Frontend / Full Stack Developer (Ekahau)
Description
We’re Ookla, the company behind Speedtest, Downdetector, Ekahau, RootMetrics, and an ever-expanding suite of connectivity solutions. Our team is a group of people brought together through passion and inspired by possibility.
We are looking for a Frontend/Fullstack Developer to join our Ekahau team. Ekahau enables IT professionals to take control of their Wi-Fi, making it easier than ever before to proactively monitor, maintain, and optimize their networks. Organizations of every size—including the world’s biggest brands and events—use our software and hardware products for full Wi-Fi lifecycle management and the highest levels of performance and connectivity. Our award-winning design, site survey, and troubleshooting solutions create fast, reliable networks that businesses can trust for their mission-critical Wi-Fi needs.
In this role, you will be working as a part of a tight-knit team, designing and implementing clean, high-performing and reusable code, resulting in applications that are both run efficiently, as well as are a joy to use for our customers. You will take part in the technical planning, and will have your say in how things will be implemented. Together with the team, you’ll also contribute to setting the direction for our future software stack and architecture.
The applications we’re building are not just your typical single-page applications but include complex calculations and data processing utilizing web workers, as well as real-time visualizations using WebGL. Otherwise, our current technology stack includes Vue.js, TypeScript, Kotlin, AWS, GraphQL, and we’re working utilizing agile methodologies.
We are committed to providing you a flexible work environment where individuality, fun, and talent are all valued equally. If you consider yourself innovative, adept at collaboration, and you care deeply about the work you do, we want to talk!
Requirements:
- 4+ years of software development experience
Frontend development experience on responsive web applications, processing challenging data sets - Familiarity with current state-of-the-art frontend technologies and toolchains
- Proficiency in JavaScript or TypeScript, and in HTML and CSS
- Getting things done attitude and a growth mindset
Good communication skills in written and spoken English - Bonus points: familiarity with networking technologies - both wired and wireless
- Background Check required
- We hope that you reside somewhere around the Helsinki Metropolitan Area
Benefits:
We care deeply about each other and the work we do, and our perks are just one way we demonstrate this. We offer a comprehensive benefits package, including (but not limited to):
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) options
- Comprehensive benefits plans (health care, insurance)
- Professional growth opportunities
- Lunch and Sports vouchers
- Commuter benefits
- Volunteer paid time off
- Internet and phone allowance
- Nice modern office environment in the center of Helsinki
You will have the best hardware, software, and tools available for you to do your work, and we provide excellent flexibility for working remotely as time and responsibilities allow. To promote your success and growth we offer educational opportunities, and anti-racism and LGBTQIA+ resource libraries, team activities, and many more.
We care deeply about each other and the work we do, and our perks are just one way we demonstrate this. Ookla has great benefits including competitive compensation and paid time off. We make sure you have the best hardware, software and tools available for you to do your work.
If you’re passionate about joining the work we’re doing, we welcome your application and encourage applicants with both traditional and non-traditional experience that makes them an excellent candidate for the role. We strongly believe diversity of all kinds makes us better. We are an equal opportunity employer actively working to build an inclusive workforce at all levels of the company. [Read our latest diversity report from our parent company here.] Ookla is an equal opportunity employer, and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
We want to ensure candidates have everything they need throughout our application and hiring process. If you have any individual needs related to disability or accessibility, we encourage you to contact and let us know how we can best accommodate you.