Job Description

Produce8 Inc. is a venture-backed startup launched out of the Top Down Ventures incubator. We are building a new category of collaboration software that will provide digital-first and remote teams real-time visibility into the work they are doing across all of their business applications. The product is currently in an invite-only beta with a planned launch in 2022.
The Opportunity We are looking for a Front End Developer to join our product team. You will have the opportunity to take raw business requirements and translate them into our rapidly growing product. You will be a key part of crafting a new category of software that will revolutionize the way companies and employees manage the changing nature of work - helping them optimize their use of their technology and their time. Working under the guidance of a knowledgeable and experienced leadership and advisory team, you'll have the chance to work on an early-stage product being crafted for a multi-billion dollar market. You'll be working in a well-funded startup with a small team of hands-on engineers and product leaders building something awesome in a market that they know intimately. We have a solid product concept, stable funding, a great advisory group, and a deeply experienced engineering and product team. We need you to join us to help make it happen! You'll be working remotely from anywhere in Canada.
What you’ll be doing The primary focus of this role will be to help grow the Produce8 products so we can deliver the best product on the market. You will:

• Build product features for our web app and browser plugin that are responsive, performant and accessible that engage audiences through the use of animation and complex interactions
• Build reusable components with React, Typescript, HTML and CSS for use across our products and document them in our design system
• Write tests to make sure we can move fast while being confident things won’t break
• Partner with product management, design, engineering and our users to craft incredible experiences
• Contribute your energy and ideas to drive features from initial concepts to launch, experimenting, making mistakes, learning and iterating along the way
• Keep up with and learn the latest Front End technologies and standards to make sure we’re always using the best tools and techniques possible.

We are remote-first, so you'll be working from your home office and need to be available for team meetings during PST working hours. We have a beautiful office space in downtown Vancouver that we can when needed but we’re open to candidates outside the lower mainland as well.
About You

• You have 1 - 2 years of experience working on production scale SaaS applications in a variety of languages
• You have experience working on complex apps that are server rendered with lots of client side interactivity
• You like building web apps and bringing them to life with great design and animation
• You are curious and passionate about constantly learning new things; we change fast, and we need the people who work here to be able to change and learn fast too
• You enjoy solving big challenges with a great team
• You enjoy working with small and cohesive teams
• You're comfortable sharing your knowledge and skills with teammates as well as asking for help when you need it
• You want to help build a new product from scratch
• You're independent and can work from your home office effectively

Our Tech Stack

• React and Next JS
• Typescript
• GraphQL, Apollo, Sanity
• CSS and Styled Components
• AWS Appsync, Cognito, Dynamo, etc...

Working at Produce8 Inc.

• A collaborative work environment with cross-functional teams, working in proximity to multiple, rapid-growth SaaS companies at varying stages of growth
• Mentorship from industry veterans with a 100% track record of industry success in funding and scaling software companies creates endless career opportunities
• Fun. You should like where you work and the people you work with
• Happy hour Fridays (on Zoom for now)
• A culture of openness, respect, and inclusivity

Perks, Perks, Perks

• Competitive salary + Stock Options
• Access to world-class offices and facilities in downtown Vancouver’s most exclusive business neighbourhood with beautiful ocean/mountain views for use if/when we need it
• Fully stocked bar, organic local coffee, snacks, food, and an amazing gym
• Brand-new laptop and budget for home office equipment etc.
• Top of the line employee benefits package including 100% extended health and dental
• Green commuter subsidies for hybrid or on-site workers including access to world-class bike facilities

About Us We embarked on this mission because we truly love building great products and everything we do is oriented toward creating an environment that fosters innovation and excellence.

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• Autonomy within the team and taking ownership of features and components
• Frequent knowledge sharing and pair programming are encouraged
• Work from home with an emphasis on focus time and flow
• Results-oriented leadership (it's what we produce that matters most)
• High trust and transparency between all team members
• We're never standing still, learning is constant and time is spent learning and adopting new ideas for our product

About Top Down Ventures Top Down Ventures is a Vancouver-based incubator with a track record of bringing successful SaaS business applications to market. Our competitive advantage over other investment firms comes from our superior knowledge of the Managed Services Provider (MSP) and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) markets, and our comprehensive support infrastructure. Our expertise in sales, marketing, operations, finance, and human resources - in addition to our unique go-to-market platform - allows the businesses we invest in to focus on their core business while we help them implement the proven, back-end formula.