Senior Front End Developer - Digital Products

The Elevator Pitch

Are you a passionate front-end developer with a drive to make a real impact? Do you thrive in an environment that values quality, sustainable practices, and cutting-edge technology? If so, Evolv is in looking for you!

We are seeking a Senior Frontend Developer with a Digital Product focus to join our highly skilled team of designers and developers to help bring new innovative ideas and greenfield digital products to market. In this role, you’ll be working with modern web development technologies including, but not limited to: ReactJS, ReactNative, TypeScript, fp-ts, RxJS, TailwindCSS, and Amazon Web Services.

Success in the Role: What are performance outcomes over the first 6-12 months you will work toward completing?

In the first 30 days, you will:

• Immerse yourself in Evolv's market, users, and existing product portfolio
• Collaborate with other developers through pair programming to familiarize yourself with our codebases and tech stack for client-side applications
• Embrace and implement test-driven, type-safe, functional, and reactive programming
• Work closely with our product thinkers and designers to craft high-quality user experiences and intuitive interfaces, from initial conception to user testing and bug fixing
• Transform novel problems into tangible features and contribute to their implementation and release
  

Within 3 months, you will:

• Take ownership of developing major features within critical user workflows
• Ship working software to our valued users and customers
• Mentor junior developers, sharing your expertise in web development and product design best practices
• Help establish and drive best practices for the design and development of our digital products
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand new challenges and identify effective solutions
• Participate in user testing to validate and refine the features you've built

By the end of the first year, you will:

• Lead the technical strategy and development of major new products, driving our innovation forward
• Successfully deliver new digital products to our ever-growing user base
• Manage a focused team of designers and developers, guiding important projects to fruition
• Continuously learn and adapt to new tools and development techniques
• Earn recognition outside of Engineering as the go-to person for design and development questions

The Work: What type of work will you be doing? What assignments, requirements, or skills will you be performing on a regular basis?

• Actively participate in the design process
• Actively participate in the implementation process
• Lean and minimized processes with weekly iterations, enabling frequent shipping
• Embrace continuous delivery and prioritize early user feedback
• Foster a collaborative environment with ample pair programming opportunities
• Remote-friendly, with the option for in-person collaboration
• Embrace both synchronous and asynchronous work styles
• All team meetings are optional, giving you the autonomy to manage your time effectively
• Based on US Eastern Time zone, allowing for cohesive collaboration

What is the leadership like for this role? What is the structure and culture of the team?

• You will be joining the Cloud Software team.
• The team culture is one based on building trust, collaboration, on-going development through kindness, authenticity, courage, drive and fun!

Where is the role located?

• The location of this role is based out of our HQ in Waltham, MA with some flexibility in being remote some days.

Benefits

If you want to solve one of the most difficult issues of our time and save lives doing it, you want to work at Evolv. We are passionate, knowing that what we do and how we do it can affect life or death situations for our customers. At Evolv, you will have unparalleled exposure to all aspects of our business, working with a talented team that shares our vision for a safer world. If you are inspired by invention and gain satisfaction from seeing how your work impacts the bigger picture, Evolv will be a great fit.

• Equity is an important component of every compensation package
• Flexible work environment
• Unique culture
• Medical and dental insurance
• 401(k) plan
• Unlimited vacation policy
• $300 per quarter to spend on the perks that are most meaningful to you
• Tuition Reimbursement

Evolv Technology (“Evolv”) is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. We welcome and encourage diversity in the workplace, and all employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national, social or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, disability, HIV Status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected by law in the locations where we operate. Evolv will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics.

Evolv is committed to offering an inclusive and accessible experience for all job seekers, including individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation as part of the job application process, please connect with us at [email protected].