Frontend Web Developer (Remote/Vienna) at PSPDFKit

Headquarters: Vienna
URL: https://pspdfkit.com/

We’re looking for a Frontend Web Developer to join our Marketing team. You will be responsible for developing and maintaining our websites, primarily pspdfkit.com. More specifically, you will:

Build new web pages, taking designs from visual mockup to fully functioning pages.

Maintain and fix existing pages.

Develop cross-device and cross-browser solutions.

Develop solutions optimized for speed and SEO.

Create reusable components that fit with our existing style system.

We believe in hiring smart people who like to work on a diverse team and take initiative when solving problems. We see you as an integral part of our Marketing team, and you will work closely with both the Sales and Development teams.

Responsibilities

As we expand our product range, we’re revising our sitemap. One of the first things you will be doing is building out new pages and revising existing ones to implement the first phase of the new sitemap.

Your ongoing responsibilities will include:

Keeping our websites up to date and running.

Proactively monitoring our sites and performing regular QA to fix bugs and optimize for SEO and performance.

Implementing analytics as needed by the Marketing and Sales teams.

Working closely with the Design team to ensure the technical feasibility of designs.

Our Ideal Candidate

Candidates should be located within 6 hours +/- of the UTC time zone and should meet most of the skills and requirements below.

Essential Requirements

2+ years experience in a similar role

Have excellent HTML, (S)CSS, and JavaScript skills.

Have experience customizing Bootstrap.

Be familiar with Ruby and the ERB templating language or be willing to learn.

Have worked with a static site generator (e.g. Middleman, Jekyll, Gatsby, Hugo) and understand their constraints.

Know how to use Git and GitHub’s pull request workflow.

Have a good command of English.

Communicate clearly and effectively in a remote team.

Good to Have

Advanced understanding of Google Analytics

Experience with A/B testing

Familiarity with webpack

Management of code dependencies (bundler, npm)

Other Qualities We Want

Ability to create your own goals and execute them (we hire managers of one)

Taking ownership of tasks and projects

Ability to autonomously produce qualitative work

Ability to prioritize tasks by how much value they bring to the organization

What You Get

Room for personal and professional development

A motivated team and a thriving work culture

Numerous planned company events throughout the year

The freedom to set up your ideal work environment

Flexible working hours and vacation policy

You Should Include These in Your Application

A writeup explaining who you are as a website developer. Sample questions you might want to address: How’d you get started? What projects have you enjoyed working on? Which have you disliked? What motivates you? What surprising things have you learned about yourself since starting to build and maintain websites? Which technologies do you like to use, and which technologies would you still like to learn?

Links to online profiles you use (e.g. GitHub, Twitter).

A description of your work history (whether as a resume, LinkedIn profile, or prose).

It’s vital that every person working for us identifies with and is passionate about our core values.

PSPDFKit’s Core Values

Continuous Improvement

Be open to feedback and to changing your mind

Search out and welcome different perspectives

It’s always about people, our people and our customers

Trust and be excellent to one another

Explore, be creative, experiment and be willing to embrace the latest technology

Aim to get things done the right way and care about quality

PSPDFKit is an equal opportunity employer with people from many different cultures and countries. We celebrate diversity and are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, skill sets, and perspectives, and to providing our employees with a work environment free of harassment.

We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, age, marital status, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other non-merit factor. We’d especially love to receive applications from individuals who are underrepresented in the tech industry.

To apply: https://pspdfkit.com/careers/frontend-web-developer/