Hello, we’re Vast - a leading big data technology provider for the Automotive, Real Estate, and Travel industries. We produce data-rich products for Fortune 500 companies (and our own ventures) that help consumers make significant purchases like cars, houses and vacations.
Some of our work includes AOL Autos and Yahoo Autos (consumer marketplace sites for searching used cars), Carstory (a new iOS app for auto salespeople), Homecircle (a members-only real estate site) and The Southwest Getaway Finder (a consumer flight search site).
We are looking for a Senior JavaScript Developer to join our team in Belgrade.
As a Senior JavaScript Developer you will be part of the Front End team and expected to build, maintain and optimize Node.js-based applications.
We meet challenges by focusing on teamwork, high standards in the environment where you can both learn and mentor.
Some of the perks of working at Vast include: working with a top-notch, experienced technical team spread across the U.S., Serbia and Ukraine; free lunches daily; weekly recreation and seasonal team-building trips; many opportunities to acquire new technical skills and advance your career and the chance to work on the latest technologies.
Desired Skills and Experience
Required skills:
- Extensive experience in web application development
- Proficiency in JavaScript
- Object Oriented JS and major Design Patterns
- Proficient in Debugging of different web app layers
- HTML5 API
- Decent knowledge of CSS(3)
- Up to date with the most recent web technologies
- Good communicator, fluent in English
Desired skills/experiences:
- Node.js and frameworks
- MV* client side frameworks
- Template languages/engines
- Utility libs (e.g. Underscore.js/Lo-Dash)
- Familiar with Responsive Design
- JQuery or similar libs
- Unit Testing, continuous integration tools
- Source version control
- Being comfortable in terminal
About Vast.com
Vast.com is the leader in vertical search for cars, travel and real estate. A successful, thriving Internet start-up, Vast provides its decision-making tools to customers and sellers in the midst of complicated purchases. Through Fortune 500 publishers such as Yahoo, USAA, Southwest, and AOL, Vast supports consumers through the lengthy sales cycles involved in the biggest monetary decisions of their lives: their homes, their cars, and their vacations.
We start by making sure we have every item available in each category. That means millions of cars, homes, and vacation rentals all ready for purchase. Our PhD’s and search engine aficionados develop sophisticated analytics engines to determine optimal placement of each item listed.
We have some of the brightest minds conducting deep analyses on why customers act the way they do. We power solutions by designing engaging interfaces that lead the consumer through complex decisions. We live and breathe in an environment that allows us to constantly refine and reinvent experiences.
Our team is given the freedom and support to tackle complex problems. We constantly challenge ourselves to improve and we are always willing to entertain new ideas from any member of our team.
Our headquarters is in Austin but we also have an office in Belgrade, Serbia.
For more information, visit
about.vast.com.