Teespring (YC W13) Is Hiring a Senior Front-End/UI Engineer
ABOUT TEESPRING:

Teespring is a commerce platform that empowers anyone to design and sell products that people love. Its world-class platform powers all aspects of bringing merchandise to life from production and manufacturing to supply chain, logistics, and customer service. By unlocking commerce for everyone, Teespring is creating new opportunities for entrepreneurs, influencers, community organizers, and anyone who rallies communities around particular causes or specific passions.

A graduate of the Winter 2013 class Y-Combinator and backed by Andreesen Horowitz and Khosla Ventures, Teespring launched in 2012 and has helped its users sell over 7 million shirts in more than 80 countries. In 2014, 1 in 75 people in the US purchased a Teespring product! The Operations Software Development Team is focused on building, enhancing and scaling Teespring’s custom state-of-the-art operations and fulfillment systems as well as integrating with our worldwide fulfillment partners.

SENIOR FRONT END ENGINEER OVERVIEW:

We are looking for a Senior Front End Engineer that has extensive experience with object-oriented JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS3. You will be responsible for building out our next-generation mobile applications. We encourage innovation, creativity, and a think outside of the box attitude when solving complex problems and implementing new solutions. You should have a strong passion for design and product development with solid communication skills as you will be interacting with all teams, in particular the product and creative teams.

The front-end engineer will help us push the boundaries of what is possible. You'll work side by side with outstanding designers. You should be proficient in HTML, CSS and Javascript. You should appreciate the details that make a front-end user experience memorable, and demonstrate enthusiasm for new front-end technologies.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
5+ years of experience as a Software Engineer with a focus on UI and firm understanding of Front End best practices.
Expert experience with object-oriented JavaScript and frameworks such as Backbone.js, NodeJS, Knockout, AngularJS, batman.js, Closure
Experience with HTML5, CSS3, SASS (we use SCSS), jQuery as well as comfortable writing native Javascript.
Proficient with Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop mainly)
Ability to own and execute complex projects
Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or equivalent work experience is required

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
High Traffic Social Network, Gaming or Web Experience
Experience with Agile/Scrum
Experience with Front-End performance testing and optimization.
Experience working with Rails and Grunt/Gulp JS
Experience with OOCSS
Experience with HAML/Slim templating engines
Experience with Javascript Testing Frameworks like Jasmine, Mocha, QUnit a plus!

COMPETENCIES:
Interpersonal Savvy and Communication
Collaborative Team Player
Problem Solving
Initiative
Organizational / Cultural Awareness
Attention to Detail
Organization and Time Management

BENEFITS AND PERKS:
Teespring offers competitive compensation and a generous benefits & perks package to all full-time employees including:
Medical insurance
Dental insurance
Vision Insurance
Company contributions toward Health Savings Accounts (HSA) accounts
Liberal paid time off (in the first year!)
9 Paid holidays
Generous stock options
Daily company-provided catered lunch and abundant snacks
Prolific FUN with monthly social activities, game room, and endless free t-shirts!

Please email ashley.hearn@teespring.com with your resume to learn more