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Cape

Web Developer

New York, NY · On-site

... web developer to own and maintain our marketing website and related web properties. You'll be the ... Ability to independently review, test, and merge PRs with minimal hand-holding * Security-minded ...

Samsung

Java Web Developer

Ridgefield Park, NJ · On-site

We are looking for a Web Developer with excellent programming skills; the candidate will design and ... Ability to work independently or within a team environment. Strong oral and written communications ...

Samsung

Java Web Developer

Ridgefield Park, NJ · On-site

We are looking for a Web Developer with excellent programming skills; the candidate will design and ... Windows, UNIX platforms. • Goal oriented and self-motivated. • Ability to work independently or ...

CentralReach

Sr. Web Developer

Holmdel, NJ

We are looking for a Senior Web Developer to own the technical health and ongoing development of ... Track record of independently owning a production website - able to take a project from ...

CentralReach

Sr. Web Developer

Holmdel, NJ · On-site

We are looking for a Senior Web Developer to own the technical health and ongoing development of ... Track record of independently owning a production website - able to take a project from ...

NinjaOne

Localization Web Developer

New York, NY · On-site +1

React and modern web technologies, with hands-on localization engineering. You will enjoy building ... Independently identify, investigate, and resolve localization and internationalization issues ...

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Front End Developer

New York, NY · Remote

$106K - $123K/yr

What we are looking for is a front-end web developer who can create HTML, CSS, and JS to define the structures and display of our curriculum content. The content would be stored independently and ...

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Web Developer

Cape

New York, NY • On-site

Contractor

Medical, Retirement, PTO

Re-posted 29 days ago

Job description

About Cape
Cape is America's privacy-first mobile carrier. Our mission is to be a force for good in global wireless. Cape was founded in 2022 by people who believe privacy is a fundamental right, not a luxury to be traded away. Our journey began when our founder recognized a critical vulnerability in our modern world: everyone relies on the same stagnant cellular infrastructure and legacy systems that track our every movement, monitor and profile our connections, and lose and sell our personal data.
Instead of accepting the status quo, we decided to fix it. National security professionals, journalists, parents, and everyone in between can stay connected and have privacy.
We didn't just build a layer on top of old tech; we built America's most private and secure mobile carrier from the ground up. By building our own network from scratch, we are able to design and build a suite of privacy and security features that no other carrier on the planet can offer.
Today, Cape provides our secure network to consumers, businesses, and government agencies alike. We closed our Series C in March 2026, and we are scaling rapidly, with the goal of giving people back control of their most personal information.
The Team
At Cape, we are the architects of a privacy-centric movement that is just getting started. We are relentless builders, constantly innovating at the edge of what's possible in telecommunications. We operate on a foundation of high trust and high expectations. Our structure is flat, and collaboration matters more than hierarchy. As a member of our team, you will collaborate with world-class engineers, architects, and visionaries, and work across organizational lines to solve "impossible" problems and deliver mission-critical results for our users every single day.
About the Role
Cape is a privacy-first mobile carrier and security company looking for a contract web developer to own and maintain our marketing website and related web properties.
You'll be the primary owner of cape.co and associated sites, working closely with our engineering, marketing, and product teams. Most weeks you'll handle a mix of content updates, new page builds, and the occasional larger feature - we estimate 12-25 hours per week. Our site gets tens of thousands of visits per day, and we're frequently updating and standing up new campaigns.
We're looking for someone security-minded and who can implement privacy-first marketing attribution.
What You'll Do
  • Deploy and manage production releases (monitoring builds, diagnosing failures, optimizing build pipelines)
  • Update and manage content through our CMS, with a solid understanding of publish/draft states and preview link behavior
  • Implement copy and design updates
  • Translate Figma designs into pixel-accurate, production-ready pages and components
  • Maintain and update the web checkout flow
  • Handle web analytics and attribution integrations
  • Run A/B tests
  • Handle integrations with our email marketing CRM, map provider, and more
  • Proactively address performance issues - image optimization, build efficiency, and page load improvements
  • Implement and maintain SEO best practices (meta tags, robots directives, etc.)
  • Identify and remediate security vulnerabilities promptly - this is especially important for us as a security company
  • Stay on top of dependency maintenance, Dependabot alerts, and keeping the repo clean
  • Be responsive to requests from cross-functional stakeholders (marketing, product, engineering)

What We're Looking For
  • Strong proficiency with modern JavaScript/TypeScript and Next.js (or similar React frameworks)
  • Experience with Vercel deployments and CI/CD pipelines
  • Hands-on experience with headless CMS platforms like Sanity
  • Familiarity with web security fundamentals - query injection, API key hygiene, env var security
  • Experience with marketing analytics tools like Mixpanel, Google Ads, Meta, and demonstrated ability to implement web analytics beyond out-of-the-box implementations, such as the ability to set up custom event tracking, conversion tracking, and server-side data collection in a way that prioritizes user privacy and minimizes unnecessary third-party data exposure
  • Proficiency working from Figma - able to extract specs, assets, and layout details and implement them faithfully in code.
  • A good eye for design and UX detail - you won't be creating designs, but you should be able to catch inconsistencies or UX issues during implementation and flag them proactively.
  • Ability to independently review, test, and merge PRs with minimal hand-holding
  • Security-minded mindset; previous experience with vulnerability remediation is a big plus
  • Cross-browser compatibility experience (we have a significant private browser user base)
  • Experience with image optimization workflows (WebP conversion, responsive images)
  • Familiarity with Node.js version management and dependency tooling

Compensation:
We offer competitive compensation that is geo-adjusted based on your location. Hourly salary range for this role in New York, NY is $100 - $200 depending on experience and interview performance.
Our Culture & Values
  • We hire excellent people, give them outsized responsibility, and trust them to execute. Every person at Cape has a proven track record of tackling hard problems and winning.
  • We believe that personal privacy and national security are not at odds, and that they can be reconciled through strong technology.
  • We believe companies exist to build awesome things and take care of the people who build them, so we offer top-tier healthcare, 401(k) matching, and a generous vacation policy that our team actually uses to recharge.
  • We believe that a stronger company and a better product are built by people from all walks of life. We hire without regard to race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital status, disability, or Veteran status. If you are great at what you do, you belong here.
How to apply
Click the link below to apply.
We reserve the right to make use of any unsolicited resumes received from outside recruiting agencies and / or individual recruiters without being responsible for payment of any fees asserted from the use of unsolicited resumes.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin, and without regard to disability or status as a protected veteran, or any other status protected by law.

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