Senior Frontend Engineer, nilo
Platform for mental health support at the workplace
Be an early applicant
Platform for mental health support at the workplace
201-500 employees
Be an early applicant
201-500 employees
Company mission
To empower and support companies and their individuals to enhance their mental well-being in order to become healthier and more successful.
Role
Who you are
- Ca. 5+ years of professional frontend experience, with at least 3 years building production apps in React.js and TypeScript
- Deep knowledge of modern JavaScript (ES6+), strong TypeScript typing, and fluency with HTML5 / CSS3 (responsive & cross‑browser)
- Mastery of contemporary React patterns (Hooks, Context, Suspense, code‑splitting) and component‑driven development
- Hands‑on experience with state‑management solutions such as Redux, Zustand, or Recoil
- Proficiency in automated testing: unit (Jest, React Testing Library) and end‑to‑end (Cypress or Playwright)
- Comfortable with modern build tooling—especially Vite (or Webpack/Rollup)—and optimizing bundle size, caching, and CI/CD pipelines
- Track record of performance tuning (Lighthouse, Web Vitals) and accessibility compliance
- Solid understanding of frontend security (XSS, CSRF, OAuth/OIDC) and browser privacy considerations
- Experience participating in architecture decisions, conducting code reviews, and mentoring junior engineers
- Effective communicator who thrives in agile, cross‑functional teams and collaborates closely with design & product
- Bonus points for familiarity with Storybook, design systems, or Figma
- We would like to encourage you to apply even if the technical requirements cannot be met 100%
What the job involves
- Build, optimize, and maintain scalable frontend features using React.js and TypeScript
- Write clean, maintainable code with a strong focus on performance, accessibility, and security
- Take ownership of frontend initiatives from conception to deployment, ensuring a high standard of delivery
- Collaborate closely with designers, product managers, and backend engineers to create a seamless user experience
- Participate in frontend architecture decisions and help shape the technical direction of the platform
- Implement and maintain comprehensive unit and end-to-end (E2E) tests to ensure code quality and reliability
- Mentor junior engineers and promote frontend best practices across the team
- Contribute to a consistent and user-friendly platform by working across teams and advocating for design/system coherence
Our take
Employee mental health and well-being are increasingly being spotlighted, as employers realise that it's both financially and socially responsible for them to take an active role in supporting their employees. Corporate mental health platform nilo is one way that employers can do this, providing access to therapists and helpful digital content all in one place.
The company's comprehensive approach enables it to stand out in the growing corporate mental healthcare sector. But this also presents a challenge, as each facet of its solution much be competitive against more niche rivals. The company is off to a good start though, having secured funds to support the expansion of its offering and footprint.
Serving around 500 clients in Europe, nilo has secured a position amongst market leaders for corporate mental health support in the region. The company has referenced an ambitious growth strategy as the next step in its progression, with aims to explore how AI and other innovations can be used to deliver the best value for its clients.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
87% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (1 round)
May 2022
$9.2m
SEED
Total funding: $9.2m
Company benefits
- A strong company culture characterized by team spirit, empathy, respect, trust, courage, and innovation
- Psychological safety onboarding in your first weeks
- Free access to the nilo.health app
- Enjoy working abroad for up to 90 days per year
- Flexibility to work fully remotely, in-office, or a bit of both
- Urban Sports Club membership at a discounted price
- Equity options - you benefit from any increase in the nilo's valuation that you've helped to create
- Regular team and company events (in compliance with the COVID19 regulations)
- Bring your dog to work, we have office dogs in both the Berlin & Munich location
- 30 days of vacation
Company HQ
Kollwitzkiez, Berlin, Germany
Leadership
Jonas Keil
(Co-Founder & CEO)Previously worked for BCG Digital Ventures and different startups before co-founding nilo.health in 2019.
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