Senior Web Software Engineer, Picsart
Digital creation platform
Job no longer available
Digital creation platform
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
1001+ employees
Company mission
To empower the creator in everyone, everywhere.
Role
Who you are
- BS/MA degree in a highly quantitative field or equivalent, as well as a minimum of 6 years of experience as a Senior JavaScript / Frontend Engineer or in a similar position
- Master the whole technology stack that is relevant for the job, especially JavaScript, TypeScript, and related technologies, with ReactJS being essential
- Proficiency with JSS, SASS, PostCSS, and JSX
- Experience with Responsive/Adaptive Web Design and Single Page Applications, as well as PageSpeed, Lighthouse, and Chrome Performance tools
- Knowledge of JS and CSS performance optimizations is advantageous, as is experience with Redux and RESTful web services
- Familiarity with build tools like Webpack is a plus
- Self-motivated and able to work both independently and as part of a global team
- Ability to influence technical decisions across a large number of engineers
- Coaching and growing the tech skills of other team members
- Good trade off decisioning - balance between product requirements and technical excellence
- Effectively communicating about day to day activities both inside and outside the team
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English are required
- Would be a great plus - working in platform team with proven record of evolving the technology of that platform
What the job involves
- Design and develop web applications that are resilient, highly available and scalable with JavaScript and React
- Make a substantial impact on the evolution of our architecture to meet future requirements and help establish its SLAs
- Create top-notch code that is scalable, reliable, and reusable in addition to following engineering best practices
- Draft technical documents if necessary and identify any potential risks ahead of time to ensure the smooth functioning of the system
- Write unit/integration tests to ensure the high quality of the application
- Analyse the product design complexity, plan workload, communicate risks
- Participate in the full software development lifecycle, including development, code reviews, testing, and production deployment
- Develop new user-facing features
- Ensure the technical feasibility of UI/UX designs
- Work closely with stakeholders, PM’s and Researchers to deliver new features
- Own the front-end roadmap tasks for the initiative and work closely with mobile and backend teams
- Own the task end to end and do not rely on QA
- Have to constantly update your stakeholders about the progress, and share ideas with the product team proactively
- Task breakdown and Estimations
- Own the WEB tasks in the grooming sessions
- Do professional cross-team communication and follow-up
- Be mentoring others on complex tasks and quality related topics, and encouraging them to take on more complex tasks and responsibilities
Our take
Picsart is a creative platform that empowers anyone to design, edit, and share content, regardless of skill level. With AI-powered tools and a massive library of stickers, templates, and more, users can create everything from fun social media posts to professional designs.
Founded in 2011, Picsart was designed to make powerful creative tools accessible to all. Today, with over 150M active users, it's a go-to for image and video editing. Due to innovations like generative AI, it stands out by offering simple yet advanced tools for everything from personal projects to professional needs.
Picsart's success is clear - even with competition like Canva and Adobe, the company remains a leader in its field. Recently raising funding, it's set to expand even further, focusing on AI-driven tech and growing its global community.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-6% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Aug 2021
$130m
SERIES C
Jul 2019
$20m
SERIES B
Total funding: $195m
Company benefits
- Flexibility and time off: In addition to a generous PTO policy, Picsart provides time off for maternity, paternity, sick leave, and mental health days
- Rewards packages: We want our employees to share in the rewards of Picsart's success, so we recognise both team and individual performance
- Professional & personal growth: Picsart provides growth opportunities including: Training, online education and certification programs, coaching opportunities, and mentorships
Company HQ
Hallandale Beach, FL
Leadership
Hovhannes Avoyan
(Co-Founder & CEO)Bringing more than 25 years of experience in computer programming and global business management. Prior to Picsart, they founded five other startups, all of which had successful acquisitions by global companies including Lycos, Bertelsmann, GFI, Teamviewer, and Helpsystems.
Artavazd Mehrabyan
(Co-Founder & CTO)Prior to founding Picsart, they worked as Chief Software Architect at Sourcio, the Virtual Solutions Global Services, and Lycos Europe.
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