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Tuesday, August 25, 2020

NOW HIRING: Senior NodeJS Engineer

Company: Bitfinex

Website: https://www.bitfinex.com

Headquarters: Taipei, Taiwan


Founded in 2012, Bitfinex is a digital asset trading platform offering state-of-the-art services for digital currency traders and global liquidity providers. We're on a mission to create the most innovative cryptocurrencies exchange. This is a unique opportunity, a rare window of time at the tipping point of the financial evolution. Much like the early days of the internet, blockchain technology faces complex new challenges and having the best team plays a pivotal role in success.

Our team is fully remote and globally distributed to capture the best talent from around the world. So far our company has grown fast and stayed lean to secure its place as a leader in the space.

If you get excited about being in an industry that is breaking new ground and have confidence you can conquer the most challenging feats we'll encounter, we want to talk to you. Join us, and help lay the foundation for a decentralized future.


Currently looking for:

Senior Backend/Blockchain Developer [Remote]


Job description

We’re currently looking for a Senior Back-end Developer to join our team. The Bitfinex backends are mainly using Node.js. The position requires expert JS/Node.js experience and is available to anyone self-driven, and with the experience, motivation and capacity to contribute to our vision. You will work remotely. Self-motivation is essential for all our team members. No one on the team will micro-manage you. We are looking for team members who are comfortable using their initiative and seeing it through to completion. You will be part of a dynamic, fast-paced team, and have the chance to shape the direction of Bitfinex as we grow.


Requirements

  • Knowledge and experience with microservices architecture
  • Experience with blockchain integration
  • Comfortable with high-availability concepts
  • Have actively participated in the development of a sophisticated platform as one of the leading developers
  • Ability to quickly learn new technologies
  • Exceptional JavaScript skills, ability to performance optimize code, Ruby, Rust or C++ skills are a plus
  • Other technologies of interest: Message queues (ZeroMQ, RabbitMQ), Job Queues

Source: Best Remote Job, Bitfinex


NOW HIRING: Fashion & Beauty Writer

Company: Bustle Digital Group

Website: http://bustle.company

Headquarters: New York City, United States


NYLON is seeking a remote, part-time beauty and fashion writer.

NYLON readers are experimental when it comes to style and beauty and are curious about all sorts of beauty- and fashion-related news and trends, so interested applicants should be, too. We're looking for candidates who can quickly cover the latest product drops and collaboration announcements, compile SEO-optimized beauty and fashion trend roundups, identify on-brand celebrity beauty and fashion news as well as breaking viral trends on platforms like TikTok and YouTube, and so much more.

The ideal candidate should be an experienced writer who is in-the-know about the biggest beauty-and-fashion stories of the moment, and ready to get in on the conversation from the NYLON point of view. Published writing clips and experience working in a fast-paced, digital environment are required. In your cover letter, please tell us your favorite beauty and fashion topics to cover, as well as your favorite sources for beauty and fashion news. We're especially looking for writers who approach both categories through the lens of pop and internet culture, and a unique, diverse, and inclusive point of view.

This is a remote, part-time position.


Requirements

  • 1-2 years of beauty and/or fashion writing experience, preferably in the digital realm
  • Ability to write clean copy with a quick turnaround time
  • An established portfolio of published clips
  • Eagerness to jump on breaking and trending stories and topics in the beauty and fashion spheres
  • Available to work remotely 3-4 days per week


Responsibilities

  • Sweep the internet for trending fashion and beauty stories
  • Pitch article ideas with unique angles and headlines
  • Create and publish 3-4 stories per day

Bustle Digital Group (BDG) is one of today’s leading, global media companies with a portfolio of distinct digital and experiential brands that are shaping culture. Over 82 million readers turn to our brands — Bustle, Elite Daily, Inverse, Mic, NYLON, Romper, Input, and The Zoe Report — to hear from a set of diverse voices around the issues and interests engaging the next generation. BDG is headquartered in New York City.

Source: Best Remote Job


NOW HIRING: Senior Product Designer

Company: vidIQ, Inc.

Website: https://vidiq.com

Headquarters: San Francisco, California, United States


Imagine a product that has reached over a million users without a sales team. That same product is at the edge of where careers are headed and where every person becomes their own brand with limitless growth potential ahead. That's the opportunity at vidIQ – an infinite market, a large and highly engaged customer base, and the chance to help shape the future direction of a rapidly evolving product.


Why this Role?

  1. Join a truly global, remote team: Work from anywhere! Have co-workers all around the world. Get the opportunity to travel for events and company meet-ups.
  2. Build a product people love that solves real problems: Creators around the world use vidIQ to manage huge 8 figure subscriber YouTube channels – but your friends and family just starting out on YouTube use it to gather ideas, find opportunities, and dig into what's working for these mega channels.
  3. Meaningfully shape our future product: As you engage with customers, you'll gain insights to help us serve them better — and work with products to inform what we do next.
  4. Join a fantastic team at a magical time: We've hit profitability and over a million users with a small team, which gives us a huge green field to work with. You'll join at the perfect time to shape how we grow from here.
  5. Elevate your skills as we tackle our most impactful challenges: We continually re-invest back into our company and our team members we practice continuous never ending improvement— and there's so much more to do and learn.


Company Mission

Empower Creators to grow through exceptional tools and training.

Just about every single human on this planet loves to listen to stories, to experience them, and some to tell them. Creators are eager to learn what types of content people are looking for, how to most effectively grow their audiences, and what strategies they should leverage to optimize their videos. vidIQ empowers creators with the insights, tools, and knowledge needed to understand how to deliver the maximum value to their audiences faster.


The Product

The best way to understand vidIQ is to play with our extension product or mobile product on iOS or Android. vidIQ is utilized in many ways. It’s the tool that creators use to manage their YouTube channel, surfacing deep analytical insights to save dozens of hours a week. When someone attends any of our live streams or academy courses, it's the education creators need to optimize their video strategy for success. To many creators, we’re also known as the best video keyword research tool available.

So, what will you do at vidIQ in this Senior Product Designer role?

  • Lean in to all facets of product design including research and brainstorming, user flows, low and high fidelity visual design, and prototypes
  • Partner with product management, engineering, other designers, and leadership to ensure we’re elevating and innovating on the user experience
  • Shape the vision of our mobile experience from its very early foundation
  • Constantly share best design and usability practices with the team
  • Create simple solutions from complex problems
  • Communicate the impact your designs will have on users and gain alignment and excitement from stakeholders


Job requirements

This might be for you if…

  • You have 5+ years of product design experience with at least 2 years on a mobile product
  • You are comfortable working in Figma and deep interaction tools such as Framer or Principle
  • You have big vision thinking which you can then translate into a plan to deliver incrementally
  • You can effectively work on and deliver multiple projects at once
  • You have a portfolio of work which shows your passion for design and ability to solve complex problems
  • You have experience working with or in support of diverse communities


FAQ

What benefits can I expect?

  • This is a 100% remote position, work from anywhere you like.
  • A flexible work schedule where you decide which hours to work. We expect an average commitment of 40 hours per week.
  • We offer a generous vacation policy of taking time when you need it.
  • Most team members take 4–5 weeks of time off per year.
  • Team retreats every year! Past trips have been to Spain, Portugal, and other amazing places.
  • Work with amazing people around the world.
  • Huge impact in the Creator Ecosystem.
  • Matched or exceed market salary in the country you live in.
  • Support your professional development and will pay for relevant courses and conferences


Our Commitment

We work hard to enable creators of all kinds to succeed and, to that end, we prioritize attracting diverse talent and cultivating an inclusive environment that encourages collaboration and creativity. We’re committed to building a company and a community where people thrive by being themselves and are inspired to do their best work every day.

Source: Best Remote Job, vidIQ, Inc.


NOW HIRING: UX-UI Designer

Company: Design Pickle

Website: https://designpickle.com

Headquarters: Scottsdale, Arizona, United States


Hello prospective pickle! Design Pickle is seeking out a UX/UI Designer to join the ranks of our product team to aid in the overall front-end aesthetics of our creative back-end software. Design Pickle currently has 3 amazing products, Graphic Design, Custom Illustrations, and FreshStock.com that we need to bolster seamless and researched user experiences for our customers.


Reports to: Lead Engineer

On a daily basis, works closely with: Product team members, Marketing, with collaboration from Production and Customer Success

Location: Design Pickle is a fully remote company with a Company Hub in Scottsdale, Arizona.


Who We Are Looking For

First, Design Pickle is anything but typical. We’re a group of hard-working, creativity-loving individuals from around the world.

Do we love pickles, too? Most of us! But don’t stress if pickles aren’t your thing. It’s not a deal-breaker. We do look for a passion and interest in something though because our employees’ uniqueness is what helped make us the great company we are today.

We stand by our vision, purpose, and values, and these are mission-critical to how you show up every single day.


Specific to your role, we’re looking for individuals who have:

  • Have a love for front-end product design, and have about 3 years of relevant experience. Even better if you have a BA/BS or commensurate experience
  • Can show a proven track record of getting things done, you’re organized as hell and completely goal and project-oriented
  • Possess a portfolio of UX/UI design which displays your visual design chops, critical thinking skills, and design process. Even better if you have worked on subscription-based sites
  • You excel working independently and as a member of a small team
  • Have a breadth of technical knowledge which you use to contribute to designing experience within a SaaS solution. You're totally capable of building interactive designs and using motion to enhance user experiences while maintaining a visual design library
  • Show ability to clearly communicate and identify areas of improvement and provide appropriate solutions.
  • Display their understanding of HTML and CSS


Key Objectives and Responsibilities

As a fast-growing company, our roles are always evolving. However, we want you to know exactly what you’re walking into. In the first 90-days, here is a preview of what’s expected:

  • Lead the design of our Saas web application from start to finish- from initial concepts to implement visual design
  • Create a wide range of deliverables in collaboration with a UX designer
  • Workflows
  • Wireframes
  • Pixel Perfect Mockups
  • Prototypes
  • Collaborate with our internal brand and product teams to ensure consistency between branding and marketing efforts in addition to maintaining and improving our visual design system to the delight of our customers
  • Provide quality assurance on developed software to ensure visual perfection and providing feedback to engineering when appropriate


Benefits, Compensation, and Perks

  • Uncapped PTO: Hate seeing your PTO hours decrease as the year goes on? Not anymore! There is no cap or number associated with the amount of PTO days you can request.
  • Major medical healthcare: We offer Bronze, Silver, and Gold major medical plans through United Healthcare which is managed seamlessly through Gusto.
  • Dental and vision insurance: We work with Beam Dental and VSP for ancillary coverage.
  • Remote-work flexibility: More productive at home? Not based in Scottsdale, AZ? Fine with us! We are a remote-first company with people all over the country.
  • World-class Company Hub: More productive in an office? Also, fine with us! Our Company Hub is set up with state-of-the-art standing desks, high-definition monitors, breakout rooms for meetings and calls, a podcast studio, a relaxation room, a merch wall, and a cold plunge! ….yes, we said a cold plunge.
  • In-office gym: Our Company Hub also has a small CrossFit-style gym available for any pickles to use!
  • New parent leave: Design Pickle encourages all primary caregivers to take up to 8 weeks leave for a new family member, including adoption, at full salary.
  • Paid training and personal development: We offer a yearly stipend for employees to continue to grow their skillset and learn things to help them in their careers.
  • Stock option potential: We give our tenured staff a stake in what we’re building here.
  • Pet insurance: Have a furry friend? Design Pickle offers pet insurance through United Pet Care for discounted vet visits, medication, and procedures.
  • Team retreats, social events, and adventures: Pickle collaboration is important to us! We host regular social events, get-togethers, and experiences for our staff.


About Design Pickle

Design Pickle was founded in 2015 with a vision to change lives through its creative software, solutions, and services. Since then, the company has grown to be the #1 flat-rate creative services company in the world. We have served tens of thousands of clients with a team that spans the globe.

In 2019 & 2020, Inc. 5000 listed Design Pickle as one of the fastest-growing companies in America.


We are a company that takes our core values to heart:

Friendly

  • We aim for Mister-Rogers-Level friendliness; every interaction comes from a place of inclusion, empathy, kindness, and respect.
  • Smart-Working
  • We are resourceful, efficient, and committed to constant improvement by leveraging our time, technology, and resources.

Truth

We speak from the heart, operate with integrity, and guide every decision, conversation, and action with honesty (even when no one is looking).

Service

We embrace our collective responsibility to delight customers, support our teammates, and give back to the community.

Tenacious

We are ambitious creators with grit by the jarful. We take ownership of our decisions and grow from our mistakes.

You can learn more about our company, our vision, and what we stand for on our website and social channels. We can’t wait to meet you—thank you in advance for your application!

Source: Best Remote Job, Design Pickle


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