Who we are
We’re
BUX, a tech company that is rocking the world of finance and our goal
is to make stock trading easy, exciting and affordable for everyone. We
launched our first app back in 2014 which now has more than 1.5 million
users across Europe and billions of euros in transaction volume. By
taking down the barriers to the financial markets and disrupting the
trading experience, we're helping new generations of first-time
investors to discover the exciting world of the financial markets. We’re
building 2 more apps in 2018 for long-term and cryptocurrency
investing.
About the team
Engineering is
the heart of our business and we have a really experienced tech team.
Between the CTO and our tech leads, there are several decades of
development experience. This is one of the smartest teams you'll have
the chance to work in. It will help you push yourself to the next level.
Why will you enjoy working for BUX?
- You'll work on real-time web applications with complex data flows;
- There's plenty of room to use cutting edge technologies and features – target only the latest "evergreen" web browsers;
- You‘ll be implementing neat features with sleek UI/UX in the
simplest manner, so they are not only readable and maintainable, but
also working just as idealised;
- You’ll have the freedom to choose your own tooling and judge if
a new tool can be used to increase productivity, code readability
and/or maintainability. We try not to use something just because the
“cool kids” are doing it;
- You'll work with highly competent and friendly colleagues;
- Lastly, the business domain is interesting. You will learn how the financial system works on the inside.
What is the cherry on top?
- Latest and greatest tech equipment – choose what you like;
- Conference & training budget to boost your professional development;
- The possibility to work from abroad for 1 month every 12 months;
- Cool office in the heart of Amsterdam (10 mins from Central Station);
- Bi-weekly Hackathons, weekly drinks, fun company events;
- Margy’s famous lunches;
- Competitive salary and Employee Option Plan.
Requirements
- Proactive, self-starting, can-do mentality
- Demonstrable experience publishing business-oriented web applications (please include details of your portfolio when you apply)
- Strong experience in JavaScript (React, Redux, RxJS), HTML, and CSS
- Experience with JavaScript test tools (e.g. JEST, Mocha, Cypress, Selenium, etc.)
- Experience with packaging/build tools (e.g. npm, webpack, etc.)
- Experience with REST/JSON APIs and WebSockets
- Ability to write high-performance, reusable, maintainable code
Please, note that BUX is not providing relocation and visa support for countries outside of Europe