Mid-Senior Fullstack Engineers (React.js, Node.js)

We deliver technology to some of the best startups and companies in the world through diverse empowered teams of technologists that want to create change in the digital world.

We are a female-led organization that was created to be a safe place for all people from all areas of life. A place where teams are gender-balanced and compensated equally. And a place where careers are unrestrained regardless of cultural, educational, or geographical background.

We value people with strong technical skills that are collaborative, curious, results-driven, and take ownership. We embrace people that want to be themselves, have daily flexibility, grow, learn, and make a difference wherever the opportunity presents itself.

So we hope this sounds like you. Because we are always looking for exceptional  Mid-Senior Fullstack Engineers to work in immersive client projects that will challenge your abilities. This position requires:

Technical Skills (Must haves):

• Design, develop, and maintain new features and improvements in several of client applications.

• Interface with the Product team to design and build new applications.

• Web-based applications (React)

• Desktop applications (Electron/React)

• API development (Node/Express/Serverless).

• Implement and oversee testing (Jest), ensuring proper functionality and graceful degradation on multiple browsers. Unit Testing is key players.

• Mid Level are less years.

• 5+ years of AWS experience required. MSK is required

• Core understanding of JavaScript, including ES6/7 and modern building tools such as Webpack, Babel, and NPM/Yarn

• Knowledge of REST API development with Node/Express or similar.

• Advanced understanding of SQL and the ability to write efficient, performant queries.

• Extensive knowledge of Web technologies like HTTP(S), CDNs and server-side caching techniques, working directly with the DOM, and experience working with modern JavaScript Frameworks.

• Demonstrated knowledge of HTML5 and CSS3 features, polyfills, graceful degradation, and embedded 3rd party scripts.

• Extensive experience with cross-browser compatibility and browser developer tools.

• Experience with Git, automation tools and command-line style of work.

• Proven track record of designing and building both web-based and desktop applications.

• AWS Lambdas / Serverless.

• Knowledge in additional languages beyond NodeJs *GoLang or C#

Technical Skills (nice to have):

- Agile Methodologies experience
- Terraform (in addition to serverless) is a plus, The developers are the owners to deploy their own solutions.

Soft Skills:

• Interface with the Machine Learning team to enforce data collection requirements in the applications you build.

• Interface with the Machine Learning team to solve algorithmic training pipelines.

• Work with Engineering to improve and maintain a rapidly growing datastore.

• Perpetually work to identify and improve usability in all of client applications.

• Provide outward-facing technical support to both clients and partners.

• Act as a technical mentor and offer appropriate guidance to Engineering.

• Enthusiasm for exploring new technologies and a strong ability to learn on the job.

• Excellent problem solving skills.

• Excellent communications skills - both technical and non-technical.

Humble, intelligent, and positive attitude

A happy team makes a huge difference, that's why we provide:

• Payment in USD or in your local currency 
• A truly flexible work schedule 
• Holiday and performance bonuses 
• An excellent paid time off policy 
• 4 free Udemy courses a year
• Home exercise & wellness membership
• An opportunity for you to help create change in the industry 
• And more!

ATHENAWORKS is an inclusive safe organization that only considers your technical ability, work experience, ability to collaborate, your capacity to grow to the next level of your career, and ability to deliver great work. This means that we also embrace/welcome self-taught people as well! We will NEVER consider any other personal or professional aspects of your life. We hope that you choose to have a conversation with us today and find out what makes us different from any company that you have experienced.