UX Designer / Web Developer
Location: GB, LND, London
Employment type: Full-time
Industry: Computer Software
Function: Information Technology
Company profile: 21st century financial software, in the cloudFundApps is a startup that helps investment managers comply with worldwide regulation. Our competition is stuck in the dark ages when it comes to software development. Slow, clunky, complicated user interfaces which look like they were designed by crazy scientists are the norm and we're shaking up an entire industry by providing beautiful & intuitive web-based software. We think that practices like continuous delivery, agile development and aiming for craftsmanlike coding enables us to move faster than our competitors whilst delivering better software.We’ve already grown a stellar customer base for our product Rapptr, despite our small size (8 of us right now) - but we’re most excited about the challenges that lie ahead. We want to keep learning, have the freedom to innovate and make mistakes – all in the name of delivering better experiences for customers.Join usYou’ll be part of a team that cares passionately about delivering a great product and quality software. Our goal is to let you do your best work. You’ll be empowered to make choices and trusted to get things done.You’ll care about your craft and have a hunger to learn new skills and improve your existing ones. While we have .NET at the core of our stack, we’re pragmatic about other technologies and open-minded about your technology background.You enjoy collaborating as part of a team and are passionate and approachable; we hope we manage to be the same.
Description: FundApps is a startup that helps investment managers comply with worldwide regulation. Our competition is stuck in the dark ages when it comes to product development. Slow, clunky, complicated user interfaces which look like they were designed by crazy scientists are the norm. We want to make it simple, and we're looking for a UX designer and web developer to help us do this.We’ve already grown a stellar customer base for our product Rapptr, despite our small size (8 of us right now) - but we’re most excited about the challenges that lie ahead. We want to keep learning, have the freedom to innovate and make mistakes – all in the name of delivering better experiences for customers. We're looking for a UX designer or web developer to help us quicken the demise of horrible black screens and DOS terminals. Our customers use our software for many hours a day, so every little front-end tweak can have a dramatic impact on somebody's working day. We'll never tire of customers calling & emailing telling us they love new features.As the first individual with any real design skill to be joining FundApps, you'll be tackling everything from our look and feel, user experience and designs across the product and everything else we do. If you're not afraid of a bit of code, all the better - we'll help you get stuck in.
Requirements: We’re looking for someone toWork on transforming the UX of web application that our customers use for hours every day in a complex problemsApply responsive design techniques, the latest technologies and automated testing to improve our productCollaborate closely with our product experts, customers and the rest of our technical team to transform and improve the design and user experience of our existing web applicationWork on prototypes of new products and feature ideasHelp us lay the groundwork for solid, sustainable development (we're all about keeping things maintainable)And you? We realise depending on your UX/developer leanings, you won't fulfil all of these, but here goes... :)The force is strong in you when it comes to good UX and the ability to make a pixel perfect UIYou take pride & care in your work, product, designs & code - always looking for ways to improveExcellent knowledge of web standards, CSS-based design & cross-browser compatibilityBrownie points:Experience with modern JS frameworks (Angular / Backbone / Ember etc.)Experience testing your front-end applications using Karma, Jasmine, Phantom or similar toolsNo fear of getting down and dirty with server-side programming
Benefits: Work environmentFlat hierarchy & absolutely no bureaucracyRelaxed office just off Old Street with Sonos, ping pong, game nights and Nerf gunsFlexible remote working and hours. It's not perfect yet, but we're committed to making it workHighly specced computer, double monitors and comfy chair (of course!)LearningGenerous personal budget to spend as you see fit on books, conferences, training subscriptions etcWe'll cover expenses to any conference or event you're speaking atFlexible time to contribute to open source or work on your own projectsInternal "show and tell" time to share interests and expertiseOther benefitsShare optionsCycle to work scheme
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