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VICE Media Group is seeking a talented & experienced senior engineer to join in the development and maintenance of the reader-facing front-end applications. The engineer will work closely with the Product, Design, and API teams to maintain the VMG sites and apps, in addition to building entirely new features and functionality from the ground up.

Responsibilities:

Collaborate with Product, Design, API engineers, and other stakeholders to ship new features to our consumer-facing front-ends for Vice.com, Refinery29.com, and other brand sites.
Work with modern web technologies like React, NextJS, Apollo GraphQL, and Storybook
Stay on top of new technology to offer guidance on improvements across the front-end products
Work closely with other Engineers to enrich and optimize the user experience at VICE Media
Actively contribute to architectural decisions surrounding the evolution of the codebase
Mentoring other engineers on the Front-End team
Contribute your expertise and insights into developing and improving best practices

You have these:

Minimum 5 years of professional experience working as a software engineer
Extensive experience with React and accompanying frameworks such as NextJS
Mastery of fundamentals in Javascript(ES6)/Typescript, HTML & CSS
Experience with build tools like Webpack, Vite, Snowpack, and Parcel to distribute JS modules across multiple applications
Proven track record of building modular, high performance, and enterprise-level web applications
Experience working on large scale CMSs
Solid understanding of Scrum and Agile principles
Experience mentoring other engineers and leading knowledge share sessions
Experience working in a team environment
Deep Experience with NodeJS, Apollo GraphQL, and REST APIs
Focus and attention to detail in written and verbal communication
Strong sense of product ownership
Comfortable working with fast paced and globally distributed teams
Displayed understanding of Product Design principles and tooling
Experienced with building performant cross-browser web animations using modern technologies like Framer Motion
Experience with CI/CD (CircleCI/GitHub Actions)

We’d love if you also have these:

Knowledge of Design System architecture with Storybook
Experience with VueJS
Experience in digital media and publishing
Experience with Figma
Dedicated to full test coverage with tools like Jest & Cypress
A passion for staying on top of the latest web technologies

Working at VICE:

We want to find people who believe in our mission and goals and feel inspired to grow while they’re here, rather than someone who checks the boxes but isn’t invested. We encourage you to apply and show us what you’ve got.

VICE Media Group prioritizes the voices, ideas and people that other media companies miss. We believe that innovation is a direct result of diverse, inclusive cultures so we don’t just “tolerate” differences, we celebrate it and see it as essential to our staff, culture, and business. To learn more read the VICE Guide to VICE.

In alignment with our Core Behaviors and to ensure the safety of all of our employees and the communities we serve, we require all incoming employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. If hired, you will be required to provide proof of vaccination, which will be kept confidential. If you require reasonable accommodation during the application and selection process, please let us know by contacting Accommodations@vice.com. We will work together to best meet your needs.

Agencies:

VICE Media Group is not partnering with agencies nor accepts unsolicited resumes and will not be responsible for any fees or expenses related to such unsolicited resumes and/or applicants.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

VICE Media (VICE.com, VICE Studios, VICE TV, Virtue, VICE News, Refinery29, PULSE Films, i-D) is an equal opportunity employer. We view everyone as an individual, and we understand that inclusion is more than just diversity – it’s about belonging. We celebrate the fact that everyone is unique, and that’s what makes us so good at what we do. We pride ourselves on being a company that embraces difference and truly represents the global clients we work with.

This position is not eligible to be performed in Colorado.

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