Software Engineer, Frontend Development (intern)

About Appier 

Appier is a software-as-a-service (SaaS) company that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to power business decision-making. Founded in 2012 with a vision of democratizing AI, Appier’s mission is turning AI into ROI by making software intelligent. Appier now has 17 offices across APAC, Europe and U.S., and is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange (Ticker number: 4180). Visit www.appier.com for more information.

About the role

Frontend Development Internship at Appier works on a wide range of software projects that may extend solution innovation, influence product development lifecycle and contribute directly into Appier’s product lines.

We are seeking potential candidates who can commit to 2-3 days a week and participate in the internship for a minimum of 6 months, starting immediately. Please ensure that you have checked your availability before applying.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop interactive UI components with modern web frontend technology
• Improve product quality with test automation and tooling
• Investigate and resolve product issues
• Participate in idea brainstorming and contribute to technology, algorithm, and product innovations

About you

[Minimum qualifications]

• Working toward a computer science or related technical degree 
• Good knowledge of JavaScript, CSS, and DOM APIs
• Familiar with Git, or other version control systems
• Team player and able to work independently
• Proactive, good interpersonal and problem-solving skills
• Loves trying out new technologies and sharing with team what problems do the new technologies address. All kinds of "new technologies" is welcomed, from FP-like languages (e.g. ReasonML, PureScript, Elm), CSS-in-JS or utility-first CSS, data-loading mechanisms (e.g. Relay, Apollo), to experience sharing on using certain components, or webpack plugins / linter configs / codemods / boilerplates that improves developer experience (DX)

[Preferred qualifications]

• BS degree in Computer Science or related field.
• Familiar with React.js, or other modern frontend frameworks
• Familiar with HTTP, browsers and web standards
• Familiar with web frontend troubleshooting
• Experience in web performance evaluation and optimization
• Experience in CSS Pre/Post-processors (PostCSS, SASS or LESS)
• Experience in ES6/ES2017 transpilers (Babel, TypeScript, etc.)
• Experience in JavaScript module bundlers (Webpack, Rollup, Parcel, etc.)