React Job: Front End Engineer

Cropster is the market leader in software for the specialty coffee industry. We work with farmers, exporters, importers and roasters in over 90 countries around the world to help them deliver a better cup of coffee in a sustainable way.

We’re a fast growing business that is highly focused on our customers and the benefits we can bring them through close collaboration—with a successful history of over 10 years. We also believe that work-life balance is more than a catch phrase, it is a part of our success. We encourage empowerment and taking over responsibilities. We provide our team with room to grow within our organization, to develop their interests and expertise whatever their current experience level. We are committed to building a culture of inclusion and embracing diversity in all its forms. We offer fair, competitive, and transparent pay.

Tasks

As a frontend developer you join a team of experienced developers striving to deliver the best possible user experience for our customers. We use Ember.js, React and TypeScript in the frontend with a fully automated CI/CD pipeline to test, bundle and ship our code.

What you will do

• Work directly with product managers, designers and developers in a small, cross functional team, on our web-based platform for speciality coffee producers, roasters and cafes
• Build client code that is fast, testable, and high quality
• Iterate quickly based on user feedback
• Take over cycle tasks and solve real world problems for our customers
• Maintain and improve our existing code base to deliver the best experience possible for a worldwide audience
• Have ownership over parts of the product
• Learn about the speciality coffee industry and have an impact on the livelihoods of tens of thousands of coffee producers

Our technology stack

• The frontend is written in JavaScript and TypeScript
• We use Ember.js and React
• Our CI/CD pipeline is fully automated
• We use JSON: API

Requirements

We are looking for people with

• A degree in Computer Science or related fields or a proven track record in developing non-trivial applications
• 3+ years of working experience as a software developer using modern, object oriented programming languages
• A deep knowledge and passion for software development with a modern JavaScript framework like Ember.js, React, Vue, or AngularJS
• Understanding of a software development and delivery process and related technologies like Git, CI/CD pipelines, testing, bundling, containerization and deployment
• A passion for solving real world problems and writing reusable code that lasts for years, not months
• Ability to discuss with your teammates from product management, design and development
• A strong command of written and spoken English
• Experience working remotely

That said, we'd be particularly delighted to hire someone with

• Experience with TypeScript
• Experience with Progressive Web Apps
• Practical knowledge of agile methodologies and code reviews

At this point Cropster will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in Austria/the EU for this opening. For Non-EU applicants: please attach your work permit to your application.

Benefits

Why you might want to work with us

• We're small, so there are no layers of bureaucracy to work through.
• You can have a huge impact here.
• We care about our people as much as we care about our customers. Work life balance is not only a catchphrase for us and flex time and home office are a given.
• Feedback equals growth for us. Welcoming and sharing insights help us grow personally and professionally.
• People working in the coffee industry are passionate, open, inspiring and just pure joy to work with. There are not many industries that can claim that.
• Purpose. Our ❤ beats for coffee and its industry—from producer to barista—and our work has a lasting impact on it.
• We have a deep appreciation for a good cup of coffee and don’t get through the day without (at least) one.

We are really looking forward to receiving your application and having a nice chat over a good cup of coffee with you.