Have you ever stopped to wonder how your computer, clothes, furniture or household goods made their way to your doorstep? Most likely, almost everything you own arrived here in a container on a container ship.  It is a massive industry that we all heavily rely on but don’t think about much because it’s been done the same way for decades without much change or innovation.  NYSHEX is a well-funded, series A startup that’s transforming the centuries old shipping industry by solving its problems of inefficiency, unpredictability, and volatility and looking to capture $23billion of economic waste annually!  

What you will do:

• Being part of a small team means you’ll be responsible for solutions that have a serious impact on the business and our systems
• You’ll interact with carriers, shippers, and regulatory agencies to design systems that bring and old industry up to today’s standards
• Flexibility to design and propose innovative solutions that solve real industry problems
• Talented, diligent coworkers who constantly collaborate and learn together
• A company culture that blends old-school industry knowledge with modern tech-inspired problem solving
• Competitive compensation, 401k, equity, and unlimited vacation

Who you are/What you have done:

• Enjoys solving difficult problems and translating those solutions into high performance code
• Possesses a solid mix of initiative, imagination, and work ethic
• Understands what it takes to work at a start-up, including the need to ‘wear multiple hats’
• Considers application architecture and how changes will affect testability, maintainability, and responsiveness of the application
• Constantly works to identify and mitigate security concerns, improve the user experience, refactor old code judiciously, and follow development best practices
• Understands the importance of automated testing in delivering bug-free, fully test-covered code in short time frames

The preferred skills:

• You have 3+ years of frontend development experience building and maintaining complex, high quality, reactive applications
• A strong understanding of application architecture
• The ability to work proficiently in the following areas with the respective tools:
  • Languages: JavaScript, ES6
  • Frameworks/Tools: React (v15 &v16), Redux, D3JS, Node, Jest, Git, Webpack, CSS Preprocessers
  • Skills: Cross-browser Development, Responsive/Mobile Design
• A Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science or a related discipline is preferred

What you have to look forward to: 

Our culture promotes a dynamic, exciting, and challenging work environment with opportunities for learning and growth. Our team is passionate about building great tech and besides being great at their jobs, are also classical musicians, surfers, gamers, and foodies. 

We provide a competitive compensation package, 401k plan, unlimited vacation days and an opportunity for you to share in the success of the company with stock options/equity.

If this opportunity sounds exciting to you, apply now with your resume and tell us little about yourself! 

Salary Transparency Disclosure

In accordance with New York City Local Law 32, the expected salary for this role is between $135,000 and $200,000, plus a comprehensive benefits package. This role may be eligible for additional compensation in the form of bonuses and/or stock options as well. The bottom of our salary range represents the minimum for a candidate who meets the qualifications for the role. All offers to candidates will ultimately be based on that candidate's individual experience and skillset, and not every candidate will qualify for the top end of the salary range. 

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