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Senior Front End Developer

Who we are

PowerSpike is a media & technology company where culture comes first. PowerSpike collaborates with 8,000+ gaming and esports influencers to execute premium, authentic influencer marketing campaigns. PowerSpike’s influencer network reaches over 20M viewers every month and grew over 1000% in 2017. The 3-year-old company is backed by Techstars and the Sixers innovation lab.

What we’re building

PowerSpike is building influencer marketing tools for the live streaming and gaming space. Our technology helps brands, advertisers, and media agencies create scalable influencer marketing activations, and helps influencers pursue full-time careers in content creation through sponsorship opportunities. Your work will directly help influencers pursue their dreams and help some of the biggest brands in the world streamline their marketing efforts.

What we need

PowerSpike is looking for a XKCD reading, Chrome advocating, Scrum championing, Sr. Front-End Developer. Software engineers are an essential part of PowerSpike’s development team. Working closely with designers and product managers, we build and implement PowerSpike’s user interface and product experience. We utilize tools like webpack, and our platform is built with TypeScript on Vue.

You will be working as part of a top-notch development team to build the technology that’s disrupting the influencer marketing industry. This passionate individual will be responsible for optimizing PowerSpike’s frontend architecture and working alongside our product team to build streamlined/minimalist UI.

RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE

  • Building streamlined and minimalist UI
  • Maintaining front-end architecture as required
  • Working alongside other developers working on other parts of the stack
  • Building reusable and versatile code
  • Optimizing frontend architecture for speed and reliability
  • Participating in subteam developmental discussions

REQUIREMENTS

  • 5+ years experience in front-end development
  • A good sense of UI/UX
  • Knowledge of HTML/CSS, Javascript, Vue, Typescript, Bulma, Sass, and Webpack
  • Desire to work in a fast-paced early-stage startup environment
  • Ability to learn fast, adapt quickly, wear many hats, and hit the ground running

BONUS POINTS IF

  • You’re a gamer/Twitch fan
  • You have experience in PHP
  • You’ve worked at a startup or attempted to launch your own startup before (even if it failed)

BENEFITS

  • Competitive compensation
  • Stock options
  • Full responsibility with minimal managerial oversight - we believe in hiring A+ people and letting them do their thing
  • Early access to new products, games and services emerging in the space
  • Opportunity to be on the ground floor of one of the fastest growing startups in the gaming ecosystem

CONTACT

Hit Apply Now and send your Cover Letter + CV/Résumé.