Junior Front End Developer (Checkout)

About Palisadepost Web

Our website and apps help renters search listings, schedule tours and submit applications. Founded in 1999, we now have 60 employees. Core hours are 10 to 3, and the rest of the day is flexible.

What this job is

Palisadepost Web needs a frontend developer who cares about page load times, keyboard access and clean component APIs. We're hiring another Junior Front End Developer (Checkout) to build the web interfaces our customers use every day, mostly in React and TypeScript. We hire in Finland through an employer of record, so this is a regular full-time job with local payroll and statutory benefits. Core hours overlap with US Central time, 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM CT. Strong written English is important, since much of our work is async.

Day to day

• Profile and reduce bundle size, Core Web Vitals and time to interactive
• Build UI features in React and TypeScript from Figma designs
• Review frontend pull requests and keep coding conventions consistent
• Manage client state with Redux Toolkit, Zustand or TanStack Query
• Work with designers to adjust interactions when something doesn't hold up in the browser
• Maintain and extend the shared component library in Storybook
• Write unit tests with Jest and React Testing Library, and end-to-end tests with Playwright or Cypress

What we're looking for

• 1+ years building production web applications
• Strong JavaScript and TypeScript, including async code and the DOM
• Solid HTML and CSS, including Flexbox, Grid and responsive layouts
• Comfortable using browser dev tools to debug network, layout and performance issues
• Able to explain frontend tradeoffs to designers and product managers
• Deep working knowledge of React (hooks, context, rendering behaviour)

Nice to have

• Experience building or maintaining a design system
• Next.js or Remix with server-side rendering

Compensation and benefits

Rate: €4,700 - €5,500 per month

• Public holidays observed per your country
• Wellness allowance
• Annual salary review
• Flexible hours

Start: Immediately.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Palisadepost Web.