Front End Engineer - BlastPoint
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Software Engineer, Front-End Development
Pittsburgh, PA Headquarters Office
Job Description
Primary responsibilities include:
Designing and developing the user-facing features of our customer intelligence platform
Building a modular front-end architecture consisting of reusable, maintainable components
Optimizing components for maximum performance when working with large datasets
Professional Requirements
2+ years of professional software engineering experience, with a focus on user-facing design and development
Advanced proficiency with the following technologies:JavaScript (ES6)ReactHTMLCSSRESTful API design and implementation
Experience with browser-based debugging and performance testing tools
Excellent troubleshooting skills
Strong communication skills among technical teams and business stakeholders
A history of writing clean, unit-tested code
Active participation in code reviews
Authorized to work in the United States
Preferred Skills and Experience
Bachelor's degree or equivalent
Experience with one or more of the following:D3Mapbox GLCrossfilter.jsSASSJest or similar front-end testing suiteWebpackjQueryAxios
A working knowledge of data-centric server-side Python development
Comfort with UNIX command-line environments
Curious and eager problem solver, able to self-teach new skills when needed, with a hunger for building well-designed, high-quality solutions
Recognition that there are always multiple solutions to a problem and the ability to engage in a constructive dialogue to find the best path forward
About Us
BlastPoint is a fast-growing B2B data startup located in the East Liberty neighborhood of Pittsburgh. We give companies the power to solve business problems through discovering the humans in their data and understanding how they think. Serving diverse industries including energy, retail and transportation, BlastPoint’s software platform helps companies plan solutions to customer-facing challenges, from encouraging green behavior to managing customers’ financial stress. Founded in 2016 by Carnegie Mellon alumni, we are a tight-knit, forward-thinking team.
Why You’ll Love Working With Us
Solve Challenging Problems : BlastPoint’s platform incorporates cutting-edge approaches to geospatial data, psychographic clustering, robust data pipelines and a dynamic visualization environment, all at scale. We are constantly trying out new and better ways to approach every step of our process.
Make A Difference: Small but mighty, BlastPoint’s 300% year-over-year growth is due to big companies increasingly putting their trust in us to analyze sensitive data in a way that allows them to make key decisions. What we do positively affects the lives of millions of Americans.
Support Positive Change in the World: Our solutions reduce paper consumption, help struggling families pay their bills, and promote clean energy. We also offer our platform to nonprofits and community organizations for free, so that they can more efficiently drive their missions forward.
Employee-Focused Culture: We support the individual needs of our team, from schedule and time-off flexibility to generous compensation benefits. And we tailor growth opportunities by encouraging our team to enhance their skills through training, networking events and industry conferences.
Please forward your resume to:
- Location:
- Pittsburgh