The right person for this role will be a highly internally motivated technical contributor, with strong experience shipping production-level code with strong backend competency. It is important that you have an understanding of, and can manage, the end-to-end lifecycle of a development project, from local development and version control through to both frontend and backend development, AWS setup and management, as well as deployment and maintenance processes. Being an integral part of a small startup, it is also important that you have the ability to prioritize and focus and communicate to both technical and non-technical audiences. Responsibilities:
- Participate in the full software development lifecycle; technical analysis and design, development, and unit test phases.
- Ability to identify, deliver and drive improvements and innovations within the development area.
- Compile and review estimates around all technical aspects of a solution
- Ensure all aspects of good design and construction are delivered
- Working on backend node.js APIs, react web UIs, and docker-based infrastructure
- Manage AWS infrastructure including but not limited to databases, servers and serverless functions
- Participate in database schema design changes
- Work with CTO and CGO to help guide the product forward
Education & Experience:
- 10+ years of professional development experience
- Leadership experience working as Team lead or Engineering Manager
- Hands on experience with ReactJS, NodeJS, Typescript, Javascript
- Experience working with cloud platforms (AWS)
- Experience working with CI/CD pipelines (Code pipeline code build and/or Github Actions)
- Experience working with Infrastructure as code (CDK)
- Deep understanding of ORM and experience with MySql DB
- Ability to establish development standards and ensure code quality and security
- Familiarity with security compliance standards (SOC2)
- Familiarity with observability tools (New Relic)
- Experience working in an agile development environment
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