Job Description

FTL  is an open-source, next-generation platform that radically reimagines server programming prioritizing instant feedback, moving beyond microservices and traditional SOA, and integrating AI deeply into its fabric. As the primary Web/Front End Engineer you would be responsible for the entire user experience of FTL including real-time visualizations, deployment topology, operating consoles and dashboards. As an early team member, you would also have a significant role in the design of FTL itself. We care about building a carefully curated experience that is responsive, intuitive and delightful to use. Our team consists of veteran open source and infrastructure engineers, led by TBD’s  Chief Scientist and we prize a low-ego, deliver-and-iterate philosophy where everyone’s ideas are heard.

As a member of the FTL team, you’ll collaborate with us to:

• Solve interesting design and UX problems, working closely with infrastructure engineers
• Build new features and experiences for FTL’s dashboards, operating consoles and interfaces
• Research, design and develop rich, real-time visualizations of dataflows, behavior and system health
• Design and build unique AI-driven tools focused on developer productivity
• Collaborate on the design of control channels, system APIs and overall responsiveness
• Work closely with Block’s legion of product teams (FTL’s customers) to better understand their needs
• Share ownership of the FTL platform
• A unique opportunity to be in at the ground-level on a thorough reimagining of what platforms and systems programming will look like in 10 years time

Qualifications

You have:

• Strong desire to perform and lead as a frontend engineer with interest in architecture and backend technologies
• Strong sense of user experience design, aesthetics 
• A passion / desire to improve the lives of fellow developers
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience
• Demonstrated initiative on previous projects

Technologies we use and teach:

• Modern JavaScript frameworks like Ember and Vue.js
• CSS (using frameworks like Sass or Less or Tailwind)
• TypeScript, ES6 language features including classes, promises, and functional concepts
• JSON and REST style communication