Description
Position at Ookla
We’re Ookla, the company behind Speedtest, Downdetector, Ekahau, RootMetrics, and an ever-expanding suite of connectivity solutions. Our team is a group of people brought together through passion and inspired by possibility. We are looking for team members who enjoy solving complex problems, are motivated to challenge themselves, and are delighted with turning clever ideas into unique products.
Millions of consumer-initiated tests are performed through our products and billions of data points are collected globally every day. With all this measurement comes countless ways to dissect and analyze our data, and plenty of exciting opportunities to optimize our broader strategy. When you work for us, you are using Ookla data and insights to further our mission to improve connectivity for all.
We are looking for a seasoned Senior Software Engineer for our new SW Ekahau team. Ekahau helps businesses build and maintain high-performing wireless networks. Our award-winning Wi-Fi design, site survey, and troubleshooting solutions create fast, reliable Wi-Fi networks that businesses can trust for their mission-critical wireless needs. We ensure networks are optimized using the right number of access points, positioned in the right locations, and with the right configurations to deliver awesome Wi-Fi every day. Businesses of every size, including the world's biggest brands and events, trust Ekahau to get the best performance from their wireless networks.
You will be developing cross-platform applications using a combination of web technologies and native code. The software development team is responsible for building technology enablers and new application features usable in Apps released on iOS and Android, and later on Windows and MacOS too. Together with the team, you take part in setting the direction for our future software stack and architecture. You would be innovating and validating options that will be pushing the limits of what we currently think would be possible.
In this role, you will be responsible for designing and implementing working, clean, high-performing, and reusable application code targeting web and mobile. Another aspect of your work is researching, evaluating, and prototyping technological options that meet business requirements. You are also creating reference implementations and coding conventions for guiding our software development teams. Your current technology stack can include any modern web framework, such as Vue.js or React. You could be a polyglot programmer interested in languages such as Typescript, Kotlin, Rust or even C++. You would also greatly benefit from an understanding of IP networking and wireless technologies as well as signal processing algorithms.
We are committed to providing you a flexible work environment where individuality, fun, and talent are all valued equally. If you consider yourself innovative, adept at collaboration, and you care deeply about the work you do, we want to talk!
Requirements:
Has frontend development experience on responsive web applications handling challenging data sets
Is familiar with technologies used for data and signal processing and able to do proof of concept level UI development
Experience on SW and system performance optimizations and troubleshooting
Has 6+ years of software development experience
Gets things done and has a growth mindset
Has good communication skills in written and spoken English
And a plus would be to be familiar with networking technologies - both wired and wireless Background Check required
We hope that you reside somewhere around the Helsinki Metropolitan Area
Benefits:
We care deeply about each other and the work we do, and our perks are just one way we demonstrate this. We offer a comprehensive benefits package, including (but not limited to):
Competitive annual leave
Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) options
Comprehensive benefits plans (health care, insurance)
Pension plan contribution
Paid maternity and parental leave
Wellness benefits (Calm app, gym reimbursement, ERG groups, etc)
Professional growth opportunities
Lunch and Sports vouchers
Commuter benefits
Volunteer paid time off
Professional growth opportunities
Internet and phone allowance
Nice modern office environment in the center of Helsinki
You will have the best hardware, software, and tools available for you to do your work, and we provide excellent flexibility for working remotely as time and responsibilities allow. To promote your success and growth we offer educational opportunities, and anti-racism and LGBTQIA+ resource libraries, team activities, and many more.
We care deeply about each other and the work we do, and our perks are just one way we demonstrate this. Ookla has great benefits including competitive compensation and paid time off. We make sure you have the best hardware, software and tools available for you to do your work.
If you’re passionate about joining the work we’re doing, we welcome your application and encourage applicants with both traditional and non-traditional experience that makes them an excellent candidate for the role. We strongly believe diversity of all kinds makes us better. We are an equal opportunity employer actively working to build an inclusive workforce at all levels of the company. [Read our latest diversity report from our parent company here.] Ookla is an equal opportunity employer, and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
We want to ensure candidates have everything they need throughout our application and hiring process. If you have any individual needs related to disability or accessibility, we encourage you to contact and let us know how we can best accommodate you.
