Position: Lead Frontend Developer
Company: Very Big Things
Category: JavaScript
Experience required: 5y
English level: fluent

As **an agency**, we have various clients with different challenges, making work at VBT always dynamic and exciting. Even though the tool of our choice for producing exceptional, top-class web, and mobile applications is **Clojure/Script**, we decided that it’s time to expand our horizons and get back to the basics - which is why we are looking for **a Lead JavaScript developer**. We are growing a new and fresh JavaScript team alongside our amazing Clojure/Script team (30+ developers) - and we are looking for **the first member** to kickstart this journey, and take over team leadership in the near future.

Our main focus is building **kickass web/mobile apps and platforms as well as VR experiences**. Some of the awesome and challenging projects we’ve built that make a difference include:
- helping a client with digital transformation by building a telehealth platform enabling them to provide healthcare to thousands of users in the time of global health crisis
- building a mobile app for the premier boat rental company in Florida, allowing users to effortlessly rent a boat from the palm of your hand
- helping the #1 health-tech company provide clarity in a global crisis by building a COVID-19 Map using complex data to help individuals make critical decisions for themselves, their families and their employees
- building a first-ever real-time all-inclusive wellness application, providing everyone with an elegant and simple solution to live a healthier life
- a peer-to-peer platform connecting college students to the elderly, solving life's problems. Like taking out the trash, walking the dog, or having a pleasant conversation.

Clojure/Script developers at VBT use **React** for building web apps, and **React Native** for building mobile apps – that approach enables us to cover all three platforms, web, iOS, and Android, with one tech stack and creates a more homogenous environment for developers, where the transition between platforms and projects is smooth. Although our preference lies with React, we are open to hearing more about alternative JS frameworks and discussing their potential.

**What you will be doing:**
- Lead, grow and support the team — conducting tech interviews (together with HR), mentoring people, managing an agile team, knowledge-sharing mindset
- Be a kick-ass JavaScript developer, who is eager to solve the hardest problems, deliver super-polished apps, and spread that culture among the rest of the future team
- Set the foundation and own the architecture of the JavaScript stack, establish good development practices
- Work closely with other teams within VBT — account/project/product management, Clojure/script development team, QA, HR, design, etc.
- Actively participate in building up VBT as an agency focused on innovation and excellence!

**What we expect from you:**
- Minimally **8 years of experience** of development experience in production — building up stuff from scratch, putting it in front of real users, and being accountable for bugs & mistakes
- English level - **Advanced/Fluent**
- Highly proficient in JavaScript and the web environment in general (bonus points for knowledge and experience in working with React and React Native)
- General knowledge of the whole stack — from SQL, over API design, to state management within the app (knowledge of the mobile environment is a plus)
- Following good coding practices — Git flow, code reviews, writing a reasonable amount of tests, etc.
- Highly developed time and self-management skills, decision-making, and conflict-resolving skills combined with a strong team spirit

**What we offer:**
- Monthly salary (gross): starting $6,000 - $8,000+
- Projects mostly greenfield - architect and own your code from the start, no gravedigging in other’s legacy code
- Work and gain experience in an international team, as well as working with foreign (US) clients
- Different clients from various industries, each providing its own specific challenge - no boredom, always a different approach
- Flexible work hours and the ability to periodically work-from-home (even when there is no global pandemic)
- Fun and relaxed company culture where we care about teammates (e.g. Friday team lunches provided by the company, chill, and beer after work encouraged, medical checkups every two years, periodic team buildings, etc.)
- $1000/year educational budget
- Office in the city center

For additional info on our projects check out our https://verybigthings.com.