Frontend Software Engineer

  • Full-time

Company Description

Thinknum is one of the fastest growing web data software startups in the world. 

Thinknum creates datasets from a broad array of public online sources, capturing ephemeral information on the products, operating markets and labor markets of 400,000+ global companies across sectors, and provides rich toolsets for extracting intelligence. Thinknum has 150+ clients across major corporations and investment firms.

Thinknum's founders met at Princeton University and worked at Goldman Sachs and a hedge fund respectively before starting the company.

Job Description

You will join a fast-growing startup which offers exciting opportunities to those that are willing to put in the work. 

This is a salaried position with full benefits. 

What We Need You To Do

  • Building UIs for our web applications
  • Implement complex data visualizations on top of our data
  • Work closely with the product designer and UI/UX team
How We Work
  • Daily standups, weekly development cycles, etc.
  • Testing, continuous integration

Qualifications

What You Bring To Thinknum

  • Hard-work and diligence (we work at least 50 hours/week and have a daily morning meeting at 8:30 am)
  • Expertise with JavaScript SPAs (React, Angular, etc.)
  • Produce clean, maintainable code
  • Focused on shipping
  • Self-motivated, independent, you can figure out problems on your own
  • Comfort with async communication: GitHub, Slack, etc.
  • What we are NOT looking for: If you are primarily interested in AI, Machine Learning, Blockchain, Research, or Management this job is not a good fit

    Bonus points for:

  • Redux, MobX, or other state-management library in React
  • GraphQL, Apollo (or Relay), Graphene (or similar)
  • D3.js
  • Python, Django
  • SQL, Data warehouses, column-oriented databases
  • Experience data analysis software (Tableau, Looker, etc.)
  • Worked on open-source software, side projects or apps
  • Sense for beautiful design

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.