Frontend Engineer – WOW

Company Description

Wix makes it possible for anyone to succeed online. Since 2006, we’ve grown to around 5,300 employees in 22 countries, launched over 40 products, and serve over 299 million users and their visitors worldwide. At Wix, we push you to innovate, evolve in non-traditional ways, and collaborate. We operate in small teams that work closely together at a high level. Although we’re already industry leaders in web creation and business, our work is nowhere near done. Our goal is to become the main engine of the Internet so we can create a more open web for all. We're proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Wix was built around the idea that everyone has the right to be successful, online. This same vision defines us as an employer: creating a work environment where everyone is welcome, and anyone has the right to succeed. 

As a Frontend Engineer – WOW, you'll build and maintain innovative, visually stunning web experiences that redefine industry standards. You'll collaborate with a talented team to create cutting-edge visuals, content, and motion-based products that millions of Wix users worldwide will adopt. In your day-to-day, you will: 

• Build and maintain complex, pixel-perfect media components using JavaScript, TypeScript, CSS, and React 

• Implement and fine-tune web animations using native browser APIs like CSS transitions, SMIL, Web Animations API, and WebGL 

• Develop features that drive visuals and motion: parallax, filters, masks, custom effects, and responsive media 

• Optimize for performance and visual stability, using deep knowledge of the rendering pipeline 

• Explore and adopt emerging browser capabilities and W3C standards; build polyfills or custom libraries when needed 

• Collaborate with multiple teams across large codebases and repos, influencing product, UX, and engineering decisions 

At Wix, we believe our best work happens together. Our work model is fully in person, with 5 days a week from our office. Flexibility remains a core value at Wix and special requests are handled thoughtfully at the team level.

• 3+ years of experience in frontend development, ideally working on rich, interactive web experiences 

• Proficient with JavaScript, CSS, HTML, DOM APIs with a strong foundation in web fundamentals 

• Familiar with graphic/media DOM elements & APIs: image, video, canvas, SVG, JS event loop & rendering pipeline 

• Comfortable navigating large-scale codebases and cross-team collaboration 

• Excellent communication and self-management skills 

• Fluent in both English and Hebrew (spoken and written) 

The WOW team is the visual innovation team at Wix. It is a curated collection of creators and doers from different disciplines, each with their own unique ideas and perspectives. We specialize in cutting-edge visuals, content, and motion-based products, adopted by millions of Wix users across the world. The team was founded on the belief that innovative web design should be accessible to any creative mind, allowing everyone the opportunity to design a one-of-a-kind website. The WOW team’s deep familiarity with Wix platforms, media, motion, and advanced web technologies allows them to shape groundbreaking products with an emphasis on content, visitor experience, and performance.