JavaScript Developer - VG

Job Description

VG Video Team seeks JavaScript Developer

Do you want to join the team behind Norway's most playful streaming service - with half a million daily users, and help us become even better? VG’s video team is today responsible for the video experience across VG, with VGTV as the main distribution channel. We strive to bring the video experience on VG to the next level, and we need more smart people to join our team.

VG delivers news, but also TV, entertainment shows, sports, podcasts, apps, live broadcasts and so much more. Every day 2.5 million people visit VG for news coverage, 1 million video streams are started, and we strive to bring value to our 250k subscribers. On a normal day, VG is the most visited website in Norway, and when something important happens, it is the first place people go.

ABOUT THE TEAM

• We cater for VGTV original shows, a library of over 400 documentaries, premium sport live streams and 24/7 news and sports coverage. We have recently expanded the platform to the Swedish giant Aftonbladet, and work together to create the video experience of the future!

• We’re a growing cross-located team with product manager and designers located in Oslo, and with developers in Kraków.

• The product is based in Oslo (for VG) and Stockholm (for Aftonbladet). We’re located in the city centre with offices in Akersgata, co-located with other developers, journalists, designers and data scientists in VG and Schibsted News Media.

• We’re a user oriented team, and develop our services to meet expectations of our viewers and content creators.User research combined with data insights and business input decides what we should build.

• As a member of the team, you will be part of a high speed, inclusive and fun environment where trust, openness, collaboration, and passion is key.

• We are humble and care a lot about our craft, always helping each other to become better in what we do.

• We test, we fail and learn together.

• We encourage learning and facilitate for our team members to have 10% of their time to explore their own initiatives.

• We work in 3 week sprints that we call “missions”, which gives us focus and autonomy to solve a defined problem. After the mission we have a detox week where we fix bugs and other things at hand.

ABOUT THE ROLE

• The developers have recently rebuilt the video platform from the ground up, so you will come to a brand new and modern product that is carefully put together based on everything we have learned – successes and failures – from the last years to create a great product.

• Our challenge is to continue on the great work and effort that has been put into the product and elevate it even further, to create a top tier video experience.

• Previous work with video or video platforms is no requirement, but passion for online video is definitely something we are looking for.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

• You are passionate about media innovation and making good user experiences

• You’re a team player.

• You’re a motivated person and eager to learn.

• You know how to write and use RESTful services.

• You’re willing to learn NodeJs (or know it already :)).

• You like to chat about tech , also the parts that are not directly connected to your experience [we are a team of passionate people and we love to speak about technology for example during our morning coffee routine].

• You’re comfortable writing JavaScript code regardless of whether that’s just vanillaJS, React or Node.

• You find code reviews not only a tool for improving code quality but also for teaching and learning.

• You like to work with tested code.

• You’re not afraid of TypeScript [seriously it’s not as black as it is painted :)].

• You are open to a feedback culture.

BENEFITS

• 10% of working hours on own initiated projects.
• 5 week + 2 days vacation
• Free access to the Schibsted gym in the basement
• Free VG+ subscription and other Schibsted-news papers and digital magazines.
• Now also Podme.
• Good pension agreements
• Flexible working hours
• Insurances
• Personal growth plan, development of technical skills from courses and conferences.
• Top-notch equipment. Most modern stuff with MacOs or Windows on board & mobile with either Android or iOS
• Subsidised lunch in our cafeteria
• We cover phone and broadband subscription.
• Employer discounts on a numerous products and services
• You'll get to work with products that reaches millions of people
• You'll be a part of a large international media company

Do you have questions or want to sit down for an chat to learn more, please reach out to:

Kristin Nyland ([email protected]) or Lukasz Blacha ([email protected])