2nd Level Javascript Engineer
JW Player is the world's most widely-adopted web video player, generating more than 15 billion video streams a month. We're looking for a junior JavaScript programmer to start a world-class team of 2nd level engineers dedicated to solving customer issues.
In this role you will:
- Collaborate with our biggest customers to troubleshoot and solve their player issues
- Write clean and reusable code using the latest web technologies
- Develop expertise in JavaScript, CSS and multi-browser development
- Improve performance, stability and user experience of the JW Video Player
- Collaborate closely with the JW Player engineering team and assist in product development.
Requirements
- Experience in front-end web development with JavaScript, HTML5 and CSS
- Experience developing and deploying web applications
- Attention to detail implementing designs and testing across browsers
- Degree in Computer Science or comparable engineering experience
Bonus Points
- Strong portfolio or Github profile
- ES6/ES2015, W3C standards, CommonJS/AMD, Node.JS
- Experience with DASH, HLS and/or other streaming technologies
- Experience with 3rd party advertising and analytics frameworks and sdks
- Knowledge of best practices, frameworks, functional programming and OOP
This is a full time role based in our New York offices.
About JW Player
If you've watched video on the web, you already know us. JW Player is a venture-funded, online video software company based in Manhattan. Our flagship product, the JW Player, is deployed on over 2 million websites and streams billions of videos each month. Started in 2008 as the world’s first open source video player, today the company’s customers span the globe across 193 countries and range from Fortune 500 companies to individual bloggers. We’re busy innovating for the future by actively hiring smart, motivated, and innovation-driven people! Come help us imagine and define what comes next! jwplayer.com/careers
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.