Scrawlr Development Inc. Looking for Intermediate Front-End Software Developer at Waterloo, ON Full Time

About Scrawlr

Scrawlr is a company building a software platform and series of products dedicated to enabling alternative forms of communication layered on existing internet content, together with delivering superior monetization flexibility and content ownership for content generators. We have recently completed our internal beta and are preparing for our external beta. We are looking forward to bringing on additional like-minded individuals to assist in product launch. The founder, board of directors, and lead investors in Scrawlr have a strong background in a variety of successful, transformational startups, and we are building our platform alongside a number of other startups within a successful ecosystem.

Why you should work here

We are working on a transformational project that we believe will have a global impact, and we expect our team members to work on solving complex, unique technical problems on a daily basis. Front-end team members are given a high degree of product ownership and the latitude to propose and implement approaches that can be divergent from all standard or existing solutions.

Scrawlr is committed to maintaining an environment in which all ideas are taken seriously and great ideas are adopted, allowing dedicated employees to effect change and to dictate their progression within the organization.

Compensation

$72-89k per annum plus an options grant commensurate with capacity for contribution to the team

Responsibilities

• Build frontend components and features

• Connect frontend with local storage and backend APIs

Desired Skills & Experience

• Three (3) years of work experience in a development agency or company development environments

• Strong knowledge of core Javascript/HTML/CSS

• Strong understanding of cross-browser compatibility development and testing concepts

• Experience working on Vue.js/React/Angular/etc frameworks

• Experience with web page performance, debugging, and best practices

• Experience working with REST APIs

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Nice to have skills or experience

• Solid experience with Javascript unit and feature testing concepts and frameworks

• Experience with module bundler systems and related web tooling concepts

• PWA and Single Page Application project experience

• Chrome/Firefox extension development experience

• Experience with Linux command line, and git

• Experience working in start-up environments

• GitHub profile with sample projects you would like to showcase

If you are interested in changing the way the world communicates, and then subsequently evaluates and monetizes content, we would love to speak with you. This position is a unique opportunity for an individual interested in launching a transformational product in a challenging, dynamic work environment.

We are looking for exceptional individuals, and from there we can work with all levels of experience. If what we are doing is of interest to you, but you are not sure if you fit into this role, we look forward to engaging to find the right position.

Please note: Candidates must be currently authorized to work in Canada

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: $72,000.00-$89,000.00 per year

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Application question(s):

• If hired into a fully remote position, do you expect to be available during standard hours in pacific time (pst)? Please answer only ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ to this question – we will clarify as required upon reviewing your application.