Senior frontend web developer

About the role

Saltside Technologies is looking for a Frontend Web Developer to join our development team in Gothenburg, Sweden. You will be working with our frontend desktop and mobile web applications in a small product team. There you will cooperate closely with the Product Owner to create the best possible product and end user experience.

About Saltside Technologies

Saltside Technologies develops and operates websites in emerging markets, with focus set on online classified sites. Currently Saltside operates the top classified sites in Sri Lanka (ikman.lk), Bangladesh and Ghana and we also operate in Pakistan.

At Saltside we believe there is a great opportunity to build valuable online products and businesses for emerging markets. In these countries, the vast majority of people have yet to go online for the first time. Affordable cell phones and Internet access will enable them to have their first Internet experience in the coming years and we think they should be greeted by high quality services and a great end-user experience when they do.

About you

Required
- You have a true passion for building great software and amazing end user experiences
- You have a drive to constantly learn and grow as a software developer
- You have expert knowledge of JavaScript and Browser APIs
- You are fluent in all the basic front-end technologies (HTML, CSS, etc)

Meriting
- You are experienced in modern web technologies, including Backbone.js, WebSockets, ECMAScript 5 and Require.js
- You have experience in using web frameworks like Ruby on Rails or Django
- You have experience using JavaScript TDD tools like Mocha and Buster.js

Our offer to you

- Get a chance to work on a product that is changing the lives of millions of users
- Work in an agile and flexible environment with very skilled developers from all around the world
- An opportunity to join a fast growing company with a diverse company culture
- Regular Geek lunches and hosted meetups - learn from your teammates during lunch talks and presentations.
- Competitive salary
- Salary bonus
- Pension package
- 30 days paid vacation
- Comprehensive benefits package, including sponsoring gym cards
- Go to conferences of your choice
- Free breakfast every day
- Free Friday beer
- Join a lot of company events

Things you will hear around the office - Ruby, SOA, API, Open source, JSON, Ruby on Rails, Sinatra, Pair programming, Node.js, MongoDB, Elastic Search, Ping pong, JQuery, CI, CD, Backbone.js, SASS, HAML, AWS, Chef, Capistrano, TDD, Handlebars, Backbone.js, Agile software development, AJAX, HTML5, CSS3, Responsive design, Adaptive design

Applying

In your application, please provide us with your CV and portfolio, and if possible: Github profile and links to online work samples. Send your application to hello@saltside.se.

We hope to hear from you.