Akvelon is a known USA company, with offices in places like Seattle, Mexico, Ukraine, Poland, and Serbia. Our company is an official vendor of Microsoft and Google. Our clients also include Amazon, Evernote, Intel, HP, Reddit, Pinterest, AT&T, T-Mobile, Starbucks, and LinkedIn. To work with Akvelon means to be connected with the best and brightest engineering teams from around the globe and working with an actual technology stack building Enterprise, CRM, LOB, Cloud, AI and Machine Learning, Cross-Platform, Mobile, and other types of applications customized to client’s needs and processes.
Our client is a well-known social media platform that fosters online communities and user-generated content. The team is responsible for one of the highest traffic pages on the platform: the Comments page. We strive to ensure the comment consumption experience is intuitive and delightful for all users. This is a high impact role where you will drive related technical and product strategy, operations, architecture, and execution for one of the largest sites in the world.
Responsibilities:
- Partner with product managers, designers, and other engineering stakeholders to translate business strategies into innovative features and user-focused solutions.
- Drive the entire software development lifecycle, including system architecture, technical design, coding, automated testing, experimentation, performance analysis, deployment, and post-launch optimization.
- Review and provide feedback on code, design documentation, product specifications, and UI/UX mockups to ensure high-quality deliverables and technical excellence.
- Collaborate in an agile, fast-moving environment with a team of dedicated and motivated engineers to achieve project goals on time and at scale.
- Establish, document, and advocate for engineering best practices, coding standards, and development workflows to improve team efficiency and maintainability.
- Mentor and guide junior engineers, offering technical coaching, career development support, and knowledge-sharing to build team capability.
- Continuously research and adopt emerging technologies, tools, and methodologies to enhance technical solutions and improve both personal and team effectiveness.
- Actively contribute to building a strong engineering culture based on collaboration, innovation, accountability, and continuous improvement.
Requirements:
- 5+ years of professional experience developing software, with a strong focus on front-end engineering.
- Proficiency in JavaScript (ES6) and TypeScript, with deep knowledge of modern front-end ecosystems.
- Strong expertise in HTML5, CSS, and responsive layout design for cross-device and cross-browser compatibility.
- Hands-on experience with A/B testing, experimentation frameworks, and implementing analytics solutions.
- Proven track record working with modern front-end frameworks and libraries such as React, Vue, Angular, Lit, or Polymer.
- Solid understanding of APIs and protocols, including GraphQL, REST, HTTP, and familiarity with Thrift basics.
- Experienced with distributed caching layers (e.g., Redis, Memcached) and distributed large-scale storage systems.
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to prioritize tasks, manage multiple projects, and deliver on schedule.
- Ability to collaborate effectively with other web engineers and cross-functional partners, including product managers and designers.
- Commitment to engineering best practices: feature flagging, data-driven development, writing and reviewing design docs, conducting code reviews, and building scalable solutions.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
- Entrepreneurial mindset: self-directed, innovative, and biased toward action in fast-paced environments; comfortable building new solutions and thriving in ambiguity or failure.
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to discuss complex technical topics with both technical and non-technical audiences, and collaborate effectively in a fully remote environment.
Overlap: At least till 12 AM PST
Working conditions and benefits:
- Paid vacation, sick leave (without sickness list)
- Official state holidays — 11 days considered public holidays
- Professional growth while attending challenging projects and the possibility to switch your role, master new technologies and skills with company support
- Flexible working schedule: 8 hours per day, 40 hours per week
- Personal Career Development Plan (CDP)
- Employee support program (Discount, Care, Health, Legal compensation)
- Paid external training, conferences, and professional certification that meets the company’s business goals
- Internal workshops & seminars
- Corporate library (Paper/E-books) and internal English classes.
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