About LearnVest

LearnVest is redefining the American approach to personal finance. Our planners leverage financial technology to create simple, affordable, realistic plans for anyone who wants to feel confident about their money and optimistic about the future. 

Since launching in 2010, LearnVest has been one of the premier financial technology companies in the country, helping thousands of people make progress on their financial goals. LearnVest was acquired by Northwestern Mutual in 2015 and is now scaling its technology and personal finance approach to help millions of people across both the LearnVest and Northwestern Mutual brands. 

Job Description

You will be joining a high-profile, well-functioning team, working on the UI that our financial planners use to help service our clients. You will work closely with design and product to help craft solutions and build features to empower our financial planners. You will work with partner teams in the larger planning group to help create an amazing end to end experience. You will partake in and contribute to an open, collaborative culture where values are shared and performance is rewarded. You will be responsible for helping guide the technical architecture and design of our applications.

Requirements

• 3+ years of professional Javascript experience
• Abreast of current trends, best practices, and web standards
• In-depth knowledge of JavaScript
• Understanding of fundamental CSS paradigms and their applications
• Familiarity with front-end CSS frameworks (Foundation, Bootstrap, etc.)
• Experience with React/Redux/Sagas
• Experience with JavaScript on the server (Express, Koa.js, etc.)
• Experience with build tools (Grunt, Gulp, Webpack, etc.)
• Experience with version control systems (Git, SVN)
• Experience with Sass
• Experience with automated unit and integration tests to support continuous delivery
• Comfort with mobile-first responsive development strategies
• Ability to collaborate with engineers, designers, product managers, and nontechnical team members

Bonus Points

• Experience working in an Agile environment
• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes
• Experience with AWS
• Experience with UI test automation (Webdriverio, Selenium, Ect.)
• Familiarity working in a Unix environment
• Experience evaluating third-party tools and frameworks
• Active participant and contributor to the open source community

Benefits

• Fully stocked snacks, beer fridge, cold brew kegs, frequent catered lunches, company dodgeball team, and whiskey hours
• Tuition reimbursement, commuter plans, and paid time off
• Highly competitive compensation that include base salary plus bonus
• Medical/Dental/Vision plans, Matching 401(k), pension program