Product Engineer
We all speak different languages, and languages come in many forms. That language could be Mandarin or English, Python or Ruby. Languages offer unique views of the world, but can also create barriers in communication. At GLOBO, our collective, unique skills allow us to bridge the divide and enable communication, helping change the lives of some of the most vulnerable in our society.
About the Role:
As a Product Engineer with GLOBO, you'll have an opportunity to guide the evolution of our products and shape how people interact with our technology, in line with our mission of “Helping people communicate when it matters most.'' You'll play a hybrid role of designer, developer, and architect, blending strong design aesthetics with technical know-how, to conceptualize and create elegant products.
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Working with and reporting to our VP of Engineering, you will lead by design to create frictionless interfaces that make people’s lives easier. From concept to design, you’ll work closely with our internal development team to create clean and intuitive user experiences, with a focus on effortless functionality.
Your understanding of human-computer interaction will help craft wireframes and mockups based after clearly defining features, user stories and use cases. However, you can also get your hands dirty and ship code, implement unit and integration testing, AB test interfaces and create epic products.
About You:
You're a true technologist; an advocate for the user. Solving complex problems and building products that serve a valuable function in society gets you up in the morning. You’re confident working independently and enjoy working collaboratively to build truly useful products. Your expertise lies in architecture and engineering, but you understand the key relationships throughout the system including the importance of awesome user experience. You know your way around key technologies like:
- Modern Javascript frameworks (React, Ember, Angular, etc.)
- Modular Sass (RWD, BEM, etc.)
- Modern MVC frameworks (Rails, Django, Spring)
- Wireframing Tools (Invision, Sketch)
- Product Management Tools (JIRA, Aha)
Our Software:
To summarize, we've built a high-availability system that enables real-time interpretation through voice, video and chat. On the back-end, we provide visualized data that delivers powerful user insights. Our stack includes the following:
- Ruby on Rails
- PosgreSQL
- AWS
- Redis
- Twilio
- Objective-C/Swift
- Android/Java
- JavaScript
- AngularJS
- React
- ElasticSearch
- RabbitMQ
- Redshift
This is not a comprehensive list and we're always looking for the best tools, methodologies, and ideas. Oh, and in case you’re interested… our Joel Test score hits 12 out of 12.
About GLOBO
GLOBO is a B2B communication platform provider, specializing in translation and interpretation technology, services, data, and insights. For the third year in a row, GLOBO has been ranked in the top-10 on the Philadelphia 100 list of fastest-growing privately held companies. Our platform, GLOBO HQ, enables real-time connection with best-in-class translation, interpretation, and transcreation services, 24/7 in over 200 languages.
What’s it like to work here? We’re a close-knit team with big ideas and ambitions. We’re proactive problem-solvers, excellent collaborators and empathetic, energetic innovators. We make the impossible happen, and make hard tasks easier. We don’t take ourselves too seriously, but we’re serious about our mission – Helping people communicate when it matters most.
Does this sound like you? We’re always on the hunt for people who bring energy and ideas to our diverse and growing team.