Software Engineer
ABOUT THIS POSITION
We are looking for an enthusiastic and capable web developer with a strong desire to have a direct and positive-impact on revenue. You will focus on creating and improving products supporting the marketing team by rapidly prototype new features, unit testing code, and optimizing product deployments. This role has a strong focus on front-end engineering, but expect to spend some time on API integrations as well!
ABOUT ACEABLE
Aceable is a mobile education platform that focuses on creating affordable, engaging and convenient online courses available across all of your mobile devices. Built by former teachers, NASA engineers, and those passionate about education, the Austin-based team is obsessed with helping people reach life goals and milestones through online certification.
After launching its first mobile app to provide accredited driver's ed courses, Aceable expanded into real estate education and is quickly becoming one of the leading online real estate schools in Texas. To date, Aceable touts more than 16 million users and counting across all verticals, as it continues to expand adding millions nationwide each year.
Named by the Austin Business Journal as one of the Best Places to Work in Austin in 2017 & 2018 and winner of the Austin Chamber of Commerce’s Austin A-List for the Hottest Growing Startup in 2017. Aceable fosters a creative and collaborative culture whose overall mission is to impact as many student-lives as possible.
ABOUT THE ECOMMERCE ENGINEERING TEAM
The eCommerce engineering team is focused on implementing opportunities prioritized by the marketing and product teams. We maintain several products across multiple brands using diverse technology stacks. We do API integrations, front-end optimizations, and create amazing user-experiences.
WHAT YOU’LL DO
- Implement proven optimizations to our WordPress marketing pages
- Work alongside other eCommerce engineering team members to create reusable tools, components, and APIs for multiple product websites
- Facilitate the realization of product and design staff objectives and visions
- Document processes and implementation strategies
- Refine our application deployment strategies
- Become an integral part of a fast-paced
- Agile software development environment
WHAT YOU’LL NEED
- 1-2 years of professional experience with PHP in a WordPress environment
- Mastery of web markup and scripting: HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, and jQuery
- Exposure to NodeJS APIs
- Passion for Unit Testing and appreciation of Test Driven Development
- Highly organized, detail-oriented and the ability to adapt quickly in a fast-paced environment
- Attention to detail while managing multiple priorities
- Passion for learning, tackling new challenges and achieving results
BONUS
- Experience with AWS and/or Heroku
- Experience in maintaining websites utilizing modern javascript frameworks/libraries (React, Angular, Vue, etc)
- Experience integrating with Stripe APIs
ACEABLE PERKS
- Join one of Austin's Best Places to Work in 2017 and 2018
- Competitive salary and benefits
- Generous paid time off
- Passionate, high-achieving teammates excited to help you succeed and learn
- Our own space on the top floor of a downtown building
- A team meal every week
- Fully stocked drink fridges and snacks + cold brew coffee on tap
- Company events & other activities (Holiday parties, Happy hours, quarterly volunteering)
- Transportation stipend
- Education stipend
At Aceable we celebrate and support all differences. Aceable is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital, disability, and veteran status.