Senior Software Developer – Full Stack

About the job Helpful Human is a Seattle-based digital product company that works on interesting and challenging web development projects for our clients and ourselves. We are affable people who are pursuing excellence in our work and are focused on big outcomes in all we do. You’ll like us unless you’re a curmudgeon. Watch a 2 min intro to Helpful Human from our CEO raquo httpshelpfulhuman.wistia.commediasoixcyziadu You’ll be working on creating digital products for well-funded startups, startup-minded enterprises, and scrappy founders who are early in the validation stage of their great ideas. It’s fun work, requires communication and resilience, and provides growth-oriented challenges. Your first opportunity will likely be working on mission-critical software products we have created for a large aerospace company. Or it could be an equally interesting and challenging project elsewhere. Regardless, your full-stack skills and leadership abilities will serve you well. “But what will I be doing?” Thanks for asking! In this role, you will Leverage architecture and design patterns to solve problems conceptually and in code Set technical direction for projects Mentor less-experienced developers Wersquore looking for someone who has Experience as a generalist working on the frontend, backend, and as a general problem solver to delight users Experience specifying architectural approaches to the problems presented to you Experience managing developers and designers 6+ years working professionally in the industry Experience with at least 1 typed language (Typescript is ideal, but C, C++, C, Java, Go, Flow, etc would all be fine) Expertise in at least one server-side language with an accompanying framework (Ruby on Rails, PythonDjango, JavaSpring Boot, GoEcho) Proficiency with at least one frontend framework (React, Vue, Angular) Experience with REST (familiarity with GraphQL is a plus) More about us We are Full Stack Humans and look for the same in all new team members. A Full Stack Human is focused on outcomes, faces complexity with courage, and communicates with excellence. Our clients and partners love us because we are scrappy, can-doers who are great to be around. We’re not slinging WordPress themes and competing for small agency-style work. Although we’ll leverage any platform or process that gets the job done, it’s never straightforward or easy. Benefits We are currently fully remote and will move to a mostly remote model with a flexible office schedule later this year. Paid time off Comprehensive, health, dental, and vision plan 401k plan College savings plan Home office setup budget Yearly company retreat Opportunity to be a part of new company product spinoffs Many LOLs We encourage anyone who thinks they’re an excellent fit to apply immediately. Don’t just click buttons. Please include a short memo on why you’re a good fit. We’re looking forward to chatting with you! We donrsquot discriminate by race, religion, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. All persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the country where employed. We are not offering working visa sponsorship at this time.