COMPANY OVERVIEW
Jeenie is a virtual interpreting platform that connects users to a video or audio call with live, qualified interpreters for on-demand language assistance. Our global community of interpreters, located in over 140 countries, is available to help clients 24/7 in over 300 languages. Clients access Jeenie from any smartphone, tablet or computer, as well as through third-party integrations with platforms such as Zoom. We believe language is a Basic Human Right. We’re on a mission to eliminate language barriers and ensure equitable access in healthcare, education, refugee and immigration support, legal services, and government, as well as facilitate business and social conversations. Join Our Team! As an innovative, young tech company, we are in an exceptional position to expand our peer-to-peer marketplace platform into a market leader, and disrupt a $60 billion industry. We are hiring vibrant and intellectually curious people who want to help us achieve our mission, grow professionally, and be part of a supportive and dynamic team!
POSITION OVERVIEW
Job Title: Sr. Fullstack Engineer
Location: Remote, with travel up to 10% (as required)
Position Details: Full-Time, Exempt
Compensation: Salary commensurate with experience
Jeenie® is seeking a forward-thinking, passionate Sr. Fullstack Engineer to join its growing engineering organization. This role reports directly to the Head of Engineering and the ideal candidate has strong technical and analytical capabilities, along with extensive experience in both frontend and backend development in a variety of modern technologies.
You will be an integral part of the Jeenie Engineering Team, collaborating across the company to drive impact and growth, while helping to grow the Engineering team.
RESPONSIBILITIES
The Sr. Fullstack Engineer will take a leading position in the Engineering team by:
● Playing an active and strategic role in architecting and implementing core product backend services in Golang
● Implementing critical internal company tooling in Javascript
● Designing and implementing integrations between the core product and other internal business services
● Reviewing mission-critical code produced by junior engineers, from both onshore and offshore teams
● Participating in growing the internal engineering team and mentoring junior engineers
● Performing other duties as assigned
QUALIFICATIONS
● 4+ years work experience in software development
● Broad range of experience in multiple programming languages and environments, including frontend and backend projects
● Bachelor’s Degree preferred, or relevant work experience
● Ability to work in the US without visa sponsorship
SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES
A strong candidate for our team is one who:
● Is excited by the opportunity to play a central role in growing an engineering team
● Has a “player-coach” mentality and enjoys working with, and mentoring, junior developers in a wide range of technologies
● Has a very good understanding of architectural design principles in Golang, and how it may differ from other popular object oriented languages
● Has experience implementing and maintaining RESTful server APIs which support a variety of frontend clients
● Understands modern, containerized devops and cloud environments, such as Docker/Kubernetes in GCP
● Has extensive experience with test-driven development, behavior-driven development, and good intuitions on which approaches work best in multiple situations
● Has a wide range of experience with modern component-based Javascript frameworks such as Vue and React, and state-management solutions such as Vuex, and Redux
● Can complete the following phrase in English: “`/bb|[^b]{2}/`, [complete the sentence…]”, gets the intent of the joke, but also may have criticisms on purely technical grounds.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER
Jeenie is an Equal Employment Opportunity and an Affirmative Action employer. We are committed to a work environment free of discrimination on the basis of race, color, ancestry, national origin, age, religion or religious creed, mental or physical disability, medical condition, genetic information, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, lactation, abortion, and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, or other characteristics protected by local, state or federal law. We adhere to the principle that all aspects of employment, including recruiting, hiring, training, compensation, promotion, benefits, discipline, and discharge be based on merit, performance, competence, or business needs.
