Job Description

ZeroTier is a successful startup originally founded in 2015 as an Open Source project and is now backed by leading venture capital investors including Bonfire Ventures, Anorak Ventures, Grand Enterprises B.V. and First In Capital. Our mission is to directly connect the world’s devices (over 2 million in over 230 countries today) and enable a new era of decentralized computing. On Github, we have over 13,900 stars.

ZeroTierOne is a secure network overlay product that allows you to manage all of your network resources as if they were on the same LAN. It is complemented by our SaaS control platform, ZeroTier Central, which allows for creation and administration of ZeroTier networks from anywhere. The software-defined solution can be deployed in minutes from anywhere and empowers your team to create global private networks that connect your devices directly to each other, no matter where they are in the world.

Reporting to the Head of Engineering, the UX Engineer role is responsible for the design and development of front-end experiences which meet the needs of our users. This role will require deep knowledge of usability, web + native UI technologies, and backend (API) integration, applied to help us create and improve our desktop, mobile, and web applications. You will regularly meet with the design, marketing, and product teams to refine feature designs, implement high-level UI components and tooling, and apply those to end-user features in our native and web applications.

If you’re interested in creating a user-friendly environment by writing code and moving forward in your career, then this job is for you. We expect you to be an experienced builder of applications for technical and business users who is curious about new and emerging digital technology and aspires to combine usability with visual design.

Our team is distributed across the US and EU, and we use modern software engineering practices and tools to support asynchronous remote collaboration. Every team member at ZeroTier is expected to work independently and leverage shared issue tracking, documentation, and automated testing to contribute to our shared base of reliable, well-defined libraries and APIs.

Preference for this role will be shown to qualified candidates in the EU and in particular ZeroTier’s operating hub in the Netherlands. We encourage you to apply for this position if you feel you are a match, regardless of location.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Apply modern UI design and programming technologies to improve the usability, visual appeal, consistency, and accessibility our user-facing applications

Help our users understand and navigate our highly-flexible networking and security tools through good UI affordances and information architecture

Implement fast, approachable UI, leveraging the best of modern web interface technologies with an awareness of the expectations and conventions of our target platforms.

Develop and maintain shared UI style guides, components, and testing processes.

Collaborate on the design and implementation of our full-stack API, with a particular focus on shaping APIs to support both internal and public clients.

Understand the constraints of our tech stack and highly-varied deployment environments, and provide technical advice wherever necessary

EXPERIENCE

5+ years’ experience as a front-end developer for desktop or mobile platforms

Proficiency with JavaScript, CSS, and React

Familiarity with frameworks and tools allowing web technology to be extended to native applications such as Electron, Tauri, and React Native

Experience applying best practices around usability, accessibility, and responsiveness to real-world applications

QUALIFICATIONS

BA/BS degree in CS/CE or demonstrably equivalent skill and experience

Demonstrable proficiency in implementing user interfaces that are attractive, intuitive, and easy to use

Applied knowledge of user interface design guidelines, principles, and ergonomics

Ability and willingness to learn new programming languages, frameworks, APIs, and administrative tools

Ability to develop deep domain knowledge of the workflows and problems supported by the applications you build

Experience working with remote and distributed teams, including collaboration with peers in many different roles

Bonus points for being a ZeroTier user

We encourage candidates from non-traditional backgrounds to apply, regardless of formal education, training, and certification. We value diversity of experience and perspectives on our team and strive to maintain a culture that allows every team member to do great work, bring their best ideas forward, and align those efforts with company goals and practices.

BENEFITS

Hybrid / remote work

Equity compensation package

Generous employer-paid health insurance, including preventative dental care for adults

Pension / retirement plan

Flexible PTO policy

Flexible work hours (subject to manager approval)

Maternal and paternal leave

Career Enhancement Funds

Employee Referral Bonus

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