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Menlo started out as a software company, but that's not all we do! In addition to designing and building software, we also offer tours and workshops, do speaking engagements, and consult with companies who want to revamp their processes and incorporate aspects of The Menlo Way™ into their own culture. You'll find our imprint across a wide range of industries, including automotive, healthcare, financial services, manufacturing, and robotics.
Members of our team are recognized as leaders in their field and have been invited to speak at universities, professional organizations, and global conferences. Menlo draws thousands of visitors annually, educating a wide range of people from Fortune 500 executives to high school teachers.
Menlo has received numerous awards including multiple Alfred P. Sloan Awards for Business Excellence in Workplace Flexibility, the lifetime achievement award for Freedom at Work from WorldBlu, and appeared on the Forbes Small Giants list. Menlo was one of five organizations named an Example of Excellence in the Positive Business Project and was recognized by Denmark’s Chief Happiness Officer as one of the ten happiest places to work on the planet.
Our Development team focuses on implementation, using a test-driven design and development approach. Developers work in pairs on a variety of projects, rotating pair partners and/or projects on a weekly basis. At Menlo, it's not as important to be an expert in any particular language as to be willing and able to learn new languages when needed. Sharing your technical and project knowledge with other team members is a natural part of the process, preventing any one person from becoming a tower of knowledge.
Some of the qualities and/or skills we look for in a Developer:
1 – 2 years of coding experience
Willing and able to work in-person full-time at our office in Ann Arbor, MI
Learns quickly
Able to retain and apply what's learned
Willing to try new things
A “make mistakes faster” attitude
Asks questions often
Plays well with others
Smiles and has a sense of humor
Great communications skills
Ability to learn while teaching
Your specific Job Responsibilities include the following in the Menlo Software Factory:
Estimating the effort involved in implementing individual stories
Designing, developing, and unit testing software based on stories
Deploying working builds and finished systems
Participating in or leading project activities such as daily stand-up meetings, show and tell sessions, planning games, and the like
Implementing Menlo Software Factory key practices, such as Co-Location, Paired Programming, Expert Within Earshot, Collective Code Ownership, Test-First Programming, Unit Tests Run Continually, Automate The Tests, Daily Code Check-in, Continuous Integration, Spikes & Experiments, and so forth