We are a team based in Chicago.  We encourage Open Source contributions, especially with the tools we use. We write solid, easily reproducible, testable code. We don’t release on Fridays.

5thColumn offers company sponsored professional training including bootcamps, courseware, books, and conferences. We offer excellent health, dental and vision insurance.

Local candidates only, please.

About You

Ideally, you should have experience in network security, finance, healthcare, or telecomm/networking. We acknowledge that talent comes from all fields; this is not an exclusive list of industries.

We prefer candidates with a minimum Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or any equivalent education or experience.

You should have experience working with:

• Expert Knowledge of Javascript (ES2015+)
  
• Strong HTML / CSS
  
• Familiarity with CSS Methodologies (BEM)
  
• Experience with MV** Frontend Frameworks / Libraries (React, Angular, Knockout)
  
• Front End Tooling (Gulp / Webpack)
  
• Front End Architecture
  
• Code Review / Style Guidlines / Linting Experience
  
• API Integration (REST)
  
• Client Side Security Knowledge (XSS, CORS, etc)
  
• Version Control Systems (Git)
  
• Team / Front-End Lead or Sr Experience
  
• Some Devops / Deployment Knowledge
  

Nice-to-Have Skills:

• React, Redux, React Router
• ELK Stack, Elasticsearch / Kibana
• Nodejs / Express
• Kibana Plugin Development
• Charting Libraries (D3.js)
• Big Data, GraphQL
• Realtime, Websockets, Webworkers
• Reporting & Visualization
• Deployment / VM Experience - Openstack, Ansible, Vagrant, Linux