Front-end Software Engineer

Description:

Signal Ocean, the analytics start-up associated with Signal Maritime, is looking for experienced Front-end Software Engineers with expert React, Flux, Javascript, HTML and CSS skills to join its engineering team in Athens. We’re looking for people who share our passion and belief that the best technology is simple, beautiful, and usable – and that our users deserve the absolute best experience we can build.

We offer the opportunity to work on state-of-the-art technology stacks and a global, financial-technology product vision. We organize our teams using the concepts of Dual-track Agile (Scrum) methodologies and expect candidates to be ready to contribute across product discovery, development, optimization, QA and continuous integration.

Our recruitment process starts with an on-line coding test and includes up to approx. 4 interviews.

Strict adherence to Confidentiality, Intellectual Property and Non-Compete clauses is expected.

Requirements:

• Mastery of advanced JS, HTML, and CSS
• Active interest in reading-up on the latest JS frameworks and libraries such as React, Flux, D3, Leaflet, WebGL, and more
• Demonstrable experience (3 years or more) in engineering real-world web applications of medium-to-large scope and complexity (experience with websites is not really relevant); FinTech experience welcome
• Solid technical design and architecture knowledge
• Familiarity with cloud computing and how to optimally configure and tune web stack in the cloud
• A keen eye for interaction design and finishing touches; passion for building intuitive web interfaces that present data in compelling ways
• Speed in understand business and building working UI (e.g. prototypes)
• Substantial experience with Agile/SCRUM, including experience as SCRUM master
• Ability to work effectively with remote teams (e.g. experience with Slack)
• Great attitude towards work and people; amazing ability to get stuff done, a sense of urgency and ownership over the product
• Masters or Bachelors university degree in Computer Science, related technical field or equivalent practical experience
• Excellent command of written and spoken English (company’s working language)

Benefits:

• Competitive salary and up to 10% or 15% bonus (depending on seniority)
• Opportunity to work in a young, driven team with an exciting, global vision in the highly entrepreneurial domain of Shipping
• Fun and well equipped work environment