Software Developer

Work Hours: 2-11 pm, Monday to Friday

We at Obran Cooperative believe that everyone should own their work, and that through ownership one’s life can dramatically change, financially and emotionally. Growing worker-ownership is foundational to a more equitable and just economy, an economy that recognizes the people doing work each and every day through ownership of the value of their labor.

We are looking for a highly capable Software Engineer to join our development team. In this role, you will be responsible for developing core components of our software systems and implementing user interface designs. Your responsibilities will extend from designing system architecture to high-level programming, performance testing, and systems integration.

To ensure success as a software engineer, you should have advanced programming skills, experience with application development, and excellent troubleshooting skills. Top-rated full stack engineers create and implement advanced software systems that perfectly meet the needs of the company.

At Obran, we rely on our dynamic team of engineers to solve the many challenges and puzzles that come with our rapidly evolving technical stack. We’re seeking an engineer who is ready to work with new technologies and architectures in a forward-thinking organization that’s always pushing boundaries. Here, you will take complete, end-to-end ownership of projects across the entire stack. Our ideal candidate has experience building products across the stack and a firm understanding of web frameworks, APIs, databases, and multiple back-end languages. You’ll be joining a small team working at the forefront of new technology, solving the challenges that impact both the front end and back-end architecture, and ultimately deliver amazing user experiences.

Objectives of this Role:
• Work across the full stack, building highly scalable distributed solutions that enable positive user experiences and measurable business growth
• Develop new features and infrastructure development in support of rapidly emerging business and project requirements
• Write automated test cases and ensure test coverage
• Refactor and clean legacy code to improve clarity, dependability, and extensibility
• Ensure application performance, uptime, and scale, maintaining high standards of code quality and thoughtful application design
• Work with agile development methodologies, adhering to best practices and pursuing continued learning opportunities

Responsibilities:
• Meeting with the software development team to define the scope and scale of software projects.
• Designing software system architecture.
• Completing data structures and design patterns.
• Designing and implementing scalable web services, applications, and APIs.
• Developing and maintaining internal software tools.
• Writing low-level and high-level code.
• Troubleshooting and bug fixing.
• Identifying bottlenecks and improving software efficiency.
• Collaborating with the design team on developing microservices.
• Writing technical documents.
• Participate in all aspects of agile software development including design, implementation, and deployment
• Architect and provide guidance on building end-to-end systems optimized for speed and scale
• Work primarily in Elixir and JavaScript
• Engage with inspiring designers and front end engineers, and collaborate with leading back end engineers as we create reliable APIs
• Collaborate across time zones via Slack, GitHub comments, documents, and frequent video conferences

Requirements
• Bachelor’s degree in computer engineering or computer science.
• 4+ years of experience building large-scale software applications
• Advanced knowledge of front-end languages including HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, C++, and JQuery.
• Proficient in back-end languages including Elixir, Erlang, Python, Ruby,
• Knowledge of database systems and SQL.
• Advanced troubleshooting skills.
• Familiarity with JavaScript frameworks.
• Good communication skills.
• High-level project management skills.
• Experience building web applications
• Experience designing and integrating RESTful APIs
• Excellent debugging and optimization skills
• Unit/integration testing experience

Preferred Qualifications:
• Interest in in learning new tools, languages, workflows, and philosophies to grow
• Professional certifications
• Excellent communication