Junior Frontend Developer (Remote - Portugal)

Our Mission

We make it easy for everyone to build healthy habits and eat more fruit and vegetables by creating innovative products that are highly nutritious, sustainable, and delicious.

How We Do It

Just 1 in 10 US adults eats the recommended minimum of 5 cups of fruits and vegetables every day. We're helping solve that problem with convenient, organic, and mouth-watering products. We transform fresh, organic fruits and veggies into handy single-serving meal moments such as instant smoothies and delicious ready-to-eat fruit snacks and oatmeal.

The Impact You'll Have

As part of Kencko’s engineering team, you’ll create digital experiences that promote healthier living. Your work will help make nutrition sustainable, empowering users to eat more fruits and vegetables while reducing waste.

Responsibilities

• Build and enhance user interfaces using React, TypeScript, and state management tools like Redux or Context API.
• Collaborate with the design team to turn Figma mockups into responsive, pixel-perfect web pages.
• Write clean, maintainable code with a focus on testing and quality.
• Optimize applications for performance, cross-browser compatibility, and mobile responsiveness.
• Participate in code reviews and contribute to our CI/CD pipeline by ensuring high-quality code is delivered to production.
• Focus on growing your skills in stakeholder management and collaborating across teams.
  
  

Experience You Bring

• 2+ years of professional software development experience, with a focus on React and TypeScript.
• Familiarity with Next.js for building performant web applications.
• Knowledge of state management (e.g., Redux, Context API) and integrating APIs.
• Experience with CSS and building responsive, cross-browser compatible interfaces.
• Strong communication skills, fluent in English, and a desire to grow into managing stakeholders.
• Understanding of testing methodologies and their role in the delivery process.
  
  

Nice-To-Haves

• Experience with Figma or similar design tools for collaborating with design teams.
• Experience working with Shopify or other e-commerce platforms.
• Familiarity with Next.js and optimizing frontend applications for performance.
  
  

Here is a video from Charchris, our Tech Lead, providing an in-depth look at the role.

What we offer

• The opportunity to join a B-Corp team that is shaking up the nutrition industry for the better!
• An employee stock equity award
• 25 days of paid time off
• 6 sick or well-being days
• 9.60 euros per day for a meal allowance
• Steep discounts on kencko products for you and friends/family
• Nutrition Consults
• Generous Maternity/Paternity and Marriage Leave policies
• Donation to your favorite charity on your birthday!
• Wellness perks via our kencko-er assistance program (legal, financial, work/life balance, and mental health services)
• A casual, dynamic, ambitious, and for real fun work environment
  
  

How To Apply

Along with your CV, in English, please answer the questions found in the application.

• kencko is committed to bringing together individuals from different backgrounds and perspectives. We strive to create an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive, feel a sense of belonging, and do great work together. As an equal opportunity employer, we prohibit any unlawful discrimination against a job applicant on the basis of their race, color, religion, veteran status, sex, parental status, gender identity or expression, transgender status, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability or genetic information. We are dedicated to going above and beyond in fostering diversity across our company."