Junior Frontend Developer

Natural Cycles is an international working environment filled with smart and ambitious colleagues working in Stockholm, Geneva, New York and remotely. Our mission is to pioneer women’s health with research and passion - by empowering everyone with a menstrual cycle with the knowledge they need to be in charge of their health.

Mission of the role

We’re looking for a Junior Frontend Developer who thrives in a fast-paced, data-driven, analytical and agile environment and is inspired to use their talents to help us in our mission to pioneer women’s health with research and passion. You will join the App team and work on developing the Natural Cycles° app by building new features inside the app that increase the value of the product for all our users.

We are looking for a new team member who can communicate with ease in English, who is passionate about technology, teamwork and is willing to learn and grow. In addition, we are looking for someone who is also able to work efficiently in a remote work environment in a setting where online and asynchronous communication is the foundation.

Please note that since the majority of the App team is located in Europe, we are hiring for this position in our Stockholm location or remotely within the European timezones.

What you will be doing

- Work in a team composed of a product manager, frontend and backend developers, product designers and testers

- Be a part of a bigger cross-functional technical team, help to shape (or follow) a technical direction of the engineering organization

- Ship top-quality, performant, accessible, inclusive user interfaces, features and products

- Work on developing the Natural Cycles° app (built as a Hybrid Web application, packaged for iOS and Android)

- Ensure continuous delivery of new releases while working in an agile way

- Maintain a healthy codebase

Our technology stack includes:

- TypeScript as a primary programming language

- Ionic, Angular and Capacitor

- Node.js (TypeScript) on the backend, hosted in GCP (AppEngine)

- Netlify, Firebase Hosting

- Highly automated CI pipelines (Github Actions, CircleCI)

- AppStore/GooglePlay releases every two weeks

We ♥ Open Source, encourage Open Source contributions and often open our general-purpose repositories (http://github.com/NaturalCycles/).

What skills and experience we think you have

- Experience in frontend development: building websites, web applications, responsive layout

- Good understanding of modern CSS (e.g Flexbox, Grid), experience with modern pre/post-processors, such as SASS, PostCSS

- Experience with TypeScript and Angular frameworks (or ability to quickly learn)

- Experience working with git/github, pull requests, code review etc.

Not required but it would be a bonus if you also have

- A passion for women’s health

- Experience with tools from our technology stack above, such as Ionic/Capacitor, developing/publishing apps to AppStore/GooglePlay

- Experience with iOS development (Swift) or Android development (Java/Kotlin)

- Experience with automated testing (unit or e2e)

How to apply

Apply by uploading your CV and answering the questions in the application form. Please note that we do not accept any applications through email due to GDPR and only applications submitted through the career site (and in English) will be considered.

We know that diverse teams are strong teams, so we welcome those from different backgrounds and experiences and are committed committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and candidates.