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Polar

Front-end engineer

CompanyPolar
Websitegetpolarized.io
Roles
  • Front-end engineer
  • Experienced front end engineer
Typefull-time
Role taxonomyFrontend
SpecialtiesFrontend
LocationSF or Boulder / preferred · Remote
SalaryEquity mentioned
Apply viaEmailjonathan@getpolarized.io
Hiring notes
TechTypeScriptJavaScriptReact
Parsed locationsSF or Boulder, preferred
Posted byjgraeupner
PostedApr 1, 2020
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Original posting

Polar | Front-end engineer | SF or Boulder | onsite preferred, fulltime We are looking for a co-founder. Equity-based until funding raised. If you join after fundraising, role would be founding engineer with cash / equity comp About the platform: Early stage EdTech platform with existing user base and very high retention vs signups. Platform has been live for about a year. Our platform has seen increased growth since the coronavirus lockdown, since a lot of students use it for remote / collaborative studying Two co-founders: - one with technical background. One of the inventors of RSS, spent lifetime in startups - one with education / business background. PhD in chemistry from Yale, subsequently in consulting / startups Requirements for role: - Experienced front end engineer (preferably 5+ years) - At least few years of React + Javascript experience - Decent understanding of developing for phone, tablet, desktop - Strong preference for previous startup experience - Strong interest in growth, ideally SEO - Analytical thinking. Deep respect for the scientific method and objective data analysis Ideal candidate also has experience with react-native, typescript, NodeJS, PDFs or epubs, and Firebase If interested, msg me at jonathan@getpolarized.io Please include resume, github, projects you've worked on before