Front End Engineer
1stDibs is a one-of-a-kind online marketplace that connects design lovers to more than one million extraordinary pieces, from furniture and fine art to jewelry and fashion. As a leading global marketplace for design lovers, we enable shoppers to discover beautiful things and engage with top sellers from around the world. We encourage our shoppers to interact with sellers throughout all stages of the transaction, including item inquiries, price negotiations and customization requests.
We need your ideas and passion for good, clean code! A great position for a front-end enthusiast who wants to code things The Right Way.
Opportunity to work on the development and implementation of extensive new user-facing products and features; new shared packages; and collaborate with our services team on internal APIs. Additional coding to optimize existing repositories, as necessary.
What you'll do
- Use your thorough understanding of core client-side technologies to architect complex user interactions for desktop and mobile browsers using React and Relay
- Enjoy developing with our state-of-the-art front-end stack which includes Node.js, Express, TypeScript, GraphQL, webpack, ESNext, Sass (CSS Modules), and Git (with Github)
- Create universal JS modules to be used on both the client and the server
- Be excited by the opportunities and challenges afforded by responsive and adaptive design
- Take part in decision-making around major architectural choices of the front-end team
- Cover your code with unit and integration tests written with Jest and Mocha
- Use the highest potential of GraphQL, including subscriptions, @defer, @stream directives. Work with people who contributed to the implementation of this functionality in the spec
- Benefit from an efficient local development environment that enables uninterrupted productivity by eliminating the need for constant setup and maintenance.
What you'll bring
- A strong desire to become an authority in contemporary front-end development practices (including ES6 and beyond)
- A year or more experience developing for high-traffic web sites or a complex web apps
- Experience with Node.js
- Ability to fix and explain performance bottlenecks
- Ability to bring your intellectual curiosity and thoughtful opinions with you every single day
- Experience developing consumer-facing websites in a professional production environment a plus
- An appreciation for one-of-a-kind items such as furniture, art, and jewelry always welcome
- Your participation in the larger Developer Community is strongly supported and encouraged!
What we offer
- Interesting challenges and always evolving tech-stack that allows using the newest features
- Highly talented and experienced colleagues to gather knowledge from and grow together
- Encouragement and feedback
- Transparency and open communication
- Respecting employee’s personal life outside of work
- Extra paid paternity leave
- Flexible PTO
- Restricted Stock Units (RSU’s)
- Flexible working hours and work from home schedule
- Paid public transport expenses / parking spot near the office
- Additional health insurance
- Mindletic, free meetings with professional psychologists
- Social and off-site events
- Food/snacks/drinks on a daily basis
- Monthly Wolt voucher for team lunch
The 1stDibs mission, to enrich lives with the extraordinary, can only be achieved when diversity, equity and inclusion are embedded into our values, culture and the way we do business. Enabling access to and celebrating unique and diverse perspectives is at the very core of what we do. We are committed to attracting and retaining the best talent in the industry, who are reflective of the diversity of our communities, and fostering an environment where every individual feels they belong, are valued and heard. As a leading design marketplace, we leverage the power of our platform and brand to empower historically underrepresented individuals, and the businesses they own, across the art and design industries.
Total Compensation Statement
1stDibs is committed to attracting, motivating and retaining top talent who drive the business forward and help us achieve our mission and vision. The company’s Total Compensation packages are designed to reward performance, be fair, equitable, and competitive, and consist of base salary, equity (where applicable), and health and work-life benefits.