Venn

About Venn

Building community connections in urban neighborhoods

🏢 Tech👥 101-200 employees📅 Founded 2016📍 Tribeca, New York, NY💰 $110m4.3
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Key Highlights

  • Raised $110 million in Series B funding
  • Headquartered in Tribeca, New York, NY
  • Focus on urban neighborhoods with large apartment buildings
  • 101-200 employees fostering local community engagement

Venn is a social media and experience platform designed to foster a sense of belonging in urban neighborhoods. Headquartered in Tribeca, New York, Venn has raised $110 million in Series B funding and currently employs between 101-200 people. The platform focuses on building connections in large apar...

🎁 Benefits

Venn offers unlimited vacation days, 14 paid holidays, and a 401k plan with company matching. Employees receive stock options, comprehensive medical, ...

🌟 Culture

Venn prioritizes authentic community building in urban settings, distinguishing itself from larger platforms like Facebook and Nextdoor. The company i...

Overview

Venn is hiring a Staff Front End Engineer to build modern web applications that are responsive and accessible. You'll work with technologies like JavaScript, React, and Next.js in Toronto. This position requires 6+ years of professional front-end development experience.

Job Description

Who you are

You have a minimum of 6+ years of professional responsive front-end development experience, demonstrating your ability to build modern web applications that are both performant and accessible. You thrive in a collaborative environment, partnering with cross-disciplinary teams to make key decisions on frontend architecture. Your expertise in JavaScript and front-end technologies, such as TypeScript, React, and Next.js, allows you to create seamless user experiences. You possess extensive experience with JavaScript testing libraries, including Jest and React Testing Library, ensuring high-quality code through rigorous testing practices. Your strong knowledge of RESTful APIs enables you to design effective API contracts between front-end and backend systems, while your familiarity with Figma enhances your ability to create user-centric designs. You have a heavy bias towards usability and user experience, always striving to improve the products you work on.

Desirable

Experience at an early-stage or fast-growing startup and a background in fintech would be advantageous, as they align with Venn's mission to disrupt traditional banking practices.

What you'll do

As a Staff Front End Engineer at Venn, you will be responsible for building modern web applications that cater to the needs of Canadian entrepreneurs. You will make key decisions on frontend architecture, ensuring that the applications are responsive, performant, and accessible. Writing integration and unit tests will be a crucial part of your role, as you aim to maintain high standards of code quality. You will continuously learn the latest front-end technologies and standards, ensuring that Venn is always using the best tools and techniques available. Additionally, you will drive the creation and maintenance of API contracts between front-end and backend systems, facilitating smooth communication and functionality. Your contributions will help improve engineering processes, tools, and systems, allowing the team to scale the code base and productivity effectively.

What we offer

At Venn, we offer a competitive salary and the opportunity to work with the latest technologies in a fast-growing B2B fintech environment. You will be part of a mission-driven team that is redefining the future of banking in Canada. We encourage you to apply even if your experience doesn't match every requirement, as we value diverse perspectives and backgrounds. Join us in transforming business banking for Canadian entrepreneurs and be part of a company that is making a significant impact in the industry.

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