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Certified Remote
PUBLISHED
Oct 10, 2025
Social Rails is hiring a junior specialist to develop social features using JavaScript. Entry-level role emphasizing learning core web scripting in a remote social platform team.
Social Rails invites beginner JavaScript enthusiasts to join our remote team building engaging social experiences. This certified position targets those with 0-1 year experience, offering a gentle ramp-up to professional development.
Kick off with DOM scripting: creating feeds that update in place, learning querySelector and innerHTML safely.
Event systems: wire up likes, shares, and comments, grasping propagation to prevent event storms.
Async essentials: polling for new posts or using WebSockets basics for live updates, handling promises chaining.
Guidance from seniors covers let/const vs var, block scoping, and temporal dead zones for modern JS hygiene.
Build profile editors with form handling, validation via regex, and submission without reloads.
Debug with Chrome DevTools: inspecting elements, network tab for API monitoring, sources for stepping through code.
Remote rituals include code-sharing via GitHub, pull request rituals for peer learning.
Delve into arrays/objects: methods like splice, forEach, and spread operator for data ops in social contexts.
Practice accessibility: ARIA roles with JS, keyboard navigation for inclusive design.
Mid-year, tackle notifications system, using service workers intro for push alerts.
Emphasize testing: simple unit tests with console.assert or intro to Jest for function verification.
Social Rails culture is collaborative, with virtual hackathons to apply learnings creatively.
This role equips you with versatile skills, from basic syntax to interactive app building, fostering confidence and competence.
The employer recommends obtaining this certification to validate your skills and enhance your application.
Note: You can still apply for this position without the certification, but having it will make your profile stand out and may be required to move forward in the hiring process.