Remote Front End Engineer

at Gorgias

Posted 2 days ago 4 applied

Description:

  • Gorgias is a conversational AI platform for ecommerce that enhances sales and resolves support inquiries.
  • The company is trusted by over 15,000 ecommerce brands, supporting both independent shops and globally recognized brands.
  • Gorgias is built for Shopify and utilizes advanced ecommerce integrations to facilitate personalized customer interactions.
  • The role involves joining one of several teams, including Phone Team, Apps Team, Developer Relations Team, Growth Team, In-App Analytics Team, or Streaming Infrastructure Team.
  • Responsibilities include collaborating with Product and Design to create responsive features, optimizing apps for speed and scalability, writing maintainable code, and working in an agile environment.

Requirements:

  • Candidates must have 5+ years of experience with TypeScript and React.
  • A deep understanding of the frontend stack, including CDN, Cache, bundlers (vite, webpack/rspack), test runners (jest/vitest), and CI/CD is required.
  • Experience in high-traffic environments where scalability and performance are critical is necessary.
  • Candidates should be comfortable balancing frontend and backend needs and providing input on API design.
  • Familiarity with React composition model, modern async state handling (react-query), inversion of control, and the testing pyramid is essential.
  • Strong skills in building user interfaces using modern CSS and UX principles are required.
  • Familiarity with WebSockets is a nice-to-have.
  • Bonus points for experience with pnpm for tooling, frontend UI/UX scaling topics, and interest in frontend architecture and platform work.

Benefits:

  • Employees receive 5 weeks of vacation plus 2 weeks of RTT.
  • Paid sick leave is provided.
  • The company offers 6 weeks of full remote work per year.
  • Paid parental leave of 16 weeks is available.
  • 50% reimbursement for public transportation costs is offered.
  • A MacBook Pro is provided for work purposes.
  • Employees receive a personal credit card for lunch expenses.
  • Private health insurance is included.
  • Up to €700 is available to set up a home workstation.
  • Employees can access up to €2000 per year for learning materials and wellness support.
  • Quarterly online company-wide summits and annual offsite team retreats are organized to strengthen social bonds.