Frontend Engineer (TypeScript, Web Components)

TL;DR

Frontend Engineer (TypeScript, Web Components): Building and optimizing complex, real-time progressive web applications for smart homes with an accent on real-time state management and modern web standards. Focus on improving codebase quality, scalability, and actively shaping frontend architecture.

Location: Remote (Must be based in Europe and eligible to work within it)

Salary: €78,000 (Netherlands), £68,000 (UK), €60,000 (Spain), €60,000 (Portugal), €62,000 (Italy)

Company

The hirify.global is a non-profit organization based in Switzerland that supports the development of open-source projects like Home Assistant to promote privacy, choice, and sustainability for smart homes.

What you will do

• Conduct code reviews for pull requests from teammates and the community, identifying and resolving technical issues.
• Collaborate with engineering, design, and product teams to develop new features for the progressive web application.
• Continuously improve the frontend codebase quality, maintainability, and scalability.
• Actively participate in shaping frontend architecture and technical decisions.
• Engage with the community by investigating user-reported issues and preparing tasks for contributors.

Requirements

• 3+ years of professional TypeScript development experience.
• Experience developing and optimizing progressive web applications (PWAs).
• Hands-on experience with modern frontend frameworks and libraries (e.g., Lit, React, Angular, Vue).
• Strong grasp of Web Components principles.
• Extensive proficiency with Git and GitHub workflows.
• Professional fluency in English, with excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• European residency; you must be currently based in Europe and eligible to work within it.

Nice to have

• Prior contributions to Home Assistant or other open-source projects.
• Passion for and experience with Home Assistant or smart home technology.
• Knowledge of web accessibility standards and best practices.
• Familiarity with frontend testing frameworks (e.g., Vitest, Jest, Cypress).
• A knack for data visualization.

Culture & Benefits

• Fully remote organization with a focus on employee well-being.
• Five weeks (twenty-five days) of paid time off.
• Fourteen days of paid sick leave.
• Six weeks of paid and six weeks of unpaid parental leave.
• A budget for your work hardware.
• 50% contribution to your internet connection fee.
• Opportunity to spend work time maintaining Home Assistant-related side projects.

Hiring process

• Apply for the role.
• HR team reviews application with hiring manager.
• Interview with HR.
• Technical assessment.
• Interview with the team.
• Offer.