Frontend Engineer

Fulltime, Copenhagen Issuu is the world's leading digital publishing platform. We're looking for a new member to join our fantastic team. With amazing people, unique ideas and stunning technology, we're changing the future of publishing today. Are you the best at what you do? Come join us. About this job As a frontend engineer at Issuu, you will be joining a team of highly skilled web enthusiasts building web applications in an agile environment. We currently cover platforms ranging from desktop, tablet over mobile web and native apps. This includes building great reponsive websites that ensure the best possible user experience on all platforms. We are proud of running a NodeJS/Express server in a production system that serves billions of pages every month. Our client side applications are a mix of vanilla JavaScript, small BackboneJS apps and a highly customized version of Twitter Bootstrap. Sass enables us to keep our CSS well structured. As our ideal candidate, you are excited about HTML5 features like SVG and are on the pulse of new developments in the browser technology field. Chrome's Developer Tools are your best friend, but you're aware that there are other browsers out there. In a system the size of Issuu, code maintainability is just as important as site accessibility. That also means that you are willing to share your code with other people or sit together for pair progamming sessions. Desired skills • Self starter and quick learner, with a demonstrated ability to deliver results in a fast paced environment • Expert understanding of browsers, web technologies (object-oriented JavaScript, HTML, CSS), and a passion for the latest and greatest web standards • Strong competence in building user interfaces • Experience architecting and building robust high-performance production web applications • Used to working with Design and Product teams • Experience with MVC-based web applications is a plus • Experience with server-side languages like Python is a plus • Excellent communications skills in English Benefits • Competitive compensation package • A sleek mac and a pretty sweet desk setup • You’ll be a part of Issuu, an amazing place with room for parents, vegetarians, geeks, weirdos and the occasional normal guy • Expect to get better at tabletennis and cross-town running How to apply Please send your CV and references to job1@issuu.com. For more information, contact Martin Koch, Mobile: +45 22 72 00 32. About Issuu Issuu is the leading digital publishing platform delivering exceptional reading experiences of magazines, catalogs, and newspapers. Millions of people have uploaded their best publications to create beautiful digital editions. Each month we serve over 8 billion page views and 80 million users through our worldwide network. issuu.com