Senior Software Engineer - Web Apps

Company: Ginger Labs Inc
Location: San Francisco
Posted on: November 6, 2024

Job Description:

Ginger Labs pioneered the concept of digital paper when it released Notability in 2010 alongside the first iPad. 14 years later, we are developing the next generation of digital paper, enabling live collaboration on all digital platforms, improving the productivity of people in all walks of life. This new chapter of Notability unlocks new audiences, richer functionality, and expands our addressable market by billions.
The Senior Engineer plays a crucial role in developing and maintaining our nascent web app. You'll be responsible for delivering high-quality code, mentoring junior developers, and contributing to architectural decisions. You'll mentor junior developers as well as foster a culture of continuous learning across levels. You'll help drive innovation within the web app team as well as collaborate closely with other teams at Ginger Labs.
This role is hybrid, 2+ days per week in the San Francisco office, and other days from home.
What You'll Do:

• Architect, implement, and maintain features for our web application
• Collaborate with product managers and designers to translate requirements into technical specifications and implementations
• Write clean, efficient, and well-documented code that adheres to best practices and coding standards
• Conduct code reviews and provide thoughtful, growth-oriented feedback to team members
• Mentor junior developers and help them grow their technical skills
• Troubleshoot and debug complex issues in both development and production environments
• Facilitate cross-team collaboration and communication to ensure alignment and effective problem-solving
• Explore and evaluate new web technologies and methodologies to improve our development processes and product quality
  What You Need:
  
  • 5+ years of professional software development experience
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field
  • Strong proficiency in React, TypeScript, and modern JavaScript development
  • Experience with async/await, remote APIs, and state management best practices
  • Familiarity with modern, efficient approaches to styling and layout
  • Knowledge of web performance optimization techniques
  • Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail
  • Strong communication skills and ability to work effectively in a team environment
  • Experience breaking down large bodies of work to be collaborated on by several developers
  • Ability to foster a culture of continuous learning and knowledge sharing
    Bonus Qualifications:
    
    • Experience with authentication patterns, web animations, advanced CSS, or rendering engines like Three.js or PixiJS
    • Involvement in the wider tech community through hackathons, blogging, or open-source contributions
      How We work
      Each member of our team contributes to all parts of our products. We trust each other to make decisions independently while also considering our common goals and values. We share ideas openly, and we collaborate across disciplines to ensure that our decisions make sense from all perspectives.
      When We Work
      We keep work and life balanced. We set our schedules based on our excitement to solve a problem, and we trust each other to get things done. We work from home when it will help, and we have an "as long as you get your work done" vacation policy.
      Where We Work
      We work in downtown SF near Market Street, just a short walk from two BART/Muni stations. Our open-plan office has height-adjustable desks to help us stay limber, spacious conference rooms for both small and large team meetings, a well stocked kitchen full of goodies, a beautiful outdoor patio with city views and a shuffleboard table to help us stay coordinated (or to enjoy during happy hour :).
      Benefits
      
      • Competitive compensation in the form of base salary, bonuses and profit sharing
      • Equity Awards in the form of Stock Options
      • Comprehensive healthcare fully covered for you and your family including medical, dental, and vision
      • Flexible work and vacation schedules
      • 401k with matching contributions
      • Matching gifts to nonprofits
      • Public transit reimbursement
      • Home workstation reimbursement
      • ISP reimbursement
      • Monthly phone bill reimbursement
        For this position we are targeting a base pay between $160,000-$240,000. Actual compensation offered will be determined by factors such as job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.
        Ginger Labs, Inc. is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusivity in the workplace. All aspects of employment are decided on the basis of merit, qualifications, and business needs. We do not discriminate based upon race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
        
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