Junior Full Stack Developer

The company

Product, engineering and support teams work out of offices in Los Angeles, California and two nearshore delivery centres. Public sector agencies, utilities and large health systems licence our asset management platform under multi-year contracts. Laptops are MacBook Pros, and you pick your own editor.

Overview

Meadowhurst Labs is looking for a Junior Full Stack Developer to join a small, steady team. Generalist engineering role. Good fit for someone who likes variety and doesn't mind switching context. Looking for an engineer comfortable with both API work and front-end polish, with a bias toward shipping. You will join as an independent contractor on a long-term agreement. Payment is monthly in USD. You will need at least 3 hours of overlap with US Pacific time. Equipment is provided, including a laptop.

Job duties

• Participate in sprint planning, estimation and retros
• Write automated tests at the unit, API and browser level
• Turn wireframes and Figma mockups into working, responsive screens
• Help junior developers get unstuck through pairing and review
• Refactor older code when you touch it rather than working around it
• Build features end to end across React front ends and Node.js, Python or.NET back ends
• Keep an eye on Sentry and clean up recurring exceptions

Who you are

• 1+ years of full stack development experience
• Solid SQL and experience with at least one relational database
• Understanding of HTTP, authentication, sessions and cookies
• Ability to work with little supervision and ask questions early
• Familiarity with Git, code review and CI pipelines

What you get

• Company laptop
• Long-term engagement

Duration: 12 months. Start: Within 30 days.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Meadowhurst Labs.