Full-Stack Engineer/Developer

Full-Stack Engineer/Developer 

Stamford

Industry: Consumer Services 

Exp 2-5 years

Deg Bachelors

Relo

Bonus

Job Description

 Our company is seeking an experienced Full-Stack Engineer/Developer to help us put the power of big data and machine learning to work for companies solving the world’s toughest engineering challenges. We are a well-funded startup with an all-star team founded by Jay Walker (founder of Priceline.com), and we’re looking for A-players to join our expanding engineering team. If working with an incredible team to build something truly disruptive that can solve a huge problem for society at large sounds interesting to you, let’s talk. This is a great opportunity to get in on the ground floor of something special. This position reports to the Chief Technology Officer.

What You Will Do

• Work along side former start-up founders and Y-Combinator graduates in a dynamic environment to deliver a high quality product

• Participate in the entire feature design process from concept through wireframing

• Own and build out features across the entire development stack

• Write tests religiously at every step of the development process – there’s no such thing as manual  

testing!

• Help streamline our development and deployment tools and processes

• Contribute to strategic decisions on product and business strategy to help us steer the ship in the 

right direction

• Stay on top of the latest tools and technologies as part of the continuous improvement of our 

technology stack

• Wear every hat in the product development lifecycle from business analyst to dev ops

What We Look For

• 5 - 7 years experience in full-stack web development

• Experience in an entrepreneurial environment

• Proficiency in dynamic languages and at least one modern web framework

• Experience with modern front-end Javascript libraries (jQuery, AngularJS)

• Experience with REST/JSON APIs

• Solid layout skills (Bootstrap, HTML5, CSS3, LESS)

• A love of Git and CI tools

• BS Degree

How We Like to Work

• In small, super-productive teams

• With as little process overhead as possible

• With self-motivated people with an entrepreneurial mindset

• With people who express themselves, have a positive attitude and a sense of humor

Benefits

• An incredible team

• Open workspaces and a continuous flow high quality espresso

• Competitive salary + stock options

• Full medical and dental benefits

• 401K Plan

• Paid Time Off

SCREENING QUESTIONS

Does the candidate have both front-end and back-end development experience?

Does the candidate have experience in a small company or start-up environment?

Does the candidate need sponsorship?

Is this candidate currently employed?

IDEAL CANDIDATE

Our ideal candidate is an optimistic, entrepreneurial and forward-thinking person who is excited about innovation and helping companies find solutions. We look for people who want to work hard, have fun and are interested in growing with us. Independent, creative, smart and fun are all attributes that describe our team. Joining us at the ground level will allow the right candidate to grow with us in the future.

IDEAL CANDIDATE SHOULD HAVE WORKED FOR THE FOLLOWING COMPANY(IES): 

Entrepreneurial/start-up businesses

Small businesses

Technology companies

SaaS businesses