Full Stack Developer

Company: Yardstik
Location: Minneapolis
Posted on: January 16, 2022

Job Description:

Yardstik is a start-up software company with a mission of building trust and safety into the Internet Economy. The world of background screening, certification, and training has lacked innovation and were here to change that for our customers. Our enterprise-class technology allows us to provide a right-fit solution for our customers realistic for any platform, in any industry. Join us in our efforts to protect organizations and their people.

Are you a Full Stack Engineer wanting to join an organization at the ground floor level? Come help us build out our platform at Yardstik. Collaborate with other engineers to implement new features for our UI (react, express, node), internal and external back-end APIs (ruby on rails, postgres), along with various other microservices (typescript, nestJS) that comprise the Yardstik platform using modern cloud technologies (AWS, Docker).

Youre the right candidate if you are an experienced engineer with a passion for writing quality software who strives to remain up to date with the latest frameworks and patterns and are ready and eager to hit the ground running in a fully-remote yet collaborative environment.

This is a unique opportunity to join the company at an early stage and we are looking for someone who wants to evolve with us. We are honored to have recently been named as a Best Place to Work and have also received Minne Innos Fire Award in the Growing category. Come be part of our amazing culture and join an environment where you can see and feel the impact of your work every day.

This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

Our technology stack and development processes include the following:

Frontend

• React, NodeJS, Express
  
  Backend
  
  • Nest.js/Typescript Microservices
  • Ruby on Rails as the primary development framework for domain
    
    Hosting & Support
    
    • Services hosted on AWS
    • Observability: Log and Metrics and monitoring via DataDog
      
      Agile, Scrum-based project management approach with Continuous Delivery
      
      Modern use of tools and documentation; GitHub, Shortcut.io, OpenAPI 3.0, Redocly
      
      What you will do in the Full Stack Developer role:
      
      • Be an active, engaged team member of our awesome development team
      • Contribute to the architecture design and implementation of full-stack platform needs
      • As a team member, assist with day-to-day development management of use cases, story writing, code review, and QA+API Documentation
      • Leverage an API-first strategy, where APIs come first for both internal and public-facing use
        
        Your experience and skills might look something like this:
        
        • You have 3 or more years of experience as a background in full-stack or backend engineering
        • Love APIs and have experience building both public and internal APIs.
        • Enjoy being part of a highly collaborative, remote-friendly work environment.
        • Like to wear many hats from an engineering perspective and comfortable in a startup environment.
        • You like to think creatively
        • Have a passion for learning and applying that knowledge to solving problems.
          
          Technical Qualifications and Skills:
          
          • Expertise with React development or Node-based services development
          • Strong technical documentation skills
          • Experience with Ruby on Rails
          • Experience with Typescript/Javascript/Node frameworks
          • Experience with Redis, AMQP, Docker
          • Experience with PostgreSQL
          • Experience with Amazon Web Services
          • Experience with authentication, encryption, and security techniques
            
            What we Offer:
            
            • Company Health Insurance Plan
            • 401k Retirement Plan
            • Health Savings Account
            • Liberal Vacation Policy
            • Opportunity to accelerate your career
            • Company stock options and the education to understand what those mean for you.
              
              Equal Employment Opportunity
              
              Were proud to be an equal opportunity employer and welcome our employees difference, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or Veteran status. Difference makes us better. Join us.
              
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