Senior Frontend Engineer - React
Job description
Frontend engineer role at ResearchGate focused on building and maintaining the React/TypeScript front-end of the publisher-facing product. The position is full-time and based in Germany.
At a glance
- Employment
- Full-time
- Work mode
- Remote · Germany
- Languages
- English
What you'll do
- Create web interfaces using TypeScript and React for new products and features.
- Seamlessly integrate our front-end with our back-end world using GraphQL and PHP.
- Maintain and improve existing features and related infrastructure.
- Collaborate with Product Managers, Designers, and Software Engineers to deliver compelling publisher-facing products.
What we're looking for
- 5+ years frontend web development experience in TypeScript (React), CSS
- Demonstrated ability to create code that is easily comprehensible, maintainable, and testable.
- Eagerness to acquire new skills, delve into different technologies and programming languages, and a willingness to acknowledge areas where expertise may be lacking.
- Approach problem-solving thoughtfully, embracing curiosity and maintaining an open-minded perspective.
- You are comfortable incorporating AI-assisted development tools into your daily workflow and exercise strong engineering judgment when evaluating and refining their output.
- Knowledge of GraphQL.
- You take responsibility over your own solutions and continuously improve them.
- You engage in proactive and efficient communication within our distributed work environment.
- You focus on building a great product.
- You excel at designing and creating coherent, user-centric interfaces that display complex information.
Nice to have
- Knowledge of relational and document-based databases (we use MongoDB and Postgres).
Your team
publisher-facing product team
A product team dedicated to enhancing ResearchGate's publisher-facing product, working on making ResearchGate a great platform for publishers to connect with existing and future authors. Immediate colleagues include JavaScript and PHP engineers, an Engineering Manager, a Product Manager, a UX Designer, and a UX Writer.
How to get hired
- 1Short call with HR or an Engineering Manager to align on the details of the job inquiry.
- 2Longer discussion about technical and professional experience and expectations with an Engineering Manager and another colleague.
- 3Technical interview with one or two engineers with some pair programming and technical discussion.
- 4Conversation with VP of Product, Mark, and VP of Engineering, Frank, to learn more about the product and engineering organization and discuss how experience aligns with goals.
- 5Meet with CEO, Ijad, and VP of Finance & People team, Jess.
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About ResearchGate
The professional network for scientists and researchers
ResearchGate is the professional network for scientists and researchers. It provides a platform that gives the world's scientists the tools and services they need to connect, collaborate, and advance their research. Over 25 million members from 193 countries use ResearchGate to share, discover, and discuss research.
Mission
To provide scientists with the help and support they need by connecting them to the world's most active scientific community.
Key facts
- Over 25 million members from 193 countries use ResearchGate to share, discover, and discuss research.