Who We Are

Angel is the home of stories that amplify light. Through its platform, thousands of “Angel” investors choose which titles will be created, funded, and distributed. Angel allows creators and audiences to form passionate communities around their creative projects, making the story behind the story as important as the final project itself. Some of the studio's key projects-- The Sound of Freedom and Dry Bar Comedy --have earned billions of views around the world. Learn more at Angel.com

We’re looking for passionate team members who want to build world-class products that will reshape media over the coming decades. Learn more about:

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Job Description

Summary/objective:

Angel Studios is seeking an experienced Senior Front End Software Engineer in a remote position to deliver top-tier solutions with minimal guidance.

Expectations at Angel Studios:

Amplify light in every action. How do we define light? We build things that are true, honest, noble, just, authentic, lovely, admirable, and excellent.
As the owner of your outcomes, you are empowered to break down silos and coordinate with any and all people you need in order to reach your goals.
You are ultimately responsible for achieving the outcomes while also using resources wisely - whether that be money, people, or time.
Know your customer - it might be our viewers, investors, creators, or internal Angel Teams. Ensure you understand your customer and are providing what THEY need and not just what you want to build.

Essential functions

Ensure quality through design, processes, and tools in a CI/CD environment.
Partner with designers, product managers, and engineers to build out new features, fixes, and continuous improvements.
Deliver features iteratively.
Implement code that runs great across platforms under variable memory, screen size, and network constraints.
Participate in cross-team brownbags, workshop series, standups, hackathons, etc.
Analyze application performance and recommend improvements as needed.
Perform code reviews, testing, and debugging regularly.
Contribute to technical documentation through Notion and other software platforms utilized in Product and Engineering department.
Design, build and maintain efficient, secure, reusable, and reliable code.
Must attend and contribute to regularly scheduled meetings.
Proficiency in speaking, reading and writing in the English language is required. Additional language proficiency is a plus.

Competencies

Experience crafting high-performance reusable code for UI components and developing rich applications in React.
Experienced in the infrastructure needed to make compelling frontend experience such as API development (GraphQL, REST), and frameworks (React, NextJS, Jamstack).
Passionate about careful design & architectural planning that leads to a codebase that is future-proof and maintainable.
Enjoy the challenge and opportunity to lead and improve the development experience at Angel Studios by enhancing development tools, test coverage, and code structure.
Proactive and detail-oriented, yet comfortable working in a dynamic environment with tight deadlines and evolving requirements.
Self-starter with the ability to seek out opportunities, create an action plan and see it through to fruition.
Familiarity with Cloud Based Platforms and services
Strong collaborator with excellent presentation, communication, and problem solving skills.
Familiarity with Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery principles.
An exceptional listener with excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Detail-oriented perspective and able to pick up on overlooked details.
Organization and time management.
Able to maintain confidentiality of information.
Must be able to manage multiple assignments, set priorities, and adapt to changing conditions.
Resourceful and able to problem-solve and manage tasks with ambiguity.
Can take feedback to tasks and assignments positively and create better solutions.
A quick study, able to pick up new skills and learn how to use new programs.
Must participate in setting and achieving regularly scheduled and outlined objectives.
Ability to take individual ownership, execute with high energy, share context, insist on candor with positive intent.

Required education and experience

Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience
5+ years experience as Software Engineer
3+ years of experience developing with React, React Native, or Node.js in a production environment at a startup
Experience with Javascript, React.JS, Node.JS
Strong experience in maintaining your own code while working with apps
Data visualization experience

Preferred education and experience

5+ years of experience
Experience in responsive development
Experience with the Angel Guild

Perks at Angel:

Competitive compensation
100% company-paid medical, dental, and vision premiums for employees and dependents
Short, and Long Term Disability Insurance and Basic Life Insurance paid for employee, with option of additional AD&D insurance
Generous Paid Time Off
Health Spending Account (HSA)
401(k) investment opportunity with employer match
Paid parental leave
Identity Theft Insurance
Pet Insurance