Description
>> Frontend Javascript Developer
Start: October - Office: Berlin - fulltime
Opportunities & Responsibilities
- Contribute to the mobile-first single page web applications being built.
- Responsibility for feature development in the Kiron Platforms.
- Work with the developer team and others to find simple, customized solutions to requests
- Take responsibility for the features and services you are building.
Your set of skills
- You possess a strong background in JavaScript, in particular familiarity with modern frontend JavaScript frameworks such as Angular.js, Ember.js, or React.js
- You understand the architecture of a single page web application.
- You are familiar with a continuous development workflow.
- You are a team player and value open communication.
- Your English skills should be excellent, basic German is a plus.
Our offer
- Be a part of highly committed, international and interdisciplinary team.
- An exciting technology stack, built using React, GraphQL, Laravel and PostgreSQL, as well as a number of stand-alone open source tools.
- The atmosphere of an innovative and fast-growing social startup with several stakeholders (refugees, corporations, NGOs, higher education and public sector institutions).
- Regular team building as well as representative events, mentoring, trainings and workshops.
- The opportunity to design the vision of Kiron through your own creative thinking and ambition.
- Flexible working hours (incl. Home Office) at our Berlin location.
Ready to join our mission? Apply now!
We are looking forward to your application via e-mail with the subject “FE + your name” until 19.09.2017 . Include your cover letter, CV and possible starting date in English in a single PDF file to
Julia Mehr
recruiting(at)kiron.ngo
Kiron Open Higher Education (gGmbH) is a non-profit organization founded in 2015 with the mission to enable access to higher education and successful learning for refugees through digital solutions. As part of an innovative educational model Kiron offers coherent curricula using MOOCs (Massive Open OnlineCourses) from partner platforms like Coursera and edX so that refugees can start studying regardless of their status. Courses are mostly provided in English, completely free of charge for the students and all accessible via our learning platform Kiron Campus.
Through strong partnerships with accredited universities worldwide, students have the opportunity to finish their program with a regular bachelor’s degree. Today, a team of 70 employees receives further support from about 400 volunteers worldwide and a competence pool consisting of experts from relevant fields, such as professors, psychologists and business specialists.
As an equal opportunities employer, Kiron strongly encourages people with a refugee background and women to apply. The position is suitable for people living with a disability. In case of two equally qualified candidates, preference will be given to the candidate living with disability.