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Javascript Engineer

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  • Remote-friendly · fits your timezone
  • Posted 3 days ago · via Himalayas

Build impactful features for global clients' engineering teams

As a JavaScript Engineer at GitStart, you'll help scale engineering teams of global clients by shipping impactful features. You'll work on modern web apps, API integrations, and projects ranging from YC startups to unicorns. The role involves contributing to high-quality, scalable codebases while gaining experience in advanced JavaScript and Node.js ecosystems.

Why This Role?

Get early access to cutting-edge AI dev tools like GPT-4 and autonomous agents

Key Responsibilities

  • Write and review JavaScript code for client projects
  • Contribute to modern web apps and API integrations
  • Participate in technical, PM, and communication growth tracks
  • Collaborate with developers from 15+ countries through community events
  • Build open-source profile by contributing to JavaScript and Node.js repositories

Requirements

  • Mastery in JavaScript (Node.js + React, Next.js, or Vue.js)
  • Solid grasp of async programming (Promises, async/await, event loop)
  • Strong knowledge of API design (REST, GraphQL, WebSockets)
  • Experience with performance optimization (caching, load balancing, profiling)
  • Ability to debug across layers (frontend, backend, database, network)

Required Skills

javascriptnodereactapi designperformance optimizationNode.jsasync programming

Indonesia Context

Working Hours Overlap:
Flexible — work your own hours
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Original description from Himalayas

Locations: Anywhere TL;DR: Join a career accelerator for developers, built by developers. Locations: Anywhere TL;DR: Join a career accelerator for developers, built by developers. Alumni have gone on to Amazon, Meta, Google — or founded their own startups. 💼 About the Role As a JavaScript Engineer , you’ll help scale the engineering teams of our global clients and ship impactful features. You’ll work on everything from modern web apps to API integrations, contributing to projects for YC startups all the way up to unicorns. GitStart is a community of developers that turns tickets into PRs — fast, high-quality, and at scale. ⭐ Reasons to Join 🌱 Grow your skills – Write and review code from day one, get daily peer and senior engineer feedback, and level up with technical, PM, and communication growth tracks. 🌍 World-class codebases – Condense years of learning into months by working on some of the most advanced and technical JavaScript projects in the world. 🤖 Become AI-native – Get early access to cutting-edge AI dev tools, from GPT-4 to autonomous agents that create tickets based on your PR comments. 👩💻 Fully remote + async – Work when, where, and how you want. No micromanagement. 🚀 Gain OSS experience – Build your open-source profile and contribute to important JavaScript and Node.js repositories. 🤝 Build lasting connections – Collaborate with people from 15+ countries through game nights, hackathons, and local meetups. 🎯 Your Technical Skills Mastery in JavaScript (Node.js + modern frameworks like React, Next.js, or Vue.js) Solid grasp of async programming (Promises, async/await, event loop, queues) Strong knowledge of API design (REST, GraphQL, WebSockets) and integration Skilled in data structures and modeling for web-scale applications Deep understanding of performance optimization (caching, load balancing, profiling) Experience with concurrency in JS (worker threads, clustering, async queues) Ability to debug across layers (frontend, backend, database, network) Strong architectural thinking (system design, scalable modular codebases) Product-wise: Ability to quickly master new domains and stacks Excellent at writing and maintaining technical documentation Attention to detail for edge cases and failure scenarios 😊 You’re a Fit If… You’re hungry to learn and grow You’ve shown extreme ownership in past work You can jump into large unknowns and chip away at problems You learn by building , not just reading You iterate fast and love feedback loops You care deeply about code quality and craftsmanship 🔄 What to Expect If you pass the application stage: Technical Assessment → Technical Interview → Hackweek (2–5 issues on a public OSS JS codebase) → Full-time offer Ready to do the best work of your life? Apply here. Originally posted on Himalayas

Salary Context

Similar Engineering roles on LokerDollar pay around $165k/yr (range $1k–1000k/yr, n=564 active listings).

Hiring at GitStart

GitStart has 1 other active role on LokerDollar and has been hiring here since Oct 13, 2026 — across Engineering, Operations.

View all GitStart openings →

Market context

  • ESTIMATEEstimated pay is 10% below the role median of $165,000/year (n=564 pay-disclosing listings).
  • VERIFIEDGitStart: 2 postings in the last 3 months, 2 all-time on LokerDollar.
  • VERIFIEDCompany first seen Oct 13, 2026.
  • VERIFIEDThis listing first seen Oct 13, 2026.
  • VERIFIEDLast verified live Oct 13, 2026.

Opens on Himalayas — you may need 1–2 more clicks to reach the real application.

Remote-friendly · fits your timezone
Company
GitStart
Source
Estimated salary
$134k–162k/yr
Based on similar roles — not stated by the employer
Job Type
full time
Location
Remote · Open worldwide
Category
Seniority
mid
PostedNewNew & verified
Oct 12, 2026

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