Frontend Engineer

We love the internet, and the colorful characters and interesting conversations that make up its diverse communities. Disqus exists to make better communities and an even better web.

Frontend engineers are the core of the Disqus product team. We're looking for someone to join our close-knit team. You'll work with modern frameworks and tools to deliver an engaging discussion experience for hundreds of millions of users on the web. You'll build features rapidly, with multiple deploys per day. You'll work closely with your peers in a flat structure to share responsibilities under the VP of Engineering.

• mplement, test, and maintain single page front-end applications written with modern tools like React, Backbone, Grunt, Less, Node.js
• Spec and scope new features within cross-functional, product-oriented teams
• Participate in code design and reviews, and identify and communicate front-end best practices
• Write unit and integration tests for new and existing features

• Solid experience with JavaScript frameworks
• Good grasp of HTML, CSS, and related web technologies
• Experience with writing tests for JavaScript
• Working knowledge of Computer Science fundamentals, such as common data-structures and algorithms
• Comfortable working across the complete web stack
• Python and Django experience is a plus
• Ability to collaborate well in a team environment, and be sensitive in giving and receiving feedback on code and other contributions
• Familiarity with software best practices and architectural design patterns
• Ability to self-manage time and concurrent responsibilities
• Awareness of cross-browser compatibility issues and client-side performance considerations is a plus
• Excited to learn new technologies