Hybrid

Baqend GmbH is hiring a Web Performance Engineer (w/m/d) - Remote or Hamburg

About the Role

Digital Career Institute GmbH is looking for a Web Performance Engineer (w/m/d) to help build a web without loading times by using our Speed Kit product to accelerate customer websites. You will join a mission-driven team focused on making Internet users happier through performance.

What You'll Do

  • Analyze customer websites for performance bottlenecks and UX problems.
  • Optimize sites' performance using Speed Kit.
  • Develop custom frontend solutions to tackle issues like slider frameworks, flicker control, and lazy loading.
  • Develop internal and external tooling to empower customers or automate integration processes.
  • Monitor existing customers and adjust configurations to maintain optimal performance.

What We're Looking For

  • Experience with web basics like HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.

Nice to Have

  • Familiarity with web performance metrics and experience with performance optimizations.

Technical Stack

  • Frontend: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, TypeScript, Service Worker.
  • Testing & Monitoring: Selenium, Browserstack, Jenkins, Puppeteer, WebPagetest, Grafana.
  • Data & Analytics: Hex Technologies, AWS Athena, SQL, Python, Pandas, Seaborn, Altair, Vega-Lite, BigQuery.
  • Backend & Infrastructure: Java/JVM, Kotlin, Go, Node.js, AWS, MongoDB, Redis, Kubernetes, Fastly, Nginx, Flink, Terraform, Terragrunt, Ansible, Helm, Varnish.

Benefits & Compensation

  • Remote-first work within Germany.
  • Office workstation provided (screen, chair).
  • Free choice of OS (Mac, Windows, Linux).
  • Beautiful office in Hamburg’s Schanzenviertel.
  • Pet-friendly office.
  • Flexible full-time or part-time schedule.
  • Flat hierarchies.
  • Team events voted on by employees.
  • Quarterly Speed.Fest at HQ in Hamburg for workshops and events.
  • Personal training budget.
  • Future-proof pension scheme with expert advice.

Work Mode

This role offers a hybrid work mode from our office in Hamburg, Germany, or remotely within Germany.

Digital Career Institute GmbH is an equal opportunity employer.

Required Skills
HTMLCSSJavaScriptTypeScriptService WorkerSeleniumBrowserstackJenkinsPuppeteerWebPagetestPerformance TestingWeb Performance Optimization
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Baqend GmbH
Baqend develops Speed Kit, a cloud service that uses innovative caching algorithms to minimize loading times of websites. It serves publishers, shops, startups, and SMEs, accelerating websites for market-leading companies like BMW, Zwilling, and GANT.
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Category qa_testing
Posted 9 months ago