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Lead Software Engineer FrontEnd Developer

Created on 02-07-2019
Location Chicago

Description

About Showpad


Showpad is the leading sales enablement platform for the modern seller. Showpad’s all-in-one platform empowers sales and marketing teams to engage buyers through industry-leading training and coaching software and innovative sales content and engagement solutions.


At Showpad, personalities and cultures connect across oceans to create something extraordinary. As a top 10 software company in the Inc. 5,000 Europe list, Showpad is changing the game when it comes to sales enablement. Our employees create the engagement and impact that drives our success as we expand globally.


In the morning, we’re drinking San Francisco cold brew coffee with a side of Portland doughnuts – English scones for afternoon tea, and in the evening we’re toasting success with Belgian tripel Westmalle to a Chicago house tune.


About the position


As a Lead Software Engineer, FrontEnd Developer you will have a big impact on the Showpad product as you control how our various web applications, look, feel and how they are developed and deployed. Using cutting edge technology, you allow our web application development process to mature. Furthermore, more and more hybrid technologies are used so web applications are also used inside the mobile application space. We aim to be at the top in terms of quality and are proud to say the latest deployment went out bugfree.


Key responsibilities as a Lead Software Engineer, FrontEnd Developer at Showpad


  • Improve the Showpad user experience with great UI's and clever use of technology
  • Maintain and improve the Showpad platform
  • Contribute to improving our development processes and environments
  • Conduct research and development by experimenting with and implementing the latest technologies in one of the most faced-paced areas in software engineering
  • Work in software teams where code reviews and pair programming are part of our strong engineering culture
  • Have a strong eye on the bigger picture because everything you do will have an impact on 100,000 users globally
  • Work closely with and incorporate feedback from Product Management, Interaction Designers and other Engineers

Skills and Qualifications we are looking for


  • A degree in Computer Science oriented study or equivalent experience
  • 5+ years experience in frontend web development 
  • Expertise in modern Javascript frameworks (Angular, React, etc)
  • The ability to learn new frameworks in a small amount of time, work with the latest technologies and take initiatives to improve our platform
  • Good understanding of browser compatibility
  • A natural eye for detail
  • Passion for life and programming
  • The will to have a maximum impact on Showpad
  • The desire to grow yourself, your team and the company
  • Drive the current frontend roadmap and align with the Chief Architect and other frontend developers on technical decisions
  • Provide technical direction and guidance to the current frontend team as a natural thought leader and coach them to deliver more impact

Other skills needed  


  • HTML5/CSS3, Heavy Javascript, JQuery
  • Angular and other JS Frameworks
  • SQL, JSON, Microservices, REST APIs, Ajax
  • Jest, GitLab, Git, Docker, CI/CD Automation
  • React, Redux, RX, Webpack, NPM, ES2017, asynchronous programming, Scala

What you can expect from Showpad


Focus on Impact and Growth


We are building the future in sales and marketing where every sales person is successful. As an international scale-up, we aim for yearly double digit growth that opens many opportunities. We want people who thrive in a fast-paced, performance-driven company, who are not afraid to stretch themselves in a fun environment, and focus on impact and growth.

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