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Qualys is seeking a Front-end Engineer to join our team. As a Front-end Engineer, you'll be tasked with creating modern, intuitive, data-driven interfaces for our multiple web-based SaaS products. We’re looking for someone who is passionate about front-end technologies and who enjoys the unique responsibility of helping to define the customer experience.
Responsibilities
Coding! You will collaborate with a UX/UI designer and other front-end and middle-tier engineers to design, prototype, and build complex cloud-based security applications. You will assist other developers with integration of UI components with backend logic, interface implementation, and troubleshooting. Of course supporting the existing UI is a must, however, there will be plenty of opportunities to create solutions for advanced functionality while making improvements to existing areas of the application, as well as with new features.
Qualifications
- 3+ years front-end development experience.
- The fundamentals: HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. Must have an excellent understanding of the browser DOM.
- You’re a JavaScript expert! Firm grasp of lexical scoping, closures, and OO JavaScript. Proficient in native JavaScript as well as one or more frameworks such as ReactJS, etc.
- Ability to bring Photoshop designs to life with near pixel-perfect accuracy.
- Proficient with debugging and testing tools to troubleshoot and optimize the UI.
- Understanding of accessibility, 508 compliance.
- Experienced in building Responsive UI Understanding of front-end security best practices and XSS, CSRF, etc.
- Well versed with Windsurf/claude AI coding
Skills Required
- 3+ years of front-end development experience
- Strong knowledge of HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and the browser DOM
- Expertise in JavaScript, including lexical scoping, closures, and object-oriented JavaScript
- Proficiency in native JavaScript and one or more frameworks such as ReactJS
- Ability to translate Photoshop designs into near pixel-perfect interfaces
- Proficiency with debugging and testing tools for troubleshooting and UI optimization
- Understanding of accessibility and Section 508 compliance
- Experience building responsive user interfaces
- Understanding of front-end security best practices, including XSS and CSRF
- Experience with Windsurf and Claude AI coding
Qualys Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Affordable Benefits — Benefits costs are widely viewed as low for employees and dependents, with healthcare often described as almost fully paid for. Feedback suggests this affordability helps offset perceptions of lower base pay in some roles.
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare offerings are broad, including multiple medical plan options, dental and vision coverage, mental health support, and disability insurance. Benefits are described as “pretty amazing” or “great,” reinforcing perceived quality and coverage depth.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Equity participation is accessible through company stock plans and an employee stock purchase plan. Compensation packages commonly include equity alongside salary and bonus, which some consider a meaningful part of total rewards.
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What We Do
Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ: QLYS) is a pioneer and leading provider of disruptive cloud-based security, compliance and IT solutions with more than 10,000 subscription customers worldwide, including a majority of the Forbes Global 100 and Fortune 100. Qualys helps organizations streamline and automate their security and compliance solutions onto a single platform for greater agility, better business outcomes, and substantial cost savings. The Qualys Cloud Platform leverages a single agent to continuously deliver critical security intelligence while enabling enterprises to automate the full spectrum of vulnerability detection, compliance, and protection for IT systems, workloads and web applications across on premises, endpoints, servers, public and private clouds, containers, and mobile devices. Founded in 1999 as one of the first SaaS security companies, Qualys has strategic partnerships and seamlessly integrates its vulnerability management capabilities into security offerings from cloud service providers, including Amazon Web Services, the Google Cloud Platform and Microsoft Azure, along with a number of leading managed service providers and global consulting organizations. For more information, please visit http://www.qualys.com
