JavaScript Developer
Location
Redwood City, CA, United States
Redwood City, CA, United States
Department
Product Development
Product Development
About Evernote:
Evernote lets you capture, organize and visually search for your thoughts, ideas, snapshots, audio notes, and files from virtually any device, wherever you happen to be.
Fueled by ease of use and its availability on every major desktop and mobile platform, Evernote is growing at a rapid pace, adding nearly one million users per month. Currently, there are over 50 million people around the world who use Evernote to help them remember everything.
Responsibilities:
Working closely with product managers and designers to prototype, design, develop, and maintain web browser extensions and JavaScript web applications that delight millions of people.
Minimum Knowledge and Skills:
We are a dynamic team with a start-up feel. We have open, collaborative offices in Redwood City, CA and Austin, TX.
At Evernote, we promote an entrepreneurial spirit and perspective and engage a management style that encourages the free exchange of new ideas and rewards self-motivation. Our engineering team works in small teams of up to three, collaborating closely with product management and our quality engineering group.
Benefits & Perks:
We offer a very competitive salary package including generous equity in form of RSU’s and full benefits (medical, dental, vision, life & disability insurance, 401K). Our employees gather daily to enjoy a selection of delicious daily lunches delivered to the office (we love food, and every day is different!). We offer paid public transportation (i.e. Cal Train) and break rooms packed with a variety of snacks and drinks. Our Redwood City office is within walking distance from the Caltrain station.
Evernote lets you capture, organize and visually search for your thoughts, ideas, snapshots, audio notes, and files from virtually any device, wherever you happen to be.
Fueled by ease of use and its availability on every major desktop and mobile platform, Evernote is growing at a rapid pace, adding nearly one million users per month. Currently, there are over 50 million people around the world who use Evernote to help them remember everything.
Responsibilities:
Working closely with product managers and designers to prototype, design, develop, and maintain web browser extensions and JavaScript web applications that delight millions of people.
Minimum Knowledge and Skills:
- Advanced JavaScript programming techniques including object oriented design patterns and well documented APIs
- Asynchronous JavaScript communications with remote services using JSON
- Experience crafting user interfaces with Javascript, HTML and CSS
- Comfortable working with an Agile/SCRUM development process
- Strong communication skills with the ability to articulate technical designs and solutions effectively
- Comfortable with ambiguous/undefined problems; ability to think abstractly
- Able to research technical challenges and find solutions independently
- Equally comfortable working on projects as an individual or in a team
- Experience with professional software development tools including source code control systems (Git), code reviews, continuous integration, and automated testing
- Working knowledge of JavaScript frameworks including JQuery
- BS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related technical discipline or 5+ years relevant work experience
- Experience devising elegant solutions to browser compatibility issues
- Experience developing internationalized web applications
- Solid background producing consumer interfaces
- Experience using JIRA or similar issue/bug tracking systems
- Experience optimizing page load times using standard tools and techniques
We are a dynamic team with a start-up feel. We have open, collaborative offices in Redwood City, CA and Austin, TX.
At Evernote, we promote an entrepreneurial spirit and perspective and engage a management style that encourages the free exchange of new ideas and rewards self-motivation. Our engineering team works in small teams of up to three, collaborating closely with product management and our quality engineering group.
Benefits & Perks:
We offer a very competitive salary package including generous equity in form of RSU’s and full benefits (medical, dental, vision, life & disability insurance, 401K). Our employees gather daily to enjoy a selection of delicious daily lunches delivered to the office (we love food, and every day is different!). We offer paid public transportation (i.e. Cal Train) and break rooms packed with a variety of snacks and drinks. Our Redwood City office is within walking distance from the Caltrain station.
