What are the responsibilities and job description for the Web Engineer position at Public?
About us:
Public.com is an investing app that makes the stock market social. By building a transparent community of investors and offering fractional shares of thousands of publicly-traded companies, we’re making the stock market inclusive, educational, and fun.
With interest in the stock market surging among a new generation of investors, our community is growing rapidly, and we recently reached our 1MM member milestone just 18 months after launching. To support our ambitious goals, our team is growing and we’re looking for sharp, enthusiastic people who believe in our mission to fundamentally change the way people invest.
We announced our Series D funding round of $220 million, just two months after our Series C round. Our investors include Accel, Greycroft (the original investors in Venmo) and Lakestar as well as Will Smith (Dreamers VC), Tony Hawk, The Chainsmokers’ Mantis VC; NFL star J.J. Watt, Scott Galloway, Sophia Amoruso, and Shari Redstone’s Advancit Capital.
What you’ll do:
We're looking for a Web Engineer to join our rapidly growing team. Web Engineers work closely with product and design to create impactful features for our users, growth initiatives, as well as internal tools used by our staff.
What we’re looking for:
- 5 years professional software development experience
- Fluency with Javascript & TypeScript
- Proficiency with React (experience with Next.js is a plus)
- Experience with Jest & Cypress Testing Library
- Familiarity with Figma (used for design handoff)
- Strong attention to detail, and empathy for the user experience
- Proficiency with RESTful APIs and JSON data models
- Flexibility and capacity to switch contexts as business needs evolve
- Excellent communication skills
Public is an equal employment opportunity employer to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type. We celebrate people of all race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or expression.
