Let's start with the role:

You will join an autonomous Agile team and work closely with the Product Owner, Agile Delivery Lead, Automation Testers, and other Software Engineers to create a competitive advantage for Kaizen and offer a unique digital experience to our customers. Besides being part of the Agile team, you will work closely with talented frontend professionals within the Chapter.

• Guide your team by analyzing and implementing new features
• Assume full responsibility for our outstanding applications on an engaging development journey.
• Spearhead the development of sleek, cutting-edge product applications.
• Leverage your expertise to seamlessly introduce exciting new features.
• Dive into the world of requirements and intricate technical analysis.
• Collaborate closely with the Product Owner and UI/UX team aiming to create memorable customer experiences.
• Work alongside the Principal Engineer and your team members to oversee the entire development cycle of new features
• Lead your fellow software engineers by developing their skills and fostering a culture of open communication and support as well as acting as a point of contact for key stakeholders.

What you'll bring

We are looking for experienced Senior Engineers who have a strong desire to lead a software development team and have already gathered significant working experience in a modern JavaScript framework (Angular, Vue, or React), have been exposed to all levels of the testing pyramid, are familiar with CI/CD pipelines and have a deep understanding of software architecture.

• A passion for coaching/mentoring fellow software engineers regardless of the stack they work with
• Familiarity with automated CI/CD pipelines
• Essential expertise in the web platform, encompassing JavaScript, Browser Native APIs, HTTP/S, and web performance.
• Proficiency in seamlessly integrating these elements through REST API services.
• Valuable Typescript exposure is a plus.

You will work with exciting technologies such as Vite, Vue.js 3, VueX, Pinia, Tailwind, Typescript, MVC (razor), Microservices, REST APIs, web components, storybook, jest, containers, web sockets and many more.

Kaizen Gaming Perks

• 🕑 Hybrid way of working
• 🏃 A buddy will support you with your onboarding
• 💸 Competitive pay & bonus scheme
• 👩‍⚕️ Private health insurance for you and your family
• 💰 Monthly meal allowance 
• ⭐Developmental 360° feedback framework
• 📚 Unlimited access to Udemy & continuous training

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The mission of Speechify is to make sure that reading is never a barrier to learning.

Over 50 million people use Speechify’s text-to-speech products to turn whatever they’re reading – PDFs, books, Google Docs, news articles, websites – into audio, so they can read faster, read more, and remember more. Speechify’s text-to-speech reading products include its iOS app, Android App, Mac App, Chrome Extension, and Web App. Google recently named Speechify the Chrome Extension of the Year and Apple named Speechify its App of the Day.

Today, nearly 200 people around the globe work on Speechify in a 100% distributed setting – Speechify has no office. These include frontend and backend engineers, AI research scientists, and others from Amazon, Microsoft, and Google, leading PhD programs like Stanford, high growth startups like Stripe, Vercel, Bolt, and many founders of their own companies.

This is a key role and ideal for someone who thinks strategically, enjoys fast-paced environments, passionate about making product decisions, and has experience building great user experiences that delight users.

We are a flat organization that allows anyone to become a leader by showing excellent technical skills and delivering results consistently and fast. Work ethic, solid communication skills, and obsession with winning are paramount. 

Our interview process involves several technical interviews and we aim to complete them within 1 week. 

What You’ll Do

• Actively ship production code to the web products
• Work closely with your dedicated product team
• Participate in product discussions to shape the product roadmap
• Have the opportunity to work on new and exciting features that will impact millions of lives

An Ideal Candidate Should Have

• Experience. You've built and ship products that have scaled to thousands or millions of users
• Customer obsession. You are passionate about the field and have the desire to build high quality product that serves customer needs
• Speed. You work quickly to generate ideas and know how to decide which things can ship now and what things need time
• Focus. We’re a high-growth startup with a busy, remote team. You know how and when to engage or be heads down
• Collaboration. You know how to inspire, play, and negotiate with opinionated designers, marketers, and PMs
• Tech Stack: Vanilla JS, ReactJS, Redux, Firebase, Typescript

What We Offer

• A fast-growing environment where you can help shape the culture
• An entrepreneurial crew that supports risk, intuition, and hustle
• A hands-off approach so you can focus and do your best work
• The opportunity to make an impact in a transformative industry
• A competitive salary, a collegiate atmosphere, and a commitment to building a great asynchronous culture

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Speechify is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. 

Speechify does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.