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Senior Developer - React.js
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Senior Developer - React.js

Type of work
Undetermined
Experience
Senior
Employment Type
B2B
Operating mode
Remote

Tech stack

    Git

    master

    React

    advanced

    CSS+JSS

    advanced

Job description

Online interview
Who We Are?
Founder and Lightning is a pioneering venture builder. We work with commercially-minded, non-technical founders to start tech companies, launch new products and disrupt industries. Founder and Lightning has helped to build 25 companies in the last 5 years, with a total current valuation of over £185m.

In our simplest form, we create startups that might otherwise not exist. We just can't get enough of empowering our founders to solve real problems with clever solutions. We live and breathe agile development and specialize in getting their startup to market. We also love to get up close and personal with our founders so we help them across the board with product guidance, business strategy, marketing campaigns, legal advice, future finance.

F+L is headquartered in London, UK but our teams are spread out across many cities around the world.

Our Culture
Founder and Lightning is much more than just a place to work. What sets us apart is our unique, people-centric culture that keeps evolving. Our culture is an integral part of our organizational DNA that is unrivaled by most in the industry.  We have a dynamic work environment that allows you to move across projects, learn new technical skills – fully supporting your personal development.

The fun stuff you'll actually be doing

  • Executing full lifecycle software development in a self-sufficient manner
  • Writing well designed, testable, efficient code that surpasses industry standards
  • Producing specifications to determine feature feasibility alongside the wider development team
  • Developing unit tests for all codebases to maintain standards and quality across all projects
  • Developing dynamic and intuitive application interfaces that deliver real value to the end-user
  • Debugging issues in the production environment and fixing them promptly
  • Providing technically valid and cost-effective solutions to the founder
  • Working alongside a specialist team (Designers, Product Owners, Project Managers, Developers)
  • Taking responsibility and looking for viable for solutions

What we need and what you have

  • Experience building SPAs using React
  • An understanding of Heroku, Github, code reviews and error tracking software (we use Rollbar)
  • Thorough knowledge of unit testing and continuous integration techniques
  • Experience with build tools and module bundlers (webpack/gulp/grunt/…)
  • Previous experience consuming RESTful APIs would be an advantage
  • Experience delivering responsive UX/UI across all platforms and devices
  • General familiarity with Agile Dev Environment, MVPs, Lean, Kanban
  • Knowledge of JavaScript, TypeScript, ReactJS, Redux, HTML5, CSS3, Webpack, Babel
  • English with good verbal and written communication

Our Values

Founder and Lightning is a place to learn, thrive, and grow and we take great care in developing and nurturing it.  We believe in:

  • Pushing the boundaries of what we think we can achieve
  • Just getting on and doing it
  • Doing the right thing when nobody's looking
  • Really caring about what we’re working on and who we’re working with
  • Working independently and as part of a great team

What do we offer:

  • Flexibility to work remotely if preferred  
  • Small well-connected teams
  • The opportunity to work on international projects
  • A contract for an unlimited period