Frontend Lead

About yepstr

Yepstr brings back the “neighborhood kid”, connecting households and young entrepreneurs for routine tasks. Through an innovative and educational marketplace we will help reduce youth unemployment and create the next generation of entrepreneurs. If you are passionate about actually having an impact and improving the world we live in – then this is the ship you need to board.

Although we were just recently founded we have very strong supporters such as one of Sweden’s 10 richest people, one of the founders of one of the largest asset management companies in the world and one of the first 10 people at Spotify.

At yepstr we look for four core values in our team-members:

• Owner and champion of the mission – all of the people in the core team own a part of yepstr and are therefore expected to act like owners. If you need someone watching over your shoulder to be motivated then yepstr is not the place for you.
• Humble – we are doing something no-one has done before, so all opinions could be right. We don’t have room for divas.
• Entrepreneurial mindset – we don’t mind working when there is risk and ambiguity invovled… in fact we like it. People looking for safety and routine will most likely not enjoy their time.
• Closers – people who enjoy feeling the wind in their hair and getting shit done. If you like starting things but struggle to finish things then you will find life tough at yepstr.

Also, watch this brief intro: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EtlUOMbdPk

The role

In this role you will be a critical part of the development team, and also working closely with the design team to create beautiful UI using web technologies (React) and optimizing for iOS and Android. If you love creating visually appealing, dynamic and modern user interfaces that make the user’s palms sweat, and gives them rosy cheeks… then this could very well be the perfect role for you.

The deal

We offer a salary (between 20 and 28.000 sek) but in return combine it with a very attractive option program – in a different world compared to other startups. You will be treated as an owner of the business from day 1.

In addition we can guarantee that you will work together with some of the smartest, most driven people in the industry… all completely aligned on one common goal: making yepstr the best thing to come out of Sweden since flat- packed furniture and Kaviar on tube.

We believe that you are a dependable developer who prefers a high working tempo, variation and learning from other exceptionally driven people. We think you enjoy working in tightly-knit, agile teams with very fast iteration- cycles.

You probably enjoy the thought of being a part of something from the beginning – really being able to have an impact in important decisions.

It is expected that you are experienced in different web technologies and can choose the right tool, programming language or library required by the situation. You know how to make a “correct” solution, but can also pull together a quick-n-dirty version when that’s required.

“Must-have” skills:

• Reactjs or other front-end javascript frameworks
• javascript (predominantly ES6)
• Responsive, dynamic design
• HTML5, CSS3
• Experience from agile and test-driven teams
• Eye for design, a track record of creating beautiful user experiences

“Nice-to-have” skills:

• Design-experience, either through working closely with a design team or through own designs
• “Mobile first” mindset
• Startup experience
• Leading a team of developers
• Node.js
• Scaling software, safely, to hundreds of thousands of users
• App- development for iOS/Android (mainly React Native or cordova)
• Using sockets for realtime communication