Design Engineer

July 26

🏡 Remote – New York

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Brilliant.org

Helping people learn STEM with fun and challenging interactive explorations.

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💰 $15M Series C on 2020-07

Description

• Build delightful and highly polished frontend user experiences that inspire people around the world to learn on Brilliant. • Be mindful of the “big picture” from both a technical perspective and a business one, keeping your pod on track in terms of “building the right thing” and “building the thing right”. • Exercise a high degree of autonomy and technical authority on a team that trusts you to do what's right for our users but is there to support you when you need it. • Contribute to a culture of excellence within your pod, setting high standards for candor and mutual accountability, and striking a careful balance between velocity and quality. • Advocate for initiatives that will improve developer experience for Brilliant's engineers and user experience for Brilliant's users. • Frequently ask: How does this impact our learners?

Requirements

• You have at least 5 years of professional experience in software engineering, with a deep emphasis on delightful frontend polish. • You got into programming because you’re motivated by solving users’ problems. • While you're most at home sweating the details of CSS, you're capable of working across the stack to unblock yourself when needed, and you're energized about the possibility of owning feature implementations end-to-end. • You enjoy solving technical challenges in a way simple enough for an intern to understand and build upon. You avoid introducing complex, novel, or 'clever' solutions. You write code for humans, not for computers. • You're excited to collaborate closely with talented engineers, product managers, and designers. You enjoy solving problems as a team, pair-programming, and sharing knowledge. You want to be a mentor and to be mentored. • You have deep experience with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, and you know what you do and do not like about them. You believe in using the right tool for the job — even when it’s an unfamiliar one, and especially when it's a boring one. You stay up-to-date with the latest technologies and patterns, recognizing the differences between a game-changer and a passing fad. • You have a favorite product and can articulate your perspective on what makes using it delightful. You often think about how the products you use could be better.

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