Front End Engineer

About Us

For more than 20 years, Dwell has championed design that improves people’s lives. We promote new ideas about what a home can and should be, we offer expert advice for making your own space a better place to live, and we provide a marketplace for the best-designed products available.

We reach more than 40 million people annually, we're profitable and our revenue has doubled in the past 18 months. Join us as we cement our position as the leading resource and community for better living through good design.

In everything we do, we advocate for design that is ...

• Humanistic: It responds to the needs of real people and frames new ways of living.
• Forward-looking: It embraces new methods and enhances the environment around it.
• Optimistic: It embodies Dwell’s core belief that design can shape a better world.

Our Guiding Engineering Principles and Culture

• Have fun!
• Team First and Trust One Another
• Prefer simple, elegant designs
• Creativity is encouraged
• Make everyone around you better
• Communicate clearly and be proactive
• We are all peers
• Protect our users data, protect our product
• Optimise for programmer happiness
• Write code for humans first, computers second
• Always Be Testing
• Workaholics aren’t heroes

We’re committed to growing and empowering a more inclusive community within our company and industry. That’s why we hire and cultivate diverse teams of the best and brightest from all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. We believe that true innovation happens when everyone has a seat at the table and the tools, resources, and opportunities to excel.

With that said, research shows that women and other underrepresented groups apply only if they meet 100% of the criteria. Dwell is committed to leveling the playing field, and we encourage women, people of color, those in the LGBTQ+ communities, and Veterans to apply for positions even if they don’t necessarily check every box outlined in the job description. Please still get in touch - we’d love to connect and see if you could be good for this or a future role.

About this Role

This position has the option of working remotely, or joining us in an office in NYC or SF if you prefer.

Dwell is an established, respected 20 year old profitable company investing in the future of digital, interactive media and online community building.

This role is a critical member of the team who will have an outsized impact on our current and future digital products and services

As a front end engineer, you will be a member of a cross-functional product team that builds new products and services on top of Dwell's existing subscription platform, which already has hundreds of thousands of paying subscribers.

This product team is entrepreneurial, creative, personable, and fundamentally committed to building products and services that are best in class in design and execution. You will be a great fit if you’re self-motivated, organized, and multi-task well. You enjoy problem-solving and are always learning new skills.

What You’ll Do

• Collaborate in frontend web development efforts
• Translate designs—rough sketches, wireframes, refined visual designs, interactive prototypes, and/or user stories—into well-crafted interfaces
• Ensure a high level of quality and performance
• Troubleshoot and debug as issues arise
• Collaborate closely with product, design, and backend engineers by contributing to initial ideation and throughout implementation and iteration
• Generously share your knowledge and expertise through demos, presentations, mentoring, and code reviews
• Value feedback and constructive criticism

We Currently Use

• ES6+
• React
• Redux
• SCSS
• Mocha
• webpack

What We’re Looking For

• Enthusiastic and self-motivated
• Ability to learn quickly and adapt in a fast-paced environment
• Deep understanding of HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and responsive web design
• Extensive experience translating designs into well-crafted code
• Experience working with service-oriented architecture
• Experience with React or similar
• Experience building digital subscription products
• Excellent problem-solving and organizational skills
• Excellent communication skills
• B.A., B.S., or equivalent experience