Senior React Developer

At Whale, we help fast-growing teams scale knowledge and onboarding through intuitive, in-the-flow enablement tools. Our platform empowers companies to align faster, onboard smarter and drive results without the chaos of scattered docs and outdated training.

We’re now entering an exciting phase of growth, expanding into the US and scaling our presence globally. We’re building a team of sharp, driven people who care deeply about what they build and who they build it with.

Becoming a pod member means you can count on:

• A full health coverage plan via Alan
• An Employee Stock Ownership Plan
• All the tech tools you need
• Free soup on Wednesdays
• A healthy working environment with flexible working hours and hybrid remote work
• A caring team who’s there every step of the way

You’ll fit right in if:

• Have proven experience (+5 yrs) developing complex web applications
• Chose React.js as your go-to framework for front-end development
• Know all the ins and outs, quirks and perks of JavaScript and ES6  
• Have thorough experience with different state management libraries such as Redux Toolkit
• Love to coach junior team members and help them improve their craft
• Are proficient using Git Version Control
• Are passionate about implementing TypeScript in an existing codebase
• Are passionate about responsive and atomic design and have knowledge about design systems
• Are experienced scaling front-end architectures
• Have attention for detail and design 
• Are fluent in Dutch and English
• Are humbly ambitious
• Like cats & dogs

You get bonus points if you:

• Have experience with unit testing and end-to-end testing
• Know how to configure and manage Docker instances
• Are enthusiastic about CI/CD automation
• Have React-Native experience 
• Have experience developing Google Chrome extensions

Don’t worry if you don’t have all the skills mentioned above, you will learn. We’re looking for attitude and ability, not just proven skills.

What you’ll be doing:

Together with the backend & product team it is your task to turn product requirements and UI designs into high-quality features. You’ll help develop, test and debug our different applications while further growing our codebase in a maintainable way. 

The mission you’ll join:

Whale is on a mission to becoming the fastest way to get teams aligned. Offering an incredibly easy to use piece of software, Whale is basically the organization’s brain: it stores its procedures and helps employees to learn them.