Frontend Engineer - Data Visualization

We're Celonis, the global leader in Process Mining technology and one of the world's fastest-growing SaaS firms. We believe there is a massive opportunity to unlock productivity by placing data and intelligence at the core of business processes - and for that, we need you to join us.

The Team:

Meaningful and interactive data visualizations are at the heart of the Celonis product and key value drivers, which help our customers understand and improve their processes. The Visualization squad is a frontend engineering team dedicated to improving and extending the data and process visualization capabilities of the Celonis product based on customer problems, as well as insights from Process Mining research and data visualization best practices. The team owns the development of an in-house chart library, builds bespoke data and process visualizations, and develops user-friendly authoring tools for customers to configure interactive dashboards in Celonis Studio.

The Role:

As an engineer in the Visualization Squad, you will work closely with engineers, designers, and product managers to develop best-in-class data visualizations that are used by multiple teams across the Celonis product. You will take ownership of new features in our chart library and the development of configurable graph visualization components in Celonis Studio. Your work will play a vital role in enabling our customers to build custom visualization dashboards and execution apps to solve their unique business challenges. You will be reporting to the Engineering Manager of the Visualizations squad and working with TypeScript, D3.js, Angular, Webpack, GitHub, Jira, and Datadog.

The work you’ll do:

• Design and work with scalable and reactive frontend architectures for interactive data visualizations.
• Design and develop effective algorithms to solve complex visualization problems that improve the user experience (eg, dynamic axis labels, histogram bucketing, fast interactions, dynamic graph layouts).
• Find ways to optimize rendering performance in the browser to maintain a great user experience, even with large amounts of data
• Support new chart requests by implementing generic functionalities such as scales, transformations, and visual marks in our chart library, which is based on the Grammar of Graphics and d3.js
• Work with different experts to develop novel visualization techniques from prototype to production
• Advocate for visualization best practices and data literacy by exchanging knowledge with team members, writing blog posts, and contributing to customer documentation and training materials
• Contribute ideas to the product roadmap for process and data visualizations by collaborating with Product Managers, UX Designers, and stakeholders from other teams

Essential Qualifications

• University degree in Computer Science, Human-Computer Interaction, or a related field.
• Strong proficiency in web frontend technologies, including Typescript, HTML5, CSS, and Angular.
• A deep understanding of UX best practices and the ability to build and maintain user interfaces that adhere to established design systems and standards.
• Demonstrated ability to develop high-performance, high-load, and complex user interfaces.
• Strong collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively with product managers, UX designers, and other stakeholders.
• An analytical mindset with a deep understanding of complex algorithms, profiling, and optimization.
• Experience in writing and setting up unit/integration tests.
• Proficiency in English, both written and spoken.

Preferred Qualifications

• A genuine interest in or knowledge of data visualization theory and best practices.
• Experience with data visualization technologies such as d3.js, SVG, or charting libraries like Vega-Lite, Observable Plot, or Highcharts.
• Several years of experience developing Angular applications in a production environment.

What Celonis Can Offer You:

• Pioneer Innovation: Work with the leading, award-winning process mining technology, shaping the future of business.
• Accelerate Your Growth: Benefit from clear career paths, internal mobility, a dedicated learning program, and mentorship opportunities.
• Receive Exceptional Benefits: Including generous PTO, hybrid working options, company equity (RSUs), comprehensive benefits, extensive parental leave, dedicated volunteer days, and much more. Interns and working students explore your benefits here.
• Prioritize Your Well-being: Access to resources such as gym subsidies, counseling, and well-being programs.
• Connect and Belong: Find community and support through dedicated inclusion and belonging programs.
• Make Meaningful Impact: Be part of a company driven by strong values that guide everything we do: Live for Customer Value, The Best Team Wins, We Own It, and Earth Is Our Future.
• Collaborate Globally: Join a dynamic, international team of talented individuals.
• Empowered Environment: Contribute your ideas in an open culture with autonomous teams.

About Us:

Celonis makes processes work for people, companies and the planet. The Celonis Process Intelligence Platform uses industry-leading process mining and AI technology and augments it with business context to give customers a living digital twin of their business operation. It’s system-agnostic and without bias, and provides everyone with a common language for understanding and improving businesses. Celonis enables its customers to continuously realize significant value across the top, bottom, and green line. Celonis is headquartered in Munich, Germany, and New York City, USA, with more than 20 offices worldwide.

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Celonis Inclusion Statement:

At Celonis, we believe our people make us who we are and that “The Best Team Wins”. We know that the best teams are made up of people who bring different perspectives to the table. And when everyone feels included, able to speak up and knows their voice is heard - that's when creativity and innovation happen.

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