Front-End Engineer at Vimeo in New York United States

At Vimeo, we love designing and engineering tools that combine power with ease of use. Our engineers work on professional-grade video tools for our users, and have the opportunity to do way more than write code.

We’re a small team that cares about collaboration, encourages curiosity, celebrates technical excellence, and is driven by careful attention to detail and planning for the future. We believe diversity of perspective and experience are key to building great technology and believe that the best way to iterate towards success is by taking care of ourselves, our families, our users, and one another.

What you’ll do:

Build and improve tools for video creators that combine high-quality user experience with performance and scalability
Work closely with our Design and Product teams to move projects from conception to launch, then iterate and test new features
Write clean, well-tested, and performant library and product code for our Front-end platform, using JavaScript, Typescript, React and styled components
Grow technically and professionally in a collaborative and inclusive environment with opportunities to learn and share with others

Skills and knowledge you should possess:

A proven understanding of JavaScript, HTML5, CSS, and the DOM
A strong eye for product design and interactivity, and unwavering attention to detail
Big-picture thinking: understand how individual parts fit into the whole, and problem-solve for scale and efficiency
Experience with the React framework
Good knowledge of Css, Styled components
Experience working on the server side when necessary (PHP, Python, Java, Go, NodeJs, etc.)
Experience working with Restful APIs
An understanding of basic performance optimization for web applications
Ability to communicate and collaborate respectfully and effectively with both technical and non-technical teams
Attention to detail–whether building a tool for reviewing videos or processing subscription payments, the details are essential on a team entrusted with supporting the work of hundreds of thousands of professional videographers and businesses

About us:

Vimeo is the world’s leading professional video platform and community. We empower over 175 million users — from creatives to entrepreneurs to the world’s largest brands — to grow their business with video. Our products make it easy to create high-quality, impactful videos and to reach teams, audiences and customers anywhere.

Vimeo is powered by a growing team of over 600 passionate, dedicated humans. We’re headquartered in New York City with offices around the world. We believe our impact is greatest when our workforce represents the diverse and global community that we serve, and we’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer where diversity, equity and inclusion is prioritized in how we build our products, leaders and culture. Learn more at www.vimeo.com/jobs.

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