We pay our staff hourly to provide the most scheduling flexibility and pay the same rate for each role to ensure equal pay for equal work. The rate for this position is about $126,500 per year (paid hourly at USD$64.91) for W2 employees.
Benefits include:
Prioritizing human beings over maximizing profits
Lots of schedule flexibility
Paid Time Off – up to 240 hours (6 forty-hour work weeks) per year
Medical, dental, and vision insurance
Life, short-term disability, and long-term disability insurance
Paid time for professional development
All-team on-site retreats about once per year (once it’s safe to travel again)
WHAT YOU WOULD BE DOING:
Adding value to existing software applications through modernization and maintenance by:Hunting for and squashing bugs
Stabilizing infrastructures
Adding test coverage
Refactoring code
Documenting findings
Upgrading versions
Paying down technical debt
Integrating systems (which can sometimes be quite obscure)
Addressing security vulnerabilities
Migrating platforms
Reducing complexity
Improving CI/CD pipelines
Solving complex architecture problems
And other related activities
Managing the cadence of work with outstanding communication and prioritization
Finding solutions within client budgets
Explaining technical recommendations in plain language
Assessing code and providing executive-friendly actionable steps
Providing feedback through pull requests and code reviews
Helping other team members by pairing and having mob sessions
Contributing to reports sent to clients to keep them informed and able to make decisions
Providing daily stand-ups and weekly retrospectives to assigned clients
Contributing to internal projects as needed
Sharing experiences through the occasional article on the company blog
WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR:
Finds pleasure and joy in software maintenance and modernization
Ability and desire to solve complex architectural problems
Deep technical knowledge in at least one of the languages we’re asked to work in most (C#, Python, PHP, Java, Ruby, JavaScript)
Experience in and eagerness to quickly learn other programming languages and frameworks
Ability to clearly articulate the business value of technical choices
Consistent practice of writing clean code using Test-Driven Development
Practices Living Documentation and provides a continuous context of work performed
Incorporates DevOps best practices to deliver working software quickly
Outstanding consulting skills
Uses empathy, excellent communication, and trust to solve problems collaboratively
Embraces the philosophy outlined in the Agile Manifesto and manages projects according to its principles
Excellent English written and verbal communication
Stipulations in the client contract for this position require both a W2 status and U.S. citizenship
WHAT WE CONSIDER AN ASSET:
Experience working in a growing company, leading a team, and/or being an entrepreneur
Demonstrated ability of managing projects by prioritizing work to be performed and regularly negotiating scope, timeline, and budget
Experience leading group programming sessions
Joyfully discusses the philosophy and practices of modernizing software
Deep familiarity with the content on the Corgibytes blog and podcast
Commitment to principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion
Regularly shares technical knowledge and ideas by contributing to development communities, writing blog posts/articles, and/or speaking at conferences
Education, certificates, or work experience in the areas of software development
Experience as a mentor, having helped others grow in their career
Familiarity with Brené Brown’s body of work
Experience working on a remote team
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