Job Description

Salary: CAD 80-90k per annum

Who we are

Samdesk is a global disruption monitoring tool that delivers real-time crisis alerts 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, powered by AI. We make sense of the worlds most valuable real-time data sources and build tools that contextualize and clarify the impact of every alert, helping create a safer world. Samdesk is a venture backed company headquartered in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada with team members located all over the world. We are a growing team of dreamers and builders, passionate about building great products and services.

Check us out!
www.samdesk.io

Who you are

You're a dedicated and motivated person who loves to learn new skills, concepts and build amazing React apps. Attention to detail comes naturally to you, and youre humble enough to admit youre wrong and jump at an opportunity to improve or to help others improve. You work best in a team environment and enjoy collaboration, feedback and challenging each other to improve. You embrace what it means to work in a startup and are willing to question assumptions and iterate till you get a feature right.

What youll do

Add features to the samdesk web application.
Patch bugs as they surface.
Review PRs.
Write automated tests.
Collaborate with other Front End Developers, our Product Manager, Product Designer, and backend engineers to see new features and products from concept to roadmap to realization.
Huddle with the team to solve problems that come up and collaborate.
Help to evolve the samdesk web tech stack and improve on existing code
Contributing as needed to make the best product possible.

Minimum Requirements

5+ years of frontend experience or a good reason why you're right for the job
Working knowledge of JavaScript/TypeScript
ReactJS, Vue, or other modern JS frameworks
HTML and CSS experience
Collaborates well with others
Love of learning and a desire to grow as a developer
Experience with large code bases, building maintainable modern architectures, performance, and scalability

Nice to Have Experience

A degree in Computing Science or comparable field
TypeScript
Jest and React-testing library
GraphQL
React Native
Experience building location data viz on ESRI or Google

Whats in it for you?

Work / life balance. Were flexible and can work with you.
Remote work without feeling disconnected or unsupported.
Work on a rewarding and interesting problem that literally saves peoples lives
Collaborate with a committed and passionate team of innovators at one of Canadas fastest growing startups
A chance to fill in gaps in your knowledge and be exposed to all aspects of frontend development. You'll get to spread your wings in this role.
Competitive compensation and a health benefits package including supports for mental health
Opportunity to participate in our employee stock option plan

Samdesk is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating a safe, diverse and inclusive environment. We encourage qualified applicants of all backgrounds including ethnicity, religion, disability status, gender identity, sexual orientation, family status, age, nationality, and education levels to apply. If you are contacted for an interview and require accommodation during the interviewing process, please let us know.

The position is based out of Edmonton, AB but we may also consider remote candidates. Please note that only candidates selected for the interview process will be contacted. Thank you!

samdesk Canada Inc.

Open Positions

Intermediate Frontend Feature Developer