Are you looking
- To make meaningful changes at the fastest-growing tech company in Japan?
- For a fair, highly flexible, inclusive working environment where anyone, regardless of their background, can make an impact?
- To build the next bold idea in customer acquisition and revenue growth through conversational commerce technology
- For a place where things are not just fast - but they happen now?
We Are Zeals - “Designing conversations. Driving conversions.”
Zeals is not another chatbot. Our automated chat solution and conversational technology change how consumers purchase or act online. Zeals converts customers who appear "unengaged" to become "valuable" through designed chat on Messaging Apps. Using AI-powered, human-designed conversation flows across chat platforms, Zeals enables brands to build personalized, automated conversations with their consumers and develop a deeper understanding of their preferences while creating a delightful, seamless shopping experience. Our last 3 years have been phenomenal. We have captured the heart of many businesses in Japan, with over 480 enterprises relying on our chat commerce offering to boost their mobile business.
The goal is simple: to “revolutionize hospitality on the Internet” by unlocking digital customer service experiences that were limited to physical stores previously.
Just Getting Started…
With more than 480 enterprise companies worldwide already utilizing our product, we are perfectly poised to seize market share and fuel exponential growth in the US market, with an eye on global expansion. Investors have taken note of our potential, leading us to recently secure nearly $40 million in funding, backed by Salesforce Ventures.
As our Senior Frontend Engineer
Your typical day with us will involve leading the development of user-facing features, building reusable components, and ensuring our web applications are optimized for speed and scalability. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to deliver intuitive and visually appealing user experiences, all while mentoring junior engineers and contributing to the overall technical direction of the frontend team.
Your Typical Day With Us:
- Lead the design, development, and implementation of advanced frontend features for our web applications, ensuring high performance, scalability, and user engagement.
- Architect and build reusable components and libraries that follow best practices in coding and design, contributing to a consistent and maintainable codebase.
- Ensure the technical feasibility of UI/UX designs, collaborating closely with the design team to deliver intuitive and visually appealing user experiences.
- Optimize frontend performance to ensure fast load times, smooth interactions, and overall application responsiveness.
- Collaborate with backend engineers to define and implement API contracts, ensuring seamless integration between frontend and backend systems.
- Mentor and guide junior frontend engineers, providing code reviews, technical advice, and best practices to elevate team performance.
- Stay updated with the latest trends and technologies in frontend development, continuously improving the team's skill set and technical direction.
- Participate in cross-functional meetings to align frontend development with product goals and company objectives.
What You’ll Need:
- 5+ years of experience in frontend engineering or a similar role, with a strong focus on building large-scale, high-performance web applications.
- Proficiency in React.js or Vue.js and a deep understanding of Typescript.
- Strong knowledge of modern JavaScript build tools and frameworks, such as Webpack, Babel, and ES6+.
- Extensive experience in writing scalable and maintainable CSS/SCSS, with an eye for detail in UI/UX design.
- Familiarity with version control systems, particularly Git, and a strong understanding of branching and merging strategies.
- Experience in working with micro-frontend architecture and implementing scalable frontend solutions.
- Proven experience in optimizing web applications for performance, accessibility, and cross-browser compatibility.
- Ability to communicate effectively with cross-functional teams, providing clear technical guidance and recommendations.
- Previous experience leading or mentoring a team, with a passion for knowledge sharing and team development.
What Makes You Stand Out:
- Hands-on experience with JS/TS tooling (eslint, prettier, etc.).
- A strong passion for creating accessible and user-friendly products.
- Experience with design tools like Figma, Sketch, or Adobe XD.
- Knowledge of backend technologies and how they integrate with frontend systems.
- Leadership experience in a fast-paced, agile environment.
Don’t just take our word for it
Zeals has received the LinkedIn Top Startups award twice in a row. We believe this is a testament to our growth and our ability to attract great talents–who could potentially be your colleague!
Ready to roll up our sleeves
We obsess over bringing hospitality to everyone–be it our customers or you! You’re an individual with unique needs. So, While we can’t attract you with ping-pong tables or all-you-can-drink espresso bars, we promise you a once-in-a-lifetime experience and co-workers that you can brag about to your friends, family, or anyone you meet the next time you go out for a party! . As an employer we are ready to roll-up our sleeves and change the status quo if it means to make your experience better!
- Salary Range : competitive (performance review every 6 months)
- Performance review: twice a year
- Holidays: 10 days paid holidays during the first year, weekends off, national holidays, summer and winter holiday
- Visa support: We sponsor visas for the right candidates. You can expect full visa support from our professional HR team.
- Flexible working: Highly flexible, remote-first international organization
- For Japanese residence: Work from anywhere, interim work from overseas, full flex time
- Housing allowance (within 1.5KM away from office)
- Club activity allowance
- Shuffle Lunch allowance (Cross department lunch)
- Zeals Bar (bi-monthly free flow beer party)
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Last updated on Aug 20, 2024