Science Suite · Feb 9th 2021
This is an exciting, hands-on position with a lot of autonomy and the opportunity to flourish in a leadership role. We are looking for someone who is not only a stellar software developer with a lot of web development experience, but also someone with the managerial mindset and technical leadership experience to lead a small team.
Our ideal fit
Motivated self-starter who is dedicated to building scalable software products that users love
Has technical leadership experience managing and growing a high-performing team
Is knowledgeable in our stack (React.js, Node.js, MongoDB, Typescript, AWS/Heroku) and has experience working on a large-scale React project
Thrives in a fast-paced environment and loves working on a diverse array of projects that span cross-disciplinary teams
Curious, enjoys asking questions, and thinks outside of the box
High-reaching, results-focused, and metrics-driven
Takes initiative and loves solving big problems
Wants to revolutionize how science is communicated around the world
Role Objectives
Own the technical roadmap and mentorship for a team of 3-4 developers
Assist in interviewing and hiring
Scope and lead large technical projects that will directly impact hundreds of thousands of scientists around the world
Lead implementation of projects, including architecture, testing, team coordination, code reviews, QA and maintenance
Participate in design, coding, testing, debugging, configuration and documenting of code
What you bring to the table
Strong technical background in web development and frontend (4+ years)
You've previously worked on a large-scale React project or similar framework (Angular or Vue.js)
You've demonstrated the ability to solve complex architectural problems, think about tradeoffs and systems design
You have a strong track record of both management and technical leadership and driving results from your team
You have experience working on a team with a mature scrum/agile process
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