Remote [Wattpad] Engineer, Web (Fixed-Term Contract)

Description:

• Wattpad’s vision is to entertain and connect the world through webnovel stories, and they have been on a mission since 2006 to use community and technology to unleash the full potential of stories.
• The company is part of the WEBTOON family of brands, which is the largest storytelling platform in the world, empowering over 24 million creators and approximately 170 million active users each month.
• The position is for a Web Engineer on a 14-month fixed-term employment contract.
• The role involves developing and maintaining the Wattpad website and application.
• Responsibilities include collaborating with designers, product managers, and other engineers to bring web features from concept to production, developing high-quality, scalable, and responsive front-end code, optimizing front-end performance, and ensuring seamless integration of front-end and back-end systems.

Requirements:

• Candidates must have a minimum of 3 years of experience as a frontend engineer.
• Strong proficiency in front-end software development tools and technologies, including HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, is required.
• Experience in building modern web applications using React and Node.js is necessary.
• Candidates should be comfortable working both independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced, agile development environment.
• A passion for building innovative, engaging, and accessible web applications is essential.

Benefits:

• Wattpad offers career development opportunities, including mentorship and support for achieving personal goals.
• Employees receive top industry health benefits, including vision and dental coverage.
• Each employee has access to a health/wellness account to spend annually.
• There is a corporate discount available for gym memberships for employees and their families.
• Employees can work from almost anywhere in the world for part of the year.
• The company provides a winter break shutdown and additional benefits.