UX Designer

Remote position

Full-stack developer | .NET Core + Angular

Are you...

• Interested in working at a successful, well-funded scale-up where every team member can make a huge contribution?
• Keen to make software that people will use every single day to make their lives easier?
• Excited to work on greenfield projects with responsibility and independence?
• Ready to develop and use your skills across our frontend, backend and mobile offerings?
• Meticulous about quality, and gifted with a strong desire to write beautiful code?

About the company

KeyNest solves the key exchange problem for Airbnb users. Our worldwide network of over 4,000 shops store keys so that Airbnb guests / cleaners / contractors can pick them up whenever is convenient for them. As a global partner of Airbnb we’ve checked-in over 2 million guests.

Why we need you

As the entire Airbnb ecosystem increasingly relies on KeyNest, our customers expect us to integrate additional features without reducing the ease of use that our customers love. This is why we continue to invest in beautiful, intuitive user interfaces that integrate with every tool and are used by our customers, their guests and staff, as well as our own staff.

A product manager, a team lead, two full-stack developers, one mobile developer, and a UX designer make up our product team. Who will serve as your mentor. We are looking for a developer who cares about how their code affects users so that we can work together.

With a genuine passion for high quality work, attention to detail and readiness to own your own projects, you will be looking for a new and exciting challenge which allows you to use your experience to drive change and maintain the high standards of our organisation.

Our Tech Stack

• C# MVC modern tech stack
• .Net Core
• Front end web in TypeScript & Angular
• Test Driven Development (TDD) and follow SOLID design principles.
• EF 6.0
• SQL Server 2017
• Agile experience (Scrum, Kanban)
• TFS
• Cloud hosted in Azure with micro-services architecture

Your qualities

• 5+ years experience in C#
• Experience with .NET core
• Front-end web experience in Angular and CSS
• Track record of building great products
• You’ll love the idea of being a big part of a small team. Current team size is 5.
• Motivation and ambition to succeed in a fast-paced environment
• Not afraid to take on responsibilities

What we offer

• Crucial role in a funded, dynamic & fast-growing scale-up shaking up the sharing economy
• Competitive salary based on relevant experience
• Flexible working for our most committed staff
• Unparalleled opportunities to develop your career as the company develops rapidly

If you want to join the KeyNest team, please get in touch – we look forward to meeting you.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

Roles and Responsibilities-

• Planning concepts by studying relevant information and materials.

• Illustrating concepts by designing examples of art arrangement, size, type size, and style and submitting them for approval.

• Preparing finished art by operating necessary equipment and software.

• Coordinating with web designers, marketing, printers, and colleagues as necessary.

• Contributing to team efforts by accomplishing tasks as needed.

• Creating a wide range of graphics and layouts for product illustrations, company logos, and websites with software such as Photoshop.

• Reviewing final layouts and suggesting improvements when necessary
  
  Requirements-
  * Proficiency with required desktop publishing tools, including Photoshop and Illustrator Adobe XD.
  * A strong eye for visual composition.

  * Able to give and receive constructive criticism.

  * Effective time management skills and the ability to meet deadlines.Knowledge of Video Editing preferable (Adobe Premiere Pro / After Effect)
  *Experience with computer-aided design.

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Who you are

• You have 2 - 7 years experience.
• You love the buzz of a highly productive and fast moving team.
• Strong product and design sensibilities and an obsessive attention to detail.
• You have a get-things-done attitude and deep empathy for users and fellow teammates.
• You can write testable, maintainable code that’s easy to understand.
• You love coding and look forward to taking on complex, abstract features.
• You don't care about front end, backend kinda titles. You like working anywhere in the "stack".
• You are looking to grow fast with a company that's on a rapid growth path.

What will excite us

• Previous startup experience or experience being part of early teams.
• Experience with the Django & Python universe.
• Experience with both Relational and NoSQL DBs.
• Competitive Programming experience.
• A keen desire to problem solve, brainstorm and debate during the interview.

What will excite you

• Complete ownership
• Experiment, fail and learn.
• High pedigree, high caliber team.
• Contribute to every area of our business. Have a real impact with your work.
• Top of the line compensation.

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience developing modular front-end components using HTML, CSS, JavaScript/Jquery, JSON and micro formats.
• 2+ years of experience in React.
• Played with Webpack and Modular architecture.
• Solid understanding of user-centered design principles.
• Experience in cross-browser compatibility.

Our interview process is designed to help you show the best version of yourself. Once your candidature is finalized, we'll send you a short video explaining the interview process.

Look forward to speaking with you soon!