Proximity Labs Careers

Proximity is fully distributed team of developers, designers, product nerds and geeks building cutting edge tech at the intersection of growth and speed.

We're currently looking for a creative and strategic Social Media Manager to join our growing team. You need to have a talent for telling stories through copy, images, and video, and a deep understanding of how to build and maintain an identity online. As the first hire in our Marketing/Social Media department, you will need to straddle multiple roles, be proactive, and have the ability to work cross-functionally while managing various projects.

• Staying up to date with the latest social media best practices and technologies.
• Creating quick content for social media, as well as more infrequent (but important) long form content for our blogs/newsletters.
• Identifying all the key platforms our brand needs to be active on, and then creating a plan to make it happen.
• Planning/ writing/shooting/scheduling and optimizing daily posts across multiple social platforms. Remember that we are a remote team with few opportunities to meet in-person, conduct photoshoots, etc. You need to be able to create content that humanizes the team regardless of this challenge.
• Maintaining and communicating a consistent brand online. You need to understand who we are and ensure that everything we put out aligns with our identity. You will create content with an elevated aesthetic that is in-line with our brand, and write clear, engaging copy.
• Engaging our audience online in real-time conversation, and identifying more opportunities to do so.
• Delivering data informed performance reports that measure both post level performance trends and broad reach and business impact.
• Working closely with the design, product, and tech teams to create relevant content.
• Designing our growth and awareness strategy with remarkable social campaigns
• Growing the social media and marketing team as needed

• Proven work experience in social media and community management.
• Excellent written communication skills. You can write fun, short captions, as well as clear long form content.
• A great eye for design. Even if you're not a designer, you have an intuitive understanding of what looks good and what does not.
• Basic graphic design and photo editing skills. We have a design team that will provide you with templates and basic brand guidelines, but in general, you will be overseeing and executing all social media content with the support of a visual designer.
• Good judgment and impeccable taste. You have an intuitive understanding of what's cool and what's not. You speak fluent internet, avoid corporate brand speak, and are able to recognize and engage with trends early. You are casual without being frivolous, and never, ever cringey.
• Ideas and opinions about how we can build our online presence, and can offer constructive criticism when you disagree with how things are being done.
• The ability to work independently, be proactive, and thrive in a fast paced environment.

• Illustration or motion/video skills
• Prior experience managing paid marketing campaigns.

• 100% Remote: Work from anywhere you please
• Flexible Timings: Set your own hours, and create a productive schedule that works for you.
• Best in class salary: We hire only the best, and we pay accordingly.
• Keep learning with a world class team: Work with the best in the field, challenge yourself constantly, and learn something new everyday.

Proximity is a fully distributed team of developers, designers, product nerds, and geeks building cutting-edge tech at the intersection of growth and speed.

We are looking for a Senior UI & UX Designer capable of handling product design projects at a high level. You will work closely with both client and in-house product/design/dev teams on mid-to-long term projects. The ideal candidate should be comfortable with all aspects of UI & UX design, have excellent product thinking and problem-solving abilities, good written and verbal communication skills, and a keen aesthetic sense.

• Developing and conceptualizing a comprehensive UI/UX design strategy for the projects you're assigned to.
• Producing high-quality design solutions through wireframes, visual and graphic designs, flow diagrams, storyboards, site maps, and prototypes.
• Creating a distinctive UI language based on visual identity guidelines of the brands you're working with.
• Creating design systems for mobile and web products, along with visual design systems in the form of illustrated/photography-based graphics.
• Testing and evaluating designs and flows using various testing tools.
• Looking at user data and identifying issues and opportunities for improvement.
• Collaborating with the development team to ensure proper implementation of your designs.

• A portfolio of professional UI and UX design work for both web and mobile platforms.
• A thorough understanding of all stages of UI and UX design, with the ability to execute a project from start to finish.
• A basic understanding of various data and analytics tools like Google Analytics, MixPanel, Maze etc.
• Mastery over Figma, Sketch, Photoshop, and Illustrator, and some familiarity with basic motion graphics (After Effects).
• A good understanding of web and mobile technologies. You know how HTML, CSS, JS, iOS, and Android systems work, even if you can't code.
• The ability to be a team player, but you're comfortable working independently too.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Good multi-tasking and time-management skills, with the ability to prioritize tasks strategically.
• The ability to learn and pick up new software, plugins, or technologies easily and quickly.
• A keen eye for design standards and quality.
• A strong work ethic, high levels of self-motivation, and a willingness to over-communicate about work in order to make a remote environment more productive.
• The ability to work and collaborate remotely.

• Illustration/art skills
• 3D modeling skills
• Animation/advanced motion graphics skills
• UX Writing or general writing skills
• Brand design skills
• Experience using any other tools like Webflow, Airtable, Zapier, Mailchimp, etc.

• 100% Remote: Work from anywhere you please, as long as you have access to fast internet and a comfortable, distraction-free workspace.
• Flexible Timings: Set your own hours, and create a productive schedule that works for you.
• Best in class salary: We hire only the best, and we pay accordingly.
• Proximity Talks: Meet other designers, engineers, and product geeks — and learn from experts in the field.
• Keep learning with a world-class team: Work with the best in the field, challenge yourself constantly, and learn something new every day.

Engineering Director.

Job brief:
We are looking for a director of engineering to lead our engineering department and help us build great products. 
You’ll manage our infrastructure and ensure all internal systems operate securely and effectively.
To be successful in this role, you should be confident in managing our teams while, at the same time, setting goals and timelines for various projects. 
We also expect you to be in charge of our integrations with external partners and oversee all software development plans from ideation to execution.
Ultimately, you’ll make sure we use innovative technologies that maximize our productivity and help our company grow.

Responsibilities:
•  50% time for hands-on development and other 50% to enable the Engineering team
• Oversee front-end and back-end development teams and their projects
• Leverage your technical depth as a hands-on developer and architect to push your team towards a high standard of technical excellence
• Lead a culture of innovation and experimentation, support full software development lifecycle that incorporates the best of technology approaches and delivery methodologies.
• Monitor reliability and performance of all internal systems to suggest improvements
• Ensure compliance with security regulations
• Manage software development projects by setting requirements, goals, and timelines
• Design strategies for future development projects based on the company’s overall objectives and resources
• Hire engineers and coordinate their training
• Implement innovative technologies
• Coordinate with external stakeholders for new integrations and tools
• Review and update policies relevant to internal systems
• Take initiative to explore, evangelize, and implement innovative technologies within the business in order to improve the business’s internal platforms as well as customer experience.
• Provide support and leadership to development departments, facilitating continuous evolution in both the frontend and backend development teams.
• The Director of Engineering will also perform similar duties as he deems fit for the proper execution of his duties as delegated by the CEO.

Requirements:
• Work experience as a director of engineering, Head of engineering, CTO, EngineeringManager or in a similar senior-level position at an engineering department
• Proven experience in building high-performance teams and scalable best-practices in an engineering organization
• Strong technical aptitude and proven experience in architecture, design, and delivery of data-intensive applications
• Hands-on experience in back-end and front-end development
• Good understanding of agile methodologies
• Leadership abilities with a strategic mind

• Write clean, high-quality, high-performance and maintainable code
• Solve complex technical problems
• Perform an objective analysis of the problem statement and come up with an unbiased technical solution before writing a single line of code
• Coordinate cross-functionally to ensure the project meets business objectives and compliance standards
• Participate in and drive code reviews

• Excellent attention to detail.
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated expertise in building production-grade and high-performance applications.
• Must be a self-starter who can work well with minimal-to-no guidance in a fluid environment.
• Must be excited by challenges surrounding the development of highly scalable & distributed systems.
• Agility and ability to adapt quickly to changing requirements and scope and priorities.
• Object-oriented software development experience.
• Experience building Android applications in Java/Kotlin using Android SDK.
• Strong focus on high-quality mobile UI experiences.
• Experience building maintainable and testable code bases, including API design and unit testing techniques
• Experience with multithreading programming and mobile memory management.
• Experience with open source libraries like Retrofit, RxJava, Dagger 2, Lottie.

• Experience in Javascript/React JS/Flutter is a plus.
• Bonus points for open-source contributions, side-projects, blog posts, and YT tech videos.

• BS in Computer Science (or related field)
• 4-5 years of relevant work experience