Front End Engineer (React)

About Quindar

The platform to monitor and automate satellite operations

Tech description:

Quindar is looking for candidates that like using modern software tools, cloud based services, and architecting software designs. Our frontend is built with React on top of Hasura deployed with Terraform on AWS GovCloud. We have a microservice architecture powered by Python and rely heavily on CI/CD processes.

Aerospace experts are NOT required to help build out our platform. We are looking for candidates that want to build software that tracks, contacts, and operates hundreds of flying computers in space that operate on different operating systems for various customers.

Job description:

### What You’ll Be Doing

Don’t make me think. We are looking for a candidate who can simplify a complex user workflow. We need a candidate that can solve customer pain points from the frontend and is not afraid to talk to users. Our challenge to you is to design and implement our frontend so the user needs virtually no product training and can get there in 2 clicks or less.

The super cool part? You are creating the interface for users to design, test, and operate hundreds of satellites. Whether they want to take pictures, beam broadband/cellular, or dock with another satellite – this is the interface they will use. That giant screen in NASA mission operations photos? That could be yours.

You’ll be working alongside another frontend developer in the engineering team that also includes backend and platform developers where we collaborate daily in an Agile Scrum environment.

**Tech Skills**
* Experience writing reusable React components in Typescript
* Experience with React frameworks like Next.js, Refine (or Blitz.js / RedwoodJS)
* Experience with using UI libraries like Ant Design, Chakra or Bootstrap
* Capability to design work in Figma and collaborate amongst stakeholders
* Knowledge of API concepts and the ability to fetch data with GraphQL and REST
* Use of identity and access management via Auth0 or Okta and understanding of cloud security best practices
* Familiarity with Git and GitHub or similar framework for version control
* Experience with AWS services such as ECS (Docker) and CloudWatch
* Understanding of CI/CD concepts and use of GitHub actions is preferred but not required
* Experience with test frameworks such as Jest, Mocha, Chai, and/or Jasmine

**Soft Skills**
* Product ownership and eagerness to understand customer experience and measure usage
* A high standard for software maintainability, quality, resilience, and performance
* Strong cross-functional communication between a backend team and product manager

**Background Qualifications**
* Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science (or related field) or equivalent practical experience
* 2+ years [professional] experience in frontend development. Professional experience can be replaced with a self-starter who has drive, the technical skills, and is obsessed with their product.

**ITAR REQUIREMENTS:**

* To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR [here](https://www.pmddtc.state.gov/ddtc_public/ddtc_public?id=ddtc_kb_article_page&sys_id=24d528fddbfc930044f9ff621f961987).

### Why you'll love working at Quindar
* We are a remote-first workplace and value results over where you work from. If you want to work at a WeWork we will make that happen! If not, we provide work from home benefits so you always have a nice place to work, speedy internet, and of course coffee/tea!
* We take work life balance very seriously. We require employees to take 15 days off but provide unlimited PTO and follow most US federal government holidays.
* Mental health is just as important as physical so we provide quarterly health & wellness benefits.
* Comprehensive health insurance for you and your family with 100% coverage for employees.
* We encourage employees to save for retirement and provide 4% 401(k) matching.
* Each quarter we have a 4-day company offsite. Previous locations include San Francisco, Nashville, Denver, Santa Fe, and New Orleans.
* Our culture and company is evolving. You will be key in creating the next major or minor version!

Skills:

Figma, CSS, TypeScript, Amazon Web Services (AWS), GraphQL