Your mission
airfocus, the world’s first modular product management platform, is growing on all continents. We have proven to be an up-and-coming industry leader with a proven business model and a first-class team. Now, with thousands of users from customers like Shopify, Caterpillar, or The Washington Post, it’s time to add fuel to the fire and further scale up our product-led growth!
We are on the lookout for a talented software engineer with a flair for the frontend and a keen interest in AI. You will collaborate closely with the tech lead and CTO, mentor engineers, and contribute to architectural decisions.
What You’ll Do
- Improve and maintain our application architecture.
- Implement complex and reusable React components from drag & drop to rendering large data collections.
- Work closely with product managers and designers to refine and implement new feature concepts.
- Review and test the work of your peers throughout all stages of the development cycle.
- Lead further development of AI-features
- Integrate frontend interfaces with backend APIs.
- Diagnose and troubleshoot frontend issues, ensuring timely resolution and a seamless user experience.
- Mentor junior members of the frontend team, sharing your expertise and providing guidance on best practices.
Team
- The majority of our meetings are remote.
- Tasks and workflows are organized via airfocus, Slack, and GitHub.
- Project squads with rotating team members.
- Kanban board for members who are currently not on a project squad.
Our frontend tech stack
- React frontend with react-query for asynchronous state management.
- Modular architecture with multiple extension packages that extend the core application managed in a monorepo for the frontend.
- Typescript definitions for data fetching provided by the backend.
- Separate repository for UI components.
- React, NextJS, dnd kit, Turbo, Slate, Kubernetes, GitHub.
Our backend tech stack
- Scala backend with akka-http, play-json, tapir for serving the API.
- PostgreSQL as main database.
- Redis for asynchronous event/task processing.
- Kubernetes for infrastructure and deployment.
- Golang for platform engineering
Your profile
- Profound experience as a frontend/ fullstack engineer
- Comprehensive knowledge of React and TypeScript.
- In-depth knowledge of modern CSS.
- Experience in modern HTTP Rest APIs.
- Knowledge in writing tests.
- Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work effectively in a fast-paced and collaborative environment.
- Strong communication skills and the ability to convey technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
- Agile mindset.
- Working autonomously as well as being a team player.
- Proficiency in building tools with Go for platform engineering.
- You could win a debate on tabs vs. spaces conducted entirely in English ;)
- Nice to have: Experience with Docker.
Why us?
You'll join a diverse and talented team, with plenty of opportunities for personal growth, impact, and learning.
- Remote first team: Work from our cool HQ in Hamburg or anywhere in Europe - forever!
- Flexible working hours
- Boost your personal development in an environment that encourages continuous learning.
- Competitive compensation.
- Project squads with rotating team members
- MacBook Pro or notebook of your choice.
- Healthy (and non-healthy!) snacks and beverages (if you're in Hamburg).
- Recurring virtual events
- Annual airfolks meet-ups!
About Us
At airfocus, we're reimagining the way teams make decisions. From how they prioritize their never-ending list of features, ideas, and projects to how they create beautiful yet effective roadmaps, the work we do is shaping the future of collaboration and strategy. To get there, we’ve brought together a collective of optimists and doers to tackle challenges along this ride. We believe in learning by doing – and that there is no better classroom than real-world experience.
We strive for product excellence, a superior user experience, and great storytelling because we believe those are the best ways to create value for our customers and employees. Our team is made up of talented individuals who are highly motivated to grow our company and themselves – and have fun in the process.
Join us and help shape an amazing company. From Hamburg, or wherever you best get stuff done.