Web Designer

DE Shaw; Olympia (WA); On-site; USD 59,000 - 91,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentor

Benefits package

Growth opportunities

Job summary

DE Shaw in Olympia, WA is seeking a junior Web Designer to ship code that matters. You will lead technical design reviews, drive a Vue.js feature through code freeze, and collaborate with data teams to surface production insights.

This role offers mentorship, a benefits package, and the freedom to grow on your terms in Olympia. You should have a Bachelor's degree or equivalent, a record of delivering results, and a customer-focused mindset to own projects from start to finish.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• Proven track record delivering results as a junior Web Designer.
• Curiosity and a continuous drive to sharpen your technology craft.
• An appetite for ownership that scales with the stakes.
• Customer-focused outlook with strong interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical design reviews for junior technology initiatives
• Carry a wildly-collaborative Vue.js feature through code freeze without breaking DE Shaw stability
• Identify bottlenecks and propose architectural improvements proactively
• Chase down the Tailwind CSS integration that silently drops DE Shaw events at midnight
• Work closely with data teams to surface insights from production systems
• Tune JavaScript queries until the WA database stops timing out under load
• Wire Growth Mindset APIs to Selenium consumers so data lands where Olympia teams expect it

Skills

Frontend development

Vue.js

Tailwind CSS

Growth mindset

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Selenium

Job description

This is a chance to ship code that matters, working with Redis on systems serving high-traffic workloads. Cut to the chase and you get $59,000 - $91,000, a technology mandate, and DE Shaw colleagues who treat ownership as the default.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead technical design reviews for junior technology initiatives
• Carry a wildly-collaborative Vue.js feature through code freeze without breaking DE Shaw stability
• Identify bottlenecks and propose architectural improvements proactively
• Chase down the Tailwind CSS integration that silently drops DE Shaw events at midnight
• Work closely with data teams to surface insights from production systems
• Tune JavaScript queries until the WA database stops timing out under load
• Wire Growth Mindset APIs to Selenium consumers so data lands where Olympia teams expect it

What You'll Bring

• Bachelor's degree in a related field, or equivalent practical experience
• Proven track record delivering results as a junior Web Designer
• Curiosity and a continuous drive to sharpen your technology craft
• An appetite for ownership that scales with the stakes
• Customer-focused outlook with strong interpersonal skills

DE Shaw is an ambitious Olympia, WA firm where Selenium isn't a department but the entire reason the lights stay on. Honest feedback is a gift here, and we try to wrap it kindly before we hand it over.

You bring the Growth Mindset; we bring $59,000 - $91,000, a mentor, a benefits package, and the freedom to grow on your terms in Olympia.

Right now in Olympia, the Web Designer chair sits open and the door is unlocked.