Frontend Engineer – NextJS

Prowler is hiring a skilled and empathetic front end engineer with deep ReactJS and NextJS code experience to join our team in developing the world’s most developer-friendly Open Cloud Security platform. This role is critical for building the product features needed by our growing user base and to make our product easily accessible to organizations and users of all sizes.

We are an Open Source seed-stage startup revolutionizing cloud security infrastructure. Our mission is to build cutting-edge, practitioner-friendly solutions that empower developers to secure their cloud environments effortlessly. We are looking for an experienced dynamic individual who thrives at the intersection of development, security, and community to join our team as Frontend developer.

Prowler is a company that values our people as much as it values cybersecurity, demonstrated by mandatory PTO and a fully remote team. Day to day, Prowlerians collaborate, architect, and deploy security checks and remediations across cloud deployments at scale, empowering users to discover the edges of their systems and find gaps in their security posture. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive and welcoming work environment for all employees.

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Check out our website here: https://prowler.com

Prowler on Github: https://github.com/prowler-cloud/prowler

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Primary Responsibilities

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• Think beyond the code and about our users and customers, understand their needs and define solutions with the team.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and develop the user interface for the Prowler product.
• Utilized modern frontend technologies to develop user-friendly web applications, including ReactJS, Next.js (both are a must), and Tailwind CSS, with the use of component libraries like NextUI and ShadCN when needed.
• Design, develop, and maintain frontend components of web applications, taking the lead to release features.
• Collaborated closely with backend developers to ensure seamless integration of frontend and backend components, working with RESTful APIs for efficient data exchange.
• Create and maintain a consistent design system and ensure that the UI aligns with the company’s branding.
• Stay up-to-date with the latest web design and development trends, including cloud security practices and open source tools.
• Lead in code reviews, providing constructive feedback to maintain code quality and adhere to best practices.
• Troubleshoot and resolve frontend issues, ensuring the product functions optimally.
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Qualifications/Skills

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We evaluate the following in candidates for this role:

• Strong experience in web design and development with a focus on frontend technologies.
• Advanced-level proficiency developing, supporting, and maintaining code using Next JS and ReactJS.
• Solid understanding of how components work in Next JS and proficiency with React and CSS frameworks like TailwindCSS.
• 5+ years experience as a Frontend Engineer or equivalent.
• Proven ability to work independently and remotely.
• Working fluency in English.
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Good to have

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• Experienced with any major cloud platform like AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.
• Skilled in Cloud Security.
• Background in Open Source projects.
• Startup mindset.
• A strong advocate for unit testing, thorough documentation, and maintaining high standards of code quality.
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How will you know you are successful in this role?

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• Direct teammates consider you to be a professional and skilled asset to the team. (Peer feedback is the most effective signal we have for individual contributor performance.)
• The person to whom you report agrees that your contribution to feature velocity proceeds at a competitive pace, and code quality is on par with top tier ReactJS developments.
• We can ask you how your work contributes to the company’s vision, and it’s clear that your current work is the highest priority work you could be doing toward that vision.
• You contribute directly and incontrovertibly to the success of the Prowler as a product in a competitive market space.
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Why join Prowler

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• Opportunity to work with a rapidly growing and innovative company in the cloud security industry.
• Fully remote work, allowing for a flexible and collaborative environment.
• Competitive compensation package.
• Continuous learning and professional development opportunities.
• Be part of a dynamic team that values creativity and innovation.
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Work Hours & Benefits

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• This is a full time, salaried position writing, testing, reviewing, and operating code at scale. Prowler is a fully remote and distributed company. This necessitates individuals taking responsibility for their working hours and broadcasting availability to colleagues. Mandatory minimum PTO (shoot for ~6 weeks; anything less than 4 weeks/year is unacceptable), workstation/home office stipend per year, flexible working hours, and stock options are some of our other benefits.
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Hiring Process

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• Intro/Technical Screen: If you are interested in this role, we would love to meet you for a 30 min call with one of our founders or tech leads. You will be invited to talk about your experience and the challenges you have faced as a professional. (30 minutes)
• Technical Exercices: You will receive a PDF the day and hour that you prefer, the document containing a few technical exercises that you must solve and send back in a maximum of three days.
• Team Interview: Finally, we will invite you to a 1 hour chat with 2 team members about design systems and product orientation. (1 hour)
• Cultural Interview: We have a generative, diversity-focused culture that highly prioritizes context over control. Not everyone prefers this type of environment, and this interview ensures that you are comfortable with the freedoms and responsibilities we expect of our colleagues, and that you can thrive here. (1 hour)

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