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Geocaching | UX/UI Designer | Seattle, WA | Full-time, ONSITE (with remote options), Relocation Offered for Out-of-State Candidates

Perks: 6 Time Winner of "Best Place to Work" from Outside Magazine, Health Insurance Premiums 100% paid for, Unlimited Ski Lift Tickets, Outdoor Gear Closet, and great work/life balance.

www.geocaching.com/careers

About Geocaching HQ We are the global headquarters for the game of geocaching. Our apps and Geocaching.com website allow a global community of millions of people to join in a real-world treasure hunt.

Our mission (and yours should you choose to accept it) is to inspire and enable discovery, exploration and adventure. Basically, everyone’s job here is to enable millions of people to have fun outside. How cool is that?

Position Overview: We want to maximize the ease-of-use for all of our products, so our users can spend less time figuring out how our applications work and more time playing outside. The UX/UI Designer for Web will assist in all phases of product development, including research, ideation, validation and high-fidelity visual design. We need you to make the cool, innovative things that will turn Geocaching into a trend-setter on the international stage.

What you'll do: ● Work as a critical member within a team of product owners, producers and developers to deliver world-class experiences ● Create what it takes to articulate the design, including whiteboard sketches, user flows, wireframes, interactive prototypes, animations and redlines ● Interview users, gather requirements from stakeholders, present your designs, and explain the reasoning behind design decisions ● Contribute to the growth of the UX team through critiques, brainstorms, discussions and recommendations

Apply today at www.geocaching.com/careers.

Interview process includes pre-phone screen questions, 1st Phone Screen w/ HR, 2nd Phone Screen w/ hiring team + portfolio review, Skype Interview (if out of state), and In-person Interview.


Geocaching | Senior Android Developer | Seattle, WA | Full-time, ONSITE (with remote options), Relocation Offered for Out-of-State Candidate

Perks: 6 Time Winner of "Best Place to Work" from Outside Magazine, Health Insurance Premiums covered 100%, Unlimited Ski Lift Tickets, Outdoor Gear Closet, and great work/life balance.

www.geocaching.com/careers

About Geocaching HQ: We are the global headquarters for the game of geocaching. Our apps and Geocaching.com website allow a global community of millions of people to join in a real-world treasure hunt.

Our mission (and yours should you choose to accept it) is to inspire and enable discovery, exploration and adventure. Basically, everyone’s job here is to enable millions of people to have fun outside. How cool is that?

What you’ll do: We are seeking a skilled Senior Mobile Developer to join the team that creates and maintains the suite of Geocaching apps for iPhone, Android and Windows Phone. The team is currently embarking on the reinvention of the way Geocaching is played on mobile devices. We’re seeking a developer who can quickly join in, come up-to-speed on the project and provide technical direction and leadership to a growing team.

What we’re looking for: - A proven track record of successfully delivering multiple iterations of Android apps to the public with rave reviews - A strong foundation of object-oriented programming skills and deep familiarity with computer science topics including data structures and algorithms - Ability to keep up with rapidly changing platforms and awareness of the latest advances on the Android platform. - A keen sense of the risks, rewards and trade-offs when making technical decisions - Mentorship and guidance to other developers - Love of a self-organizing, agile software development team and enthusiasm for Scrum rituals - Ability to Identify opportunities to improve the team’s processes and practices - Understanding of the importance of selling your ideas and building consensus within the team and the company - Enjoyment of close collaboration, both within and outside the team - Total ownership over the quality of his or her work and fluency in development practices that minimize bugs, including Test Driven Development and test automation - Sense for good UX practices and enjoys working with our UX team to create experiences that delight our customers

Apply today at www.geocaching.com/careers.

Interview process includes 1st Phone Screen w/ HR, 2nd Phone Screen w/ hiring team, Skype Interview (if out of state), and In-person Interview.


Geocaching | UX/UI Designer | Seattle, WA | Full-time, ONSITE (with remote options), Relocation Offered for Out-of-State Candidates

Perks: 6 Time Winner of "Best Place to Work" from Outside Magazine, Health Insurance Premiums 100% paid for, Unlimited Ski Lift Tickets, Outdoor Gear Closet, and great work/life balance.

www.geocaching.com/careers

About Geocaching HQ We are the global headquarters for the game of geocaching. Our apps and Geocaching.com website allow a global community of millions of people to join in a real-world treasure hunt.

Our mission (and yours should you choose to accept it) is to inspire and enable discovery, exploration and adventure. Basically, everyone’s job here is to enable millions of people to have fun outside. How cool is that?

Position Overview: We want to maximize the ease-of-use for all of our products, so our users can spend less time figuring out how our applications work and more time playing outside. The UX/UI Designer for Web will assist in all phases of product development, including research, ideation, validation and high-fidelity visual design.

We need you to make the cool, innovative things that will turn Geocaching into a trend-setter on the international stage.

What you'll do: ● Work as a critical member within a team of product owners, producers and developers to deliver world-class experiences ● Create what it takes to articulate the design, including whiteboard sketches, user flows, wireframes, interactive prototypes, animations and redlines ● Interview users, gather requirements from stakeholders, present your designs, and explain the reasoning behind design decisions ● Contribute to the growth of the UX team through critiques, brainstorms, discussions and recommendations

Apply today at www.geocaching.com/careers.

Interview process includes 1st Phone Screen w/ HR, 2nd Phone Screen w/ hiring team + portfolio review, Skype Interview (if out of state), and In-person Interview.


Geocaching | UX/UI Designer | Seattle, WA | Full-time, ONSITE (with remote options), Relocation Offered for Out-of-State Candidate

Perks: 6 Time Winner of "Best Place to Work" from Outside Magazine, Health Insurance Premiums 100% paid for, Unlimited Ski Lift Tickets, Outdoor Gear Closet, and great work/life balance.

www.geocaching.com/careers

About Geocaching HQ We are the global headquarters for the game of geocaching. Our apps and Geocaching.com website allow a global community of millions of people to join in a real-world treasure hunt.

Our mission (and yours should you choose to accept it) is to inspire and enable discovery, exploration and adventure. Basically, everyone’s job here is to enable millions of people to have fun outside. How cool is that?

Position Overview: We want to maximize the ease-of-use for all of our products, so our users can spend less time figuring out how our applications work and more time playing outside. The UX/UI Designer for Web will assist in all phases of product development, including research, ideation, validation and high-fidelity visual design.

We need you to make the cool, innovative things that will turn Geocaching into a trend-setter on the international stage.

What you'll do: ● Work as a critical member within a team of product owners, producers and developers to deliver world-class experiences ● Create what it takes to articulate the design, including whiteboard sketches, user flows, wireframes, interactive prototypes, animations and redlines ● Interview users, gather requirements from stakeholders, present your designs, and explain the reasoning behind design decisions ● Contribute to the growth of the UX team through critiques, brainstorms, discussions and recommendations

Apply today at www.geocaching.com/careers. Interview process includes 1st Phone Screen w/ HR, 2nd Phone Screen w/ hiring team + portfolio review, Skype Interview (if out of state), and In-person Interview.


Geocaching | Senior Android Developer | Seattle, WA | Full-time, ONSITE (with remote options), Relocation Offered for Out-of-State Candidate

Perks: 6 Time Winner of "Best Place to Work" from Outside Magazine, Health Insurance Premiums 100% paid for, Unlimited Ski Lift Tickets, Outdoor Gear Closet, and great work/life balance.

www.geocaching.com/careers

About Geocaching HQ We are the global headquarters for the game of geocaching. Our apps and Geocaching.com website allow a global community of millions of people to join in a real-world treasure hunt.

Our mission (and yours should you choose to accept it) is to inspire and enable discovery, exploration and adventure. Basically, everyone’s job here is to enable millions of people to have fun outside. How cool is that?

What you’ll do We are seeking a skilled Senior Mobile Developer to join the team that creates and maintains the suite of Geocaching apps for iPhone, Android and Windows Phone. The team is currently embarking on the reinvention of the way Geocaching is played on mobile devices. We’re seeking a developer who can quickly join in, come up-to-speed on the project and provide technical direction and leadership to a growing team.

What we’re looking for: - A proven track record of successfully delivering multiple iterations of Android apps to the public with rave reviews - A strong foundation of object-oriented programming skills and deep familiarity with computer science topics including data structures and algorithms - Ability to keep up with rapidly changing platforms and awareness of the latest advances on the Android platform. - A keen sense of the risks, rewards and trade-offs when making technical decisions - Mentorship and guidance to other developers - Love of a self-organizing, agile software development team and enthusiasm for Scrum rituals - Ability to Identify opportunities to improve the team’s processes and practices - Understanding of the importance of selling your ideas and building consensus within the team and the company - Enjoyment of close collaboration, both within and outside the team - Total ownership over the quality of his or her work and fluency in development practices that minimize bugs, including Test Driven Development and test automation - Sense for good UX practices and enjoys working with our UX team to create experiences that delight our customers

Apply today at www.geocaching.com/careers. Interview process includes 1st Phone Screen w/ HR, 2nd Phone Screen w/ hiring team, Skype Interview (if out of state), and In-person Interview.


Geocaching | Senior Front End Developer | Seattle, WA, USA | Full-time, On-site

Interview includes 2 phone screens, Skype interview for candidates who aren't in the Seattle area + on-site interview for all candidates.

Relocation available. Award winning benefits package and a 6 year in a row "Best Place to Work" winner from Outside Magazine.

About Geocaching HQ: We are the global headquarters for the game of geocaching. Our apps and Geocaching.com website allow a global community of more than 10 million people to join in a real-world treasure hunt.

Position overview: As a senior front end developer, you architect large-scale, enterprise-level web applications and help define the standards for web development on geocaching.com. You are comfortable leading projects, sharing your technical and architectural expertise, and working side-by-side with designers and backend engineers. You have a passion for building modular, componentized UIs and an uncanny ability to spot reusable patterns from miles away. You work closely with UX/UI designers to prototype and ship new features, develop fast, responsive, and highly interactive mobile-first web experiences, and collaborate with backend engineers to define data contracts and API requirements. You perform peer reviews with other developers, document everything, and lead by example by writing code that is scalable, modular, and robust.

Qualifications + Required Skills: - Expert knowledge of HTML, CSS, and writing CSS at scale. - Expert knowledge of JavaScript. You are equally comfortable writing vanilla object-oriented JS and working within a framework. - Extensive experience architecting complex UIs from the ground up using modern JavaScript frameworks (Backbone and React/Redux a big plus). - Expert in building progressively-enhanced, mobile-first web apps using modular, unit-testable components. - Proficiency with NodeJS-based tools such as Gulp, Grunt, and Webpack. - Expert knowledge of front end performance, cross-browser/device quirks, and how to work around them. -Solid understanding of UX best practices and accessibility standards, and a commitment to putting the user first.

Bonus Points: - Experience with TDD or client-side unit testing frameworks. - Experience with section 508 compliance, particularly in the context of SPAs. - Experience working with localization/internationalization. - Proficiency using Git in an Agile development team setting.

Apply at www.geocaching.com/jobs


Geocaching | UX/UI Designer | Seattle, WA, USA | Full-time, On-site

Interview includes 2 phone screens, an exercise, Skype interview for candidates who aren't in the Seattle area + on-site interview for all candidates.

Relocation available. Award winning benefits package and a 6 year in a row "Best Place to Work" winner from Outside Magazine.

About Geocaching HQ: We are the global headquarters for the game of geocaching. Our apps and Geocaching.com website allow a global community of more than 10 million people to join in a real-world treasure hunt.

Position overview: We want to maximize the ease-of-use for all of our products, so our users can spend less time figuring out how our applications work and more time playing outside. The UX/UI Designer for Web will assist in all phases of product development, including research, ideation, validation and high-fidelity visual design.

We need you to make the cool, innovative things that will turn Geocaching into a trend-setter on the international stage.

What you’ll do: - Work as a critical member within a team of product owners, producers and developers to deliver world-class experiences - Create what it takes to articulate the design, including whiteboard sketches, user flows, wireframes, interactive prototypes, animations and redlines - Interview users, gather requirements from stakeholders, present your designs, and explain the reasoning behind design decisions - Contribute to the growth of the UX team through critiques, brainstorms, discussions and recommendations

What we’re looking for: - 5+ years of practical UX and UI design experience - B.A. and/or Master's degree in HCI or related field - Strong illustration and animation skills are a HUGE PLUS - A portfolio or sample work that clearly demonstrates successful implementation of user-focused design solutions -Solid understanding of interaction design fundamentals and best practices for responsive design - Awareness of HTML/CSS/JavaScript technologies and how design choices translate into development - Passion for the outdoors and gaming, especially in the online/mobile sphere.

Apply at www.geocaching.com/jobs.


Geocaching | Mobile iOS Developer | Seattle, WA | Full-time, ONSITE | https://www.geocaching.com/jobs/

About Geocaching HQ We are the global headquarters for the game of geocaching. Our apps and Geocaching.com website allow a global community of more than 10 million people to join in a real-world treasure hunt.

Our mission (and yours should you choose to accept it) is to inspire and enable discovery, exploration and adventure. Basically, everyone’s job here is to enable millions of people to have fun outside. And we've won a Best Place to Work award from Outside Magazine for 6 years in a row. How cool is that?

What you'll do We are seeking a skilled Mobile Developer to join the team that creates and maintains the suite of Geocaching apps for iPhone, Android and Windows Phone. The team is currently using Swift to reimagine of the way Geocaching is played on the iPhone. We’re seeking a developer who can quickly join in, come up-to-speed on the project and contribute to a growing team. Process: phone screen w/ HR, phone screen w/ hiring team, interview (Skype or onsite). We recommend exploring our website and products before your first phone screen.

Apply directly on our website at www.geocaching.com/jobs.


Geocaching | UX/UI Designer | Seattle, WA | Full-time, ONSITE | https://www.geocaching.com/jobs/

About Geocaching HQ We are the global headquarters for the game of geocaching. Our apps and Geocaching.com website allow a global community of more than 10 million people to join in a real-world treasure hunt.

Our mission (and yours should you choose to accept it) is to inspire and enable discovery, exploration and adventure. Basically, everyone’s job here is to enable millions of people to have fun outside. And we've won a Best Place to Work award from Outside Magazine for 6 years in a row. How cool is that?

What you'll do We want to maximize the ease-of-use for all of our products, so our users can spend less time figuring out how our applications work and more time playing outside. The UX/UI Designer for Web will assist in all phases of product development, including research, ideation, validation and high-fidelity visual design.

We need you to make the cool, innovative things that will turn Geocaching into a trend-setter on the international stage.

Process: phone screen w/ HR, phone screen w/ hiring team, exercise, interview (Skype or onsite). We recommend exploring our website and products before your first phone screen.

Apply directly on our website at www.geocaching.com/jobs.


Geocaching | Senior Front End Developer | Seattle, WA | Full-time, ONSITE | https://www.geocaching.com/jobs/

About Geocaching HQ We are the global headquarters for the game of geocaching. Our apps and Geocaching.com website allow a global community of more than 10 million people to join in a real-world treasure hunt.

Our mission (and yours should you choose to accept it) is to inspire and enable discovery, exploration and adventure. Basically, everyone’s job here is to enable millions of people to have fun outside. And we've won a Best Place to Work award from Outside Magazine for 6 years in a row. How cool is that?

What you'll do As a senior front end developer, you architect large-scale, enterprise-level web applications and help define the standards for web development on geocaching.com. You are comfortable leading projects, sharing your technical and architectural expertise, and working side-by-side with designers and backend engineers. You have a passion for building modular, componentized UIs and an uncanny ability to spot reusable patterns from miles away. You work closely with UX/UI designers to prototype and ship new features, develop fast, responsive, and highly interactive mobile-first web experiences, and collaborate with backend engineers to define data contracts and API requirements. You perform peer reviews with other developers, document everything, and lead by example by writing code that is scalable, modular, and robust.

Process: phone screen w/ HR, phone screen w/ hiring team, interview (Skype or onsite). We recommend exploring our website and products before your first phone screen.

Apply directly on our website at www.geocaching.com/jobs.


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