JavaScript Developer

Salary Competitive

We are hiring an awesome JavaScript Developer! Do you have 3+ of professional experience as a developer and you are an expert on JavaScript? Do you have an interest in digital education and want to be a part of the next big language learning there is for millions of travelers and refugees. Keep on reading and send us an interested request!


We are hiring an awesome JavaScript Developer :) Do you have 3+ of professional experience as a developer and you are an expert on JavaScript? Do you have an interest in digital education and want to create the best language learning product and content for millions of travellers and refugees. Furthermore, do you think social responsibility is important and want to make a difference in the world? Keep on reading and send us your interest! 

 

The JavaScript Developer will work on our clients;

  • Web client and website (using React, Relay and GraphQL)
  • Mobile apps (in React and later React Native)
  • Chatbots for Skype, Facebook Messenger, Telegram and Kik

 

Must Have

  • 3+ years of professional experience as developer
  • Expert level of Javascript
  • Professional experience of React
  • Keen to learn and use the latest technologies
  • Good sense of UI/UX
  • Keen on creating a superb enduser experience regardless of platform
  • Fluent in English (both written and spoken)

 

Nice to have

  • University Degree in Computer Science or related field
  • Experience of AngularJS
  • Knowledge of GraphQL
  • Experience of React Native
  • Experience of iOS development
  • Experience of Android development
  • Experience of backend development
  • Knowledge of a typed object oriented language (such as Java or C#)
  • Interest in digital education and language learning 

 

ABOUT US

At Lingio ( http://lingio.co ) our goal is to make learning a language a fun experience! A user that is entertained and is enjoying the learning will use the service more and therefore also learn more. We are both targeting travellers who’d like to pick up a few phrases to be able to order food in France on their vacation and immigrants who have settled in a foreign country where they don’t know the local language and wants to learn as much as possible on their own to quickly get access to the job market and society (Yes, we take social entrepreneurship seriously and we are really passionate about making the world a better place!). We have apps for iOS and Android, and chat bots for Skype, Facebook Messenger, Telegram and Kik, all developed with fun language learning in mind.

Lingio was declared Best Swedish Social Tech Startup 2016 by Nordic Startup Awards and now we are preparing launches in more European countries.

You can read more about us here:

DI: Språkapp lanserar funktion speciellt för flyktingar

Expressen: Svenske IT-proffsets app ska hjälpa flyktingar på ett enkelt och smart sätt

Aftonbladet: De vill lära 100 000 flyktingar svenska

Facebook’s developer blog: Building Bots for Messenger – Tips from the Experts: Lingio

Perks and benefits

This job comes with several perks and benefits

Free lunch
Free lunch

Enjoy a free catered lunch with your colleagues, every day.

Flexible working hours
Flexible working hours

Time is precious. Make it count. Morning person or night owl, this job is for you.

Free coffee / tea
Free coffee / tea

Get your caffeine fix to get you started and keep you going.

Near public transit
Near public transit

Easy access and treehugger friendly workplace.

Social gatherings
Social gatherings

Social gatherings and games; hang out with your colleagues.

Free office snacks
Free office snacks

Peckish after lunch? We got your back with soft drinks, treats and fruit.

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Working at
Lingio

We are making education and specifically language learning more fun and useful. At Lingio, we also focus on social entrepreneurship where our main project is to help refugees learn faster when they come to Europe. Lingio is the language app with the most languages - it offers Arabic, Persian, European languages and Dari. Lingio also offers a chat bot that you can use on Kik, Facebook, Skype, and that will increase learning in a more playful way. We are making education and specifically language learning more fun and useful. At Lingio, we also focus on social entrepreneurship where our main project is to help refugees learn languages faster when they come to Europe. Lingio is the language app with the most diverse languages - e.g. it offers Arabic, Persian, English and of course also the largest European languages. Lingio also provide a really fun chat bot that you can use to learn languages or translate between 50+ languages. You can find the chat bot called "Lingio Quiz+Translate" on Facebook Messenger, Skype, Telegram and Kik. Over 1 billion users can use it today!

Read more about Lingio

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