Frontend Software Engineer, TransPerfect
JavaScript
Professional translation & localisation services
Open for applications
Professional translation & localisation services
1001+ employees
Open for applications
1001+ employees
Company mission
To provide the highest quality language services to leading businesses worldwide.
Role
Who you are
- Proficiency in JavaScript
- Knowledge of modern JavaScript frameworks
- Vue.js experience is a plus
- HTML5 Canvas experience is a plus
- Ability to complete a project from start to finish including planning, coding, and testing
- Strong understanding of Microsoft products and related technologies
- Experience managing and/or supporting custom applications, their reporting tools and integration points
- Experience with source control management (GIT), continuous integration and deployment (TeamCity, Team Foundation Server, etc.), and best practices is preferred
- Strong experience in working to requirements and priorities as well as resolving issues
- A problem solver's mentality with the ability to effectively communicate solutions and issues to stakeholders
- International experience with the ability to work in a diverse work environment across cultures and time-zones
What the job involves
- In this role, you will work with a small team of software development specialists and be primarily responsible for developing, maintain, enhance and support web-based applications
- You will collaborate on managing the product roadmap, and coordinate with designers, data analysts, and other stakeholders to ensure the product is delivering an amazing experience for users
- Develop high quality, state of the art business application using the latest web technologies. Experience in designing and developing complex and large-scale business applications
- Diverse duties include analysis, design, development, maintenance and support of complex applications
- Consume RESTful Web services
- Write applications that automate workflows and support the efficiency of internal operations
- Make recommendations for revisions of and extensions for existing solutions, including product customization, new components, and/or optimizations
- Ensure the best possible performance, quality, and responsiveness of applications
- Identify bottlenecks and bugs, and devise solutions to these problems
- Develop and prepare documents for the general design of solutions that meet system and security requirements, including the selection of alternative approaches
- Ensure builds of projects are delivered on time and with high quality
- Work with QA to assure project quality and defined measurements of code quality
- Ability to engage and interact with technical and non-technical staff
- Work closely in collaboration with the engineering team to facilitate rapid development according to accepted plans and requirements
- Provide constructive feedback to technical staff during all phases of the software lifecycle to keep development priorities aligned with business needs
- Assist with project management needs; ensure that work is understood and completed on time
- Operate in agile environment, communicate and manage internal and external implementation requirements and expectations
- Pro-active in pre-empting issues and problems
Our take
TransPerfect addresses the need for enterprise-level brand growth, tackling the language and culture barrier for companies wanting to expand globally. Its solutions, in short, help companies to communicate with more people in more places.
TransPerfect’s impressive suite of includes AI translation solutions, website localisation and data security, much of which is bolstered by its flagship GlobalLink Translation Management platform. Considered a pioneering force in its sector, the legacy company has spent over three decades adopting technological innovations to further its reach and strengthen its translation mission.
Impressively, the company that has been featured on the Inc 5000 US list of fastest-growing companies numerous times. After a buyout of his co-founder's shares in 2018, now-solo founder Phil Shawe undertook an expansion and innovation drive. TransPerfect’s strong performance and growth since then indicate that this transformation has been successful.
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Company
Company values
- Integrity - Exhibit the Utmost Integrity
- Quality - Deliver the Highest Quality
- Service - Provide Outstanding Service
- Own It - Act as If You Own It
- Urgency - Work with a Sense of Urgency
- Respect - Treat Everyone with Respect
- Teamwork - Operate as a Cohesive Team
- Diversity - Celebrate Diversity
- Financial Responsibility - Be Financially Responsible
- Results - Achieve Results
- Transparency - The Benefits of Visibility Far Outweigh the Risks
Company HQ
Midtown South, New York, NY
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Leadership
Phil Shawe
(Co-CEO & Founder)Graduate of the University of Florida and NYU Stern School of Business. Has been the CEO of the company for over three decades.
Jin Lee
(Co-CEO)Joined the company as a Project Manager in 2003. Became Department Manager then Director of Production, before VP then SVP of of Global production. Became Co-CEO in 2024.
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