Front End Engineer — Client Team

Mountain View, CA, Hybrid - 3 Days Per Week

Joyent powers the global cloud infrastructure and developer platform providing back-end services for Samsung's billions of devices. Joyent's data center footprint is within 100ms latency to 70% of the world's population, while our multi-cloud, Kubernetes-based developer platform extends our reach to additional resource regions. We're operating at hyperscale to power workloads that bring capability and delight to Samsung's employees and customers.

Job Summary

Joyent is looking for a talented Front End Engineer with a passion for cloud infrastructure to join our dynamic Development team. In this role, you will play a key part in designing and developing the next generation Kubernetes cloud web application for our cloud-based platform, empowering users to efficiently manage and optimize their cloud resources.  Technologies in use include Node.js, Vue.js, and Kubernetes, among others.

Job Responsibilities

• User Interface Design: Collaborating closely with UX designers to conceptualize and implement user-friendly interfaces for managing cloud resources, monitoring system performance, and orchestrating complex workflows.

• Front-End Development: Participate in  the development of front-end components and features using modern web technologies such as HTML, CSS, JavaScript ,Kubernetes API, and front-end frameworks like Node.js, Vue.js, and Kubernetes. Leveraging experience and knowledge to create responsive, high-performance interfaces that deliver an exceptional user experience.

• Integration with Back-End Systems: Work closely with back-end engineers to integrate front-end components with cloud infrastructure APIs and data services. Ensure seamless communication between the front end and back end, enabling real-time updates and interactions.

• Scalability and Performance Optimization: Assist with architecting front-end solutions that are scalable, performant, and resilient to handle the demands of large-scale cloud environments. Employ best practices for optimizing performance, reducing latency, and minimizing resource consumption.

• UI Testing and Quality Assurance: Implement automated tests and conduct manual testing to validate the functionality, usability, and compatibility of front-end features across different browsers and devices. Collaborate with QA engineers to identify and address any issues or discrepancies.

• Continuous Integration and Deployment: Contribute to the CI/CD pipeline for front-end development, including code reviews, automated builds, and deployment processes. Ensure a smooth and efficient release cycle for delivering updates and enhancements to the cloud platform.

• Documentation and Knowledge Sharing: Document front-end architecture, design decisions, and implementation details to facilitate knowledge sharing and onboarding of new team members. Contribute to internal wikis, technical guides, and developer documentation to empower the broader engineering team.

 Skills & Competencies

• Ability to manage tasks, timelines, and priorities effectively.

• Ownership -Take ownership of projects, ensuring excellence in execution and accountability for results. Foster a sense of responsibility and pride in delivering high-quality work

• Innovation Drive innovation by proposing and implementing creative solutions to challenges. Stay abreast of industry trends and technologies, bringing fresh ideas to the table

• Customer focus Understand and prioritize customer needs, striving to exceed expectations in every interaction. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure the delivery of customer-centric solution

• Teamwork Embrace a collaborative and inclusive approach, working seamlessly with colleagues to achieve common goals

• Ability to communicate effectively with members from cross-functional teams, including DevOps, architects, and business stakeholders in different time zones

  Education & Experience

• A B.Sc. degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering, or any related discipline.

• Minimum of 4 years of industry experience in engineering

• Be able to demonstrate using vue3 technology with some projects

• Be able to answer to demonstrate proficiency in javascript to include experience working with the the kubernetes API in javascript

• Experience with Vue 3

• Other important technologies that would be helpful are Pinia, Typescript, TailwindCSS, Nuxt, and Vite

• Be able to write javascript (ES6+)

• Familiar with git and using it with multiple team members

• Experience running Kubernetes workloads on various clouds including AWS, GCP and Azure

• Project management experience,

• Experience in analyzing data and metrics to make data-driven decisions for optimizing cloud resources and performance

• Experience in analyzing complex problems and come up with effective solutions in a cloud context

Compensation and Benefits

Compensation for this position will vary among specific regions due to geographical differentials in the labor market, and actual pay will be determined considering factors such as relevant skills, experience, and comparison to other employees in the role.  Therefore, the annual base compensation range for this role (depending on the geographical location) is expected to be between $125000  and $180000.

Regular full-time employees (salaried or hourly) have access to benefits including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, 401(k), Employee Purchase Program, Vacation and Sick leave, electronic reimbursement and many more. In addition, regular full-time employees (salaried or hourly) are eligible for bonus compensation based on individual, department, and company performance.

About Joyent

Joyent, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Samsung, is the open cloud company. Joyent builds technology, at the pinnacle of scale, performance, stability, and security to accelerate the transformation toward the mobile and cloud-centric world. Joyent designs, builds and manages market competitive cloud computing solutions and services for Samsung Electronics and its partners at global scale.

How To Apply

To apply, please submit a brief introduction, a copy of your resume, and a link to your Github or LinkedIn profile to jobs@joyent.com with Front End Engineer — Client Team in the subject. We are an equal-opportunity employer, building a diverse and inclusive team. Qualified applicants with criminal histories will be considered for the position in a manner consistent with the Fair Chance Ordinance.

Joyent is committed to employing a diverse workforce and providing Equal Employment Opportunities for all individuals regardless of race, color, religion, gender, age, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a protected veteran, genetic information, status as a qualified individual with a disability, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Disclaimer: This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.

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