Front-end Jobs nearSan Jose, CA

We are looking for a strong back-end developer to lead the development of our educational platform that revolutionizes the way schools use technology. As a Senior Web Developer you’ll be responsible for building reusable frameworks, creating scalable district-level tools, refining our metrics and data-collection architecture, and constantly scaling our services to support growth. Join a dynamic team of developers to come up with new and stimulating ways to engage young learners to get creative with code!

Tynker is used by over 60,000,000 students in 90,000 schools to learn coding. Our learning platform delivers courses that teach block coding students in kindergarten to high school where they learn JavaScript and Python. Tynker’s mission is to provide every child with solid foundations in STEM, programming and critical thinking skills to prepare them to become better architects of their future world.

Primary Tasks

• Write efficient back-end code that handles millions of users

• Define data models to support the user experience across multiple platforms

• Design elegant APIs to power our suite of apps

• Iterate and improve experiences periodically based on feedback

• Perform data engineering tasks to support our machine learning efforts

Requirements

• BS/MS degree in Computer Science

• 5+ years of professional experience building and maintaining large scale web applications (100K+ users)

• Full grasp of HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and AJAX-based JSON/XML web services

• Must be comfortable with using PHP 7+, Mongo, and other back-end technologies

• Must be able to quickly adapt and learn to work within an unfamiliar codebase

• Must be familiar with various design and architectural patterns

• Should have experience consuming and designing creating RESTful APIs

• Should understand modern front-end architectures and be able to modify JavaScript code

• Demonstrated ability to be self-driven and work with minimal supervision

• Strong object oriented fundamentals preferred

• Experience with LMS, Google Classroom, Clever Secure Sync or Learning Tools Interoperability (LTI), is a big plus

• Familiarity with AWS EC2 is a plus

Resumes from recruiters will NOT be accepted.

Thrive Global is changing the way people live through our behavior change platform and apps used to impact individual and organizational well-being and productivity. The marriage of data and analytics, our best-in-class content and science-backed behavior change IP will help people go from knowing what to do to actually doing it, enabling millions of consumers to begin the Thrive behavior change journey. As a web engineer on Thrive’s CMS platform team, you will play a significant role in building Thrive’s platform and products. As a Web Engineer that specializes in WordPress, your mission is to design, innovate, and develop the content management system which delivers content to our website and Behavior Change products.

Who We Are Looking For

• An experienced web engineer with a proven track-record of using software development best practices

• An adaptable and results-driven professional with experience navigating product pivots and successfully shipping product

• A problem solver and creative thinker, who takes pride in writing clean, scalable, well-tested codeSomeone with a solid understanding of how web applications work (including security and session management) and how to integrate data from various back-end services and databases

• A professional who manages time and prioritizes effectively to meet deadlines

• Someone who is energized by the dynamics of a start-up environment, demonstrating flexibility, resourcefulness, and high energy to get work done

• A **team player **who knows how to collaborate and communicate well

How You’ll Contribute

• Work with team lead and other web engineers to code and deliver features, functionality, and fixes quickly and with high quality.

• Work with technology leadership to properly scope features, work with Github, and document work in JIRA.

**
Must Haves**

• 3+ years of industry experience developing products using modern technologies

• Ability to create custom WordPress plugins and themes in PHP from scratch

• Experience with web analytics and ad platforms, including Google Analytics.

• Proficiency in Wordpress, MySQL, client-side Javascript, and Javascript frameworks like React.

• Proficiency with collaborative version control and issue tracking software such and Github and JIRA.

• Experience working on a large-scale system to make it faster, more scalable, and fault-tolerant.

• The ability to iterate and ship ideas quickly, with minimal direction.

• Comfortable with taking the initiative to research any software tools or concepts you are not familiar with.

• Willingness to learn and push your skillset forward

**Our Mission **

Thrive Global’s mission is to end the stress and burnout epidemic by offering companies and individuals sustainable, science-based solutions to enhance well-being, performance, and purpose, and create a healthier relationship with technology. Recent science has shown that the pervasive belief that burnout is the price we must pay for success is a delusion. We know, instead, that when we prioritize our well-being, our decision-making, creativity, and productivity improve dramatically. Thrive Global is committed to accelerating the culture shift that allows people to reclaim their lives and move from merely surviving to thriving.

What We Offer

• A mission-driven company that’s truly making a difference in the lives of people around the world

• Ability to develop within the company and shape our growth strategy

• Human-centric culture with a range of wellness perks and benefits

• Competitive compensation package

• Medical, vision and dental coverage + 401k program with company match

• Generous paid time-off programs

Gravity Forms developer Rocketgenius, Inc. is looking for full-time Senior Developers to help us take Gravity Forms to the next level.

Relocation is not necessary, as we consider your geographic location a non-issue. Hours are flexible based on your time zone requirements.
Apply now and work remotely at Gravity Forms

Are you truly passionate about web development? Do you hate to compromise on code quality because of clients and deadlines? Then read on!

We're a product-focused organization, which means our codebase is our baby; it can never become too perfect and we continually push our ambitions upwards.
We're also the world's leading User Experience (UX) community—with over 1,5 million monthly visitors—and the biggest course platform for designers on the planet. Forbes Magazine has written about us and, what's more, we teach UX and Design to organizations like IBM and the British Parliament. We can offer you the freedom to shape your work schedule, as well as a priceless opportunity to make an impact on the world—you'll improve hundreds of thousands of lives each year.

With that in mind, we'd love if you could help us take our codebase to the next level.
Apply now and work remotely at The Interaction Design Foundation

What We Do:

Jobscan is a fast-growing start-up in the heart of historic Pioneer Square, Seattle that helps job seekers land more interviews by using intelligent algorithms to analyze one's resume or LinkedIn profile against any job description. We’re user-funded, profitable, and growing exponentially by being user-focused.

We are looking for a Senior Full-Stack Engineer to help build the next generation of job search tools. Our agile engineering team architects and implements our products top-to-bottom and ships software on a regular basis. A successful candidate will thrive in a fast paced, start-up team environment and is passionate about building software the right way. You’ll be working alongside our engineers and CTO collaborating with business development, marketing and content.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Iterate and experiment with prototypes and ship features quickly

• Lead, develop and maintain new features for our website (frontend and backend)

• Develop extensions of our service/technology, such as APIs or other integrations

• Augment existing engineering infrastructure

**What You’ll Need: **

• 5+ years of full-stack software development experience

• Full-stack development proficiency, familiarity with multiple stacks, expertise in at least one technology stack (3+ years). Minimum familiarity with our stack: PHP (Laravel), Javascript (jQuery/Vue), and MySQL

• Expertise with AWS (S3, EC2, EB, etc.), API development and integration

• Full-cycle software development experience, high standards with best practices including test automation, static analysis, etc.

• Excellent cross-functional communication skills

• Bachelor’s in Computer Science or similar technical field of study, or equivalent experience preferred

• Web-tech start-up experience

**Nice to Have: **

• Leading design and development in ambiguous environments

• Python and/or experience with NLP (NLTK, SpaCy, CoreNLP, Etc.)

• Continuous Integration, Delivery and Deployment experience

Our Benefits & Perks Include:

• Competitive salary + stock options

• Flexible schedule

• ORCA card stipend

• PTO

• 401(k)

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance

• Free drinks and snacks of your choice

• Dog-friendly office

• Education stipend

At this time, we are only considering candidates who are authorized to work in the United States without employer sponsorship.

Jobscan provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

The Sr. Frontend Developer is responsible for the development of graphic applications from concept to completion as it relates to all digital materials, including websites, landing pages, microsites, emails, and apps.

General Responsibilities:

• In collaboration with the team, write code that meets the business objectives of our clients and advances their brand strategies

• Participate in the development of digital projects as needed across the agency

• Continually strive to grow development skills and explore new technologies and educational opportunities to enrich yourself and the team

• Share knowledge of relevant emerging technologies and trends with the broader team

Specific Responsibilities:

• Work closely with the account team as necessary (or independently) to drive projects forward

• Take static designs or sketches and translate them into responsive and fully functioning digital experiences

• Hold responsibility for development on all digital executions and theming

• Hold responsibility for establishing and guiding websites’ architecture, ensuring high-performance and availability, while managing all technical aspects of the WordPress CMS

Requirements:

• Programming skills include PHP, HTML, CSS, and JS and comprehensive knowledge of the WordPress CMS

• Experience building user interfaces for websites and/or web applications from static layouts

• Comprehensive knowledge and use of Git version control or equivalent version control

• Experience building user interfaces for websites and/or web applications from static layouts

We're looking for a full-time Back-end Web Developer (Ruby, Python, or PHP). At Kettle, you'll be building web applications—everything from interactive experiences to complete websites—for clients ranging from Fortune 100 companies to budding start-ups. We're looking for a versatile developer comfortable with the model-view-controller pattern and flexible enough to work with a variety of modern Web frameworks. You'll be working hand-in-hand with our front-end developers to construct the site's functionality.

We’d like to know that you can:

• Build complex, dynamic web applications from prototyping to deployment using modern MVC frameworks and design patterns

• 4+ years experience in PHP, Python, or Ruby

• Efficiently integrate and debug third-party APIs

• Basic Linux system skills and AWS console experience

• Working knowledge of Docker containers, virtual machines, and automated provisioning

• HTML, CSS, and JavaScript fundamentals

The right candidate should also have:

• An insatiable curiosity for new techniques and a razor-sharp eye for detail

• A love for programming and eagerness to tackle unique, challenging problems

• You’re serious about your work, but don’t take yourself too seriously

• A passion for collaborating with a creative team to build great products