Recently named Best Place to Work by MM&M, The Holmes Report, PR News, PRWeek, and AdAge, W2O is an integrated marketing and communications firm powered by analytics and specializing in healthcare. 

We’re looking for a new senior front-end engineer to join our team in San Francisco or Austin. Ideal applicants will have experience using JavaScript to develop interactive web applications with a focus on data analytics. This senior position in the Data Science Tools team will build the tools that empower W2O’s team of analysts and data scientists to deliver industry-defining work to some of the biggest brands in the world.

Our Data Science Tools team spans our offices in Austin and San Francisco. This full-stack team uses Java, Python 3, and JavaScript to deliver AOS, W2O’s cloud-native internal data platform, and its ecosystem of tools to internal users. This position is a unique opportunity to build and shape the software team at an industry-leading firm while learning the in-demand field of analytics and data science from some of the best practitioners in the industry.

Job responsibilities

• Work with a small team to develop our suite of data analysis and exploration applications
• Partner with data scientists and analysts to identify new and evolving client-driven use cases
• Collaborate with UX Researchers and Visual Designers to translate their work into code
• Work with infrastructure engineers to deploy new features into production using CI/CD
• Co-own the software development process – including agile processes, coding standards, code metrics, build standards, and so on – to nurture the growing development team
• Assist in the day-to-day operations of the team, including code reviews, build health management, release communications, and so on
• Stay abreast of new trends and best practices in technology and put them to work at W2O
• Communicate effectively with stakeholders across the business at all levels of the company to drive adoption of new tools and identify new opportunities for products.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in relevant field of study, or equivalent experience
• 3+ years of hands-on experience as a software developer
• Experience using ReactJS to deliver analytical user experiences
• Working knowledge of frontend build and test tooling including Webpack and Jest
• Familiarity with at least one state management tool (redux, MobX, etc)
• Solid grasp of the principles, patterns, and practice of software design
• Experience developing User Interfaces around RESTful web services
• Strong communication skills with internal users, business owners, and team members

Preferred Skills & Qualifications

• Master’s Degree or cloud certifications
• Experience with Python’s data science, data engineering, or web development ecosystems
• Advanced understanding of the JavaScript programming language and extended ecosystem
• Professional UX or visual design experience
• A keen eye for the visual display of quantitative information
• Experience leveraging caching patterns and CDNs for performant content delivery
• Working knowledge of the AWS platform

W2O Group offers a comprehensive benefit program and perks, including unlimited and flexible PTO, expanded paid leave for new parents and a 4th Trimester program that helps new parents transition back to work, and a five-week sabbatical program.  Other perks include Income Protection, Retirement plans/401(k) match, and cell phone savings plans.  Learn more about our great benefits and perks at: http://www.w2ogroup.com/

W2O Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We foster an environment that embraces diversity. We are stronger with a wider range of opinions, strengths, and backgrounds to achieve our goals.