Senior Front End Engineer

Outward Inc. is a visual transformation technology company. Since 2012, our team of inventors, technologists, brand experts, and changemakers, have been reinventing the retail customer shopping journey through innovations in product visualizations.

Using cutting-edge 3D, AR/VR, and web technologies, Outward is bringing the advantages of automated, AI-perfected product photography to our clients — allowing them to produce a large volume of product images at the push of a button and publish them in any format — from e-commerce to traditional media.

These innovations enable a breadth of digital experiences and meaningful interactions between manufacturers and retailers of all sizes, and their customers.

Outward, Inc. is based in San Jose, CA and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Williams Sonoma, Inc. (www.outwardinc.com).  Outward, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

As a Senior Front-End Software Engineer, you will build interactive and engaging frontend web applications to enhance the existing eCommerce and/or store experiences.

Responsibilities:

• Design, build, review, and maintain enterprise-scale applications
• Build demo applications for new & existing clients and trade shows
• Build client-side frameworks using ReactJS
• Build cutting edge HTML5/WebGL applications for desktop and mobile
• Work with static analysis, benchmarking, and profiling tools
• Mentor junior engineers when applicable

Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field or equivalent work experience
• 5 years of professional experience building web applications using HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript
• 2+ years of professional experience developing with ReactJS
• Strong skills with building dynamic websites from scratch
• Experience coding for client-side frameworks using ReactJS
• Familiarity with basic SQL
• Good communication and documentation skills

Benefits Just for You

• Medical, Dental, Vision
• 401K
• Paid time off
• Company-sponsored team events such as regular staff parties
• Fantastic new headquarters
• Fully stocked kitchens with catered lunches twice a week
• On-site gym
• Office dogs! Bring your furry pal with you to work
• Friendly, caring co-workers and management

Why you will love working at Outward, Inc.

• We’re a successful, fast-growing company with an entrepreneurial vibe
• A technologically and data-driven business
• Competitive salaries and comprehensive health benefits
• We’re at the forefront of tech and eCommerce, redefining technology for the next generation
• We’re passionate about our internal and external clients and live/breathe the client experience
• We get to be creative daily
• A smart, experienced leadership team that wants to do it right and is open to new ideas
• We believe in autonomy and reward taking initiative
• We have fun!