About Your Role:

We're looking for a long-term contract Full Stack JavaScript developer to work on our editorial publishing tools, helping us build out the next generation of applications that will drive content publishing and management at Dotdash. You will help us build a world-class publishing platform for more than 20 brands that reach over 100 million users each month. This team will work on building new features and maintaining current tools, with a focus on delivering UX and user-centric solutions that solve tough and interesting problems in the content publishing space.

You will be developing well-architected solutions that take full advantage of our existing frameworks and libraries while incorporating new technologies and best practices as needed. We are looking for someone with a passion for the web and its fast-moving ecosystem, that would also like to expand their skills.

About Your Contributions:

• Develop responsive and elegant SPA functionality with an eye toward streamlined UX, using HTML, Vue, and SCSS, as well as client- and server-side vanilla ES6.
• Collaborate with a distributed, agile team of developers, product managers, QA, and designers.
• Participate in conversations about the design and architecture of our codebases, upcoming new builds, and code refactors.
• Research new technologies and approaches to solve problems and improve existing systems.
• Participate in and lead knowledge-sharing sessions.
• Help track and address technical debt.
• Make meaningful contributions to code reviews to ensure quality.

About You:

• 2+ years in a full stack web development position
• Demonstrable proficiency with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
• Experience with relevant frameworks for the client (Vue, React, Angular) and server (Node.js + Express or similar), as well as related build processes (Webpack, Grunt, Gulp)
• Experience working with APIs and REST-ful services
• Comfortable using the tools of modern collaborative Agile+Scrum SDLC, including Git, Jira, planning poker, etc
• Able to troubleshoot complex issues independently and seek input from the team when stuck 
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, or a related technical field or foreign equivalent

About Us: 

Dotdash's vibrant brands help over 100 million users each month find answers, solve problems, and get inspired. Dotdash is among the largest and fastest growing publishers online, and has won over 50 awards in the last year alone, including Digiday's 2020 Publisher of the Year. Dotdash brands include Verywell, Investopedia, The Balance, The Spruce, Simply Recipes, Serious Eats, Byrdie, Brides, MyDomaine, Lifewire, TripSavvy, Liquor.com, and TreeHugger.

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Dotdash embraces inclusivity and values our diverse community. We are committed to building a team based on qualifications, merit and business need. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.