VolunteerSpot is growing - Web Application Wizard Wanted!

[Patrick Dyson]

I'll be at the meetup tonight, please stop by and say hi! Volunteerspot is growing - last time I posted here we had 2M users, we are at ≈9M now and have big plans!

Why VolunteerSpot?

VolunteerSpot has a wonderful team and the business is growing (9M+ users)! A while ago I got the advice that there are a lot of people to work with in the world, pick some that you get along well with and you will enjoy your success - this talented, supportive team has made that come true for me.

We have an opening for just the right person that can help us with our JavaScript front end apps. They all have jQuery at their core and then some variations (jQuery Mobile, Angular). We need help on the mobile side to be able to simultaneously launch new features there.

The position will involve woking with me, marketing, support on requirements, developing wireframes and mock-ups (we like Basalmiq), then bringing the project to life in an agile fashion, iterating with a small group to get it right. We have support, marketing, test and engineering which work together, launch fast to get customers involved, and iterate as needed.

You should be…

• Comfortable working collaboratively and independently and enjoy creating web apps - we will make sure that the enthusiasm does not wear off! 
• A programmer. Not cut-and-paste, writing from scratch - we will ask you to write code in the interview. Our apps all have significant JavaScript and talk to the back end with async rest requests, most of the position is writing and debugging code. Javascript and one other language required, Ruby preferred.
• Savvy with the in-browser tools, for debugging and also to dink with layout and styles for rapid iteration (how about this shade of yellow)
• Familiar with the frameworks (client and server side), comfortable with the lighter ones, ready for responsive and mobile design
• Enjoy working for, with, and around women. XX is in the majority around here ;)

Benefits

We work hard and encourage a balance - sick kid or time to climb a mountain are part of our lives.

 

We do not offer health insurance but have each worked it out and can help you too, it is not a big hassle.

Salary (or contract if you need that, we have both styles).

Flexible on experience - back to work, changing fields, break from grad school...