Description

Verb is a small, fast-growing technology company based in Austin, TX. Our mission is to train the next generation of purpose-driven leaders. We do this by providing innovative online workplace leadership training that combines skill development, mentorship, and social impact. Our unique learning model focuses on applied learning and habit formation through daily short-form activities, longer-form courses, and online social impact projects. Our current content categories include personal development, strategic thinking, and innovation.

We are on a MERN stack deployed across two data centers. We continuous deploy to both data centers multiple times a day with a great amount of automation. If this sounds like the coolest thing since sliced bread, let's talk! We seek a Senior Full Stack Developer who wants to grow as the team grows into a Dev Team Lead to join our Product team.

Requirements

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Write new backend APIs to support frontend features
• Build and expand on current testing framework around code
• Work with stakeholders to implement and deliver features
• Mentor other developers around best practices

DESIRED SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

• Minimum of 7 years of experience developing back end and front end components of web applications running at scale
• Experience working with NodeJS using common design patterns
• Experience working with a modern UI framework, preferable React or Emberjs
• Experience working with document stores, like MongoDB
• Up-to-date knowledge of modern HTML5, CSS, and JavaScript
• Not afraid of using CI/CD methodologies to quickly iterate over features
• Knowledge of contemporary software development methodologies and processes especially Agile or Lean
• Proven diagnostic and problem-solving skills
• Strong organizational skills
• Excellent communication and self-motivation skills

PREFERRED SKILLS

• Experience working with AWS (Cloudfront, API Gateway, Lambdas, EC2s, and VPCs)
• Experience with a well-known relational database, preferably MySQL
• Experience with testing and behavior-driven development
• Experience working with Docker