Senior Front End Engineer

Company: Amper Technologies, Inc.
Location: Chicago
Posted on: November 8, 2024

Job Description:

About UsAmperis a rapidly-growing IoT startup that helps manufacturers unleash their potential with modern software to run operations.We build a simple but powerful platform that helps manufacturers reduce costs, increase visibility, and drive efficiency. We believe in keeping things simple and easy-to-understand - and our culture and products are a reflection of that. For example, it takes a few minutes to self-install Amper on any kind of industrial machine - like a consumer device and without the traditional hassle of integration.Our vision is to build the market-leading FactoryOS to enable cutting-edge operations, and we are investing in the next level of growth across our GTM and product teams. We are a venture-backed startup with a distributed team and HQ in Chicago.About YouWe're growing our engineering team and we're looking for a Senior Front End Engineer to take ownership of our front end development, tooling, and developer experience. While some full-stack work will be expected, your primary focus will be on enhancing the user interface and overall experience of our platform.Working as a Senior Front End Engineer at Amper means working in a wide variety of contexts. Our front ends are largely built with React, alongside some third-party tools. We build for both web and mobile, ensuring a seamless experience across platforms. You will also work on improving our development tooling and processes to enhance productivity and maintain high-quality standards.Being an engineer at Amper also means being a "product person." Our engineers don't just move tickets from pile A to pile B. Led by a Product Owner, you'll help us work through new ideas and figure out the best way to implement them.You'll enjoy working at Amper if you:

• Have a strong appetite for the unfamiliar; that includes technical content as well as solving problems our customers face
• Believe that being helpful and humble are just as important as technical know-how
• Can teach the things you know well, and acknowledge what you can learn from othersRequirements
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Expertise in front end technologies, including HTML, CSS, and JavaScript (React preferred)
  • Experience with front end build tools and development pipelines (Webpack, Vite. etc.)
  • Strong understanding of UI/UX principles and best practices
  • Some familiarity with back end technologies and frameworks (Python preferred)Preferences
    • 5+ years of professional engineering experience with a front-end focus
    • Previous experience owning / leading front end development for an application
    • Knowledge of DevOps tooling and practices (CI/CD, Monitoring)
    • Interest in UI design / visual designBenefits
      • Unlimited PTO, 2-week minimum
      • 401(k) plan
      • Health insurance (medical, vision, and dental)
      • Flexible work schedule
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