Bucca is looking for a full stack developer contractor who has exceptional backend skills to work independently on application solutions. We’re looking for a confident, entrepreneurial, passionate builder of scalable solutions who isn’t afraid to hustle. If you’re interested in startups, mobile apps, SaaS, the blockchain cryptocurrency space (Bitcoin, Ethereum, EOS, Hyperledger, and dApp’s) and have a natural talent in crafting elegant backend architectures, you might just be the perfect fit.
In this role you’ll play an integral role in the delivery of mobile apps and software solutions as a leader on our development team. You’ll lead the team on the backend and report directly to our founder, a published expert of mobile design systems and the design architect of multiple app frameworks. You must have a passion for building innovative software and take pride in your work. You should also have great analytical skills and the ability to handle complex, modular software development on small self directed teams.
Why this position will change your life:
- If you are looking to jetpack your career, work with industry pioneers, and be valued for your commitment to hard work, this is the place.
- You’ll work with and for nationally recognized brands to build the future of mobile apps.
- The flexibility of working remote and being the captain of your own ship, allows you to work when and where you want to.
WHY APPLY
- Remote – Work from home, or anywhere you want. Fewer meetings, company politics & more autonomy clearing the way for you to live the life you want.
- Proven – Our founders last business, in this same space, was acquired by a Fortune 600 back in 2015. He’s starting anew, now with experience and a focus on disrupting mobile, this time with blockchain technologies.
- Big Fish – You’ll work with clients like Air Products, FedEx, Hallmark, Medtronic, Merck, Target, and Walmart building mobile app solutions that sit at the heart of the organization.
- Great Pay – As a member of the Bucca team you’re compensation will equate to the value you bring, meaning your earning potential is completely based on your drive to be better at your craft.
- Expanding Opportunities – We’re actively building new businesses and products that we intend to share with the world. Get in now and solidify a career in mobile apps and blockchain.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Serving as the lead for an agile team driving user story analysis and elaboration, architecting and developing mobile app backend systems using best practices
- Perform all technical aspects of software development, including writing new code and creating scalable, maintainable and reliable API endpoints to support app use cases
- Developing a deep understanding of integrations with other systems and platforms
- Attend and participate in team meetings (standups, sprint planning, etc.)
- Working closely with our frontend architect and other full stack engineers to define requirements, plan work sprints, and drive implement versatile solutions to tricky problems
- Drive automation and ensure automated test scripts are completed for new features
- Design and build integration for components and interfaces in collaboration with frontend engineers, and design architects
- Staying highly aware of the industry trends and ready to build emerging technologies that’ll improve solutions
- Challenging the status quo, and implementing your creative ideas
REQUIRED SKILLS
- 5+ years of software design and development experience, solid foundation in computer science with strong competencies in data structures, algorithms, OOPs, and software design
- Expert experience with NodeJS and JavaScript with an emphasis on the server side
- Strong understanding of NoSQL databases like MongoDB and graph databases like Neo4j
- Experience architecting, developing and working with RESTful APIs and JSON, Bonus points for Apigee experience
- Strong understanding of GitHub/Bitbucket and experience working with Google Cloud and Digital Ocean
- Experience with Lean / Agile development methodologies
- Ability to work remotely and deliver without supervision
- Experience with information architecture, design systems and iterative design
- Experience implementing CI/CD, unit tests, integration tests, and test driven development
- Ability to commit to a timeline, stay on task, and ensure sufficient availability to complete assigned tasks on time
- Fluent in English, written/spoken and available to communicate during normal business hours (GMT-5) North America, Central Timezone
- Humility, honesty, a sense of humor, and a hunger for doing more in life
BONUS SKILLS
- Experience with distributed computing systems, blockchain or dApps
- An understanding of, or work with iOS and/or Android OSes their design patterns, limitations and work arounds
- Past work on mobile applications using locationing and interfacing with hardware sensors
- Experience using Flutter / Dart for cross platform app development
- A history of using design systems in your prior work
- Distributed computing systems or dApp experience
If this sounds like you, we’d love to meet you! Please send your resume our way jobs (at) bucca (dot) com with links to examples of your code on GitHub, links to live apps you’ve built, your hourly rate, and a message telling us a little about yourself and why you’d like to join us.