Ookla, the company behind Speedtest, is a hard-working, fun-loving team of passionate individuals who have turned a clever idea into a unique product and thriving business. Globally, millions of tests are performed every day across the Speedtest ecosystem on the web, desktop and mobile apps, embedded in routers and deployed in thousands of servers. Downdetector, acquired by Ookla in 2018, is the trusted source for internet service availability information worldwide.

We are looking for a front-end engineer with solid technical fundamentals and a successful track record of building consumer web applications and enterprise services to help us deliver the next generation of Downdetector and Speedtest services to our users and customers.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• You will play a key role in the development of our Downdetector and Speedtest web platform, throughout all phases of application development
• You will be asked to solve for reliability, scale and flexibility, as well as implement a visually rich and engaging user experience
• You will collaborate on architecture, technology choices, and interactions with other core components such as backend APIs, analytics, our distributed testing network, and other application platforms (mobile and native apps)
• You will focus on the front-end but be capable of developing across the full stack
• You will collaborate with a small group of motivated team members who love to get things done.

Requirements

• 4+ years of front end or full stack software development experience
• Expertise with web technologies (HTML5, CSS/LESS/SASS, JavaScript)
• Expertise with Python web development technologies including Django
• Expertise with React or AngularJS
• Experience with networking (IP, TCP, UDP, WebSocket)
• Proficiency with collaborative development workflows (source control, branches, PRs) and continuous integration practices
• Experience with Agile SCRUM and/or Kanban practices
• Excellent debugging and problem solving skills
• Experience working as a part of a distributed team
• Strong time management skills, self driven work ethic

PREFERRED

• Experience with fault-tolerant distributed systems, best practices, design patterns
• Experience with cloud deployment (AWS) and serverless architecture
• Contribution to open source projects
• Data visualization and or map-related visualization experience

Benefits

Ookla prides themselves on company perks and benefits, both practical and unconventional. We offer top-of-market compensation, flexible schedules, transit passes, on- and off-site happy hours, team activities, provided lunch on Wednesdays and consistently stocked snacks in the office. We offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes 401(k) matching, paid vacation and sick time, personal days, ESPP options, health/dental insurance coverage and a stand-out parental leave. We also provide the best hardware, software and tools available for you to do your work.

Location: This role will be based out of our Seattle headquarters office. We provide excellent workplace flexibility for working remotely as time and responsibilities allow. Occasional visits to our Dublin, IR will be expected.