Senior Javascript Engineer
Who We Are: Vivid Seats is the fastest-growing online marketplace for sports and concert tickets. We were recently listed as one of the city’s fastest growing internet companies and coolest offices by Crain’s Chicago Business and named one of the city’s top digital employers by BuiltInChicago.org! We offer the perks, culture, and opportunity of an entrepreneurial start-up, supported by the scale, stability, and resources of over a decade of profitable growth. Our mission is to help fans attend all their favorite live events with the highest satisfaction and savings in the industry.
Responsibilities:
- Create rich, compelling user interfaces using Javascript, HTML, CSS and the latest in client-side technologies
- Participate in an agile, Lean-based development process
- Pair with product managers, designers, front & back-end developers, fans and customers to deliver experiences that engage and delight
Desired Skills and Experience:
- 5+ years of professional Javascript and related framework (such as React, Angular, Backbone, Node, etc.) development experience
- Strong knowledge of HTML, CSS3
- Working knowledge of Javascript (including AJAX, DOM manipulations, JSONP, event models etc)
- Familiarity with agile development cycles & rapid prototyping
- A creative and organized developer who thrives in both an independent and small team environment
- A strong passion for progressive user experience and web development
What We Offer: Vivid Seats offers competitive compensation levels, substantial individual and team-based bonus opportunities, aggressive promotion timelines, and a variety of workplace perks. Specifically, staff has access to discounted event tickets, frequent in-office catered meals, monthly happy hours, team outings, free in building gym memberships, subsidized healthy meal and snack programs, and summer sports leagues. Standard benefits are also offered such as medical/dental/vision/life insurance, 401(k) plan with employer match, flexible paid time off and hours, and transit plan discounts.
Vivid Seats is an equal opportunity employer. Vivid Seats prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetic information.