for thousands of business customers.
*This is a full-time remote position, available to folks located in the US.
As a Front-End Engineer at TaxJar you will:
Work with our UX team to build interactive tools used by our internal teams every day
Write strong JavaScript & CSS
Work with Vue/Vuex, Babel/Webpack, PostCSS, TypeScript, and ES6
Work with server-side APIs
Be challenged to solve new problems
Review and test your teammates pull requests
Contribute to and maintain our existing test suite
Work closely with our internal AutoFile Team
REQUIREMENTS
2-5 years production experience with: JavaScript & CSS
Production experience with Vue, React, or similar; ES6 or TypeScript; template engines
Production experience working with server-side APIs
Experience working with Ruby on Rails a strong plus, though not required
Ability to write clear and accurate tests
Write code that is maintainable and readable by your team
Be accountable for the code you deliver to production
Manage development tasks from assignment through to production
Agile, humble, trustworthy, and a team player
Rapid learner who thrives in a fast-paced and demanding environment
Passion for building simple and intuitive solutions for complex problems
Prior SaaS development or similar app dev experience
Excel at communicating with a team remotely (chat, video, email, etc)
You’ll be a great fit on our team if you:
Only want to work remotely
Are accountable for the code you deliver to production
Are a PRO at communicating and collaboration
Highly value working with people you like and respect
Are accountable
Are confident in your skills and a solid team player (We’re peers here, no egos please) but also comfortable working asynchronously
Hungry to play an impactful role and not afraid to fail
We’re a happy team and we all really love what we do. We’ve created a space where high-achievers can succeed, but are also safe to fail. We’re profitable and focused on growing TaxJar sustainably. We’re always learning how to make TaxJar the best place to work for all of us, and not just another tech startup. We’re always looking for an amazing new teammates to come share in the excitement of solving real-world problems with technology.
BENEFITS
Excellent health, vision and dental benefits
Flexible vacation policy
401k Plan
$1,000 in professional development credit
Home office stipend
Equity in a profitable company
2x year all-company in person retreats (fully paid for by us of course)
Mandatory Birthday holiday!
12 week paid maternity/ 6 week paid paternity leave
Monthly perks reimbursement for things like Netflix, Amazon Prime, your gym membership, home internet and more.
We offer all of our employees amazing benefits. Visit https://www.taxjar.com/jobs for a full list of our benefits and to learn more about how we work and what we stand for.
If you’re not the perfect fit for this position, but you know someone who is, we’ll pay you $1,000 if you refer us to the person we hire.
