Front-end Engineer in Haystack News

Haystack News is the leading local & world news service on Connected TVs reaching millions of users! This is a unique opportunity to work at Haystack News – named Best TV Experience by Google for 2017 along with Netflix and Red Bull TV. We are one of the fastest growing TV startups in the world, and are already preloaded on 37% of all TVs shipped in the US! Be part of a Silicon Valley startup and work directly with the founding team. Jumpstart your career by working with Stanford & Carnegie Mellon alumni and faculty who have already been part of other successful startups in Silicon Valley.You should join us if you're hungry to learn how Silicon Valley startups thrive, you like to ship quickly and often, love to solve challenging problems, and like working in small teams.

We are passionate about creating amazing consumer experiences. We're a talented and experienced team that emphasizes giving everyone on the team a lot of ownership over what they are working on. We sweat every product detail. That includes making the backend and frontend extremely performant, picking and prioritizing the right videos for each user, and building a beautiful and easy-to-use interface.

As a Front-end Engineer, you'll be responsible for developing our web app and HTML-based Smart TV app on a variety of platforms (e.g. Samsung, LG, Sony, etc).

(IMPORTANT: Your job application has to be in English)

Minimum Requirements:

• Strong written and spoken English is a must!
• B.S. or M.S. degree in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering with 1+ years of related professional work experience
• Strong software engineering skills with expertise in Javascript, HTML, and CSS
• Experience with DOM manipulation.
• Experience with common javascript frameworks such as React, Vue, or Angular.
• Experience with Node.js and Express is a plus!
• Ability to quickly learn new technologies
• Strong communication skills (No Agencies Please)