Junior Software Developer (C++)

About PFH Digital

Our product started as a side project in 2015 and now has a few hundred paying customers, mostly in Alabama. Small accounting firms in Alabama use our engagement letter and e-signature tool, and most heard about us from a colleague. We started in 2015 and have grown to about 18 people. On-call rotates weekly and pays a flat stipend whether or not the pager goes off.

About the role

We're looking for a Junior Software Developer (C++) to join our team. This is a remote role. This is a hands-on coding role on software used by a few hundred thousand people. Expect code review, design discussions and a fair amount of debugging. We engage team members in India as full-time contractors. Most of our contractors have been with us for more than two years. Core hours overlap with US Central time, 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM CT. You will need a reliable internet connection and a quiet place to work.

In your first few months you will

• Keep dependencies current and patch findings from Dependabot or Snyk
• Write unit and integration tests and keep the CI pipeline green
• Design, build and maintain services in Python, Go or Java that handle real customer traffic
• Review pull requests from teammates and give clear, specific feedback
• Maintain REST and gRPC APIs used by internal teams and outside partners
• Break down product requirements into technical tasks and rough estimates

What we're looking for

• 1-2 years of professional software development experience
• Strong skills in at least one of Python, Java, Go, C# or TypeScript
• Comfortable working in Linux and on the command line
• Working knowledge of testing practices: unit, integration and contract tests
• Ability to write clear technical documentation and explain decisions to non-engineers
• Familiarity with Git, pull request workflows and CI tools like GitHub Actions, Jenkins or CircleCI

Desirable

• Contributions to open source projects
• Event-driven systems using Kafka or RabbitMQ

Compensation and benefits

Salary range: $1,750-$2,000/month

• Long-term engagement
• Flexible hours

Due to the number of applications, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Duration: 3 months. Start: Within 30 days.

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