Senior Software Engineer, Frontend
Our Company
Afterpay is transforming the way we pay by allowing customers to receive products immediately and pay for their purchases over four installments, always interest-free. The service is completely free for customers who pay on time - helping people spend responsibly without incurring interest, fees or extended debt!
Afterpay is offered by more than 55,000 of the world’s best retailers and has more than 10 million active customers globally. In the U.S. more than 5 million customers use Afterpay and is offered by more than 15,000 of the top fashion and beauty retailers across the country - including Anthropologie, Forever 21, DSW, GOAT, Finish Line, Levi’s, Mac Cosmetics, Ray-Ban and many others. We are currently available in Australia, New Zealand, the United States and the United Kingdom where the brand is called Clearpay. Our U.S. headquarters are located at the heart of the retail and business district in San Francisco, California.
Afterpay is on a mission to power an economy in which everyone wins.
The Role
Afterpay has a unique opportunity for a Frontend Software Engineer to join our team and make an immediate impact on our product by getting involved early at our San Francisco office. The Frontend Software Engineer will assist in influencing many aspects of our business through building the front-end applications that our customers and merchants experience everyday. This is an exciting opportunity to make a direct, tangible impact on our product and work on projects that are pivotal to our team’s success and our company’s growth.
Key Responsibilities
• Develop, manage and grow several web applications using modern frontend frameworks
• Peer review design decisions, code, automated tests and documentation
• Work with a dynamic and fun fully cross-functional team
• Participate in the ongoing design and architecture of our frontend offerings
• Collaborating with our cross-functional teams consisting of designers, product managers, and QA in an agile, fast-paced environment
Minimum Qualifications
• Extensive front end development experience using HTML5, CSS3, Object Oriented JavaScript with strong UX/UI principles including responsive web design
• Hands-on experience with JavaScript MVC frameworks; Angular, React or Vue preferred
• Ability to produce well structured HTML utilising efficient CSS
• A solid understanding of the latest web technologies
• Solid understanding of how to build testable, decoupled, maintainable code and other engineering best practices
• Understanding of integration technologies: RESTful APIs, JSON/XML and Structured Logging
• Experience with version control, preferably Git
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Willingness to learn and apply new methodologies as required
What We Offer
• Competitive compensation packages
• Medical, Dental, Vision insurance (100% covered!)
• Fun virtual company events & collaborative team
• Supportive, laid-back environment
• Award winning culture
How to Apply
If you are brave, if you are committed to doing the right thing, if you always keep it real, and your background matches the description above then please apply today!
Afterpay is continuing to hire for all open roles with all interviewing and on-boarding done virtually due to COVID-19. All new team members, in addition to current staff, will temporarily work from home until it is safe to return to our offices.