Frontend Software Engineer, NewsBreak

$147-221k

React

CSS

HTML

JavaScript

Vue.js

Mid and Senior level

San Francisco Bay Area

3+ days a week in office (Mountain View, CA)

Local breaking news app

Job no longer available

Local breaking news app

201-500 employees

B2CArtificial IntelligencePublishingDigital MediaMedia

Job no longer available

$147-221k

React

CSS

HTML

JavaScript

Vue.js

Mid and Senior level

San Francisco Bay Area

3+ days a week in office (Mountain View, CA)

201-500 employees

B2CArtificial IntelligencePublishingDigital MediaMedia

Company mission

To connect and empower local users, local content creators, and local businesses at scale, with the goal of helping people everywhere live safer, more vibrant, more truly connected lives.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field
3+ years of experience as a frontend engineer or in a similar role
3+ years of experience programming with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, or similar programming languages
3+ years of experience with frontend frameworks like React, Angular, or Vue.js
Experience with responsive and mobile design
Basic understanding of backend development

What the job involves

As a Frontend Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in crafting the user experience for our B2B portal
You will be responsible for turning design concepts into interactive, responsive, and visually appealing web applications that cater to our business audience
Your work will involve building and maintaining the frontend components that form the foundation of our online presence, contributing to the success of our digital initiatives
Design and build a portal for monetization clients
Collaborate with back-end developers and web designers to improve the usability
Optimize the portal for maximum speed and scalability
Stay up-to-date with emerging technologies and apply them to operations and activities
Integrate data from various back-end services and databases
Gather and refine specifications and requirements based on technical needs
Stay plugged into emerging technologies/industry trends and apply them into operations and activities
Cooperate with web designers to match visual design intent

Our take

News aggregation apps often focus on big global stories, but local news can easily get buried. NewsBreak exists to change this situation, using an AI-powered aggregator to connect readers with content creators who report on matters a little closer to home.

NewsBreak stands out with its focus on local news, which is beneficial for users who are looking for more relevant content than can be served by national and global publishers, and with smaller scale press companies which have been suffering financially for decades.

This focus seems to have paid off: NewsBreak has over 50 million users across the US and its app has topped the US Apple App Store and Google Play repeatedly. If uptake continues as it has to date, the company stands to grow substantially while helping reinvigorate a struggling and vital industry.

Steph

Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle

Insights

Few candidates hear
back within 2 weeks

10% employee growth in 12 months

Glassdoor (3.1)

Company

Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)

Jan 2021

$115m

SERIES C

Sep 2019

$14.8m

SERIES B

Total funding: $139.8m

Company benefits

Work from home opportunities
Health, dental, and vision care for you and your family
Top-tier 401(K) plan with company matching
Paid time off and paid holidays
Paid parental leave
FSA and commuter benefit programs
Team activity budget

Company values

Results matter
Growth mindset
Strive for excellence
Fight as one
User obsession
Strategic, long-term thinking

Company HQ

Old Mountain View, Mountain View, CA

Articles

Local news app News Break raises $115M

News Break Raises $115 Million as Local Media Leadership Grows

What we lose when local news disappears

Report: Paytm Turning to Banks to Process UPI Transactions

NewsBreak Becomes the First App IAB Tech Lab Open Measurement Certified Using Prebid Integration

Antoine Maurice King Founder of Spate Media Joins Newsbreak as an Official Contributor

Leadership

Jeff Zheng

(CEO)

Having undertaken a PhD at the University at Buffalo, Jeff spent over 7 years at Yahoo!, prior to founding Yidianzixun, where he worked as CEO. He left this role in April 2015 to found NewsBreak, serving as CEO since.

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