The career You Deserve
Critical thinkers, world-altering coders, marketing wizards and strategic hands-on people: Welcome! Five Jars is always on the look-out for new experts and bright talents to join us!
The Five Jars way of working
Five Jars is a people-first company. We were founded with the aim to create a new and innovative alternative to the conventional companies out there. And we did! Our team works independently and creates the most innovative solutions in a transparent and efficient manner. Our management team trusts each and every team member to make the right decisions and gives a great deal of freedom to everyone.
Our global footprint is a challenge but one we mitigate by organizing trips to meet each other regularly. Five Jars believes that work is not the only thing that makes life amazing. That is why you can work from any country. Do your children have a school theatre piece you want to watch? Great! Don’t ask, just go and enjoy. We know you’ll come back happier, more balanced, and more motivated. That’s what our clients want – and you!
Long story short, Five Jars is only as good as the team. And the team is everything for us.
Current Opportunities
Five Jars is looking for an experienced and up for a challenge HR Specialist to join our team of professionals and dive headfirst into the inner life of a fast-growing web development company. You will work with a cozy team of talented, creative experts who love their projects and do their best to contribute to their development.
If you are eager to become a strong HR support for the team in a rapidly growing software development environment, we have a great opportunity for you!
Professional skills
Required professional skills for being successful with goals and expected results.
- Experience in HR for at least 4 years
- Upper-Intermediate/Advanced in English (ready to communicate with US team members)
- Experience working with a remote distributed team
- Experience working at a software development agency or outsourcing company
- Employee lifecycle management and support experience
- Experience organizing events both offline and online
- Experience organizing Learning & Development programs
- Strong decision-making skills
- Leadership abilities
- Personal skills: responsibility, result-oriented, excellent communication, love for challenge, and initiative.
Responsibilities
Responsibilities that candidates will have on a daily basis.
- Employee Relations & Management
- Promote corporate culture and company values
- Communicate with team members: monitor the mood of specialists and job satisfaction within the project
- Conduct one-on-one meetings with team members
- Advise managers and supervisors on best practices in handling employee concerns
- Handle and resolve complex employee relations issues, possibly involving disputes or grievances
- Conduct onboarding, offboarding and exit interviews
- Organize online and offline activities
- Oversee and communicate with the team about time off and day off periods
- Learning and Development
- Assist in the development and implementation of performance review systems
- Overview and conduct performance reviews
- Provide guidance to managers/mentors on performance feedback and improvement strategies
- Design and implement training programs to meet organizational needs
- Evaluate the effectiveness of training and development initiatives
- Budgeting, Compensation, and Benefits
- Prepare budgets by the department
- Conduct compensation analysis to ensure that the company remains competitive
- Work with the Finance Manager on the monthly compensation for team members
- Assist in the design and rollout of benefits packages
- Legal Compliance
- Ensure that the organization is compliant with US/Ukraine laws
- Work with legal docs (employee/contractor agreements, NDAs, etc.)
- Create, review, and update HR policies as required
- Stay updated with changes in labor laws and inform the organization about any necessary policy changes
- Ensure consistent policy enforcement throughout the organization
- Employee Engagement and Branding
- Develop and implement programs to boost employee morale and job satisfaction
- Analyze turnover rates and develop strategies to improve retention
- Help us build an impressive employer brand in collaboration with the marketing team
- Work on corporate branding, such as merch, together with the marketing team
- Organize travel plans connected to marketing activities
- Help to strategize ways to attract top talent in collaboration with the recruiting team
- Stakeholder Communication
- Serve as a bridge between employees and management (CEO & COO), ensuring clear communication
- Represent the HR department in cross-departmental initiatives
- Collect and analyze HR data to provide insights into trends
- Generate reports for executive management based on HR metrics
We Propose
- 100% remote work
- Professional growth and regular performance reviews
- Benefits such as vacation, sick leave, a day off during official national holidays
- Flexible schedule and 7-hour working day
- Regular Friday activities, including open mics about different tech things from other team members
- Help with learning new things (courses, books, etc.)
- Support in participating in conferences
- Warm and friendly working environment
- Flexibility in making decisions, no micromanagement
- Respect and support with all activities
- Team building and other sorts of online/offline team activities
Five Jars is looking for a skilled Design Lead to join a digital agency and coordinate the design team in order to provide quality web development services for our clients. You are going to work with inspiring non-profit organizations, manage UI/UX processes and closely collaborate with the delivery team.
If you are a person eager to take on a new responsibility in UI/UX Design within a rapidly growing software development environment, we have a great opportunity for you!
Professional skills
Required professional skills for being successful with goals and expected results.
- 4+ years of experience in UI/UX Design within a software development environment
- 2+ years of working at a software development agency or outsourcing company
- Highly skilled in design principles, UX, and UI design, with a proven track record of leading successful projects and delivering top-notch designs
- Experience in managing, and guiding a team of designers and building a mentorship program for the design team
- Capable of creating efficient design workflows, implementing design tools and technologies, and ensuring smooth collaboration within the team and across departments
- Excellent written communication skills (Upper-Intermediate English) to create clear and comprehensive design documentation and policies
- Excellent interpersonal skills for arranging meetings with clients, understanding their needs, and building strong relationships
- Proficient in presenting design work to clients and internal stakeholders, effectively communicating design decisions
- Adaptable to changing project requirements and skilled at solving complex design challenges
- Passionate about learning the latest design trends, tools, and technologies and encouraging the team to enhance their skills
Responsibilities
Responsibilities that candidates will have on a daily basis.
Strategy & Leadership (25%)
- Develop a long-term design vision for the company spanning 1, 3, and 5 years
- Define and implement design team objectives and strategies that align with business targets
- Continuously research and stay updated on design trends to inform future directions
- Identify and implement innovative designs that provide a competitive advantage
- Cultivate a strong technical culture within the company
- Take ownership of internal design services, identifying and resolving issues through effective technical decisions
- Establish a comprehensive learning and education roadmap for the design team, ensuring their professional growth through courses, new design trends, and approaches
- Engage in performance reviews, conduct regular one-on-one meetings, and actively support the growth of design team members
Pre-Sales (20%)
- Attend pre-sales meetings and conduct client interviews to gather design direction and requirements
- Develop design strategies and accurate project estimates for new initiatives
- Collaborate with the sales team to prepare compelling proposals
- Analyze project requirements and propose innovative design solutions
- Conduct thorough project estimations and provide comprehensive scope of work reviews for the design aspects
Delivery (50%)
- Utilize extensive expertise in design principles, UX, and UI to lead design projects and deliver high-quality outcomes
- Develop wireframes, mockups, and interactive prototypes to effectively communicate design concepts and interactions
- Conduct user research to gain insights into user behaviors, needs, and motivations, leveraging the findings to drive design decisions and enhance user experiences
- Define and design user interactions, including user flows, navigation models, and micro-interactions, with a focus on creating seamless and engaging experiences
- Oversee design development for both new and existing clients, ensuring the delivery of exceptional design solutions
- Conduct thorough discovery phases to gather requirements, understand project goals, and define design strategies
- Present and demonstrate design team results to clients, collect valuable feedback, and incorporate necessary adjustments
Marketing (5%)
- Actively participate in marketing activities, including conducting research, creating informative videos, and providing valuable insights for blog posts
- Represent the company from a design perspective at conferences and events, showcasing expertise and thought leadership
Management and Mentorship (Overall)
- Effectively manage and mentor a team of designers, providing guidance, support, and constructive feedback to foster their professional growth and excel in their work
- Create comprehensive and clear documentation and policies for the design team, outlining design standards, guidelines, and best practices in an easily understandable manner
- Encourage the design team to stay updated with the latest design trends, tools, and technologies, actively seeking professional development opportunities
- Foster a culture of collaboration within the team and across departments to enhance productivity and synergy
We Propose
- 100% remote work
- Fair compensation
- Professional growth and regular performance reviews
- Benefits such as vacation, sick leave, a day off during official national holidays
- Flexible schedule and 7-hour working day
- Regular Friday Open Microphones about different tech things from other team members
- Help with learning new things (courses, books, etc.)
- Support in participating in conferences
- Warm and friendly working environment
- Flexibility in making decisions, no micromanagement
- Respect and support with all activities
- Team building and other sorts of online/offline team activities
Five Jars is open to welcoming an experienced, self-motivated Solution Architect into our growing team of professionals. We're looking for our ideal Solutions Architect, a proactive, result-oriented, and innovative individual with a strong PHP and Drupal development background and excellent communication skills to interact with clients and collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.
If you are an ambitious person who loves developing quality digital solutions as much as we do, we have an excellent opportunity for you to reach your full potential as a Solution Architect at Five Jars!
Professional skills
Required professional skills for being successful with goals and expected results.
- 5+ years of experience in software development with responsibilities as a solution architect or similar roles
- Proven experience in technical pre-sales management, execution, and strategy in a software development industry
- Strong understanding of software architecture principles, frameworks, and best practices
- Proficiency in PHP programming language and experience with PHP frameworks and libraries
- Extensive experience with Drupal CMS, including module development, theming, and customization
- Ability to build architecture and estimates for new projects, considering scalability and efficiency
- Track record of successfully handing over projects to delivery teams and ensuring smooth transitions
- Knowledge of various hosting partners and their involvement in the sales process
- Experience in building and maintaining relationships with technology partners, such as Platform.sh, Acquia, Pantheon, CRMs, and eCommerce systems
- Ability to engage the technical team in generating creative marketing ideas and materials.
- Strong communication skills to conduct client interviews, present proposals, and represent the technical team effectively
- Advanced level of both written and spoken English language
Responsibilities
Responsibilities that candidates will have on a daily basis.
Technical Pre-sales Management & Execution (60%)
- Build technical strategy and estimates for pre-sale projects and architecture for new projects
- Contribute to the final proposal and provide all necessary technical assets
- Provide support for technical questions during the pre-sales process
- Attend pre-sales meetings and perform clients interview for technical direction
- Analyze the requirements and propose technical solutions or follow-up questions
- Present proposals to the client and represent the team from the technical standpoint
- Hand over won projects to delivery teams and ensure that all findings and expectations of the pre-sales phase are captured and understood
- Communicate with hosting partners about the hosting plan and their involvement in the sales process
- Unify the process of estimations and make it a straightforward and scalable
- Improve the quality of project estimation (understand competitors, analyze previous results, improve tools)
Technical Strategy Management & Execution (20%)
- Identify product, modules, or plugins opportunities that can be built and sold by marketing as sales as products to serve as competitive advantages (e.g. distributions, market-specific modules or plugins)
- Reduce the price of the project by reusing our experience on other projects
- Oversee project implementation and identify derivation from the strategy created during pre-sales
- Build relationships with technology partners (like Platform.sh, Acquia, Pantheon, CRMs, eCommerce systems etc.)
Technical Marketing Management & Execution (20%)
- Build and manage the technical content plan in collaboration with the marketing team (case studies, articles, pages, webinars, newsletters, etc.)
- Contribute to the final marketing materials marketing and delivery teams (review, proofreading, enriching with metrics or technical details)
- Engage the technical team and be responsible for generating creative ideas, topics, and materials (work with developers, QA's, and tech leads on their specific experience-based marketing materials)
- Encourage and involve the technical team in producing marketing materials
- Serve as a technical point of quality control for a company’s website (control quality, decision, hours burn down, and architecture)
- Build a technical HR brand plan in collaboration with the marketing (external publications, wins, technical solutions to make the company technically attractive)
- Participate in marketing activities, like doing research, recording videos, and providing information for marketing materials
We Propose
- 100% remote work
- Fair compensation
- Professional growth and regular performance reviews
- Benefits such as vacation, sick leave, a day off during official national holidays
- Flexible schedule and 7-hour working day
- Regular Friday Open Microphones about different tech things from other team members
- Help with learning new things (courses, books, etc.)
- Support in participating in conferences
- Warm and friendly working environment
- Flexibility in making decisions, no micromanagement
- Respect and support with all activities
- Team building and other sorts of online/offline team activities
Five Jars is looking for a skilled Drupal Technical Lead to join our senior-level delivery team. We are open to an engineer with a solid professional background in Drupal 8+ development and a high level of ownership.
If you are an ambitious person who is eager to lead software development in the team and help build sustainable architecture, we have an excellent opportunity for you to reach your full potential at Five Jars!!
Professional skills
Required professional skills for being successful with goals and expected results.
- 5+ years in Drupal 8+ development
- Experience developing Drupal 8+ modules, themes, and distributions on http://drupal.org
- Knowledge of Drupal best practices
- Writing JavaScript/jQuery plugins or applications
- Familiar with JavaScript concepts like closures and prototyping
- A good understanding of Symfony 3.2+
- Working with Git, Jira, UNIX systems
- Strong OOP knowledge, design patterns, and principles
- Upper-Intermediate English level
- Strong leadership and organizational abilities
- Willingness to build professional relationships with team members and clients
- Excellent technical, diagnostic, and troubleshooting skills
- Excellent communication, motivational, and interpersonal skills
- Experience with Docker would be a plus
- Experience with WordPress would be a plus
Responsibilities
Responsibilities that candidates will have on a daily basis.
- Technical Leadership
- Collaborate with the team to achieve company goals, leveraging your experience and expertise
- Review project requirements, specifications, and technical documents, offering timely feedback
- Conduct thorough code reviews to ensure code quality and adherence to best practices
- Engage in client meetings alongside Project Managers, addressing technical inquiries
- Interact with Project Managers, Team Leads, QA, and other stakeholders to resolve issues and drive projects towards successful completion
- Play a pivotal role in helping the team meet deadlines and milestones
- Foster a collaborative and ambitious work environment
- Code Development:
- Produce clear, well-structured, cross-browser, and scalable code
- Design and build project architectures
- Contribute to the development of Drupal Distribution (Open Y)
- Develop Drupal integrations with third-party systems
- Create custom Drupal modules
- Provide technical details for Jira tasks
- Actively participate in the design and planning of new features
- Assist in creating project estimates and timelines
- Write essential technical documentation for projects
- Take ownership and responsibility for the code you write
- Proactively contribute to the team's success
We Propose
- 100% remote work
- Professional growth and regular performance reviews
- Benefits such as vacation, sick leave, a day off during official national holidays
- Flexible schedule and 7-hour working day
- Regular Friday activities, including open mics about different tech things from other team members
- Help with learning new things (courses, books, etc.)
- Support in participating in conferences
- Warm and friendly working environment
- Flexibility in making decisions, no micromanagement
- Respect and support with all activities
- Team building and other sorts of online/offline team activities
Haven’t found any vacant job catching your curiosity?
Do not worry! Things change fast at our end, and we are always looking for a potential fit for our next open role, even if we don’t know precisely when that will be. To get yourself on our talent radar, drop us your CV and a few words about your experience, and we will get back to you with suitable job openings.