Company Description
TED is a non-profit that believes powerful ideas, powerfully presented, move us: to feel something, to think differently, to take action.
TED creates, produces and distributes audio and video media (most famously TED Talks) to millions of people around the world. As a Front-End Engineer on TED's Technology team, you will have the opportunity to have your work showcased on one of the largest stages in digital media. We strive to be on the cutting edge with our tech stack. The Front-End Engineer collaborates with an amazing team of developers, designers and product owners to take new features and products from conception to production. Expect to work on products within TED’s conference attendance platform which are critical to the success of TED’s flagship conferences. Your stack should include strong experience with Javascript/Typescript, most critically React.js on the front-end. Experience with mobile app development frameworks, progressive web apps and offline-first architectures and strongly preferred. Experience with Next,js, Vite, and Ruby on Rails are preferred.
Job Description
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Develop software with an emphasis on testing, performance, and code quality
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Foster growth and support other engineers through constructive, collaborative code reviews
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Clearly communicate technical constraints and opportunities with stakeholders
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Other duties and special projects as may be assigned from time to time
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Travel is a requirement for this role on a periodic basis (2-4 times per year). Enthusiasm for live events and travel is preferred.
Qualifications
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4+ years of overall professional software development experience
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3+ years of production Javascript/Typescript experience
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3+ years of production React.js experience
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Comfortable integrating with APIs and working with remote services
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Experience a plus with Ruby on Rails, Vite, Node.js/Next.js, MySQL, Apollo server, GraphQL
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Curious and knowledgeable about web technologies and frameworks
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Passionate and enthusiastic about learning new tools and technologies
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Strong ownership of work with the ability to drive projects from inception through completion, balancing doing it right and doing it fast
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Able to refactor legacy projects in addition to greenfield development
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Level-headed during time-sensitive troubleshooting
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Value cross-functional collaboration and a diverse workplace
Additional Information
BENEFITS
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Full health benefits (medical, dental, vision)
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Paid family leave
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Work-life balance encouraged (TED closes for a 1-week winter break plus you're eligible for additional flexible paid time off)
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Free OneMedical and SpringHealth membership for you and your dependents to address physical and mental well-being
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401k with match
SALARY RANGE
$100,000-$125,000
TED Conferences LLC is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We invite all qualified candidates to apply online with their cover letter (no more than one page) and resume.
Top Skills
What We Do
TED is a nonprofit devoted to spreading ideas, usually in the form of short, powerful talks (18 minutes or less). TED began in 1984 as a conference where Technology, Entertainment and Design converged, and today covers almost all topics — from science to business to global issues — in more than 100 languages. Meanwhile, independently run TEDx events help share ideas in communities around the world.
TED is a global community, welcoming people from every discipline and culture who seek a deeper understanding of the world. We believe passionately in the power of ideas to change attitudes, lives and, ultimately, the world. On TED.com, we're building a clearinghouse of free knowledge from the world's most inspired thinkers — and a community of curious souls to engage with ideas and each other, both online and at TED and TEDx events around the world, all year long.
In fact, everything we do — from our TED Talks videos to the projects sparked by the TED Prize, from the global TEDx community to the TED-Ed lesson series — is driven by this goal: How can we best spread great ideas?
