Lead Java developer

About the Position

We are seeking a Lead Java Developer with extensive experience to enhance the Slack web client, a widely-used application. In this role, you'll use your deep understanding of JavaScript, HTML, and CSS to improve the Slack web client, a complex web-based application used and loved daily by millions of people around the world. You’ll engineer for usability, maintainability, and performance while delighting users by making their working lives simpler, more pleasant, and more productive.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with backend and quality engineers to spec, write, test, and deploy code that integrates with real-time data streams and API endpoints.
• Brainstorm features with product managers and designers and guide decisions based on your knowledge of the codebase.
• Assist our skilled Customer Experience team in triaging bugs and solving issues in production in your primary area.
• Learn about and use new web technologies.
• Enjoy the work you do, collaborate with your coworkers, and go home on time.

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience writing client-side JavaScript.
• Experience building responsive layouts with CSS and HTML.
• Experience with modern browser technologies.
• UX and design sensibilities.
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills.
• Self-awareness, a positive attitude, a sense of humor, and empathy.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent training, fellowship, or work experience.

Nice to Have

• 1+ years experience with React and Redux, Lodash, and/or CSS preprocessors like LESS or SASS.
• Experience working on consumer-facing products.
• Familiarity with the Git workflow, including pull requests, code reviews, and CI/CD systems.
• Experience with any of the technologies we write about on our blog.

Locations

• City: Palo Alto
• Country: USA
• Remote: Yes

About the Company

Join our team. Lead the world's digital transformation by preventing downtimes and providing deep visibility to any type of infrastructure. We handle billions of metrics every second, storing petabytes of data each day and helping technology businesses grow.

Grow with us. Every member of InsightCat team commits his best efforts to achieve our common goals. We not only work together, we grow together: professionally, personally, and, of course, financially. Stock options, bonuses, and a lot of other perks available for all our employees. No exceptions.

Unlimited PTO. We believe it's easier to create amazing products when you're happy. Having enough quality time for ourselves and for our beloved ones is very important. And sometimes a good vacation can bring great ideas.

Flexibility. We prefer technocracy over bureaucracy. We prefer high-end solutions over technical debt. We prefer progress over legacy code. Long overcrowded meetings discourage us. Providing the best solution to every customer requires flexibility, both in business processes and mindset.

Healthcare. As our team takes care of our customers, we take care of our team. In every country we ensure that employees get the best healthcare and fitness plans possible.