Frontend Developer at Banjo (South Jordan, UT)

Want to be part of a tech company that is changing the world for the better? 

Most companies have a mission statement. Banjo has a mission—to save lives and reduce human suffering by ethically using A.I. to get everyone live, validated information, so they can make better decisions, faster. 

Banjo is the world’s first Live-Time Intelligence platform that gives decision-makers the ability to KNOW INFORMATION NOW, to understand what is happening live, anywhere. With Banjo you will know more, so you can do more. Imagine how our world will change when decision-makers know exactly what is happening, where it is happening, the moment it happens.

Banjo is looking for talented engineers to join our frontend developers who push boundaries and make sophisticated single-page applications. You will think both analytically and creatively to build flexible and high-performance client applications that support a real-time user experience. We are looking for engineers who are focused on performance, scale, and quality in everything they do. We move fast but also put a premium on precision. Our team members have diverse backgrounds but all of us share a passion for solving challenges and doing it on a small, agile team which means everyone has a huge impact.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Work as part of a focused, committed team that values contribution from everyone and expects everyone to bring creative ideas to bear in solving some of the hardest technology problems in the industry


• Have an opportunity to work with data and technology seen nowhere else (seriously)


• Develop, monitor, and maintain services that power the Banjo’s live understanding of what’s happening in the world. This includes systems that bring in real-time data from hundreds of thousands of sources, manage analysis of such data, and manage storage and propagation of that data to downstream products


• Inherent curiosity and ability to learn new technologies, plus the ability to figure out the best tools for a given problem. We don’t suffer from ‘Not Invented Here’ syndrome and try hard to use the best tool for the job

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE

• 7+ years of experience with frontend engineering with proven ability to build and extend customer frameworks


• Expert knowledge of JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3 as well as experience with HTML Templating, CSS Preprocessors, Node/Rails


• Extensive experience with any of the major Frameworks (React, Angular, Vue, etc.)


• Eagerness to tackle big problems that have unknown solutions at the outset


• Focus on using data and objective, empirical methods to understand where we are and how to improve


• Experience working on small, fast-moving, high capability teams


• Experience designing and leading important systems software projects, using modern languages and technologies. We don’t care as much about any one specific piece of technology expertise as with your ability and experience solving hard problems.

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES OF THE SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE

• Possesses an innate sense of urgency to deliver for the business while also effectively working collaboratively as part of a team

• Owner mentality

• Effective time management, organization and prioritizing skills. Ability to manage and prioritize multiple deliverables and to meet deadlines


• High attention to detail, able to complete tasks quickly


• Proven success delivering results individually and as part of a team in a fast-paced, demanding, high-growth environment


• Continuous improvement mentality with an ability to evaluate processes, seek out and implement internal or external best practices


• Creative problem solver with a demonstrated ability to ‘think outside the box’ when confronting challenges

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The term "qualified individual with a disability" means an individual with a disability who, with or without reasonable accommodation, can perform the essential functions of the position. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to communicate professionally in person, over the telephone, through email and other electronic means, move about the office, handle various types of media and equipment, and visually or otherwise identify, observe and assess. The employee is occasionally required to lift up to 10 pounds and is required to travel unless otherwise specified in the job description.

NOTICE

At Banjo, we value inclusion and embrace diversity. Banjo is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions on the basis of merit. Banjo prohibits discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual identity, gender identity, marital status, veteran status, nationality, citizenship, age, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, or any other unlawful consideration. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

The intent of this job description is to provide a representative and level of the types of duties and responsibilities that will be required of positions given this title and shall not be construed as a declaration of the total of the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position. Employees may be directed to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description. 

Candidates must pass a background check and drug test to be considered for this position.

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