Here’s what you can expect from us:

• The opportunity to build your codebase from scratch and help define a new product category
• Learn from a team of ambitious, talented, motivated, and interesting co-workers
• Senior technical positions available (Director / CTO) on demonstration of value
• Trust and speed, no need to demonstrate for days, just do it
• Transparency, business metrics discussed openly
• Family friendly, be efficient don’t work crazy hours
• Realistic lifestyle and low cost of living
• Well-capitalized with 2 years of strong initial customer traction and momentum

You’re an extremely talented Backend Web Developer in Canada 🍁 or the US 🗽.

We’re a well-capitalized, independently driven, diverse team pioneering virtual reality training at scale.

You must have experience designing and building large (yet maintainable) systems, and should be able to do so while working on a bi-monthly iteration/shipping cycle.

We’ll rely on you to design, develop and implement reliable client-server systems for data in the cloud. Your code will leverage AWS to contribute to the services that connect users and power real-time dashboards.

Willing to hire remotely so you can do your best work.

Responsibilities

* Design our database and client-server architecture 

• Start a brand new code base so it’s clean, fully automated and bug-free
• Take care of your application in production: deploy, monitor, maintain
• Work with a front-end developer, designer and business team towards a minimum viable product
• Speak with our customers directly about once a month
• Set the technical directions + standards for your team

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience using web servers and shipping cloud applications (AWS or similar)
• Intimate familiarity with at least one of these technologies:
  • Rails (Ruby)
  • Django (Python)
  • Nodejs (JavaScript)
  • MongoDB (JavaScript)
  • Laravel (PHP)
  • Postgres (SQL)
  • Firebase (Java, JavaScript, Node. Js)
• Experience optimizing database throughput
• Good knowledge of API concepts and architectures
• Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related discipline beneficial but not required
• Experience in microservice a big plus
• Track record as a self starter and efficient management of own time and work
• An interest in virtual and augmented reality